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Image Information: 1280 x 960. This image is a composite of a Terragen landscape and Cinema4D models. First, the Askhenderan landscape
featured in "Journey To Askhenderan" was rendered in Terragen and the resulting image used as a background
texture for the Cinema4D scene. The city model from "Journey to Askhenderan" was used for the exterior buildings. The concourse
was then modelled and the characters placed. The volumetric light source casting the beams through the windows had to be severely clipped so
it did not drown out the exterior. Total render time was 12 minutes for the Terragen landscape, and 4 hours 20 minutes for the Cinema4d
scene.
Artistic Information: With this image I wanted to use dense volumetric light to create a "sunbeam" effect and this involved considerable
tweaking with the light source and the window bars to get the desired result. The floor tiles also used the Reflection Dispersion feature
and this also added considerably to the render time.
Picture Story: Shan-Kailin Palandi (right) catches my alter-ego Jal-Jhareth Aishelt snapping a photo of the gang in the arrivals concourse on
a visit to Askhenderan.