Leviathan

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It's as if the sea itself has become enraged at the crew of an unfortunate boat.  A massive sea creature from the depths, a gigantic sperm whale, dwarfing the wooden vessel with its great size, pursues the sailing ship. The seas churn and the violent waves threaten to smash it.  All the while, a violent storm rolls across the sky chasing them as it forks lightning from black clouds into the water.

I started this scene some time ago.  I had sculpted the whale for one of my video tutorials (youtu.be/Rv3JrW04o0Q), and I wanted to use it an another scene.  After rendering it though, I let it sit for about 8 months unfinished.  I was actually about to cull it from my hard drive, but decided to give it a second chance.  After painting in the storm and churning seas as well as touching up the whale and ship, I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

The idea was inspired a bit when I saw a trailer of "Heart of the Sea" a movie about the events that inspired "Moby Dick".  I actually still haven't actually seen the movie itself, though I'm planning taking my wife on a date to see it this weekend.

I created this scene using digital sculpting and painting applications.

Resources:
Sculptris (to sculpt the whale): IntrovertArtist.com/Sculptris
Blender (to rig and pose the whale): IntrovertArtist.com/Blender
HMS Victory: IntrovertArtist.com/hmsvictory
GIMP:  IntrovertArtist.com/Gimp    
Vue: IntrovertArtist.com/Vue
Photomatix: IntrovertArtist.com/Photomatix

Thanks for looking,
Daniel Eskridge

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