The eastern path

This started as a rather random idea developed from a few nature photos I liked, but I quickly developed some narrative and left my comfort zone with all the birds.


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  1. TheaitetosSeptember 19, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Ui, wunderschön! Gerade die Vögel beleben das Bild und zusammen mit den aufblickenden Menschen erinnert mich das alles an das Intro von Secret of Mana: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yxKgiYXGLM :-)

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    1. RanarhSeptember 19, 2013 at 3:49 PM

      Du hast Recht, die Flamingos machen es schon sehr ähnlich :)
      Aber nicht beabsichtigt - außerdem hat meins bessere Grafik :P
      Dankeschön!

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    2. TheaitetosSeptember 19, 2013 at 3:56 PM

      Tja, wo warst du nur vor so vielen Jahren, um das Spiel gleich so zu gestalten? =P

      Bitte sehr. :-) Darf ich fragen, ob du mir das Bild in Wallpaper-Größe für meinen Desktop-Hintergrund zukommen lassen kannst? :-D

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    3. RanarhSeptember 19, 2013 at 9:02 PM

      Auf deviantArt gibt es das Bild als Download in etwas größer:
      http://ranarh.deviantart.com/art/The-eastern-path-371954868

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