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A very... epic comission for 
Jiskcar.
Love it. Very much. Love the character and lore.
This is a text description that Jiskcar gave us:
"The plot is inspired by the burning of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
Areikon is very patriotic. He believes his home country of Pretoria is superior to all others. He distrusts all foreign ideas. There is a university in his country that is collecting foreign books, and its professors are teaching the students about other cultures.
When Areikon returns home from conquering and crusading, he is shocked at the accepting attitude being preached by this university. Pretoria is a very militaristic nation, so he has a lot of power, and nobody dares defy him. He decides that the university must be destroyed. "
Jiskcar. Love it. Very much. Love the character and lore.
This is a text description that Jiskcar gave us:
"The plot is inspired by the burning of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
Areikon is very patriotic. He believes his home country of Pretoria is superior to all others. He distrusts all foreign ideas. There is a university in his country that is collecting foreign books, and its professors are teaching the students about other cultures.
When Areikon returns home from conquering and crusading, he is shocked at the accepting attitude being preached by this university. Pretoria is a very militaristic nation, so he has a lot of power, and nobody dares defy him. He decides that the university must be destroyed. "
Category Artwork (Digital) / Scenery
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Size 1800 x 1044px
File Size 1.83 MB
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The burning of the Library of Alexandria. Every time you say it, 100 academics cringe.
Even worse, most of the surviving documents were scraped down and written over as prayer books.
If I had a time machine, one of the first things I would do is to go to Alexandria with a pocket scanner and scan all the scrolls before it burns down.
Just think about it: the Archimedes Palimpsest* had the friggin calculus in it thousands of years before it was invented by modern mathematicians! How much else could have been lost in the ancient days?
* The only surviving copy was also bleached, cut to pieces and rebound to copy a - by the way totally insignificant - theological book onto it... :/
Just think about it: the Archimedes Palimpsest* had the friggin calculus in it thousands of years before it was invented by modern mathematicians! How much else could have been lost in the ancient days?
* The only surviving copy was also bleached, cut to pieces and rebound to copy a - by the way totally insignificant - theological book onto it... :/
Makes you wonder: if the information was all scanned (assume pdf), how many gigabytes would that take? How about microfilm reels? Would the reels fit in a lunchbox? Duffle bag? Car? Truck? How about the digital information? How many pocket Seagates would it take? Or would it be a soda can full of micro SDs
Hmmm... I would probably use hi-capacity portable HDD-s. How many? Good question. Probably a few would be enough, if we keep scan resolutions reasonable. Ancient scrolls weren't usually very long, but quite dense. Not only writing material was expensive, but everything had to be written by hand.
This is simply stunning. I love the lighting and fire so much. As always you put in so much impressive detail and feeling into your art
This looks visually stunning, it's incredible ;w; You did a fantastic job on this <3
"Shhhit... did i leave the oven on?"
On a serious note this is is absolutely spectacular! I bet this one cost a pretty penny to make huh? :D
On a serious note this is is absolutely spectacular! I bet this one cost a pretty penny to make huh? :D
This is indeed an epic scene.
It's not usual to see this kind of point of view. A "not good" scene. I have to admit that I cringe though, as destroying knowledge is the highest of sins.
Awesome work on the scenery!
It's not usual to see this kind of point of view. A "not good" scene. I have to admit that I cringe though, as destroying knowledge is the highest of sins.
Awesome work on the scenery!
It is. And having a Unicorn character do such thing! Noooo! It hurts me. :( We are supposed to be the good guys, defenders of knowledge, not destroyers of it. :/
(don't mind me, I'm just sometimes being more emphatic about artworks I see than I should be.)
(don't mind me, I'm just sometimes being more emphatic about artworks I see than I should be.)
Holy shit that composition
That lighting is on point, and the dudes hand/stump is pretty dope too
That lighting is on point, and the dudes hand/stump is pretty dope too
I find myself conflicted between the stunning art and the very upsetting subject of said art.
And I guess that's a double win as far as art goes.
And I guess that's a double win as far as art goes.
This is a beautiful piece of art, yet I couldn't help but shudder at the thought of knowledge being destroyed.
dont like his idea of doing things but this art and the history behind it is great!
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