gedren_y Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) In the early days of the Nestlands settlement, Durhal Gurree was tasked with finding fresh water northwest of Nod Nol. What he found was a ruined temple complex, ancient even in that time. At the center of that complex was a spring, teeming with plant life, watched over by single remaining statue. Gurree Spring 1 by gedren_y, on Flickr When Durhal tasted the water, he found it bitter and metalic, like most of the ground water of the area. The plants, though, would prove useful to the future of the Clans. The samples he brought back to the center settlement (later known as Cobalt Vale) were found to have many applications, from medicine to to dyes to eventually food. Gurree Spring 2 by gedren_y, on Flickr The spring was named for Durhal, and is still visited today by clansmembers gathering local flora. Gurree Spring 3 by gedren_y, on Flickr Gurree Spring 4 by gedren_y, on Flickr Gurree Spring 5 by gedren_y, on Flickr Gurree Spring 6 by gedren_y, on Flickr Gurree Spring 7 by gedren_y, on Flickr (Where the water actually springs from the rock.) Paintings collected from the Cobalt Vale Historical Archive. Edited January 24, 2013 by gedren_y Quote
Kayne Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Some very cool ideas in here! The vegetation is very cool Quote
Rogue Angel Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 A lot of creative use of hair pieces. I wish they made those in more colors (like shades of green) Quote
Maxim I Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Wow amazing plantskills you got!!! I am sure that this has to be one of the most beautifull areas in Historica! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Some really creative plant life in this build. Is the water trans clear over sand green plates? It creates a very nice color Quote
gedren_y Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 Thank you, all. This has been something I've been thinking about for some time. Using pieces that were never intended to be plants as plants, to expand the variety of foliage in builds. This particular project began when I found the Aurra Sing hair in the LDD. I also found that if you turn it upside-down, and color it a light green, it makes a good underwater seaweed. The water is actually the more conventional trans-green over dark green, but the LDD trans-green doesn't really match the real world look of the color. In a few places the water overlaps what is supposed to be sand or stone. It is such a pitty that TLG doesn't produce most of these things in plant colors. Maybe I'll make something for CuuSoo with some of my plant designs. If I do, I probably should use mostly pieces that are currently still produced. Quote
Mike S Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 reminds me of a Japanese garden. Nice work! Quote
monsinjor Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Hair pieces... man, very nice. Thanks for sharing the ideas! Quote
NiceMarmot Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Nice work. Wouldn't it be great to get some of those pieces in colors like that? Quote
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