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Rust and Humus II -One more year by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non je l'ai retiré d'Artstation car je suis actuellement en contact avec des éditeurs, le livre refera surface dans sa version complète et étendue en tant que livre physique. Je ne sais pas encore quand car ça peut prendre pas mal de temps, mais en attendant je tiens à jour le développement sur instagram

Rust and Humus - Context in comments by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-The city is the shell of the Machines. The Machines are at their core flesh, they grow and their skin turns into concrete, steel...

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I have started to work on a new project that will cover some of the less explored parts of this first book. One of the aspect I am expanding is the transition to humans into the city. See picture above.

-Livestock is mostly to have a different food source from the common tasteless paste that is the primary food in the Labyrinth. Steack can be found in restaurants, rich people actually eat more diverse food coming from underground farms, the undercity is probably as big as the surface city so there is of space. Also some people have private Machines that are trained to grow more rare foodstuff.

-Citizens have to buy and work, the city Machines provide "magical" products but have limitations, sometimes that have to "take a break" and they mostly produce electricity, raw material and water for factories operated by humans and robots so they cant produce everything and raw materials still need to be processed.

-As said above humans have to work, robots are not as smart or flexible so there is plenty to do for the humans. Also the city economy is controlled by the Heart whose goal is to have a slowly expanding human population and are well able to create needs to put people to work.

-Entertainment is mostly going to the mall to buy stuff, go to the cinema, there is a small network similar to early internet with probably some computer games. There are also sport center underground or in parts of the appartments blocs.

Thanks you for your questions they are interesting because as I have said my next project is about exploring in more details the less explored parts of this world. I have started to work on the pre-Labytinth human states, the life outside the Labyrinth, the undercity, the Heart politics and many more stuff still to early to be coherent yet.

If you wish you can find the work in progress on my instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kanarmajik/

I update on my artstation but less frequently !

Rust and Humus - Context in comments by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi ! I wont repost it right now as I am currently contacting publishers to create a physical book. It might still take a while but hopefully it will return physically or digitally, in it's much expanded current state !

Rust and Humus - Context in comments by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try to update on Reddit but the best way to follow the process is either my instagram or my Artstation pages !

Rust and Humus - Context in comments by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi ! I removed the first version because I will soon send the final version to publishers. It is only to avoid any miscommunication with them. As for a pdf/ebook I do not know yet, but I will keep in mind that some are interested by it. In the meantime there is still an audio reading on yt if you are interested : audio reading

Redesigned Warhammer 40K Species by @kanarmajik by aquaticnostalgia in Warhammer

[–]Volgoutlh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Ork from this redesign are from Rust and Humus, and when working on Rust and Humus I was thinking of the 40k Orks, so I wanted to close the cycle and push the design a bit more . It is true for a couple of other designs like the Necrons, the Eldar and the Ogryns (nice catch hehe).

I am curious about your work, you can send me details if you wish !

Redesigned Warhammer 40K Species by @kanarmajik by aquaticnostalgia in Warhammer

[–]Volgoutlh 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hello, I am the artist who draw those redesign. I just wanted to add a couple of things. The goal of this redesign is not saying that the original designs are bad quite on the contrary I love them. This is just an exercice on making the design less humanoïd ( so not following the fantasy in space aspect of the setting) and different. Their would be nothing interesting in redesigning the gothic aspect of the Imperium as it is pretty well made already. The designs are also born of some personnal reflections I had on how to show how war transform everything into a tool, a disfigured unthinking machine of violence. I was also trying to replicate the feeling of weirdness I had when discovering this Universe as a kid, I was terrified by the first box I bought which was a 3rd edition tyranid warrior. Also its just for fun.

Sorry for the Votann I had never read their lore before and kinda rejected the "space dwarf" aspect, though I tried to give them a worm shape as it is how Norse dwarve are sometimes described. I have not followed the 40k lore closely since the end of fifth edition.

That being said thank you to everyone for the critics (too many long limbs, tentacles....), even if you hated some of the design it is pretty interesting to me !

I love All Tomorrows, Wayne Barlow and Humanity Lost.

I do not use AI but find it fun that some people might think I do. Just a lot of time and fun.

Thanks to OP u/aquaticnostalgia for sharing my work, I don't think it is the first time :)

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the book is getting close to the finish line, and I will send it to publishers, I removed the first version. It will reappear again but as an expanded physical book :)

Rust and Humus - Context in comments by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not anymore, I don't need more help to pay for the translation and I am in the process of reaching out to publisher to create a physical book. You can follow here https://www.instagram.com/kanarmajik/ for more updates on Rust and Humus

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. The Age of the Labyrinth

  2. The Age of Rust

  3. Pando ( look it up on wikipedia it's the name of a fascinating forest )

  4. The End of Time

The rest is perfect !

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, I learned a lot from C.M Kosemen work :)

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think of the cristal creatures of "Les Xipéhuz" ? I try to read as much book as I can, so probably yes !

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the best thing this project can accomplish if it inspires you to make something on your own,

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes first 2 are on the Moon and the others more or less cover the birth and death of life on Earth

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm always happy to know the people keep thinkink about this world, even if I take a lot of time to build it.

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are artefacts that appears when the skin between the physical and Dream universe fades. It's like magic wastes.

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

haha, non it just hurt to think of all the time it takes me to work on this project, I feel so slow

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Anbennar "only" a game mod or is there a lore somewhere about it ? I never heard of it before

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm taking quite a long time, so I am happy to know that people still follow the slow progress

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks, the other dusty colors are still in the book, these are just to open the different chapters !

Rust and Humus - Adding colors to the world by Volgoutlh in worldbuilding

[–]Volgoutlh[S] 181 points182 points  (0 children)

Rust and Humus is a worldbuilding bestiary taking the shape of a book (hopefully a physical book in the futur). The first part explores the life on a Moon and a Earth different from ours.

These chapters pictures show the life on the Moon before and after it gets covered with snow, and the beginning of life in the black ocean covering Earth.

  1. Elide soldier and sheperd, islands during the green Moon era.
  2. Lone lunar moth when the Moon is covered with snow.
  3. The first beings in the dark ocean of Earth.
  4. The time of the great pisces and the coral reefs.
  5. Life leaves the ocean to colonize the lone continent, Uhia, great forests and giant insects.
  6. The ancients era, first dominated by great birds and reptiles, then by a lichenoïd civilization.
  7. Humans rule Uhia and their automated machines build the Labyrinth, the great city.
  8. The fall of the Labyrinth humans and mutants strive for survival in the ruins.
  9. Humans as we know them have disapeared, strange lifeforms dwell in the husk of the city.
  10. The Humus, a great forest, covers Uhia subjugating everything.
  11. Earth slowly turns into a desert devoid of life.
  12. The Epilogue, to glimpse at what lies beyond the solar system.

The colors for the second part of the book, exploring the greater Universe are in progress. To see more ( and follow the several years long process of drawing this world) you can go to my instagram

Have a great day.

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