pyraxis | Cave Study

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Cave Study

Catching up on art.

This is the one I'm most proud of that I did over the holidays. A study from Mammoth Cave.

A stylized digital painting of a large cave chamber, looking down from above on a ledge, towards a winding path through boulders and rubble. Across the other side of the chamber, the path leads to a mysterious dark opening.

A stylized digital painting of a large cave chamber, looking down from above on a ledge, towards a winding path through boulders and rubble. Across the other side of the chamber, the path leads to a mysterious dark opening.

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I was using imagination! I like to play with lights and colours.

*laugh* Well, it's pretty.

Some caves do use spotlights, though, including colored ones. So if that's something you're into ...

This is a pretty typical use of spotlights to pinpoint areas of interest:
https://vietnambestholidays.com/uploads/content/travel-guide/Halong/Surprise-Cave.jpg

Really cool orange-green contrast here:
https://uncoveringpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Coral-Caverns-5229.jpg

Okay, this one went a bit overboard:
https://live.staticflickr.com/3159/2970285157_b953282f38_b.jpg

A fun science trick uses multicolored lights to make multicolored shadows.

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