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C.A.T arriving at Vavatch Orbital

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Mandelbulb 3D v1.8.2 [link]

DEcombinate in min mode using: HeightMapIFS/SphereHeightMapIFS/CylinderHeightMapIFS/TorusIFS

Not strictly a 'pure' fractal - all dIFS - but it was the only way to get the outcome I was looking for.
Two layers in PS, so it's a manip too!

Continuing my attempts to fractally portray scenes from Iain M. Banks's 'Culture' novels,
this is an imagining of the ship 'Clear Air Turbulence' landing at the Vavatch 'Orbital';
an immense toroidal structure landscaped on its inner surface.
Taken from his superb novel 'Consider Phlebas'.
Rumour has it that a movie treatment is in preparation! Boy, would I love to work on that one!! :eager:

Fullview please....:nod:
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I love love love this. Beautiful piece. I wonder if theres  free simple guide to using some of these programs. I need a creative outlet. but I can easily see this imagry being part of a culture tretment. Bank's stuff was SO well described and yet still had a lot of open spaces for interpretation.  Like the drones , some are describes as brief case looking and others are less easy to picture.  anyhow keep it up. We really need more of "The culture " particularly ... now ...