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"Great A´Tuin" by Jon A. Schjelderup

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Great A´Tuin by Jon A. Schjelderup

A picture of Great A'Tuin, the World Turtle, carrying four elephants on its back, which in turn carry the Discworld.

Elephant and turtle models are freebies from http://www.daz3d.com/, the turtle has been heavily modified (it had claws!), made the legs into flippers, added craters to the shell, etc. Discworld was modelled in Bryce, with background and a lot of editing (waterfall, clouds, etc.) done in Photoshop.

Date	Name	Comment
16 Sep 2008	Dave Cripps	Loading... Brilliant! LOL I always assumed that the sea was recycled by becoming the clouds instead of boiling off into space. A turtle with claws is usually a tortoise Jon A. Schjelderup replies: "Thanks. The whole thing with the sea constantly falling off the edge is explained in one of the books, actually. Can’t remember which one, though... It is magically recycled, I seem to remember. Well, it’s not a tortoise any more. (Didn’t know that, but come to think of it, the model was called "tortoise-something"... )"
13 Dec 2008	Holger	Loading... No doubt, that this truly is at nice pic, but as Dave points out; this is no sea-turtle. Both head, shell and "flippers" have a too round form/feel to them. It looks exactly like one of the Giant Turtles from either the Galapagos islands, or Aldabra. I know, because I work with them Either way, it looks very real, even if it’s not the correct kind of turtle But hey, do the books even say that it is a SEA-turtle, and not just "the Great A’tuin"? (I know it would seem logical, seeing as it’s swimming the galaxy...) Tumbs up!! Jon A. Schjelderup replies: "Thanks for the kind words. Let me just say that I know next to nothing about turtles. I was going for something that looked like one of the other illustrations I had seen of Great A’Tuin, and that was about it. It could be argued that a World Turtle is a species unknown to us. And I must say I’m convinced of your knowledge: The model I based this on, is actually a Galapagos tortoise (http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/galapagos-tortoise?item=4- 587&_m=d) It must be neat to work with turtles. "

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'Great A'Tuin':

• Created by:

Jon A. Schjelderup
• Copyright:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
• Keywords: A'tuin, Discworld, Great, Turtle, World
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Fan art
• Techniques: 3D-program, Photoshop
• Inspirations: Terry Pratchett
• Submitted: 2008-09-11 15:40:38
• Views: 5456
• Resolution: 1024x965