Glacier Art - Patagonia Glaciers - Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
One of the most important elements of Planet Earth that's becoming extinct the fastest is our ever-shrinking glaciers. It'll probably be the thing that ends up killing us all off eventually, but that's best left for a different discussion. In this batch of work, I wanted to include glaciers in with the stuff I've been doing with wildlife, and consider the glaciers another species that should be understood and appreciated.
I took a single photograph acquired from Pixabay, and rendered it four different ways. The first one is the original and was taken in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile and is one of The Patagonia Glaciers. The South Patagonian Ice Caps are a jagged set of glaciers that are a mixture of ice and rocky terrain.
There is an excellent Travel Organization called Swoop Patagonia that provides some outstanding trips to The Patagonia's. The have cruises, hiking, kayaking, and day trips which all looks like an experience you'll remember the rest of your life.
The Patagonia Glacier
![Patagonia Glaciers](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/http://www.crowdfunder.website/linux/pics/glaciers/glacier-1-orig.png)
Sketch Render of the Patagonia Glacier
![Patagonia Glaciers Sketch Rendering](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/http://www.crowdfunder.website/linux/pics/glaciers/glacier-1-sketch.png)
Animated GIF of the Patagonia Glacier
![Patagonia Glaciers Animated GIF](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/http://www.crowdfunder.website/linux/pics/glaciers/glacier-changing.gif)
Architectural Watercolor Render of the Patagonia Glacier
![Patagonia Glaciers Abstract Architectural Rendering](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/http://www.crowdfunder.website/linux/pics/glaciers/glacier-1.png)
Comic Book Render of the Patagonia Glacier
![Patagonia Glaciers Comic Book Rendering](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/http://www.crowdfunder.website/linux/pics/glaciers/glacier-1-comic.png)
The reason I did the final one as a comic book rendering is that I'm planning to do another kids book about glaciers and their dilemma. I wanted to try it out and see how they looked done that way.
Awesome! I most like the 'Architectural Watercolor Render'.
Thanks, it blows the mind sort of :)
Isn't Patagonia beautiful? I have yet to get that far south, but it is a goal of mine.
I do have a personal friend here that has started up an awesome motorcycle touring business that currently has 4 routes, all beginning in our town. The longest trip at the moment is about 3000km from Puerto Varas to Villa O'Higgins - Beautiful, beautiful country.
Check out his website and like his page on Facebook, what he is doing is crazy awesome!
Moto Patagonia
Patagonia's one of those words you've always known, but never know the real deal till you do a little research.
For sure, man!
Some neat renderings you put together. The plight of the ice caps is a sad one, but I'm starting to fear that nuclear war might be the end of us and that it may arrive a lot sooner than we think. Both candidates in the US election seem like they may lead us there.