Made for the art-pack given the theme "Alive", and I have given my work here an appropriate story to go with that as seen in the next paragraph. First, this was an entry to a contest they held, the prize of which was the position in their exculsive group for talented Terraspace (landscape with space) artists! and I was one of two winners

A tall column of eroded sandstone is seen holding up a small platform of rock that is supporting some plants found growing on this planet. This pillar and Canyon looks like the kind that would have taken millions of years to form, but was actually created almost instantly in a terrible disaster.
When a comet made its impact on this world, the waves from the ocean came several hundred kilometres inland and carved dramatic canyons out of the once flat, forested areas...This pillar of hard rock shows just how high the plateau of land was all over beforehand, it managed to stand throughout the event, saving the plants on top, one would expect that vegetation would start growing again in this area, but all the saltwater from the sea has rendered it deadly to plant life, so the only good growing soil is left up top...these lucky few managed to stay...ALIVE!

The far-back canyons was a base image seen here [link] It was contest rules to turn that into something more interesting. Please note that only the contestants were allowed to use that pic. The rest is all mine, the closer Canyons are made in Vue 6, as is the rock pillar and trees, and even that cratered texture on the closest Moon (you can do cool stuff with terrains ) But as usual, there was manipulation in Photoshop!

I know it's not my best, but I had a deadline Besides, I havn't made a Terraspace scene in ages.

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