Hello Community members! I would like to share with all of you a few pieces of work that I have done and am planning to do. I will be doing renderings of battles scenes (mostly) and some other renderings including night time shots, book cover art, and visually bringing to life some moments from the campaign and books. I know there is a "night time" screenshots thread, but I will be doing my own interpretations. Some renderings will only encompass Spartan and Elite character models and others will "try" to encompass other Covenant models. I will be using the Halo 3 game engine to make these. I could use 3DS Max or Cinema 4D for some truly captivating images, but I don't have time at the moment to build and render 3D models. *All images captures made with two controllers, and anywhere between 30-50 screenshots for the background and character models. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [b][u][i]Section 1 - Battle Scenes[/b][/u][/i] [i]Non-cannon[/i] #01 - [b][url=http://max2107.deviantart.com/art/Recovery-98843485]Recovery[/url][/b] [u]Description:[/u] This is a rendering of a Spartan recovery squad (Green Team), securing a D-77 TC Pelican (Victor 398) crash site, whom are ambushed by an Ultra Elite Unit (before the Great Schism). The Spartan team was ordered to secure the crash site and retrieve the A.I., Elena, that was onboard and being transported back to HQ. (Valhalla) [Completed 09-24-08] #02a - Sentry - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] Night patrol at Fort Parangosky, one of the few remaining outposts near New Mombasa during the First Battle of Earth. It is currently being run by three different Spartan II squads (E.V.A., Scout, and Rogue), and is a key foothold behind enemy lines. The Rogue unit's main objective is the safety and security of "Fort P", while the E.V.A and Scout units carry out reconoissance missions. (High Ground) #02b - RTB - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] A Spartan II recon squad, E.V.A. and Scout units, returning to Fort Parangosky from a night time reconnoissance mission. The reconoissance convoy consists of three M274 ULATV Mongeese, two M12 LRV Warthogs, and two M12G1 LAAV Gauss Hogs. Little did they know, the Covenant was doing reconoissance on them as well. (High Ground) #02c - Vindication - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] Fort Parangosky, a human outpost near New Mombasa, behind enemy lines during the First Battle of Earth, was being watched by Covenant forces. They strategized a plan of attack and carried it out with a squad of Elite Majors and a Spec Ops Elite Unit, commanded by two Ultra Elites. The fort is being defended by three batlle-hardened Spartan II squads, E.V.A., Scout, and Rogue units. (High Ground) #03a - Vedette - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] Daily Patrol rendering of the communications and missile base, Stanforth Missile Base. The base is located on the outer fringes on New Mombasa and is about 16km from Fort Parangosky (High Ground). The missile base is currently being defended by two small platoons of Spartan II's, standard Spartans in Mark VI armor and a special Security unit. (Standoff) #03b - Reinforcements - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] Two small Spartan II platoons charged with defending the communications satellites and missile silos at Stanforth Missile Base, received word of an attack on Fort Parangosky and knew that an attack at Stanforth Missile Base was imminent. They were pleased to see that some of the surviving Spartans from "Fort P," had survived the attack and retreated there to assist the units currently posted there. (Standoff) #03c - Shield - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] With a massive Covenant offensive on their hands, the Spartan II's had to defend the this vital base and not let it fall into Covenant control. Seeing it as a definite threat against their cruisers preparing to uncover The Ark, the Covenant send in many different species, Grunts, Jackals, Elites, and even a Hunter pair. (Standoff) #04a - Evacuation - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] A UNSC Underground Facility "Crow's Nest" was located 24km west of Voi, but fell under attack from the Covenant Loyalists. The east wing of this facility was temporarily housing six Spartan II soldiers, each wearing their specialized armor for their specific soldier objectives and when the attack came, they had a side mission to assist John-117, the continuing evacuation of the stranded Marines. (Rat's Nest) #04b - Renege - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] With 5:43 left until the detonation of "Crow's Nest," Master Chief was diverted the basement elevator, while the remaining Spartan II's retreated with several marines to the last D77 TC Pelican. (Rat's Nest) #05a - Bastion - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] This critical power station on Zanzibar Island is one of many that supply power to New Mombasa. In order to insure it's survival, the UNSC has dispatched a small squad of Spartan II's to defend it against imminent attack from the Covenant. (Last Resort) #05b - Foray - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] After destroying and killing all the Marines at the other power stations, the Covenant now move to this power station on Zanzibar Island, but they soon find out that taking it is easier said than done. They meet tough resistance in the form of Spartan II's and take heavy casualties. (Last Resort) #06 - Armament - Coming Soon [u]Description:[/u] The Spartan II team, Red Team, re-arm at Supply Hangar 25B for their next mission. This supply hangar is located on the outer fringes of New Mombasa and is a strategic foothold against the Covenant. (Foundry) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [b][u][i]Section 2 - Cover Art[/b][/u][/i] #01 - The Fall of Reach ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/7/72/Fallofreach.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #02 - The Flood ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/0/09/The_Flood_-_1st_Edition_Cover.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #03 - First Strike ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/b/bd/First_Strike.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #04 - Ghosts of Onyx ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/0/02/Onyx_cover.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #05 - Contact Harvest ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/9/91/Contact_Harvest_Cover.JPG]Original Image[/url]) #06 - Cole Protocol ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/a/a5/The_Cole_Protocol.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #07 - Graphic Novel ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/8/85/HGN_Cover_WIP.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #08 - Halo: Uprising - Issue 1 ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/6/65/Halo_Uprising_Pic.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #09 - Halo: Uprising - Issue 2 ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/8/8c/Jun072119d.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #10 - Halo: Uprising - Issue 3 ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/8/83/Halo-Uprising_Cover_3.jpg]Original Image[/url]) #11 - Halo: Uprising - Issue 4 ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/b/ba/1209143883_Chief_in_Cleveland.PNG]Original Image[/url]) #12 - The Art of Halo ~ ([url=http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/3/3c/Art_of_Halo_Front_Cover.jpg]Original Image[/url])