Unlike most of my scenes, this one was planned as an animation from the start. Most of my scenes take at least an hour to render a single frame (and some take much much more). For this project I wanted each frame to take under 2 minutes to render so I've tried to keep things relatively simple.
Figuring out how to animate the scene in a pleasing manner took much longer than setting up the still shot!
I rendered the animation at 3840 x 2160 but it appears I need some new software to encode a video at UHD. Stay tuned!
Member Comments
Ben K
"Love this style"
Your abstracts are the best out there. Keep up the good work Ryan. The simplicity of this one makes it an excellent desktop background, honestly. That's why I love the abstracts. Simple, elegant, and beautiful.
Tue April 25, 2017 at 9:33 am
Molly
"So cool!"
This is so cool!! I love your abstracts. Can't wait to put it on my 2x4k at work!
Fri March 31, 2017 at 6:19 am
Tony
"Amazing"
I would love a pickle jar version of this that goes from black to green to yellow to red. Actually, I would love a print like that. It would look awesome in my recording studio.
Mon March 20, 2017 at 9:42 am
Doug
"Beautiful!"
Just perfect!!
Sun March 19, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Rick Mozil
"Rectilinea"
Howdy _ curious about what inspired you to create this piece. The detail and colors, shading and lighting allows for one's eyes to meander through your creation. Good job!
Sun March 19, 2017 at 8:12 pm
Rick Mozil
"Rectilinea"
Howdy _ curious about what inspired you to create this piece. The detail and colors, shading and lighting allows for one's eyes to meander through your creation. Good job!
Sun March 19, 2017 at 8:12 pm
Kristen
"A little too flat"
I love the colors, but I do wish there was a bit of shimmer to the pieces or something. It's a little too matte for me
Sun March 19, 2017 at 6:32 pm
docster
"Voila!!"
So THIS is what it looks like when whack-a-moles become crystallized....
AKA, Ryan, you've got a winner here, but is there any way you can slow the animation a tad? Concerned about visual distraction in my periphery.
Sat March 18, 2017 at 6:09 pm
MIB4u
"10 = das vewy noice"
If you look at the wallpaper long enough, it could even be a city in the future, but a city I wouldn't want to live in ... :/ XD
Thu March 16, 2017 at 2:43 am
Ozaawaagosh
"AWESOME"
Love the AWESOME colours, another Great Abstract. Thank you my friend
Tue March 14, 2017 at 7:51 am
Karzist
"Movement!"
I agree with "Impune"'s review -- really good image, really like the simplified geometry (even if it due to render requirements, I really like the look of this) -- but the motion could be better.
Mon March 13, 2017 at 5:42 pm
Gene
"Another Winner"
I spent a few minutes trying to compose an appropriate comment -- and pretty much failed. I just like looking at it. Maybe that's all that needs to be said. Well done yet again. Thank you Ryan.
Mon March 13, 2017 at 4:29 pm
Trevor
"This is why I signed up for DB"
Ryan, your abstracts like this one are exactly the reason I signed up for DB all those years ago. Keep these coming, please! Landscapes are cool and all, but these are really your strong suits.
Question: How do I set this as a moving background now?
Mon March 13, 2017 at 12:55 pm
Trevor
"This is why I signed up for DB"
Ryan, your abstracts like this one are exactly the reason I signed up for DB all those years ago. Keep these coming, please! Landscapes are cool and all, but these are really your strong suits.
Question: How do I set this as a moving background now?
Mon March 13, 2017 at 12:53 pm
andoano
"Awesome"
Can't wait to see how this turns out. Hope to see more of this from you.
Mon March 13, 2017 at 10:22 am
impune
"wave effect?"
This is already so beautiful but the animation falls a little flat. It's too fast and has no logic. Could you create a sort of wave effect by varying color and height of blocks according to math functions? There's a challenge for you!
Sat March 11, 2017 at 2:54 pm
Todd
"Fantastic"
The color combinations are perfect. Such depth. Plus, the animation is really fun.
Sat March 11, 2017 at 1:04 pm
Mark Renden
"Beautifull!"
Can't wait to get this in motion!! I love the colors and the abstract nature.
Sat March 11, 2017 at 9:27 am
Mark Renden
"Beautifull!"
Can't wait to get this in motion!! I love the colors and the abstract nature.
Sat March 11, 2017 at 9:27 am
OMeyers
"Oddly Satisfying"
I tend to lean toward your blue artwork, but the color combinations here are fantastic! Well Done Sir!
Sat March 11, 2017 at 9:18 am
Jenanne
"Terrific!"
Wonderful abstract, Ryan! I love its simple yet eye-catching composition and I particularly love the color scheme. Great work, as usual!
Sat March 11, 2017 at 2:38 am
Telaria
"COOL!!"
Wow - that animation was off the charts!! Love the render, love the animation. Spectacular!! Great job, Ryan, and THANK YOU!!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 11:31 pm
Nario
"Rectilinea"
Excellent 3D effect! Well done Ryan!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 10:14 pm
Mike
"Love it"
This is beautiful. I've snagged the still for the desktop now - but a question about the video - if I use your final animated version, will I be able to manually control the speed? Right now, it's a bit too fast to be relaxing.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 7:57 pm
Rodewaryer
"AI Dream"
Like an AI's dream about a virtual digital sea or an interesting chart of the 'brainwaves' of a computer entity. I can't make up my mind if I like the still or the motion better. The incredible clarity of the colors in the still is hard to deny. Home run here Ryan.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Rodewaryer
"AI Dream"
Like an AI's dream about a virtual digital sea or an interesting chart of the 'brainwaves' of a computer entity. I can't make up my mind if I like the still or the motion better. The incredible clarity of the colors in the still is hard to deny. Home run here Ryan.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Keith-E
"Love this one, moving or not"
Just standing still is great :D
Fri March 10, 2017 at 6:47 pm
Big Dave
"Multi-monitor animations"
I really like this both as a wallpaper and animation for Wallpaper Engine. Could you consider doing double and triple screen animations for things like this, even if you had to reduce the resolution to 5760x1080? It should still render faster than a 4k animation and would totally rock!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 5:50 pm
Amanda
"Fun!"
Love the colours, static or animated both look good. This is really fun! Like Sean's idea of a wave movement too.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 2:31 pm
cmmnoble
"Abstracts!"
Love your abstracts. This one is another instant favorite!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Sean
"Nice"
I'm digging this one. For some reason, I was expecting the animation to be more of a wave. Might be cool too.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 12:56 pm
RobC
"Awesome"
Really do love both the still and the animation!
Continue the great work!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Littlemom
"Very Nice"
I don't usually care to much for the abstracts you do but I love the colors on this one. They really appeal to me and I love the animation as well.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 12:35 pm
Xyverz
"Love this new image"
This color scheme is one of the best I've seen from you in a long time, Ryan! Kudos on this one! =D
Fri March 10, 2017 at 12:16 pm
Ixias
"Excellent"
Love both the still and animated versions.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 12:06 pm
David w
"WOW!"
these colors! I love these colors! this wall paper is incredible!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 11:43 am
Mike
"Love this one, need more that are similar to this!"
Love this style of background!!! Thanks for bringing back the large res multi screens!
Fri March 10, 2017 at 11:42 am
timmo
"WOW"
Love it. Looks like it's part of a bigger picture.
Fri March 10, 2017 at 11:35 am
Chris Short
"Wow!"
This might be my new Twitter and FB header. I love the simplicity of the blocks with the complexity of the size and color.
