Atmospheric Hyrule - discover the beauty

I started the "Atmospheric Hyrule"-Series to show various apects of Hyrule's landscape, namely in the games Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess.

The idea is simple. I play the games and when I get to see a beautiful mood or a special angle in a special place, I pause the game, get my camera and take a quick photo of the screen to cath the moment.

These photos are usually crappy as the moments pass by very fast and you know the deal between cameras and old TVs. But they don't need to be perfect as they are just the memo and reference for later painting this scene digitally.

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Unlike everywhere else on here, you will find the works in this section sorted oldest on top.

OoT 12 Years - Kakariko in Dusk

The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time: Release dates
Japan: November 21, 1998
USA: November 23, 1998
Europe: December 11, 1998

So it's been 12 years [as of 2010]. More than a decade.
But it's been 10 years since I set foot into Kakariko for the first time. Since then the village had a very big meaning in my life. It was a kind of symbol for peace.
Also the theme music burnt itself in my heart like just a few pieces of music did back then. I was 10 years old. Just entered Music Junior High. Managed to get thrown into the worst class ever - with a task. Saving the innocent and giving them hope. Yeah - sounds almost like I've been a little female Link then? Probably. Back then I didn't know. I just did what felt right, though it nearly killed me inside. I helped people who weren't accepted by these other jerks in the class. Helped them to stand true to themselves, though I couldn't as I was punished for being myself either. And there was this melody. It gave me hope. Ever since. It makes nightmares end.
I really liked to be in Kakariko. Especially at dawn when the birds sang or at dusk. 10 years ago. This was the time when my mother had to accept that I've got more from my father than she liked. She didn't accept yet. But who cares. I'm a proud gamer-girl and even prouder LoZ-Fan. And Kakariko in OoT is the first fictional place I could call something like my home.

Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2010
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet and some parts with the IBM Track-Point
Time: 3h

Listen to the Kakariko theme song

Hyrule Castle at Sunset

Well - I can say, it's pretty good for an hour if I think that Kakariko took me 3.
Oh yes - I do love Hyrule when the sun sets. Unfortunately it's going so fast then.

Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2010
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet
Time: 1h (still can't believe it)

The New King

For the title - well, everyone who played OoT should know whose castle this is and what it was before. That's pretty much it. Sorry. I was tired when I painted this.

That for it's messy. Cope with it.

Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011

Revamped: 2013, with Ulead Photo Impact X3 - and Harry Potter 7 Soundtrack O.o
Done in: Ulead Photo Impact 10 with Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet
Time: 40min + 2 1/2h
Music: David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream

Morning Twilight

When I played Twilight Princess the first time and went up Snowpeak - the first time(weren't we told to not repeat?), I was stunned. I came to this howling stone, it was close to the end of night. There was nothing more I could do than watching the moon disappear and the sun rising.

Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011

Revamped: 2013, with Ulead Photo Impact X3
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: about 30min + 1 3/4h

The Peak

Maybe you've been, like me, nosy enough to explore areas when you're actually supposed to make progress in the game. XD I was so fascinated by the weird shape of that mountain top rock that I had to paint it. Preferably trying to reproduce the beautiful sunset - twilight - that you can witness up there. At first I thought I should give it a little more red/orange, but I liked the pale, wintery look so that I didn't add more colour.

Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2014
Done in: Ulead Photo Impact X3 with Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet
Time: ~3h

First rays on Hyrule Field

I was bored. And in the mood. So I did another.

Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2017
Done in: Ulead Photo Impact X3 with Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet
Time: ~1h

Icy Falls

Silver rays fall upon the glistening stream

Gentle yet merciless it cuts the land

Winter has arrived at last with frozen blankets

As piercing the water to bone and flesh..

..as piercing as their eyes once were

Brighter than those silent silver rays

As merciless as the icy rapids of the falls

And still time won, as it always will

Constant its flow

Like the merciless river

This started as a sole landscape painting, inspired by a brief glimpse I got on the background scenery in one of the worlds in Mario Odyssey. O_o

I guess I shouldn't have listened to the Breath of the Wild trailer theme all throughout painting..

Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild ©Nintendo
Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2017
Done in: GIMP with Trust TB-6300 Slim Design Tablet
Time: ~4h

Music: Breath of the Wild trailer