Venturing into the Whole World Series one - <The Two Towers>

**alanchan** · 6th May 2006, 22:36

Hello guys, that 's my newest layout,
hope you like it

**AquaObsession** · 6th May 2006, 23:28

Welcome to AQ~

What a nice way to start! Your plants seem very healthy and green. You miind posting a full picture of your tank. I guess we all want to see the whole setup , as well as the tank spec

**richietay** · 7th May 2006, 00:44

agree, a full picture be better!

**kemp** · 7th May 2006, 00:54

though we can only see partial of your tank. But i would say a lush growth of plants. not bad

**alanchan** · 7th May 2006, 14:17

ok guys, i will post full picture of my tank

**alanchan** · 8th May 2006, 14:26

ok guys, just for you my newest layout

- The Two Towers

"can see more"

**planted86** · 8th May 2006, 15:07

hi... why is it call the 2 tower??

**michael lai** · 8th May 2006, 15:30

I love it! Good work Alan, please share more with us in the future. You guys are really doing a fantastic job over there.

**richietay** · 8th May 2006, 16:43

very impressed! lush, healthy growth, how i wished to have a setup like yours, envy!

very good!

**aquaman** · 8th May 2006, 20:24

wow very healthy plants

**ranmasatome** · 8th May 2006, 22:27

named 2 towers becuause of the 2 red portion in all the green.. they stick out like 2 towers. Thats what i perceive it as.

**alanchan** · 9th May 2006, 16:39

The layout idea initially came from the movie of "Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers". The movie plot involved a lot of war and struggles, and of course the conflict between the two cities. Actually, what I've done was recreate the theme of the two cities onto the wooden frame. This would create an imaginative atmosphere for the audience to decide what the war is about.

I have shown this creative theme to my friends, and some people have imagined it to be a competition between beauty, competition between different kinds of plants, or even a picture of different layers of structure. What do you think it looks like? That's up to your imagination!

Going back to the theme, I am still a bit unsatisfied with the final layout. For example, the little round leaf on the left is covering up parts of the city. Why haven't I deleted this from the background? It's because if I make the little round leaf shorter, it would create a gap in the front, which would not accommodate with the grass. The grass and the little leaf would not blend in well together, which would cause the picture to look awkward.

last, hope your guys like it