Grand Space Opera 2D Entry: Andreas Rocha

[stefuse]

great !

really good sketches and illustrations.
Your picture have a deep coloring dimension and atmosphere !
i love the tones.
your sky is really awsome !
how about your ending details for your scene?
still need a lot of details to finish?

stefuse

french jedi

[emrahelmasli]

You've changed your painting alot but the final peace is going to be nice it seems. Nice colors and mood. Keep it up.

[Rui_Padinha]

Hey Andi!

Great job with the priest! It definetely looks like he's facing the incoming menace of the war armada...

My crits at this point is precisely the war vessel... I like your latest design in almost everything, except for the huuuuuge windows! Imho they don't quite fit into the underlying structure and have an exxagerated scale. I feel likr they are hovering in front of the ship instead of being a part of it. The other aspect is color scheme... I think the spaceship colors are too similar to the ones you used for the city itself, which gives a sense of "familiarity" instead of a strong antagonistic feel.

Other than that, I really think your work has matured a lot in these past few months, and your GSO entry is just a confirmation of that fact :thumbsup:

Um grande abraço!

[DrFx]

Yo, Andi! Feliz Ano Novo!

I like this spaceship design better than the previous one, because the protruding bottom of the ship looks more menacing! I think the windows look mysterious, and it's good that you increased their brightness. I do agree with Rui, in that the colours of the spaceship are too similar with the background. I think the whole picture is quite reddish now, making the vessel blend in too much with the environment. I would add a touch of blue to the distant cityscape behind the ship, maybe, to add depth.

I think also more detail to the priest would be nice: the cape seems to blend with the gloves, and we can't yet figure out the body too clearly, maybe some joints should stick out/bend cloth. I would also spread his legs a bit! :) That guy must be pretty crazy to stand fully upright on such a tall building with no hand rails! Seriously, though, if the stance is a little off-balance, it could add to the dynamics of the pic!
Keep up the good work!

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1104802323_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1104802323_large.jpg)

Changed a couple of things...some of them were in answer to some of your suggestions. The sky's colors, the priest's stance, the sea vortex and a couple of other things. I also started detailing the city. I hope I didn't go back with this one.

Thanks for the great comments you have given! They really help!

[walrus]

Andreas - It's looking good! I like a lot of the new changes to the buildings and the water. I kind of liked the earlier stance better: It fit with the idea of the mysterious shrouded figure whose form wasn't totally evident. Now most of his form is clear. One of the things I liked from post #246 was that the windows on the bottom of the ship were totally crisp and defined, because fog from them was drifitng out and obscuring the perfect outline. It was more moody and anchored those windows in the ship and now they're floating above it more, feeling a bit like they're not totally incorporated in. I hope you'll at least consider adding some of that fog back in. Good luck!

-mike

[foane]

well, it's getting pretty sweet isn't it!

in contrary to Walrus, I like the new stance more....no more comment on that
the water certainly has improved as well as the draft coming out of the ship.
I'm not sure if I like the tall building on the left cutting the frame like that..........
certainly redo the priests hands please, they look rather "simple". just use a photograph of your own hands for reference and you'll immediatly see why I'm whining about that.

I'm just nagging on the tiny bits because your entry looks already quite stunning, I hope you get a good ranking on the overall score!
best of luck, Francis

[techart]

hey..what a great finish man....that little man or something is awesome done....good point with that....realy brings some fantasy arround...great job

[V_Shane]

SWEET! this turned out great. It looks nearly finished.. I can't delay mine any longer, I'll be finishing tomorrow. Things are starting to pile up (and I have 4 more paintings due this month!). I just wanted to let you know your colors are really inspiring and the depth is.......really depthy ;)

Awaiting the final touches in anticipation!

[leho]

actually i must say, i liked the green light more. made it feel more extraterrestrial

[stefuse]

i love your skies !

your character is good too !
it will be good to give more volume to your pink's UFO glasses !
without this great job !



stefuse

french jedi !

[DrFx]

Oi Andi! Encontrei a Elsa aqui na Expo ao almoço!
It's looking pretty good, I think! I hope my suggestion have been useful so far. The only thing that's bothering me a little is that the contour of the distant ship is too defined. I think the main ship's contour is fabulous, and the other one diverts a little attention from it. Earlier pics showed the distant vessel more blended with the clouds and I think it looked better.
Congrats on the whirly water beneath the ship, it looks great! I also like this priest's stance better! I agree with foane, though, mind the tall building on the left, it is too thin or too tall and cuts the picture abruptly.
Ok, I think it's time to start adding insane detail to the foreground objects!
Best of luck!
Carlos

[Falcorr]

Good work there!

Colors are pleasant and everything works fine :thumbsup:

Cant think of way to do it any better.
Only way would have been using different viewpoint from the beginning, but that would have been totally new picture.

cape translucensy
sea
way the clouds interact with the alienship hull
tonal range is very good
These are your strong points. :)

i'll wait for the city detailing

[BlueEyeLizard]

Sorry this is very nitpicky comment. The group of buildings by his right hand I think look too eraser like on the tops. Sorry I don’t know if I can explain it well. All the other buildings look very clean on the tops except that grouping. It looks like you used only one size of eraser to clean it up. I think it looks excellent. I like the new changes that you have made. It also must be cool to see this site use your old version to promote this challenge.

Good Luck :)

[giocele]

the water is much better now.
I think that all the changes that you made are welcome.
Your pic is always better and better.
I hope you finished in time.
good luck! :thumbsup:

** O vortex na água ficou fantástico. parabéns!**

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105061621_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105061621_large.jpg)

Made some changes...I'm too tired to write anything, sorry. But I think the changes are self-explanatory, anyway.

Thanks

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105083939_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105083939_large.jpg)

I corrected a couple of mistakes I didn't see when I posted my image last night.

Thanks for all the criticism. I need more, now that we are reaching the end...

[Fahrija]

No crits in a quick view

maybe I would give the citystructure more attention (lights and structure and so on)
Great work and constant development on high level.

Fahrija

[MDN67]

I like your picture, the détail of the city is very good, and the atmosphere of the mothers ships is very great with the effect of energy's spiral on the sea. I like too the lighting of your landscap, it's really a very good picture, good work

[cgkrusty]

It's been a while since I posted. A lot of really good things have happened since then... awesome work!

I like the new charcater, his pose, his platform and stairs... all great. You've done some really nice work on the clouds and their transition to the bright sky and the wake from the Alien vortex on the ocean is really nice.

I'm hoping you put a bit more work into you MG cityscape as it looks unfinished. The majority of the city is in shadow... lights on the buildings would bring them to life and add that detail.

Good stuff!

[KevinJM]

Hmmmm that`s definitely fantastic my friend.:eek: You can really get that apocalyptic feel when the spaceship is entering the atmosphere.What is your background mate? Keep up the good work, i really feel that you have lots of chance for the final.Only thing is that may be you should add some more details to the city buildings. :thumbsup:

[DrFx]

The new priest's stance is really cool, it adds much more movement to the whole thing. That staff got me wondering, though... have you ever played Diablo? :) It could have some supernatural sparks or something coming out of it, like Gandalf fighting off the Nazgul in LOTR!
The ship's windows look great!

[AirbORn]

Looks great! I like the progress you completed through this entire challenge great work!

[Falcorr]

Great addition with the platform. Made the composition way more solid. Also the bright steady platform gives some stability to the pic.

Only thing that bugs me. Is that the caster was not human at all?
That hood is giving the impression he is a weasel? What gives :) ?
That effect is now slightly removed from your newest update, but it still haunts me.

Reason is that pointy part can be regarded as a face. Please explain it a bit. Im lost here :shrug:
He was alien caster all along? That explains it.

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105216074_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105216074_large.jpg)

Made an overall contrast adjustment.Also filled the left part of the sky with a couple of clouds. The priest's cloak also got some reworking to make the wind's direction more consistent. I started to detail the cityscape, and removed the domeshaped buildings to the right. I introduced more buildings to make the city denser.

Thanks for all the comments and support, as always. These last days of the competition are going to be great, seeing all the wonderful artwork that is being produced simultaneously. It's great to see what others are doing. It's inspiring.

[GaeasHerald]

The new priest is great. It doesn't have that extra cloth over his head which wasn't working before, and his posture is clear and firm. It's also the right size. Good job!

[Speaky]

Hi Andreas, it's been a while since I posted. Your pic's developing nicely, and I'm keen to see you detail out the city and buildings. The foreground's working very well, I quite liked the domed buildings but maybe it's balanced better without them. One thing, the waves generated by the spiralling energy seem to be luminous rather than subtly revealing themselves with reflected light and a subtle difference in value to the flat sea. Overall great though, keep it up!

[sidchagan]

Great work on the water, it looks more realistic now. The rest looks great too, cant wait to see more.
Try decrasing the opacity of the light beam below the ship. Not sure how it'd look, or if its what you're going for though.

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105308357_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105308357_large.jpg)

Thanks for some of the suggestions about the glows. They helped a lot. I started detailing the city for real now. I hope I am not detailing it too much, but I can tone down the detail at the end.

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105308513_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105308513_large.jpg)

Detail of the city and priest...

[element5]

Hiya,

I see you have come along way with your image....fantastic. Lots of experimentation and development....I like :thumbsup:

Done well my friend :)

[Aethyrprime]

Coming along great. This is one of the few scenes that have a character in it that really grab me. I love it. GJ!

[Fahrija]

Hi Andreas,

I´m looking forward to watch your approach in detailing the buildings. I find it difficult to deal with this in my image. The height of your township fits very good into the environment now and the platform is a very good idea. Great picture.

Do you add light in some parts of the buildings?

Fahrija

[DrFx]

Hi Andi!

Beware the inclination of the steps of the platform, they don't appear to be horizontal, check the vanishing point!
Cheers!
DrFx

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105402762_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105402762_large.jpg)

Just some more detailing with some added highlights inspired after seeing some of Tommy Lee Edwards' works.

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105515364_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105515364_large.jpg)

Made a small environment fog test to make the figure stand out and give a bit more depth to the whole image. It still needs a lot of reworking but I would like to know what you think.

Thanks.

[bolchover]

Hey, looking very dramatic. good! if it were me, I'd add a couple of transparent layers of bluey-white round the bottom tips of the ships, to emphasise their brightness

[walrus]

It's looking wonderful, Andreas! Looks like you're pretty much done. all I can come up with are small quibbles. I liked the more frenetic waves in post #268, but that's just me. It feels to me like there hould be a hind more purple coming out of the left-most vent on the main ship, the one that's almost hidden by the curve of the ship (i.e. not the 3 vents that you're currently showing but the one to the left of that.) At the reisk of being redundant, a boat or two on the water for scale. (You had 'em in at some point!) But like i said, you're so close, they're all nothings. Great work! (and thanks for your notes on mine!)

-mike

[giocele]

Very nice. I like the fog.
it´s more mysterious.

always better! :thumbsup:

*****
and... attention to the remaining time!...

good luck!

[Fahrija]

Hi Andreas,

no crits, mate. Enjoy finishing it. :)

Fahrija

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105662972_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105662972_large.jpg)

Detailed about everything and reworked some other things like the sea-vortex and the priest's cape.

Hope you like it.

Thanks bolchover, walrus, giocele and Fahrija for your ongoing comments and support. Much appreciated.

[Fahrija]

Hi Andreas,

Now you´ve really found the right angle and position for the big spaceship. It perfectly fits into the scene. Ahhh...very nice! As from now I would recomend to make only detailing on the ships - nothing else. :)

Township: no crits - beautiful topography > just furthermore detailing and some lights which are on would be very cool :)

Greetings
Fahrija

[DrFx]

Hi, just got a mail from CGNetworks and there was your WIP right there! Congratulations!
My only suggestion right now is to raise the light level at the bottom of the ship to make it more spooky!
Cheers and good luck!
Carlos

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105800654_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105800654_large.jpg)

Almost done...corrected the priest's hands, gave more definition to the clouds, detailed the spaceship, removed the mountains in the back and replaced them with more buildings. Last stage will be to correct minor details. I'll probably upload the final image tomorrow evening.

[conundrum]

great work, yet to reply but ive enjoyed your progress, the colour is very nicely restrained and the combination of fantasy and sci-fi is great and the main charcter is very dynamic. no crits unfortunately, thought id just compliment you and wish you luck

[Denman]

really really nice...
your latest updat is really cool

i have 1 crit..
i like the water on an earlier version better..

like the water on this one, the waves are really cool
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105515364_medium.jpg

combine that water with this image... and you have a winning piece..
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105800654_medium.jpg

[Lovliebutterfly]

No crits, just praise! :bowdown: Fantastic work! Nice mood and colors. Lighting is great too!

[andreasrocha]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105911800_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/6/3887/3887_1105911800_large.jpg)

The Last Days That Will Never Be

"Not far from daily life in an immense place, millions of human beings live sheltered surrounded by an unconscious silence. From the sky dome above the restless urban life, hardly recognizable, emerges a familiar light that fertilizes the Earth.

However, there are other lights we ignore, perhaps evil, who knows. This is why there are dense clouds that shift according to winds and feelings of restlessness and doubt.

The human being lives side by side with a reality that transcends him. He is not conscious of many things that are beyond the futile concerns that take over his life.

But, man did not arrive yesterday to this world. He has been living in it for millions of years. Therefore, he has gathered precious wisdom. This inheritance of wisdom is like a venerable old man who helps facing the unknown, leading the way."


Finally finished. This challenge has been very special to me and I am really glad to have been part of it. So much great artwork produced simultaneously and watching the WIP was really inspiring. I've learned a lot these past few months...I can't even count all the hours that went into this.

I would like to give a special thanks to my work colleagues Rui, Manoo and Agostinho for all the great criticism and suggestions they gave me. Also a special thanks to my good friend Carlos aka DrFX. Thanks to everybody who took their time to comment.

Dedicated to Elsa.

[AirbORn]

Congratulations on finishing your entry, your entry has a great sense of scale, nice colours and great visuals, Good luck! :)

[Blackarts]

looks great, congratulations and good luck!

[Manoo77]

Hey Andi!
Congratulations on finishing a fantastic piece, man!
I am proud to have followed your journey, and be there for the grand finale!

You are right, the last days never fulfill... ;)

Manoo

[DrFx]

Hi, Andi! The final piece is quite beautiful! I love the sense of struggle between Darkness and Light, I think it is a crucial theme for a lot of artists and life itself, not just Sci-Fi. The main strengths of the image are the geometric and chromatic composition, the materiality/plausibility of everything, the depth and, of course, the whole idea behind it!
I can only imagine the thousands of hours of work you put into this and am only glad if I helped you in any way with my crits! Good luck for the contest and congratulations for a job well done!
Carlos Félix

[sidchagan]

This turned out amazing. The only thing I can comment on, other than what I already have, is that the detail on the buildings and ship look awesome.

[LuisNCT]

Your work have an intense feeling of desolation... the end of an age. Great atmosphere, the most I like are the clouds and the water.
Great work, good luck.

[andreasrocha]

Hi-Resolution

http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/CgChallenge/TheLastDaysThatWillNeverBe.jpg


Details

Detail A (http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/CgChallenge/Detail01.jpg)

Detail B (http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/CgChallenge/Detail02.jpg)

Detail C (http://andreasrocha.no.sapo.pt/CgChallenge/Detail03.jpg)

[daadaa]

lovely stuff... loving the detailed pics... and would love to draw with that style.... soo loose and yet looks sooo awsome, anyway its defintly gonna win something.. gud luck!

[Kragh]

Hi Andreas

Haven´t been able to comment on this, but has been in here a couple of times. Knew I had to come back after deadline. You don´t let me down, this is my winning piece of the 2D section. A long time I thought I liked "Tranchefaux" image better, the one with the flying, living buildings. But this has more depth and feel. Really like it a lot. Nothing more to add

Please, be the winner...

Looking forward to see other things from you.

[Rui_Padinha]

Congratulations

Congratulations on finishing this endeavour that was both difficult and rewarding. Congratulations for not giving up and always keeping things in perspective. But especially, congratulations for an amazing piece of work that transcends what you were yesterday and hints at what you can become tomorrow...

Um grande abraço

Rui Padinha

[claudiojordao]

Woooooow... this is just wonderful andreasrocha!
A great masterpiece, you have my vote. :) Good luck!

[cabertevon]

Andreas, congratulations on your final piece and i just want to tell you that i voted for it.

[NinjaA55N]

I was somehow afraid that u'll completely forgot about tha bacground and there will be details just in first plan and on those big ships in the sky. But u really surprice me and a very good way. The amount of details u used fits in the pic just perfect and this is sure one of the strongest pieces in this challenge. Lots of talent was shown here.. good luck!

[Cygnus-X]

WOW!!! what can I say more... Your art is amasing :thumbsup: I wish you best of luck

[giocele]

hey man...
Congratulations anyway!:thumbsup:

See you in the next challenge.

**Eu realmente achei que você ia ganhar algum prêmio...:sad:

[Fahrija]

hmm... I really thought you would make it into honorable mention.

Giocele is right - anyway you´ve created an awesome image.

I´m looking forward to meet you in the next challenge

best regards
fahrija

[Tommy Lee]

hmm... I really thought you would make it into honorable mention.

Giocele is right - anyway you´ve created an awesome image.

I´m looking forward to meet you in the next challenge

best regards
fahrija

Same from me... congrats anyway.:thumbsup:

Cheerz

Tom

[walrus]

Andreas - Yeah, it is a really great image and for me, one of the most fun ones to watch progressing through so many stages to get tot the final, finished picture. Sorry you're not in the final mentions, but I hope you'll be joining us all again for the next challenge.

-mike

[Kragh]

Hi Andreas

I´m shocked this didn´t get an hornorable mention....really don´t understand it. This was, as already said, my favorite in the 2D section. Well, the main reason I´m back, is to ask you, if I can use your image. I´m in a danish drawingforum, in which there is a competition right now, where I can win a full membership of the forum. The rules(weird competition, but who cares...): upload your favorite drawing, but not one of your own...

This image was the only one I could think of, also because, I have just started in drawing with digitizer. May I upload it for the competition?
I will come back, telling you how it went. Then you would have won something afterall, at least the respect of a couple of thaussands danish drawers.

Hope you will let me.

Sincerely

[Kragh]

Sorry, but I really don´t have the time to wait for an answer. I will use it, can´t imagine it would be a problem.

Thx

[Fahrija]

[...] weird competition [...]

yes indeed ....sounds really weird.:wise: :)

fahrija

[Kragh]

Hi again

Done, you image is now part of getting me to win a full membership.

Here is the link to where it is placed. Even though it´s in danish, you should be able to see, that I´ve written your name and so above the image.

Link: http://tegnebordet.dk/index.php?vis=forum.php&action=listtopic&f=2&t=40545#40652

Hope you don't mind


Edit: When I tried the link, it didn´t work. I was redirected to the frontpage of the forum. Guess you have to be logged in to go to that page....sorry

[SideAche]

Looking forward to seeing you in the next one. We'll have to break that top 15

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