Grand Space Opera 2D Entry: Dwight Clark

[BlueEyeLizard]

Good Luck! Can't wait to see sketches!

[Impenetrable D]

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Hello, every one its a pleasure to be here,this is a concept sketch for one of the enemy invaders, getting a SLOW START. But I promise it will be well worth your time and input. Much much more to come....

[BlueEyeLizard]

Hey just peeking around again. Maybe I should stop looking at others and finish mine! :) Anyway I like the design so far, what is your story or idea?

[Impenetrable D]

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Hi ya folks its been a while still waiting for my scanner to be fixed.This is really just a warm up sketch,For the more detailed version later.Decided to work on some value painting on the plane. I'll have some character sketches soon. -D-

[Impenetrable D]

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Another ship concept, still working on staging the full concept other thumb nails will follow later today including some landscape and character design.

[Ganthu]

Pretty good so far - the last one looks like a blueprint, nevertheless from
what i can make out it`s a killer concept :]

[Impenetrable D]

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This sketch is the perspective from which the guardians see the teeming cities from there temple, the arch represents the closest any enemy of faith ever came to doing harm to the temple or its followers

[Impenetrable D]

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This is a 2in thumbnail that I sketched to get a feel for the simple style of the basic body armor These soldiers are mostly for pagentry and are not very efficent. The Murren have not faced agression for several millenia, so they thought it would not be necessary... they were wrong..

[Impenetrable D]

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Here is a color rough of the same soldier.

[Impenetrable D]

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This is another thumbnail sketch of the Invaders. These guys have two distinct classes, the Inquistor class shown here are the most common with four arms... But they are know to have other appendages growing from their lower inset shoulders.

[Impenetrable D]

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This is another thumbnail sketch of the Invaders. These guys have two distinct classes, the Inquistor class shown here are the most common with four arms... But they are know to have other appendages growing from their lower inset shoulders.

[Impenetrable D]

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This is a color thumbnail sketch of the Invaders. These guys have two distinct classes, the Inquistor class shown here are the most common with four arms... But they are know to have other appendages growing from their lower inset shoulders.

[Impenetrable D]

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This a pen sketch of one the Guardian Priests. There are 6, but you will only see three in final concept...which is soon to follow with more comprehensive works... More lay outs coming this weekend..I know time is ticking...
later.

[Hillartsympho]

the last drawing is the strongest. what kind of environment will the priests be in? any thoughts on what your color scheme will be for it?

[Impenetrable D]

the last drawing is the strongest. what kind of environment will the priests be in? any thoughts on what your color scheme will be for it?
Thanks for asking!!
Hillartsympho, the final show down between the Priests and the Gulva will take place in one of the main city streets miles beyond the temple. Lots of rubble and bodies and various military craft parts the atmospheric landscape will be composed of primarily of hues of amber,cyan,some greens. the vehicles will primarily be flat toned black metallic except for the (hero)ships I am trying to draw attention to, the buildings in the city are made of indigenous rock and metals which resemble the texture of masonite.

I am open for suggestions as well once I submit the final concept rendering.:arteest:
-D-

[Impenetrable D]

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It has been a long time, but I am back with a few surprises. These will be the last of my concept sketches.

[Impenetrable D]

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It has been a long time, but I am back with a few surprises. These will be the last of my concept sketches.

[Impenetrable D]

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It has been a long time, but I am back with a few surprises. These will be the last of my concept sketches.

[Impenetrable D]

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It has been a long time, but I am back with a few surprises. These will be the last of my concept sketches.Its time to get down to get down to business

[Impenetrable D]

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This scene depicts the infiltration of Th’jar’el the southern city closest to the Murrengith temple. As the invaders have stepped up their attack with an assault using the Dirjemetale a heavily armed and armored destroyer, that has ended many a war in the past for the Neliogulvat.

The Dirjemetale has broken thru the city street has begun its subterranean assault, while 3 Guardian priest continue to fight above ground.

[Falcorr]

Impenetrable D thanx for the help with the helmet! :)

One of the best sketches was the priest. Until i noticed in your concept sketch there is this monster with 4 arms with great perspective and good line work :thumbsup:
Nice muscle structure. How bout adding 2 sets of pec muscles just like mortal kombat goro? Would make it more powerful looking. Also the arms woulnt be only working with shoulder power.

Thats enough for lineart start painting in the pic. Good luck!

[Impenetrable D]

Thanks for the suggestion Falcor these guys, can do some pretty interesting things one of those is torso lengthing and contracting, when I get a chance I will do profile to show you how this happens. When they compress as in this (ILL), there lower arms actually rotate inside a separate socket that has a larger and more dense. Lat- Dorsi and Trapezius connection.
They are pretty unconventional brawlers, I might get a chance to show this with the 2 mid ground guardians. Thanks for the advice, I got to get busy!
:thumbsup:
I'll be peeking on ya later.
-D-

[Impenetrable D]

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Basic color idea, subject to a great deal of change

[Impenetrable D]

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Still working on contrast values forgot about water.. gotta have water

[foane]

looks like you have lots of work to do the next couple of weeks (like me) :)

thanks for commenting my entry, here are some suggestions:
try to get balance in every drawing, keep on sketchen and roughing your characters in until they don't look like falling over...
keep in mind that elegant, tall and long characters are generaly more fun to watch. try to concentrate on your arms...they have the tendensy to grow rather big!
don't be affraid to use lots of lines in your sketches, as long as you have the proportions ok!
I wish you lots of good luck and another thank you for commenting my entry

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Oh really belated Happy New year to everyone. Here is to prosperity and helping your international neighbors in crisis.(cheers)Got all major flats established now I will build on these adding more depth and line variation, yes that is a gradient sky its basically a marker fo rthings to come the piece is monotonal right now it helps balance my eye a bit.
I have also decided to add columns on the right lets see how that goes. Back to work then.

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It is going to be a close finish folks.
Spent a week in San Fran workshop, very inspiring, gotta catch up. I will start earlier next time.

[Impenetrable D]

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It is going to be a close finish folks.
Spent a week in San Fran workshop, very inspiring, gotta catch up. I will start earlier next time.

[Impenetrable D]

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Man I am really learning a lot doing this contest.I will be adding the characters and hardware next and then blending blending blending.Any one got time for suggestions. Appreciate it.

[Lovliebutterfly]

Looks grand from this angle. I need more painting details before I can make a comment. But it looks good so far!

[Falcorr]

Im really interested in your coloring technique. Usually when seeing something like that i end up thinking maybe its just a new technique. Since only the end result really matters. Thats what its all about.

But using burned black to create base colors is not the choice i would make.

Infact i would remove it totally.

Why not aim for comic book look with 2 or 3 color tones for each set? One area for hilite and other for shadows. Middle one for base color.

Just keep at it. Challenge ends pretty soon! :thumbsup: I want to see those 4 armed guys in your picture. Do all the easy stuff first so it will look like you have done more than tackling with hard stuff at first and ending with nothing.

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This has been a true test of my skill and time limitations, I learned a lot about my own expectations and time managment skills or lack there of final coloring coming soon..
thank you all.

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I think I am going to have to call it a day folks, I just ran out of time and more pressing matters have come up. I will finish the project later on my own,I really enjoyed this contest it was a the boost I needed to get me out of hibernation,now I am rolling again thanks to this magnificent community I am humbled by the caliber of artist who have toiled with me and given me excellent and helpful advice. Thanks Kraull, Falcor, Blue Eyed Lizard, and any one else that I failed to mention. You have all been great and I have learned a lot which I will share again.
Peace be upon you..
It is better to dream of battle than participate.
-D-

[Lovliebutterfly]

I think your image has a lot of potential. But you need to finish it! It looks dynamic and Iwould like to see it finished sometime...:wise:

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