Master and Servant 2D Entry: Thierry Schiel

[ThierryS]

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[ThierryS]

Still trying to find my way on this forum...

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113809876_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113809876_large.jpg)

Here's the rough sketch.

[ThierryS]

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Here's a first line art, comments are welcome.

[ThierryS]

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Decided to change the hand of the froggy human. It was removing too much of his humanity.

[ThierryS]

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A first colour work.
THX for watching and commenting

[LadyMedusa]

looks nice so far :)

[Vectorius]

Very good beginning!! your sketch look really génial cool..and the colors seem to me well start!!you should add somrthing on foreground..Like one of your heads which one sees behind?

GOOD LUCK

[ThierryS]

Ok Alexandre, bonne idée! I'll try to add something in the foreground, it will add some space:thumbsup:
Thank you Lady Medusa for your c omment :)

Thierry

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113825437_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113825437_large.jpg)

the new version with some elements in foreground.
Placing elements in front of characters might interfere too much with the composition.

[k33d]

Cool idea and drawing ! GG ! :D
I'll keep an eye on u!

[ThierryS]

Thanks K33d, let me also know what you will think of the future updates:)

[artjunkie]

Ooooh :eek: What wonderful character designs! And I love the compostion and theme. Sorry I haven't noticed this before... your work has a wonderful style to it! I'll be keeping an eye on this thread from now on.

Looking forward to seeing more updates!

bonne chance

Cheers!

[Maidith]

great idea and I love the light... the turquoise coming from the corner is adorable :D

[ThierryS]

Thank you Artjunkie and Maidith for your appreciation.

Artjunkie, normal you didn't see this post before, today is my first posting day, didn't figure out how posting was working until this morning:rolleyes: .

Anyway all the best to you for your entries too.:)

THXS

[RichTee]

great composition...look forward to seeing more....

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113837852_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113837852_large.jpg)

Thought the sky was too clear and characters not readable enough.
Clouds are now darker behind

[Arc80]

VERy nice. You got some really great sketches there dude. I dig the style too. The colours are coming along great. And those speared heads... WICKED. This is one cool piece. I'll be checking back later to see how it finish.

cheers

[spacesnail]

Welcome to this contest
Good luck :thumbsup:

[calisto-lynn]

soo cute! i love it!:)

[walrus]

That's really neat. I hadn't seen it before. There are some really nice expressions in there: It's not front-'n'-center, but the face on the guy in the back is wonderful. I'm not quite getting why the main cantaur creature is so alarmed: Is there something in front of him? (If so, why doesn't the Master react?) Is it just the general spookiness of the place? (Why does he look so focused?) Or is it some reaction to the master on his back?
Anyhow, good luck with the refinements on this one! It'll be nice to see 'em!

-mike

[ThierryS]

Cheers Arc80, spacesnail, calisto, walrus:bounce: , this warms my heart and tells me I'm sofar in a good direction.Wallrus, you'r right about that expression, I was asking myself if it was not too much. I might change a bit the expression of the human-frog master on it's back to accomodate it to the scenery. What I wanted as a backstory was that the Master is used to crossing that place but the servant not, thus explaining the rather angry attitude the master has towards the cowardness of the centaur. But I suppose it's to much to guess from the illustration.
The mystery of what lies ahead is important though and should justifiy the face of the centaur.

Thanks for commenting:)

[ThierryS]

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The background was still eating too much of the front characters. Darkened the montains behind

[Vectorius]

COOL !! that filled!! it is cool! that adds depth it is on! In any case this image left well!! gone with the job! :) :thumbsup:

a+

[Neozoom]

very nice! more volume and some texturing and it will rocks !

very cool style^^
can't wait to see finished

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113847160_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113847160_large.jpg)

Ok last post for the day. Resaturated the whole pic and added a touch of red in the sky.

[crowley]

Ha, this is really nicely done. I like your style.
I kinda prefered the non saturated version though. Maybe it was a little too greyish, but I liked its cool feeling. Anyway, good job so far. :thumbsup:

[Lonekeeper]

good job i like the choices of colors :thumbsup:

[arLutiK]

Cool concept, and very nice artwork. Good luck with your challenge :thumbsup:

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, the design of your character is original, good blow of pencil here.

[fensterer]

Interesting choice of characters. One of the more original ideas I've seen thus far. It already seems to tell a story that I need to read about. Nice work so far!

[Riddick]

Nice lights!
The characters are fun and kawai! ^_^
Good luck!

[JTD]

If the whole picture is saturated it's going to throw off the realism of your scene. The entire composition needs only 1 or 2 saturated colors at most, and only in certain parts. This is where you'd focus the viewer's eyes (unless you're going for that whole negative-space thing). I'm not saying what you're doing is wrong because you may want to end up with a soft glow over the whole scene. Who knows? But in my opinion you don't need to saturate every color in the scene.

[ThierryS]

Crowley, Lonekeeper, arlutik, Tranchefeux, fensterer, Riddick, JTD thanks for dropping by to share your views on this pic.:)

Looking back at it with the morning's eyes I agree with you crowley and JTD, it's too saturated know, I'll tone it down as I'm progressing with the final colouring version.:wise:
Which I'm starting today. So stay tuned...
Cheers!

[ThierryS]

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A first glimps at the final colouring.

[Arc80]

Dude, your piece is really looking good. I love the expression on the creatures face. AWESOME!!!

cheers

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113925740_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1113925740_large.jpg)

Here's the progress of today.
Still very much to do, but hopefully I'll get there..

[ThierryS]

Thanks Arc80, yes that creature is for sure seeing something scary!

maybe I'll put a reflection of what lies ahead in some element somewhere in the picture.:)

[calisto-lynn]

i love ur centaur. it soo anime. i d watch this kind of cartoon anytime:thumbsup:

[jugeras]

good animation style. quite fun concept as well. will be keeping an eye. cheeeers maaaan.

[nebezial]

love ur work man, the frog like guy reminds me of hayao miyazaki s work, keep it up:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

THX calisto, jugeras, nebezial:) glad you like this style.

Funny how my past in animation comes out in this illustration without me noticing it...

Cheers!

[authentic]

Funny picture. Nice colors and I really like your 4legged character.

[ThierryS]

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still WIP but decided to go for a more dramatic mood in the background.
The characters are reading much better now.

[Arc80]

DUDE, that lighting is much better than the other one. It just strenghten the mood and justified the facial expression of that creature. BRAVO dude... :applause:
And it also made your characters the center of attention. That is a very brilliant move in changing the lighting. :thumbsup: for me man.

cheers

[ThierryS]

THX Arc80! I was trying this earlier with the color research but could'nt do it properly. Now with the final picture gradually appearing, it was easier.

Cheers.:)

[ms@zx]

hey,very nice going mate,didnt notice this one and it turns out good!kewl characters design and the colors too:)

[am7]

Great stuff man! some suggestions about you'r "framing head" though..
You'r left head pinned on a stake seems to small. I would try increase it and perhaps but some skulls aswell down in the left corner to frame the focal point better. As it is now, it doesn't really help to frame the picture that much I think, make it a really dark silhouette with the blue light coming from the right, reflecting on it - shaping the forms of it.

Keep it up! :thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114020566_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114020566_large.jpg)

Another update with some tuning on the characters. That's it for today...

[arLutiK]

Colors are really setting the mood, nice work :thumbsup:

[Naomi]

that is the coolest looking centaur creature i have ever seen!
very very original, and fun, all of your characters!
:D
kudos!!! :)

N :)

-+-
my doodles (http://www.fotolog.net/vulgo)

[ThierryS]

Thank you Naomi for you kind words:) , gee I like waking up in the morning and see this kind of message attached to my work.

Cheers ms@zx, arlutik!

Am7 thanks for your comments. I agree with you I actually think of enlarging the piture to show more of the scene. It seems a little narrow now and I want to populate it with some more little creatures. Will work it further.:thumbsup:

[Freiyer]

I really like what you've done with the background, it really puts your characters forward.
I think I'll suscribe on your thread too ^^
Keep going.

[ThierryS]

Cheers Freiyer, I'll for sure now make it a bigger picture. I'll reveal what is happening on the right side.

[teknotek83]

You've got some really lovely colors here. Good luck with the rest! http://cgtalk.com/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114175480_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114175480_large.jpg)

So here's what's happening around the central characters.
That should keep me busy for a while...

[calisto-lynn]

good work, man! it looks so atmospheric now!:thumbsup:

[paulwdavidson]

Well done, I've watched this develop for a while now, and thought i'd better comment. This environment realy sells the concept, and the illustration is going to be a winner.


This is great......i'm really enjoying it.

Paul

[Vahn]

haha nice one thierry :D

this is my new favorite entry! :bounce:

merci

[ThierryS]

Thanks calisto! :)

Cheers Paul, this contest is really pushing for the best in you. I didn't spend so much time on a pic for ages. Thanks for you comments.
Hi Vahn, glad you like this, thanks! Think I'll have fun painting those extra guys.

[walrus]

Ah, well NOW that cantaur's expression makes a lot more sense! (Unfortunately, the master's doesn't - why is he so unphased? It's unclear.) But the new goblins are wonderful. Very fun, expressive faces, especially the one on the lowest-right! Good work.

-mike

[ThierryS]

:DGee Mike, you're right, I need to think it over some more. He's the master after all and what he feels should be clear.
Surely an idea will come during the weekend.:wise:
:)

[Arc80]

Umm...okay...WOW... that's awesome. BRAVO dude... :thumbsup:

cheers

[crowley]

*BUNK!*
That was the sound of my jaw falling on the floor. This is getting awesome. I mean that.
Excellent boulot, et bon courage pour la suite :D

[kornel]

Great! Better and better... I love your stile and storytelling...

keep posting

best regards: Kornél

[ThierryS]

Thanks a lot Arc80, crowley, kornel.:) Will do my best for the rest of the pic. Cheers!

[fia]

Honourable citizen of CGTalk, good morning

I am so impressed !
This frog seating on the “centaur” entering in the Bg is a great idea. We can tell a story about it. Colours and lights are splendid. Magnificent!

It’s an award winner.

I am looking forward to see the final update…



keeping my eye on u
Fia


Ps: best regards to the frog master

[ThierryS]

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At last, I think I got it right this time.
Two fundamental elements where missing in my picture: emotion from master to servant and humanity of one of the main characters.
The master has now changed. The girl at the center is now the master and the two other characters are part of a rescue operation to save the young princess from the hands of head shrinkers.
It's making a lot more sense now. Thanks to let me know if you feel the same.

[CoreyArtE]

oh wow, you dont see many styles liekt hsi at cgtalk! I am very impressed with this piece, I love the story its telling actually, and the colors are so soft, Keep it up, this is one of my favorites in the contest !

[Arc80]

Thanks for dropping by my thread buddy. :eek: more add ons. This keeps getting better and better and the story is much more stronger and clearer now.

cheers :thumbsup:

[Kraull]

I haven't seen your work so far and I've quite miss something! That's not an easy scene to do, with all these elements, but I think it works just perfectly. It's not to hard to understand what's going on in there. Great work so far!!

[keko]

I love your character design a lot. They are very cute. the idea is very interesting too.The color and lighting are beautiful. keep updating. best of luck!
-k

[liiga]

Yup yup, the story definitely makes more sense now! I really like where this is heading. :thumbsup:

[am7]

This is coming along great! Best thing you ever did was to expand the canvas on this one! :) I still feel like the "horsewoman" looks abit to relaxed in her body even though her facial expression shows that she's walked in on something unexpected.

I think you should try to draw her like she's just ready to shoot her arrow, and on a more unbalanced and dynamic pose. Perhaps it would work to have her raise her two front feets as she makes ready to take whatever measurements she's got for meeting theese evil creatures. You would actually just have to change the front of her then, since the frog sitting on her back is already slightly slanting.

This is just my thoughts about it! You'r piece is already excellent, so keep it up! :)

[Arctis]

Hi Thierry,
Nice comp, very story telling. I also like the sweet harmony in blue of the centaur, and the dynamism of your characters.
However the scene need more contrast, I think, just to add more drama and a good depth. But I guess it's a bit early to talk about it, because it's still in progress...

PS : Renart the fox s'est-il bien terminé, depuis le temps où j'ai bossé dessus (Fin 2002) ? Je croyais pas qu'il sortirait aussi tard...

Good luck!

[Samuraikuroi]

Hi Thierry, Great Concept! And nice drawing. looks like a clipping from a animated film. I like it very much. :thumbsup:






My master & servant (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=226306)

[ThierryS]

Fia thanks a lot for your support, master frog will be pleased to know he's got fans.:)

CoreyArtE, glad this pic is one of your favourite, THX a lot:bounce:

Arc80, worked it more on the weekend, it's taking shape now.:)

Thank you Kraull, keko, liiga for passing by and liking what I'm doing.

am7, thanks for commenting. You're quite right with the relatively relaxed posing of the centaur, will see what I can do... :wise:

Salut Pierre, merci pour ton avis et appréciation. Renart a pris du retard surtout sur la fin avec la post-prod,:shrug: enfin... il sortira en août en France et Benelux. A plus:)

Hi, Samuraikuroi, yes been working in the field for too long, thank you:)

[ThierryS]

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Been busy on it this week-end. The whole picture is now finaly showing up as a complete piece.
Still a lot I want to do on the BG and refining the characters.
Thinking of posing the centaure more dynamicaly, perharps stretching the left front leg more in front of her
Cheers

[Vectorius]

Good evolution Thierry!!:bounce: ..i like your little monster..They add another feeling in your picture! that's great..keep going on this way!!:thumbsup:

[ilusiondigital]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OMG, this is superb my friend. Wow it´s an amazing masterpiece for me.


Congratulations mate

[MDN67]

Very nice pic, very emotional, i like the "faerie" ambiance, perhaps too flooted for the background, good work

[calisto-lynn]

it keeps gettin better and better!:thumbsup:

[jeromoo]

Everything is getting more and more interesting in your piece. But be careful because its also getting less and less apparent about the Master and Servant theme. at first, I thought the Master is the creature sitting on the 'centaur', and then I thought maybe the human behind it is the master of both of the creature. There are too many possibilities here so the relationship of any master and servant isn't very strong here, what with the new addition of the other scene.

Your painting skill is excellent, though!

[ThierryS]

Hi Alexandre, yes these monsters were fun to do too. Many thanks for your comments.


:)HI Ilusiondigital, liked your AAA, does OMG stand for "oh my God" or organisme genétiquement modifié? (joke man!) Thank for liking what I do.

MDN67, right, it's a bit flooded now, will continue working on the bg to add subtle hue differences. On the girl too...

Calisto, my thanks to you for your continuous support.:)

Hi, jeromoo, man I understand what you mean. 'Been thinking about these issues for a while and I think now the fact the girl is much more indentified as the human it's clearer than it used to be. The frog character is too far away from a human model to respect the conditions of the contest. At first I thought it could be understood as a kind of style or caricature, but realised it was too far off. I will probably change the human behind carrying a gun and a riffle to some kind of other creature, just to avoid any doubt on who is who even further. I intended to rework the girl, to have her more present as she's a bit swallowed by the blue of the BG at the moment. Things will still improve hopefully in the right direction. Many thanks for critisizing and for your insights. Cheers:)

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114440908_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114440908_large.jpg)

Here's a rough version of the next update to come. The front legs of the centaur are now posed in amore dynamic stand. A lit torch is now on the ground to illuminate the face of the princess. The gun man behind will be changed into another mythical creature.

[TeemuR]

Hi! I really admire your solid drawing skills :) You've also nailed good colors in your picture.
I think you could do something to your composition. At the moment everything seems to be scaled quite similiar. I mean there could be more differences on the scales. for example you could try to make the foregound characters bigger (esp. left and right most) Or you could try to do some framing objects like lians hanging very near to camera. Well, those are just my opinions. Wish you the best! :thumbsup:

[AirbORn]

Beautiful work. Lots of yummy eye candy in this piece. :) The lighting looks great too. Such diversity is pleasing I must say. Keep up the great work!

[xric7]

wow..i realy love the world in your painting.:bounce: :bounce:
cool charactors and very beautiful color.:thumbsup:
by the way
thanx for your message.i'llwait to see your update post.
good luck

[ThierryS]

TeemuR, now that you mention it, it seems so obvious. Will fix this in a future update. THX a lot man!:wise:

Cheers Aiborn for stopping by and liking my picture.:)

THX xric7 for appreciating, good luck to you too!:)

[Arc80]

Nice, very nice. I dig the expressions of those gremlin creatures. I do agree with TEEMUR, maybe increase the size of the main gremlin creature holding the rope and increase the size of the girl. Other than that, great colours, love the lighting, and really can't wait for more. :thumbsup:

cheers

[Zephyri]

This such a great scene! Lovely character designs, and nicely set in the environment. I LOVE the gremlin in the bottom right hand corner, his facial expression is just to die for! Your lighting and use of tones and hues is great too, even at this stage of colouring.

I think what I love about this most is the stories that could be told from it, there is so much going on, you could lose yourself for ages just imagining the background for the characters. The frog intrigues me, he look incongruous to the rest, but that makes his character all the stronger. Fantastic work, can't wait to see the detail!

[fia]

Hello big guy,

Is getting better and better

the girl attached is perfect as subject. By the way, if you could make girl's hands stretched by little devil's rope we will feel better the action.

I am still watching you..

Fia

[ThierryS]

Hi Arc80, yes good suggestion, will be done in the near future. I've got so much to do today. Stay tuned.:)

Zepyhri thank you for you post, nice comments and for liking this universe. I wanted to create different kind of characters to avoid lot of the clichés of the genre. Comming from the animation world, I tend to always tell a stories in the drawings I do. I'll take the time soon to tell in a couple of paragraphs the back story of this pic. Cheers! :)

fia, thanks for the suggestion, I see what you mean and will try to do something like this. I might do a different and stronger pose for the girl.:thumbsup:

As for me, I'm back to work, now!

[ThierryS]

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Not sure if this is clear enough, these guys are actually mimicking, or making fun of the centaure and the frog creatures.
Let me know....

[MKStudios]

:argh: UNBELIEVABLE!!! The character design work and coloring is brilliant!

M u s t s e e m o r e . . . . .

[ThierryS]

Many great thanks, MKStudios:) :) , but.... what's up with your entry. Let it join the forum, it's a great place for feedback in here!

Cheers.

[walrus]

i like these guys, and the rendering and lighting are great (that white light on them is really well done!) Once you point out that they are mimicking the centaur and his rider it makes sense, but it's a little hard to read at first. Partly because their skin tones are all the same, the jumble of limbs gets hard to read, and the silhouette isn't all that clear. Not that I think 3 guys mounted like that could ever have that clear a silhouette! :-) But do all of them have to have the same skin hue? What is some were more puple (or green or pink or whatever?) so that the limbs read a bit more clearly?

But there's actually something else bugging me about it, too: These guys have sharp teeth. They have sharp spears. They for the most part look pretty evil and mean. And the centaur sure looks frightened. So it seems to me like they should be attacking the intruders with their sharp spears and teeth, or something to cause such fear, not merely mocking them. Making fun of the centaul and frog the way they are seems like something 7-year-olds would do, not vicious guys with spears. So for me it sets up this weird disjoint: Do they have the mentality of teasing, bully youngsters (in which case, why the spears and the fearful expression on the centaur's face?) or are they evil goblins to be feared (in which case, isn't posing like their victims a little understated and ... goofy?)

Anyhow, just my thoughts on it. It's still all looking quite nice and there ar a lot of great expressions and poses all around. Best of luck to you!

-mike

[arLutiK]

I love your gremlins they are just to cool

Great work :thumbsup:

[philippecaseiro]

Awesome ! Beautifull lights and character design, I'm fan !:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

Walrus, yes I guess the colours on these guys could be improved to read their pose slightly better. Will work on this. The idea behind this situation is that the fight hasn't started yet, the centaur and the other fellas would be arriving just to catch the princess before the sacrifice starts. These gobelins are meant to be stupid and why not even childish as they are pretty confident because of their superiority in numbers. Well that's at least the way I imagined them when I drew the situationo. Will keep on thinking about it though. Thanks for your comments and thoughts on this, I appreciate. :)

Cheers Arlutik and Phw!:) :)

[LouisBrowne]

Loving your friendly soft style > It's cool the way you introducing us to new areas of your image.

[MKStudios]

Many great thanks, MKStudios:) :) , but.... what's up with your entry. Let it join the forum, it's a great place for feedback in here!

Cheers.

Thanks thierry! I finally got the stuff posted for my entry! :argh:

I'm really digging the progress on your art. The little goblins have tons of personality and kind of remind me of being mischeivous like in the movie Gremlins.

Do you have a web gallery posted with any other work? It looks just terrific!

[calisto-lynn]

they look great, the colours and everything is great!:thumbsup:

[demonicoz]

This is probably the most fun piece yet! Its beautiful, love the lighting, hope u finish it. Its got an almost childish mischiveous cheeky quality, its magic mate. Keep it going!!

[ThierryS]

Louis, MKStudios , calisto and demonicoz many thanks for liking my stuff and for your comments. :)

I decided to make many changes though, to have a stronger picture.

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114757569_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114757569_large.jpg)

Here's an update still as a WIP of course. I sacrified the three little demons at the center to have a better view at the princess. I think her pose is a lot stronger emotionaly now. The overall composition is also clearer than before. Hope you like these improvements. Cheers

[Arc80]

DOOOD... i'm not sucking up here or anything, but this is AWESOME :eek: The changes that you made really made a lot of difference. I love the expressions on their faces. Love what you did to the girl too. 2D ANIMATORS RULES!!! and trust me, it will come back.

Right now, can't say any critzs dude. Man, i would mind seeing this as a short film. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

cheers

[Adamos]

This is really fascinating! Your composition is wonderful, your lights are wonderful, your characters are wonderful,...phew, gotta say something negative to balance out my comment, hehe....ummm, I don't like the....ummm, you know that thing over there...you know...

hehe just kidding, great image, slick style!

keep it up!

cheers Adam

[kornel]

Wow! This is Magical! I would like to see this story on the cinema...

congrats, your image is better and better!

cheers: Kornél

[arLutiK]

More then magical I would add.

The little demon are hilarious, you would always have sapce to put one behind the one that is behind the princess, cause I really like the idea of a group one looking over the shoulder of the other, I just like them so much.

I love the big pasha of a frog you have on the centaur, is really awesome.

Great work the final should be amazing, looking foward of seeing it.

[philippecaseiro]

I think you should grow up (more) the gremlin in the 1st plan to give more depth, I prefered the last one with the girl on the ground, this one is more planar (centaur to the left, girl to the right and the both with quite the same height), but that's always my favorite picture of the challenge ! :applause:

Keep it up ! (excuse my bad english..)

[ThierryS]

Thanks, Arc80. Yes i would be great to see this moving, maybe with some help of a good 3d soft... just to make sure not to spend a lifetime on a few minutes of animation, ha ha!:)


Adamos, many thanks for your warm comments. Cheers man!:thumbsup:

Hi kornel, glad you like this, I wish lot of my pics would become cinema moments, but beeing dreams is good enough too!:)


Arlutik, I'll see if I can fit in some more of these guys. I removed some in order not to remove too much the center of attention. Thanks for liking it sofar man!:)

I still have a lot to do on the background, plus adding refinements on the characters.

I'll see if I can finish this over the weekend. Cheers!

[Zephyri]

Hi Thierry! This is looking really wonderful. The lighting and shading are coming along tremendously, its a shame you had to get rid of the three little guys mimicking the frog and his steed, but I think you see the princess much more now, and her pose and positioning are much stronger, you know instantly what's going on.

Only thing that strikes me straight away is the large dark shadow under the princess... I'm not quite sure where it's coming from and it draws my eye down there if I look at the piece for too long. Could just be you haven't finished that bit yetm so ignore me if that's the case. I still love every inch of this though... like Arc says, 2D animation needs a big revival, 3D can't hold a candle to this kind of stuff. Do you have any other pieces of work posted anywhere else?

[ThierryS]

Hi Sam, many thanks for liking this new version and sharing your thoughts. The dark shadow under the girl is a pit with some awfull pikes lying at the bottom. It's not very well done at the moment, it will need some more work. I might put something luminous to increase the dramatic light coming under her. Will have a new version on Monday!
well I haven't got exactly other personnal illustration visible on the net, but you might want to check some pics of a movie I did: Renart (http://www.oniriapictures.com/renardweb.html)

Cheers!:)

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114785736_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114785736_large.jpg)

Just a close up on the princess. Tried to put tiredness but also a touch of hope in her eye for the deliverance that's just at hand.

[the-mighty-m]

Really cool, cant believe I missed this entry up until now, really awesome, I love the characters and the colours you used...

[ThierryS]

Hi the_mighty_m, he he, don't worry man, so many nice illustration in here, it's hard to know them all. I appreciate your post, thanks a lot:) !

[ThierryS]

Hey sorry Phw! think I missed your post from earlier on.:sad: Thanks for your support!:thumbsup: I see what you mean with the previous girl on the ground, it's a question of choice now, it might seem currently more static but I think it's conveying a better sense of desperate situation, and justifies all the more the rescuing from the centaure and the frog. I think it's therefore more adequat with the terms of the contest.

Tu peux poster en français si tu veux:) :)
A plus et merci.

[arLutiK]

Thierry, comme c'est ma fete aujourd'hui un petit demon de plus me ferais enormement plaisir.

Great work Thierry.

[cha0t1c1]

gorgeous work I wish I have that much talent :shy:

getting to be the time to finish ;)

[ThierryS]

He he, bonne fête Gerard, je vais voir ce que je peux faire pour quelques démons en plus.
Bon travail pour ce week-end!:)

Thanks cha0t1c1, and remember, talent is only a few percent of what's required, hard work and the desire to do stuff are the most important elements, you'll get there man. Cheers!:thumbsup:

[jeromoo]

Hey thierry2005, I like the changes you have made. The spiked floor trap creates more tension for the good guys thus enhancing the danger that they are in. :) I think the little demon behind the princess pops out too much from the picture, but that's because you aren't finished with it yet. Also the clothing on the humans looked a bit too modern with a few assortment of fantasy equipments. Like present day travellers who got transported to a magical place and teamed up with the centaur and picked up a few things to protect themselves along the way.

[rePLAY]

Really good characters. I like the faces especially the frog
(It reminds me an animated movie..Spirited away...I think u will like it if u've not seen it ) :bounce:

[OrO]

this is really beautifull..wow...great colors...and characters..:thumbsup:

[Vahn]

the girls face looks really cool in the closeup ... sweet eyes, nose & mouth :love:
Its working better now with her hanging there ... gj thierry :D


wow i was just browsing the Renart site... amazing, professional work ... i know you are the Author ... but did u do all the backgrounds as well ? :)

[ThierryS]

Thanks Jeromoo, yes you're right the demon will be toned down, he was there just to validate the position and the human clothings will be improved as part of the detail work that remains to be done. Cheers man:) !


Hi Replay, yes I know this movie, a really great one, like all the Miyasaki I've seen. Thanks for stopping by!
Oro, thank you for liking this work sofar.

Hey thanks Vahn, glad you liked what's on the site. No I didn't do the backgrounds, I just gave direction for the style and a team did all the work after that, cause there was a lot of work on that side. :) :)

[NOOB!]

looking excellent !

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114878325_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1114878325_large.jpg)

Here's today's work: lot of work done on the characters plus some advancement on the BG. Unfortunately the resolution doesn't show much of the details added on the centaure and the frog. will put some close ups later. Cheers!

[ThierryS]

Oops! missed you NOOB! Thanks a lot mate, glad you dropped by and like what I'm doing.:)

[Arc80]

More shiny spikes...cool Oh yeah, on your umbrella, i think you forgot to erase that grey brush stroke you have there that's cutting it off :D Keep it coming dude.

cheers :buttrock:

[dyoung79]

thierry2005

Ouch! Your are killing me! This image is by far one of my fav in the competition. The fantastical scenery, the demons, the toad-man. And of course the centaur. Very good. The expression on the centaurish creature is priceless.

Good luck to you!
Dan

[Scarlet]

There so much going on its soo hard for me to know where to look 1st ...cant wait for the close ups...I agree this looks like a whole story unfolding and could be a great mini movie...very nice imagination and then to be able to put it out so well...:thumbsup:

[MKStudios]

Wow T! That shaped up to be really cool!

I agree, it really adds to the sense of peril having her hanging over the open pit like that and really makes the expression of the centaur character read well. Which, by the way, is the coolest looking design for a centaur-type character I've seen in a long long time.

I'm lovin' it!

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, cheer for the progression has painting is quite singular amusing
in beautiful colors.

[aBlackEgg]

Aaah, your drawing is a very good surprise browsing the entries, great stuff - specially the characters -- very original really - dont mind if I save it? hehe - surely there is something to learn from it --- down to the lab Robin
Cheers

[cDlm]

hi Thierry,

Very nice submission indeed!

It's fun, that centaur-like creature reminds me the Titanids from John Varley's Gaia trilogy books, especially with her expression (but at least some have humanoid legs IIRC :) )

[cyberarts]

I really like the caracters of your composition. It's funny, when I look to the expression of the girl hanging over a spike pit, I can almost hear her saying: "Great! I shouldn't leave my bed this morning" =0D

Anyway, your work is very good. Keep up your good work!

Good luck! =0)

[ThierryS]

Arc80 yes you spotted it well! it will be clearer in the next version, but it's supposed to be smoke coming out of the frog's pipe. I'm almost there man, pfiou, I tell you I'm burning my eyes on this one!:scream:

Thanks a lot dyoung79, too bad you're not part of the jury:) he he! Glad you like this image man!

Scarlet, thank you for your support. I'm happy what I wanted to create is percieved like that.:thumbsup:

MKStudios,:) hey thanks again for liking it still mate, glad you like that centaure, it's taken me a while to find that design. Cheers.

Tranchefeux, thanks merci for that kind coment man!:)

aBlackEgg, no prob for the download, happy this can be of any inspiration.:)

cDlm , gee man! I read these books ages ago, though the memory I have of it is more than vague, I remember it was a crazy story with a mixture of lot of anachronic elements. I liked it a lot, that I remember too. I should read it again sometime. Thanks for stopping by and liking it!:bounce:

cyberarts, what you say about her expression is very funny:) , not ewactly what I had in mind but, I like this interpretation. Cheers Aline, glad you dropped by.:thumbsup:

[Arc80]

HAHAHA, that's funny. You should see how many coffee i had today :argh:

Thanks for droppping by bro. Will be waiting for you finish piece... HURRY UP:twisted:

cheers

[ThierryS]

He he Archie, aren't you ever sleeping? it must like 4 am in New York. If you invented the anti-sleep miracle pill, let me know:) !

[demonicoz]

What can i say...Things are happening Thierry. Its looking brilliant mate. Really like your colours and the soft look. I also love your layout, its brilliant the way you've created a vignette effect by placing the goblins in the corners leading the viewer back into the picture. Really nice contrast as well. Keep it going mate...
oh and i've started to post my stuff on, check it out bro. Good luck!

[ThierryS]

Hi Demonicoz, thanks a lot for your nice coments, it's getting there, only a couple of days more work on it and it should be finished. After that it will be open for final critics.

Good stuff you started posting your concept, I will drop by for sure. Cheers and good luck to you too!:) :thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115039083_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115039083_large.jpg)

Hi all, here is the result of this week-end's work. Background has been improved. Now remains to do the shadows, some more finetuning on the princess and the demons.
Coments are welcome as usual. Cheers:) !

[arkinet]

looks great thierry, the only thing that bugs me is the master not beeing affected by his surroundings, feeling too secured? & whats the relationship bet. the princess, the horse thingy & the master? Am I too picky? hehehe... i know you're not done so you can ignore me, overall, its a great job:thumbsup:

[arLutiK]

Wow looking, nicer and nicer, I guess I won't get my birthday present, but b careful with my favorite demon is starting to disapear in the background

Great work:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

Hi arkinet, thanks for your coments man, the idea behind this picture is that the team made by alliance of the centaure, the frog and the other soldier-elf behind them is arriving in this creepy place to rescue the princess before her head is reduced to the size of a tennis ball. The frog is not that emotive about it because he's... well a frog, and frogs have cold blood. :)
Anyway what I wanted to do is something not too caricatural on all the characters, I think the relation between the centaur and the girl is strong, because he's the one more showing a shock at the sight. I think the terms of the contest are respected because of this relationship between those two characters. They are the servants coming to rescue their princess from an horrible death. Loyalty and bravery are their qualities just like the knights of the round table. To them their king meant everything and they would have risked their lives to save him.

The attitude of the frog is therfore more an originality and perhaps a fun element of the picture than anything else.

Hope this all makes sense for everybody. Let me know if according to you the terms of the contest are not respected enough, I'd appreciate. Cheers!


Merci G'rard, oui le démon ressortait un peu trop, mais je dois encore le travailler, à plus!:) :thumbsup:

[MDN67]

Now the backround is very good and the pic is very homogene, a very good pic very "faerie", the lighting ambiance is very good, great work:thumbsup:

[igorsandman]

Hello,

This is a great piece. I love the cartoon look which is not very commonplace on this kind of contest.
I've got a 2 cents suggestion, but maybe it's a bit late. Anyways... Maybe you could show us where the hanging girl's missing boot is. Like showing a goblin in the background playing with it or trying to eat it, chewing the leather. That would help in terms of story telling. Just an idea. Great piece.
Bonne chance, Thierry.
-IS-

PS: J'adore le boulot que vous faites avec Oniria. C'est inventif et très original. Je vendrais mon âme pour avoir l'occasion de travailler avec vous un jour.

[gu]

very creative!! good luck!

[Vectorius]

Simply amazing work! nothing to say..good job!!:thumbsup: .. just one thing..maybe you should add a skull head in the trap.. make a test.. perhaps that's will make too much..so it's up to you..


Good luck!

[ThierryS]

MDN67, thanks for your nice coments man! It goes to my heart:) !


Hi Igor, many thanks for stopping by and suggesting ideas, I like what you're proposing. I'll see if I can fit it somewhere. Thanks for liking it sofar and your support.

Pour le PS: rien d'impossible à ça, mais nos prochains projets vont encore prendre un peu de temps à démarrer. Merci en tout cas, à plus Igor!:)



Alexandre, yes I was thinking about adding some skeletton elements in the pit, just to show it has been used before, he he! Good suggestion man, I'll do it.:thumbsup:

[userBrian]

Nice work.

[Speaky]

Hi Thierry, I've seen your entry for the first time and I love it! The colours work well, it's got a strong story element and the characters are cool. Can't find anything to crit really, though the transition from outside/green to inside/blue is a little sudden but it still works well. Can't wait to see how it turns out! :thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

userBrian, THX mate!:)

Speaky, thank you for your kind and positive words! Well the final picture will not be very far from what you're seeing here. I'll now spend time polishing the whole picture and do little enhancements here and there. I see what you mean with the passage from green to blue, maybe a little more fog at the entrance will even it out. Cheers!:) :thumbsup:

[clayeraser]

simple amazing... Gosh this art is outhere great work :applause:

[ThierryS]

Hi, clayeraser thanks a lot!:)

Damn, can't work on it today, got too much other work to do...maybe tomorrow

[NOOB!]

damn u people and ur final stages!

looks excellento!!!

[Squibbit]

most excellent picture, dude, only I am not the
fan of anime-style faces, but you only got one such
and even that is half hidden so it's not that bad :p

so, back to the good stuff now, the creatures are
many and imaginative, which is great. The amount
of detail is good too, in my eyes, at least :).
The colors are great, too and the creatures have
much life in them.
The whole scene is filled with pleasantly distributed
interesting stuff.

Good Job !

[Miyagu]

just wrote you such a loooong comment and "click" all gone!!! ok.. here the short version:
so cute!! i love the smooth colors and your characters a lot! and i think your style is very unique..

keep up the good work!! :thumbsup:

[igorsandman]

most excellent picture, dude, only I am not the
fan of anime-style faces, but you only got one such
and even that is half hidden so it's not that bad :p

Sorry but I can see nothing anime-style in Thierry's picture. Nothing.

[Squibbit]

Sorry but I can see nothing anime-style in Thierry's picture. Nothing.

well then, you just might not be as paranoid as I am, congratulations :)

[T-lapia]

this looks really creative and fun!

[Arc80]

Look at you. Already in final colouring milestone, lucky you. I'm still on colour wip, texturing and detailing...it's one of my obcessions i guess :drool:

Anyway, that is looking good. Love what you did to the background. It definately has more depth. AWESOME on that dude :thumbsup: Just on suggestion, how bout darkening the whole image a bit. Just a little bit... a tad bit. so you can get a more wider value range. Try it, it's up to you ;)

cheers :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[jeromoo]

Its all really shaping up so splendidly! I hope your signature "ST05" is not going to stay that way. It is so distracting and ugly :P haha. Besides that I can't find anything else to crit. Way to go, mate! :applause:

[se7enthcin]

great color scheme!! :bounce:

[ThierryS]

HI NOOB!, got a solution for you: stop browsing man and hang on to your wacom tablet!:scream: Ha ha!
You'll get there! Thanks man!:)

Squibbit mucho thanks for liking it, I kind of agree with Igor, I'm not so influenced by Mangas in general, not I don't like that style, but I just don't read them and don't very often look at them on TV... apart from Miyasaki's movie, but then again are his movies considered as Mangas? Maybe it's the girl that gives this feeling, but she's not completely finished yet.

dunkelgold, gee I wish I received the long comment cause the short one is really cool!:) :)
Thank you!

T-lapia:) :) Cheers!

Hi Arc80, good thing I work a lot last week-end cause this week was lost for this painting!
He, he deadline is getting closer and tension is rising, the screens will be releasing thik smoke in a while from staying on day and night!:scream: Mine looks like almost completed but there still a lot I want to do. Man the level of this contest is so high you can't stop working on it till the last moment! I'll try what you suggest, but I'm not sure about my monitor calibration... will see! Good work on yours!:thumbsup:

Hey jeromoo! that's a good one with the signature, haha:thumbsup: , true I sign on the lores pic before posting the update, so the strokes are broad, but will be much smaller on the final, I promise!!!:) Thanks for liking it man!

se7enthcin, hi sinner ! thanks a lot!

By the way Igor, like your moto in your signature, from Blade Runner, probably one of my favorite movie

[3dRaven]

Great character design Thierry :thumbsup: Love the colors too.

The little dark critters are wonderfull :)

[ebrowning]

What a great image- now I want to see the movie!

[xric7]

so beautiful painting.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
keep it up.:buttrock:

[ThierryS]

Thanks 3dRaven, glad these designs are found original. Demons were fun to do!

ebrowning, who knows after I will right the paragraph for the contest it will trigger something for a future film:) at least a short one!! Thanks for liking it man!

xric7, thanks mate, your's is so nice too and also enigmatic.

[Squibbit]

[QUOTE=thierry2005] Maybe it's the girl that gives this feeling, but she's not completely finished yet./QUOTE]

yea it seemed to me that she had huge watery eyes and tiny mouth, hehe, that's
rather customary with anime characters. Anyways ,it's just a personal dislike,
don't mind it one bit :)

keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

Thanks for that great "rightclick save as"update! Love your work, love your style, the sweet and stylish way your characters appear... keep on rocking, Thierry!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

Yes, Squibbit not totally wrong for the typical archetypes of anime characters. Stay tuned for some updates after the week -end. Cheers!:)

the1st_angel, thanks a lot mate, you're doing great too! gee you're taking part to the two contests! Woah good luck to you!:thumbsup:

[Virtuoso]

Hi Thierry.......Where have you been hiding? ;) ......I missed this.......But am happy to have found you're entry.......I really like the style and creative design.......the execution,the colors are very nice,really a nice picture,nice action,drama,and motion.....I will look in again as you finish this off......very well done and nice that I have found your entry.......I'll look in again for more.....:arteest:

[ThierryS]

Hi Virtuoso, well,v'been here since not too long ago actually, and I think of staying for a long time, this place is cool and full of nice and talented people man. Thanks for dropping by and liking my entry. :) :)

Gee Malibu, that's a cool place too you're living in. Bet you have as many sunny days as we have grey and rainy ones over here, lucky you!:scream:

Will check your entry in detail... 3D hu? didn't get there often but saw some fantastic work sofar. Good luck to you, this challenge is tough in both categories, but really good fun! Cheers:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115462478_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115462478_large.jpg)

Here's a close up of the centaure and from and thingy(no clues yet what it is, just a servant to the servant) at the back, blowing some fresh air on a about to be nervous mister frog.

[ilusiondigital]

Wow, Thierry my friend, you are doing an outstanding work, better and better. All the best for you

[MDN67]

always a good pic
Aller un peu en français, vraiment une trés belle image avec un choix de couleur enchanteur et qui donne bien l'impression de féerie et de magie, je crois que l'on peut dire que tu as fait un sacré beau boulot, :thumbsup:

[artjunkie]

You've been busy since last I checked in... damn, you're fast! A beautiful piece. I absolutely adore your character design :applause: And your colour choices are simply wonderful. I love the style of your painting too... I'm such a sucker for whimsical fantasy. This kinda gives me that magical storybook vibe I had as a kid reading fantasy novels. Brilliant stuff.

Congrats on such an amazing work, and good luck in the judging! :bounce:

Cheers!

[demonicoz]

Thierry this is a magic piece of work mate, love the colours, love the characters, love the lighting. Its really fun mate. Well done, now maybe you can give me some feedback and encouragement so I can get mine finished.

Check out mine and let me know what you think :
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=234420

All feedback very appreciated!!

[NinjaA55N]

looks fantastic! Especially love the characters with so much personality in them! But i would brefer a bit more sharp edges to this piece, maybe more contrast... but that is all. Other than that one of my favorite ones! :)

[ThierryS]

Thanks ilusiondigital, its getting close to be finished now. I sweated a lot on this one!:)


He, un grand merci Laurent pour ces paroles qui font du bien:bounce:! Bonne continuation à toi aussi! A plus :)

artjunkie, glad this piece gave you this feeling. Thank you for your support man!

Thanks a lot demonicoz, will check your link now...:thumbsup:

NinjaASSN, there might be less contrast because of the low resolution and the jpeg compression, but I will check and see what can be done to improve the picture. Glad you like it man, I saw just your entry and it looks really nice too, the jury will have a tough work choosing, I tell you. Cheers!:)

[Arc80]

THat little creature is cute. WHat the hell is that thing anyway? :curious:
Hmm...let's see. It looks like a puffy, ghost, with spider legs creature. I'll think of a name for it :twisted:

Looking Damn Niiice there bro. :applause:

cheers

[ThierryS]

Hi Arc80, can't think of a name for it too right now, but I will come up with something while writing the paragraph for the final pic.

Just wanted to say thanks for your continuous support right from the beginning man!
Hey I just discovered I got access to a brand new list of smilies, so I'll start drinking :beer:to your good success with your entry and wishing one day you can make a animation movie:thumbsup: ! Cheers

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115634190_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115634190_large.jpg)

Hi all, so here's my final picture. I had to finish this week-end as I will be gone from Wednesday on, for south of France, not on hollyday sadly, and only will return after the dealine for the contest has expired. I appreciated your support on that one and wish you all good luck to this very open contest. Any last comment on it will be welcome till tomorrow, as it will be difficult after that to do any changes.
Cheers!
Damn, still have to write that paragraph too!

[Vahn]

grats thierry :applause:

Im happy you showed up during the contest so i could fall in love with this entry :D :love::beer:

[MDN67]

a great pic, with a surnatural and faerie ambiance, i like it, good luck for the suite:thumbsup:

[Lemog]

Ho... I'm so sorry to discover only today your thread Thierry... but I have a part of luck... cause I can see the finishing masterpiece... Only one word : Great... I can say it... I love your idea... impressive... and you put an incredible mood in your picture... congratulation and good travel :bounce:

Seeya
Lemog

[LouisBrowne]

I love it.
I think I you should play around with the level a touch, and give it a higher contrast, to bring out some of those forms a little.
Nice one.

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, thierry2005
Still congratulations for this final which I hope will
finish with the prize list. :applause:

[liiga]

You already know I think this is gorgeous, but I'll say it again: it's gorgeous! :D I really hope you get a prize.

[ThierryS]

Vahn, MDN67, Lemog, Louis J. Browne, Tranchefeux, liiga, I thank you so much for your kind words. Sharing this little adventure with you guys has made the travel worth while. I'll for sure be back the next time. Good luck to you all finishing your entries and cross fingers for the results... See you soon on the forum:thumbsup: :) :bounce: . Cheers,
Thierry

[Art Renderman]

I like this illustration very much. There's something very pleasing about the way you handled the facial characteristics and the colour of the lighting. Nice style... bordering between cartoony and realistic. I'd love to see this in hi res. Best of luck to you.

[ThierryS]

Cool Art Renderman, glad you liked it, that's exactly what I wanted to achieve for this picture.
Thanks for your wishes man!:) :thumbsup:

[calisto-lynn]

hiya! beautifull work!:)

[Zephyri]

Yay, you made the final milestone! It looks great! Such an amazing job with all those final details, I really like the little gremlin hanging in the top centre of the image, though I may just have missed him before. The spiky pit is a great addition, gives an immediate sense of foreboding. I really love your style over all though.. it's like disney, but much much cooler, more adult-ish. Congrats Thierry, enjoy your sejour in the south of France, and good luck in the final voting!

[Arctis]

Probably an award winning piece. Congrats : very "story-telling".

[GhostInTheMachine]

very imaginative. i like the manga like character. :thumbsup:

[paulwdavidson]

Congratulations on a great bit of work.


Good luck in the judging.

Paul

[Arc80]

Thierry my friend, this is looking WICKED. The style and details are wonderfully done. THe lighting is great and i love the overall action. Nothing to critzs anymore :cry: It's just AWESOME dude :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :applause:

Oh yeah, keep in touch bro. PM me your email. Besides i might need an animator later on, hehehe.

cheers

[artjunkie]

Absoluetly BRILLIANT! :applause:

Well done!

Cheers!

[walrus]

Really well done, congrats for getting to the finishing line! Way to go!

-mike

[John Keates]

I came here a bit late but I have to say that your image is one of my favorite. Wonderfull characterisation, composition and story element. I like the way you have combined some well known imagery (the toad) with more unusual beasts.

[ThierryS]

Hey Calisto, many thanks and good luck to you:) !


Hi Sam, thank you for your wishes and your comments. As for the trip, it be mostly business talks, in the film market in Cannes, so part work part enjoyment! Glad you like my style, nice meeting you here and see you soon on this forum. All the best too for your marvelous entry . :bounce: :)


Pierre, great many thanks, merci, et à bientôt sur ce forum! c'était mon premier challenge et c'était fun et un peu dur aussi d'aller au bout d'une image comme celle-ci...mais vraiment enrichissant. J'en ferai d'autres c'est sûr. Bonne continuation à toi et j'ai vu tes illustrations, c'est remarquable! A quand les prochaines? A plus:thumbsup:

GhostInTheMachine, thanks mate!

Paul Davidson, hey man, your entry is so nice too, I wish you luck!:thumbsup:

Arc80, it's been nice meeting you man! I will drop you a note later and you surely will see me again in this great forum. Good luck for your great piece of work too man! :thumbsup: :bounce:

artjunkie, nice of you to drop by, many thanks and all the best for your picture!:)


Hi walrus, thanks a lot, I wish you the best for your entry and will look forwad to see your next piece of art!:)


John hey don't worry, better later then never:) many thanks for your comments and liking it.

Cheers,
Thierry

[Vectorius]

Hello thierry!! Very good picture..you've been so fast to do it! amazing:thumbsup:

So i've a little question to ask you...in french because it's more simply for me...so..

D'après ce que tu marque dans ta dernière post avec ton image final, il faut écrire un paragraphe sur sa propre image...J'ai lu attentivement les instructions(bien que beaucoup de mots m'ai échappé, vu mon faible niveau en anglais!!Damned! lol) et j'avai cru comprendre, en fait, que ce paragraphe devait être écrit si on été sélectionné...???

Peux - tu me répondre? et si c'est le cas, peux tu m'expliquer,en gros, ce qu'il faut y mettre dans ce paragraphe..

Merci d'avance!! et good luck for this challenge!:)

[ThierryS]

For those of you who have the some spare time, here is the story behind the picture.

This illustration shows one of the key moments in the history of the world of Trez: the rescuing of young princess Yanna from certain and dramatic size reduction. The backstory is important to understand the full scope of what is at stake in this representation.
The alliance of the sacred centaur-warriors, the human-frogs and the humans has lasted now for more than two centuries. But to perpetuate an expansion tradition, necessary for the comfort of a growing population, new venues of trade had to be seeked.
On their way to the far east of this world for a delicate diplomatic mission, a small group of representatives of these different species (Mister Todd, a leader of the Human-frogs race is part of it) was attacked by the pirates of the dark forest. The scareless Princess Yanna was among this front group and after a fierce fight during which all were killed she managed to survive but had to flee in the forest. Exhausted by hours of walk she was then captured by the head shrinkers also called the Bleeders. They generally don't attack group of humans but found in Yanna an idealy isolated and tired prey. Alerted by the rumors of the fight the rest of the group, (belated by some urgent personal business of Mister Todd...) arrived too late on the spot of the attack but succeeded in scaring the pirates away. They followed the tracks of the princess through the forest until they arrived on the edge of the blue corridor, an old desolated ruin, built by some long forgotten natives. This magical place is known for its eternal blue light, coming from the stones themselves and is now exclusively inhabited by the dreadful Bleeders. Anyone attempting to cross that corridor, which is a shortcut through the eastern mountains, is sure to be killed and have his/her head reduced to the size of a Borgond egg. The danger of rescuing the princess is very high for the small group, but this duty is more important than their own lives. The future alliances are depending on her.
Mister Todd, despite his natural cold blood, is gradually getting worried by the situation. The fight that followed was short and terrible at the same time. The advantage was given by the new weapons developed by the alliance, the powder guns. The number of Bleeders almost overwhelmed them but they managed to rescue the princess and were able to continue their road to the east. The diplomatic mission was a success and a new alliance was established between the two regions, thanks to the princess's diplomatic qualities. The world of Trez has since then lived a golden age of prosperity from the opening of new roads of commerce and trade.
This painting made by the official painter of the court (STO5: pronounce Esteaofyv) is now hanging on the walls of the grand dinning room of the magnificent citadel of Kyor. A view of this citadel has also been painted by the same artist, but that's another story.

[RichTee]

lovely image. i really like all the incidental detail you have going on...the fallen sword, discarded bone, skewered head. Excellent stuff and well realised characters.

Jobs a good 'un :) Good luck

[ThierryS]

Hi bumphluff, nice of you to stop by and thanks for your comments. Glad you like the details and the characters.:cool:
Cheers!

[AlyFell]

Wonderful image with a great story! Phew, it seems she gets away! Thank goodness... :) Bon chance!

[TheFirstAngel]

Beautifull and rocks. congrats on your final piece, love it! May i ask for a wallpaper? :)

[seccad]

amazing work:thumbsup: good luck

[fensterer]

I haven't seen this in a while and all I can say is....Awesome! You did a great looking piece!:beer:

[xric7]

very beautiful image.:bounce: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: i love this piece.
congrat.
and Rendezvous on the next challenge.:buttrock:

[MKStudios]

The final paint turned out terrific. I like the composition, how it read right to left and reveals the plight of the captured princess and the sinister plans of the goblin critters.

Good job handling the lighting too. The blue background gives a creepy, etherial quality.

I also dig the back-story and anticipate seeing the rendering of the citadel soon. :bounce:

Great work! It's one of my favorites.

[agios]

very nice scene, i like your caracters and their expressions...the sweet blue you use adds to the scene...nice try...good luck

[Primus]

Wonderful work! The theme of "Master and Servant" is made secondary though upon a first viewing of this narrative scene. But who cares? This is excellent work, perhaps a graphic novel on this theme?

[the-mighty-m]

Looking good, I love this entry!

[cOrbeau]

really good colors !

[ThierryS]

Poshspice, hehe yes it's a happy end story, couldn't resolve myself to have her beheaded:scream: :) !!! Thanks

Hi the1st_angel, hum, a wall paper... thanks for asking man! I'll try to post a higher res picture on the firts page, stay tuned!:thumbsup:

seccad, fensterer, xric7 many thanks for this farewell message!

MKStudios, Cheers! The citadel will take some more time, it's currently still only part of the storyline... but I'll think about it! Thanks again for your support:) and for this one beeing one of your fav!

agios, Primus, the_mighty_m, cOrbeau thank you for stopping in my thread, I greatly appreciate your comments. A graphic novel... hey that's a good idea Primus, if I had the time I would certainly start on something like this right away. :thumbsup: Maybe one day...
Cheers,
Thierry

[Arc80]

Umm...aa.. can i get a wallpaper too? :blush: :D

cheers bro

[ThierryS]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115882988_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7446/7446_1115882988_large.jpg)

For those of you who have the some spare time, here is the story behind the picture.

This illustration shows one of the key moments in the history of the world of Trez: the rescuing of young princess Yanna from certain and dramatic size reduction. The backstory is important to understand the full scope of what is at stake in this representation.
The alliance of the sacred centaur-warriors, the human-frogs and the humans has lasted now for more than two centuries. But to perpetuate an expansion tradition, necessary for the comfort of a growing population, new venues of trade had to be seeked.
On their way to the far east of this world for a delicate diplomatic mission, a small group of representatives of these different species (Mister Todd, a leader of the Human-frogs race is part of it) was attacked by the pirates of the dark forest. The scareless Princess Yanna was among this front group and after a fierce fight during which all were killed she managed to survive but had to flee in the forest. Exhausted by hours of walk she was then captured by the head shrinkers also called the Bleeders. They generally don't attack group of humans but found in Yanna an idealy isolated and tired prey. Alerted by the rumors of the fight the rest of the group, (belated by some urgent personal business of Mister Todd...) arrived too late on the spot of the attack but succeeded in scaring the pirates away. They followed the tracks of the princess through the forest until they arrived on the edge of the blue corridor, an old desolated ruin, built by some long forgotten natives. This magical place is known for its eternal blue light, coming from the stones themselves and is now exclusively inhabited by the dreadful Bleeders. Anyone attempting to cross that corridor, which is a shortcut through the eastern mountains, is sure to be killed and have his/her head reduced to the size of a Borgond egg. The danger of rescuing the princess is very high for the small group, but this duty is more important than their own lives. The future alliances are depending on her.
Mister Todd, despite his natural cold blood, is gradually getting worried by the situation. The fight that followed was short and terrible at the same time. The advantage was given by the new weapons developed by the alliance, the powder guns. The number of Bleeders almost overwhelmed them but they managed to rescue the princess and were able to continue their road to the east. The diplomatic mission was a success and a new alliance was established between the two regions, thanks to the princess's diplomatic qualities. The world of Trez has since then lived a golden age of prosperity from the opening of new roads of commerce and trade.
This painting made by the official painter of the court (STO5: pronounce Esteaofyv) is now hanging on the walls of the grand dinning room of the magnificent citadel of Kyor. A view of this citadel has also been painted by the same artist, but that's another story.

[kornel]

Congrats Thierry! The final image is great! :applause:

good luck for the voting!

cheers: Kornél

[ThierryS]

Arc80, Hires picture available now!:wavey: :beer: ! Thanks and see you soon, I'm leaving now!


Kornel, great many thanks, and wish you my best too, it was fun and I'm glad I did this challenge as I met lots of cool people!:thumbsup:

Thierry

[mack72]

I love the evil cuddliness of this image! Congrats!

[calisto-lynn]

whoa thats some story. u have a higly active imagination. are u a comic book artist, or an animator? the story is great, it would go great as a cartoon! beautifull work!

good luck on the end!:)

[djinx]

Great faery style
i like the color process of your work until the final rendering
great composition and caracter
have fun
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[TheFirstAngel]

lOving it!!! please please, post a wallpaper!:love: :love: :love:

[NinjaA55N]

Yes! Finally a bigger version! Cheerz to that :beer: Now I can see all the candies of ur pic and its just wow! Congratulations!

[arLutiK]

Wow Thierry, you're done too

That demon in the lower right corner rocks, would make an amazing t-shirt

So how does it feel to be finally done, on my part it feels great.

[jeromoo]

You've fixed the signature!! looking really nice, mate! Congratulations and all the best for the final judging! :applause:

[ThierryS]

mack72, calisto, djinx, the1st_angel, NinjaASSN, arlutik, jeromoo thanks all for your comments, now that I'm back from this little travel it's really great to discover all of your finished entries. All my best for the vote to you too.

[ThierryS]

Has anyone received yet a confirmation by email that the submitted final picture is well registered?

I was able to see the thumbnail of the ziped file in the link but no mail has arrived yet...and I submitted it 7 days ago.

Thanks in advance:thumbsup:

[CoreyArtE]

Woah, its done! I lvoed it from the start, and I love it now! Best of luck , you have some serious art abilities going through those fingertips!

[NOOB!]

Has anyone received yet a confirmation by email that the submitted final picture is well registered?

I was able to see the thumbnail of the ziped file in the link but no mail has arrived yet...and I submitted it 7 days ago.

Thanks in advance:thumbsup:

i think the confirmation emails are only a recent thing,and i think mibus sends them out manually instead of it being automatic.but he said if ur thumbnails fine,its all fine.

[ThierryS]

CoreyArtE, thanks man, I much appreciate:) ! Good luck for your entry too, a very nice one by the way.

Noob! pfui thanks for the info, I had a little worry going on for a while!:thumbsup:

[THECLYKE]

GREAT JOB MAN I LOVE THE GOBLINS .....THEY ARE FUNNYLOOKING AND SINISTER:thumbsup:

[Miyagu]

congrats thierry!

and i agree with calisto: you should draw a comicbook with the story!
beautiful work!
see you around next time and good luck! :bounce:

[ThierryS]

:) Well, if I continue receiving these kind requests, I might be tempted to go for a trailer for an animation film, as this is more the type of work I do for a living. If I can't make it I'll go for a comic book... someday... when I have time...before I leave this earth...:shrug:

Hehe, cheers again Calisto and dunkelgold:thumbsup: :thumbsup: , so stay tuned!

[Arc80]

Hey, if you are going to animate this, let me know. Maybe i can tag along, hehehe. Did you develop the story yet? This would be fun dude. So yeah, think about making a nice trailer for a featured film, heeheehee... tempting isn't it :twisted:

cheers

[ThierryS]

Hey Archie, sure I'll let you know man, I'll keep on posting stuff in the gallery and will try to get a personal site up and running in the few next weeks. I have just a few other projects I'm working on at the moment to finish. So no story yet, only the outline on the first page of this thread, but my imagination is always busy on this kind of ideas, so it'll take a couple of days during a holyday to write some more on the subject.

It would be great to make a project where people would have some input, just like the building up of an image for a CGTALK contest... what do you think?
I'll see what I come up with.:)

Cheers,
Thierry

[TheFirstAngel]

could i join your team as well when the animation work starts? i love your characters and it would be much fun for sure to bring your world to life!

[Arc80]

That would be interesting, but expect the good and bad about posting works and getting public criticism. It would be fun though still. Hey, angel wants to join too, heehee.

Well, PM me or Email me what you have in mind and we'll take it from there and see what time permits us to do. I also have some projects at hand, but it's mostly freelance. So let's take it a day at a time. Let me know how the progress in writting the story coming along. If you need help and some suggestions, you know where to reach me.
This would be awesome if we can seriously make a kick arse trailer, heeheehee.

Oh yeah, do yo have a website?

cheers :buttrock:

[schaal]

Wonderfull style Thierry, great use of colors and lghiting mood

I love it :thumbsup:

Good luck.

[ThierryS]

Thanks, Edouardo I much appreciate comments from a pro like you:thumbsup: . Good luck for your entry too.:) :)

Yes Archie, sure it's not something easy to do, and there are probably some legal considerations too, to solve or to consider beforehand.
It's just a thought at the moment as I'm currently litteraly burried under a huge amount of work. But as you say let's see how things can move maybe on a week by week basis.
I'm working on a personal site which won't be ready before a couple of weeks, but you can check some of what I've done the last ten years here: site (http://www.oniriapictures.com) . From there you will see that I'm now mostly working with CGI, as it's faster to get good results on complex characters.
Thanks for proposing you help man!:bounce:

Hi the1st_angel, thanks for joining the idea! glad this would interest you. Making an animation project is a long process and certainly can benefit from artists like you. A next step would be to have a webpage dedicated to it... Stay tuned!:thumbsup:

[ilusiondigital]

What a final image my friend, great colours and composition, i saved this one and put like wallpaper :thumbsup:

Cross my fingers for you in the final judging.

PS: Anybody knows when is the final judging??

[ThierryS]

Hi ilusiondigital! Many thanks man, glad you like it and use it as a wallpaper:bounce: .

'Got no idea for the judging timing, this is my first time on a CGtalk challenge.
I guess it will take some time for everybody to review the huge number of great entries. Not an easy job they have to do! who knows it can arrive any day!:thumbsup:
cheers:)

[calisto-lynn]

i just stopped by to say hi! :D hope to see it in a standard gallery soon! lol:)

[blakbird]

Your style is just like the famous cartoon movies. I daresay that your colors are better.
Good work.

[ThierryS]

Hi Calisto so nice to see your still visiting my thread from time to time:)

Thanks for your wishes we'll see what happens next with this picture. Be sure as soon as I have time I'll do some more long time work. Usually I don't spend more than a day on a piece so this was quite a change for me!

See you soon! Cheers:)

kuzgunoglu , many thanks for stopping by and for your comments mate. Good luck for your entry. :)