Spectacular 2D Entry: jonny duddle

[AlyFell]

What you need, my good man, is another muffin!
Oooh, yes please... can I have Marmite on it?

[LadyMedusa]

Nice progress :D
I love the facial expression of the boy whit the striped scarf.

[NinjaA55N]

Whats more funny and emotional at the same time as a sad clown I ask myself... Ur concepts r marvelous man! And ur character design... Im speachless.. I know that that kind of comments arent much help to u, but sometimes I just have to say at least something :) keep up the great work!

[TheFirstAngel]

hahaha freakin awesome, even thought i found your circus parade very apealing and raher spectacular. haha, this somehow as even something Picasso-ish somehow...uhm... why not make a big oneman band of him, se looks like he can handle that ;)

[MVDB]

Great sketch, very much like the kids/people on the sidewalk, this clown must have some magical tunes! :D :thumbsup:
Keep going..

[coCoKNIght]

You always introduce us to such wonderful and fantastic worlds... NICE, man. :)

[duddlebug]

I didn't get chance to get online this weekend... or do any 'Spectacular' work. :sad: Too busy re-arranging the house so baby Daisy can have her own bedroom! :)

But thanks for the comments!

zpapageo: Thankyou! I think all of the crowd will look a little downtrodden. Why should the dog get away with it!?

2xbo: Hello and thanks! I'll have to get another concept of that clown kid done soon, eh? I might try and get a more finished rough of the whole composition sorted next... so he will feature prominently in that!

Poshspice: But you have marmite on everything!? :eek:

Lady Medusa: Ta... i was quite pleased that the three kids came out of my wacom very quickly but captured the kinda look i want. Hopefully that'll continue on the finished image??

NinjaASSN: Cheers Blaz! I wish i could commit a little more time to the character concepts, but stuff's hectic. More to come this week, though!

the1st_angel: Hey Sacha... ta!! I'm still going with the big circus though! The clown's just a character from the procession. I just made into a bit of an illustration because i was pleased with him. He's inspired another kids' book idea too!! But i've got three ideas i'm already trying to work up... so he'll have to go sit on the pile of 'to do'.

MichaelMotion: Thanks! I'm sure he has got some magical tunes! Magical but melancholy! :)

coCoKNIght: Thanks!

[Elsie]

Bua hahaha ha ha. Ha.

Ack, you've finally converted my way of thinking about clowns, Jonny. And believe me, my hate for Ronald McDonald and co. was pretty intense. It's like a whole breed of them I've not thought about, eh? He's fantastic, just so pathetic it's hilarious. Wonderfully drawn, his fingers seem a bit bony for such a fat little clown though.

If we're giving out muffins, I'm starving...dammit, still 2 and a quarter hours till lunch...

[Darksuit]

intresting ideas, looking forward to see where its going =)

[duddlebug]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/7812/7812_1127983512_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/7812/7812_1127983512_large.jpg)

A quick colour test...

I'm thinking about how i'm going to do colours so played around with layer blending in PS.

Just an experiment to keep me thinking.

I'm not going to have any linework in my final piece so this isn't necessarily representative but it does start to look at the relationship between the drab townsfolk and the 'colourful' circus.

I'm gonna get onto some final composition sketches next.

Darksuit: Cheers!

Elsie: SO how do you think about clowns now you're converted? Do you want to cuddle them? They're very cuddly... It was a concious decision to go with skinny fingers on a fat clown. I wnated to see how it looked and to add to the strangeness. And Posh ate all the muffins... as usual... sorry.

[AndyH]

Woo! Thass ace, innit!?
These little studies are fantastic, but when are you gonna start on the finished thing? I think youre ready to go for it as your character studies are looking great. 60-odd days left is a lot of time, but its better to finish early than not finish it at all like you did with your M&S entry!

PS - give Aly a nudge to see if hes still among the living - he hasnt updated for ages!


EDIT - i just read that you are starting the finished composition next - doh!

[duddlebug]

60-odd days left is a lot of time, but its better to finish early than not finish it at all like you did with your M&S entry!

Hey!! I had a good excuse last time! Daisy was born three weeks before the deadline! And two weeks early! That shouldn't happen again unless Jane's not telling me something... :eek:

But you do have a point...

[OrO]

wow..these studies are great! i just love the idea of these sad clowns..and the huge clown on the small bike..great job so far! waithing for the real thing :bounce:

[kboss]

HA! Love the tufts of green hair! Like even his wig is going bald. More!

[Zephyri]

Wow jonny! These are great! You seriously need to get yourself into the children's book market, this sort of stuff on the cover would sell loads of stuff! It reminds me a little of the illustrations they had in the King Rollo books, if you ever read those as a kid, but a bit darker humour. Perfect for todays kids market. You could be the next quentin Blake!

Loving all these characters though, can't wait to see them put into the big picture.

[korayarts]

i like your style so much......good luck :bounce: :bounce:

[duddlebug]

You seriously need to get yourself into the children's book market.

Thanks Sam! That's the dream!! My big goal in life is to live by the seaside in Wales or Cornwall and write and illustrate children's books. Plus a bit of illustration. And comics. And a bit of concepting for games and film. That'd be great. *sigh* (I'm working on a couple of book proposals at the moment.... fingers crossed!!)

OrO: Thanks! Anbd there's more to come than just clowns! Contortionists! Stilt Walkers! Strongmen! Acrobats!! Horray!! Yippeee!! (Um... when i find some time)

kboss: I couldn't resist some straggly hair. he's gonna get some more work for the finished piece but he will keep his green straggly hair...

korayarts: Thanks!!

[OrO]

uuuuuhhhh...can't wait to see :drool:

[Falcorr]

Just popping by!

Good luck :thumbsup:

I really liked that black & white version where the notes where handdrawn. It looked so depressing! Even that dog looked sad. Overall the pic worked better without the colors.
well atleast more depressing.

Spectacular sadness? Huh ummm..

[GonzaloGolpe]

hehe, love the boy with the scarf and the cocky one behind him:D Love the empty space on the right, at the end of the trombone. If you bring nearer your ear to the monitor, you can hear it lowly,hehe. Sure you´ll do a wonderful job:thumbsup:



Zalo

[bwong]

give the man a prize!!

haha i like your image and your concept.. cool stuff.. your drawing style is wonderful..

looks like you're already done..and that you could do a couple of entries.. haha I like those clowns... they're kind of creepy in a way too... yet they're interesting to look at..

great work.

:banghead:

[EricClaeys]

I love the sickly nature of the characters - brings about the melancholy mood nicely.

[rongen]

... subscribe... subscribe... keeping an eye :)

I love your style Doodle. Can't wait to see the final image.

[Arc80]

I was hoping to see the full image again, but i'll wait, hehe. I like the colour treatment so far. It feels like you are using pastel and it goes well with your style. Their expressions are well done bro :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Very nice characterizations and adding hints of personality to each and everyone of your characters. Can't wait for more updates man :bounce:

cheers

[Vectorius]

Hello duddle!! you've THE style..i like your stuff man!! keep an eye on your work! see yaaa:)

[jeromoo]

Hello jonny! It seems to me you 'haven't really started' on your actual piece! :) Anyhow, I love your character designs! They make neat page illustrations!

[Elsie]

Hehe, how do I think about clowns now? I agree, they're very cuddly. Imagine this guy popping up at the foot of your bed demanding a hug. Infact, I think I may employ a fleet of them, and unleash them upon my enemies at 3 a.m...



Know of any looking for employment?

[grobouk]

happy you like my sketch.
I always love your work
See you soon

[Nox]

Wicked Cool duddle U rock man.

[MasonRoberts]

This is image is very powerfull!! I love it!!:thumbsup:

[lulaassassina]

LOL!

This one made me laugh!
Great work, as allways, duddlebug.
(Oh, and it's not a tuba, it's a souzaphone)

luv

[AndyH]

Any updates on the way mate?

Dont give up!

[duddlebug]

ooOooOps... i've been a bit quiet haven't i..? Sorry.

I've been a bit busy with 'other stuff' and my 'Spectacular' has had to sit on the back burner for a week or two. I'm hoping to get firmly back on with it next week though.

OrO: i can't wait to see either!!

Falcor_: I think i'd have to agree with you. As an illustration i prefer the black and white version. It's something i'll have to work at on the finished piece. Although my plan for the finished piece is more of a 'painted' look, so there's gonna be some big differences in rendering. And i've got to remember to answer the brief. But i am looking for a more melancholy spectacular than some folk...

Gonzalo Golpe: haha... you post made me smile when i read it the other day... and it's made me smile again today. I've just started reading books to my 5 month old daughter and imagining sounds and smells, and engaging with a picture is a wonderful thing. I'm actually working on a couple of book proposals and tried reading her the very rough black and white dummy book. All she wanted to do was eat it. :)

bwong: haha. Yeh!! Give me a prize!! Erm... This illustration is done but the contest has only just started and there'll be more illustrations to come!!

EricClaeys: Cheers... i just need to get that right as i head into the final piece...

rongen: I'll get more posted next week. And hopefully make your 'subscription' worthwhile... Thanks!

Arc80: I'm hoping to see a full image too!! It's a bit of a daunting prospect to me at the moment... There's so much going on in my rough... :argh:

Fiolka Alexandre: Thanks!

jeromoo: coming soon... honest...

Elsie: "Imagine this guy popping up at the foot of your bed demanding a hug" Errrm!? Now that would be scary...

grobouk, Nox, Mason Roberts: Thanks!!

lula_assassina: A souzaphone, eh? Thanks for the tip! OI thought it was a funny shape when i found the reference online!

Andy H: Yeh!! Updates are on the way!! Soon!! (ish) :wip:

[2xbo]

Hi duddlebug. LOL..... i like your paints to much. Plese keep postng.
I'll keep one eye to see the progress from your work.

xbo :scream:

[authentic]

I don't if you'll keep it but I like the work with font and the poetry of the words.

[AndyH]

Cmooooon!

Where is them pick-chaz?

I want more clownage

[MrFreeman]

:thumbsup: spectacular work as always Mr. Duddle.....

love the characters and style....type looks great as well......what about some wacky background to add to this???

Look forward to the next installment

There's obviously something in that spring water up there...mmmm...must try some....well back to the dark room :applause: :applause:

[aliasali]

man,really funny concept! i loved it! the style is cool too!

[OrO]

post post post!:scream:

[beelow]

You have been silent for a while now, I hope to see some updates soon. Good luck dude!:thumbsup:

[Dutchman]

You keep amazing me, Jonny! You make your updates and progress in this challenge to such a very exiting happening! Just awesome! :scream:

Your style is un-beatable! :twisted:

I hope to see some updates of you soon!
Have tons of fun & Find lots of luck! :beer:
-Gijs

[sirBS]

Very interesting style. It is really art approach. To me very much to like.

[AndyH]

Zzzzzzz.....

Cmon, jonny!

[duddlebug]

Zzzzzzz.....

Cmon, jonny!

ummmmm.... what can i say....?

I've been a bad boy...?

I've been very very busy but i'm gonna get stuck in again at the end of this week!! And that's a promise!! There's a month to go! (Gotta pull my finger out)

On a slightly different topic... Anyone seen the film 'Mousehunt'? I'm gonna watch it later because my house has become the front line in the war on Mus Domesticus. Jane's even taken baby Daisy off to Granny and Grandad's while i bravely fight the Buxton rodent population. The clever little feckers even managed to escape from a 'humane' mouse trap i bought. Ate the peanut butter, left a load of droppings in the trap and disappeared in the morning... i'm off to the hardware store this morning to get loads of the good old fashioned wood and metal traps... i've tried mr.nice guy, but they've picked a fight with the wrong vegetarian!!

Anyone got any good advice for mouse combat?

[TheFirstAngel]

:rolleyes: ANY ONE ALIVE? lol, u and Aly have a nice time? UUUUPDAAATE! :scream:

[duddlebug]

ANY ONE ALIVE? lol, u and Aly have a nice time? UUUUPDAAATE! :scream:

haha... i think we just crossed posts in the ether...

I am alive... although with the limited sleep i've had over the last few nights of mice and screaming girlfriends, i don't feel particularly alive... :)

I've not seen Aly for a few days because he's been having fun in Whitby. I think we've both been a bit quiet over here though, haven't we?

I think Aly's gonna be posting agsin soon too...

[TheFirstAngel]

I am alive... although with the limited sleep i've had over the last few nights of mice and screaming girlfriends, i don't feel particularly alive... :)
lol, good to know. erm nasty mice, and bad gf(s??? woah). better get some bacon and some thing sparkling to chill your gf too. not to get confused with the 2, you dont wanna find your gf in a mousetrap ot the screaming strs over again ;) jk. looking forward to your next update.
cheers

[NinjaA55N]

mice problem huh? hehe... I've been there... I had 11 mice in my room last year, 3 adults and other little ones (those 3 adults were quite busy). I caught all of them with those cages, but sometimes they even managed to escape.. but sooner or later I got them all. On the other hand, those metal ones that kill them r success for sure. Sad but true.. good luck! :D
And come back with ur great art soon.

[mybutterflyiris]

I can understand the mice thing...actually in my case rats too...but they aren't in the house, they are in the barn, so it's a bit different. We have a cat to help deal with the problem, and it worked for many years. However, recently the cat decided to retire...don't know why, but now he only stalks the bird feeders.

[duddlebug]

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Okay... so it's been a while coming... and it looks like i'm further behind than i was before... but hey... i've had a lot of stuff on...

I've done the odd doodle since i last posted but could never get the 'feel' i wanted for the image. This is the closest i've got and i think i can develop the mood and feel of the piece if i work into this.

The whole idea behind my spectacular entry is to contrast the rather eerie and macabre circus against an overwhelming industrialised drabness.

So that the spectacular is in the contrast... the spectacular is in the first vision that these pale coughing kids have of the trundling circus.

I figured that by placing the circus centrally in the image it focuses the viewer on their arrival. I've tried to lower the viewpoint to accentuate this and i'm planning on having a lot of the crowd looking to camera, as though they are looking at you... as you are in the road... in the path of the oncoming 'Cirque de Spectaculaire'. I think i'm going to turn the spooky kid on the tricycle to face the viewer too. The narrow strips of buildings either side are going to be dark and i'll try and use them to narrow and heighten the space occupied by the circus, and to hint at the claustrophobia felt by the inhabitants of the town. In the area behind the circus i want to make suggestions of the chimneys and mills and smoke and rooftops...

This should be close in composition to my 'Line Art' and that's what'll be coming next... please get any crits or suggestions in quick!!

[Elsie]

Yeah! I was just sitting here a minute ago thinking "Hm, I wonder whether Mr. Duddle shall be updating us with more Clownage anytime soon...". Guess my telekenetic powers are working overtime today!

Great stuff, very busy looking scene - cannot wait to see this in colour!

I dunno why but that "Pies" sighpost in the top corner made me crack up :D

[duddlebug]

I just want to reply to some of the posts which have kept my thread alive while i've been 'slacking' (although it's because i've been a very busy boy!)

2xbo: Cheers! Sorry it's been a while... i'm gonna finish this challenge thoguh so there'll be lots of updates over the next few weeks.

authentic: Thanks Vincent... yup, i like the 'words' version too. It won't be part of my final image because i don't think that'd suit the brief, but i may well consider a sequrential set of images along this theme that'll incorporate text.

AndyH: More clowns on the way!! More colour and spectacularlynussness!! (and i need to pop by and say hello to your crazy grannies!)

MrFreeman: Glad you liked the clown image... the final composition is a bit 'busier'!! But it will ahve a background... although not particularly 'wacky'. More 'Mundane'. 'Dull'. 'Drab'. And btw... we get free spring water in Buxton!! There's a fancy tiled spring in the town centre which has a constant flow of the proper spring water and people come from miles around to fill car loads of bottles. 1000 years old and from deep in the limestone that buxton is perched on!

Madlight_1988: Thanks! I'm gonna try and stick with the general style, but i think it'll be wholly painted, without the linework.

OrO: I have done, but there'll be my Line Art and more interested stuff with colour (ooOOoH!) coming by the end of the week.

beelow: Sorry for being so quiet, but 'real' wotk takes priority and i've had no time to work on this... or even browse the forum properly... i'm determined to get this one finished!!

Dutchman: Thanks Gijs! I'm chuffed you like it that much! Keep looking in...

Sergey Banityuk: As i said to madlight, i'm going for a more 'painterly' approach with the finished image, although the the charcaters will have a very similar look and feel to the clown image. I'm glad you like it so far.

and bad gf(s??? woah).

the1st_angel: haha... i did mean 'girlfriend' in the singular. I don't think i could handle more than one... although i can't say i haven't thought about it now and again... ;)

NinjaASSN: 11 mice!! I don't want that many... my girlfriend is still driving round the country with our baby because she doesn't want to sleep in a house with mice!! I was very reluctant to kill the mice, but i need my ladies back!!

mybutterflyiris: Damn those pesky mice!! I've caught four so far... but i think there's another couple hiding in the floor!! I couldn't cope with rats!? I think a cat's a great idea, but i was always so sad when our cats killed birds and bunny rabbits when i was a kid... I think cats just get to a stage in life where an inherent laziness overtakes the instinct to kill kill kill. And they just sit around the house either being incredibly affectionate or incredibly grumpy... or to a combination of both at random intervals.

Elsie: Thanks! Maybe your telekenetic powers are what jolted me into action. Not bad coming all the way from Glasgow!! Could it be something to do with the 'possibly evil'...?


More to come... this week... and i'm gonna find some time to browse a bit and see what other peeps are doing...

chinchin!

[walrus]

Hey, Jonny - Looking good! I like the new composition. Like the idea to have the tricyclist facing us, too. Ovarall - and it's hard to tell, it's just rough lines - but the layout feels a little claustrophobic... You could consider giving it a little more room to breathe on all sides and that wouldn't even hurt your proportions... or not. Jam-packed might very well be what you're shooting for.

Either way, good luck with all the work you have to do, both here and elsewhere, and good luck getting your entry - and your family - together! :) (Go get them meeses!)
-mike

[anilduran]

thats a really good composition jonny. hurry bro...

[Lync]

I like the claustraphobic feel of the image..it adds to the feel of the drab surroundings. Then with the circus central to it all, it adds to the claustraphobia in a different way in that it changes it and lightens it - a kind of bright closeness instead of drab closeness. I guess that change enhances the contrast in an odd way. :thumbsup:

[MichaelZHsee]

wow,looks great in the new compo~lets beat in some colors mate~keenly anticipating for that~:scream:

[Mysterious X]

whatever happened to jonny ???

[AndyH]

http://www.johnny-five.com/scrapbook/w-johnny.jpgGood question.

Jonny - Your chum Aly is doing pretty damn well catching up and possibly making the deadline - I hope you can too!

[duddlebug]

Jonny - Your chum Aly is doing pretty damn well catching up and possibly making the deadline - I hope you can too!

(and MysteriousX!)

I hope i can make it... i really do... I'll be back on it tonight to scrub up that rough into some line art. Hopefully i can post that tomorrow...?

I've had a tough week with a bereavement in the family, tons of work and an annoying case of very painful carpal tunnel syndrome in my thumb and wrist. Bah humbug!!

But i have caught five mice! So my ladiezzz have moved back home!

But i'm coming back... promise...

[duddlebug]

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I've been fiddling and fiddling over the last few days and couldn't get the straight on view how i wanted it... i couldn't get the overall 'freel' that i was after....

And more importantly, i couldn't show the industrial environment properly. The environment is an important part of my image because i want the circus to contrast against it. Even thought the circus is sinister and macabre, i want the colours to come out at you against the drab, smoggy city.

So i doodled this... inspired by the stockport viaduct. Which Poshspice informs me is the wrold's largest brick built structure. He's a goldmine of facts, don't you know...

[duddlebug]

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Nope... i'm not switching to the 3D contest... just using maya to help me hit the deadline!!

I was struggling with the environment, so i tried to visualise my ideas in 3D. And i'm gonna use the (very quick and rough) model as a template for my line art.

There's still some fiddling in 2D and some cropping to do, but this is the general idea.

'Line Art' should be posted in the next 24 hours....

[AndyH]

Go, Jonny go go go!

Looking sweet - good sense of scale

[walrus]

Nice layout (as were the last several, too.)
Lot more emphasis on the setting this time 'round... But you've all but lost the guy on the tricycle! :sad: Maybe some more space around him and less behind him (so he has a distinct silhouette) will help him stand out more.
Good luck!

-mike

[duddlebug]

Nice layout (as were the last several, too.)
Lot more emphasis on the setting this time 'round... But you've all but lost the guy on the tricycle! :sad: Maybe some more space around him and less behind him (so he has a distinct silhouette) will help him stand out more.
Good luck!

Cheers Mike... an, yup, i agree with you... the tricyclist needs to be more visisble. I wanted to show more of the environment because that's central to my theme. I've had another play with this composition. I'll post it in the next few minutes. And then i might try fiddling it into a 'portrait' composition as one last alternative. I have to get onto the colour tomorrow or i'll never finish on time!!

[duddlebug]

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Another fiddle with the composition to try and bring out the circus and, more importantly, the little fella at the front.

i'm gonna carry on tweaking (i'll try that portrait composition too) and then settle on a layout in the morning for my Line Art.

[AlyFell]

I'm liking this layout Jonny! It gives you a bit more space to play with characters... :) Looks a bit like Stockport... Edit: Heheh! Just saw your previous post... that's Europe, not t'world! I'm sure the States has got bigger stuff in it! ;)

[duddlebug]

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An attempt at a portriat version along the same lines. I think i'm gonna go with the landscape version. it gives me more space on the ground.

So unless i change my mind overnight, i'll be posting my landscape 'Line Art' tomorrow...

[NinjaA55N]

and u r still alive! nice to see that :D h... about the canvas format. I think the portrait version works better. There is something big, something that is going up to the sky and beyond that limit.. and its coming to us.. its the circus. Its huge and spectacular. I personally dont think that u can achieve that feeling by adding elements one by one in a row. Or maybe Im wrong? Just catch the deadline ok? :)

[evanfotis]

I will second the portrait crop.
It gives puts emphasis on the characters, and has a more dramatic look.

Also, while in 3d, why dont you try a wider angled lens on the camera, which will produce some neat perspectices?

[duddlebug]

I think the portrait version works better. There is something big, something that is going up to the sky and beyond that limit.. and its coming to us.. its the circus. Its huge and spectacular. I personally dont think that u can achieve that feeling by adding elements one by one in a row. Or maybe Im wrong? Just catch the deadline ok? :)

Cheers Blaz...

When i left the office, i was pretty much sold on the Landscape format... but looking at them now (after a halloumi wrap and a big glass of red wine) i'm thinking that you're probably right.

I'm gonna leave it until the morning and make a firm decision, so that i can get some colouring in done!

evanfotis: Thanks for the input. This camera has a pretty wide angle and was starting to make distortions i just wouldn't normally make in 2D. I'll need to play with the camera though, to get everything in shot in portrait format.

More coming tomorrow... i feel like i'm miles behind!!

[beelow]

I hope to see u finish johnny, goodluck dude!

[MichaelZHsee]

hie johny~great to see that u have sort out the angle as well as the format,preferably,i'd go for the landscape format as it looks more grandeur too!:thumbsup:full speed ahead john,i'm anxiously to go along with this thread till the final output:scream:

[duddlebug]

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Still fiddling...

I think i'm back on the portrait view now. I've set myself a deadline to get the Line Art submitted by the end of the day... so it could well be a portrait composition.

Any crits or preferences welcome...

[AndyH]

Niiice! That perspective and framing kicks many an arse! Keep at it!

[walrus]

Jonny, looking at your latest composition touches me and just makes me want to say





Will you stop noodling with your camera and get painting already!?!!

(said with all affection, and in a Kermit the Frog voice, just so you know :D )

All of the compositions have been working well. It really jusy depends whether you want to spend the next 11 days painting more buildings or more clowns. Just go with it and move forwards!
This one works really well to highlight the clowns and still feature the neat architecture. Only thing I'd comment on is thattop of the tall building in the upper right ("Pies?") is not in the same perspective as the bridge.

Good luck!

-mike

[duddlebug]

Will you stop noodling with your camera and get painting already!?!!


Hahaha!!

Sorry Mike... Line Art today and I'll start colouring in tomorrow... promise...

ediT: And cheers to Andy, Beelow and sh@ke for the input!

[kboss]

Comin' at ya...?

Cleopatra

Much prefer this composition. Think you should go with this one. Looking forward to some serious colouring action.

[Dutchman]

Hi Jonny!
Cool to see you continuing this challenge, unless you didn't update your entry for a long time! :scream: Your (one of) the best! :thumbsup:

The new idea/concept looks very interesting and well thought! That contrast in the look but also in the 'deeper idea' will be very nice! :)

Also cool to see you focusing on landscape or potrait. As the final should look a bit spectacular ;) I'd prefer the portaitversion, as the 'tallness' will be very intimidating. Also the industrial stuff on the background will look better, as that bridge will look taller (I think).

But your still the master; I'm the n00b...! :twisted: It was just what I did think about it. :)

All the best wishes ;) & Good luck on continuing :bounce: ,
-Gijs

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So here's my Line Art! only 3 more milestones to go! Yippee!!

I've dropped the camera angle a bit and moved folk a little, but it's very similar to the last concept.

This still looks very rough and my high-res version is only marginally bigger than the image i've submitted here, but it's as finished as my line art is going to get.

I'm going to get on with painting the environment next in fairly subdued tones.

[Norberg]

Hi Jonny,
It took some time to see the final concept from you, but I guess it was worth waiting for.
Nice to see this blend of the two concepts. The industrial environment will contrast well to the circus. I guess we can expect alot of colors now?
Good luck with the remaining milestones!

[duddlebug]

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Here's the first dabs of colour. I've actually tweaked the line art a bit on the clown and the tricycle kid, but i'm gonna do any required line work as i go along so i'll leave my line art submission as it was.

I'm planning on keeping the picture quite monotone, apart from the circus folk. I'm hoping this'll add to the contrast between the drab and the spectacular. And help with the feel and the style of the piece. It may be less spectacular than some entries, but i anything with lights, bells and whistles is spectacular to the kids in this city.

I think the kids in the foreground look a little old and smogged out at the moment, but i'm gonna get all the city elements blocked in and then start adding more defined detail.#

I'm still struggling a bit with the monkey on the tricycle in the foreground (to our left, by the kid in the hat) but i think i'll wing it with the colouring in!!

It's gonna be a struggle. My carpal tunnel is playing up (ouch!), my parents in law are coming to stay for three days as a nice surprise (with a day's notice!?) and i'm busy with 'real' work. But i'll submit something next week. Promise.

[Squibbit]

hey this new one looks great, now hurry upand finish it!



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[duddlebug]

And just to reply to some peeps....

kboss: Cheers! Glad you like the composition. I've actually come very close on a couple of occasions to starting a whole new piece with a lot less going on. I'll have to do that piece next. Some serious colouring action to come... but in a spectacularly desaturated styleee.

Dutchman: Thankyou very much Gijs! I'm gonna need a little bit of luck getting this finished. I just need everything to go to plan from now until Tuesday.

Norberg: It did take some time, didn't it? Sorry. I've been so busy with stuff and things and December always seemd so far away. I think i've neglected my involvement with the forum too... especially in the last month. Gonna try and have a good peruse today. You might be disappointed if you're after lots of colours... :)

eDiT: beacuse Squibbit jumped in while i was typing... cheers Squibbit! I'll try my best! (if i don't change my mind again) And i love your Christmas hat!!

[maurodelia]

It reminds me of tim burton. Exelent ! Nice scene ! Can´t wait to see it done !

[MichaelCTY]

wow ,hello ,great compo,and style!! I love your characters.Looks really fun espacially the boy riding the bike,haha thats a really interest work,really wanna see more !!! keep it dude!!
:beer:

[Screenblind]

Very pleased to see the development on the crazy background perspective - as well as your decision to keep the 'grimness' evident in the muted tones of the spectators. I hope you finish this on time... as the body of work as a whole is easily in my top 5.

[Nikolay]

Good work... I shall be glad to observe of progress.:thumbsup:

[duddlebug]

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I'm gonna post loads of WiP's... :)

I made a few adjustments, most importantly i shifted the terrace end further out to the top right. It was bugging me and was far too close to the clown's tuba.

[duddlebug]

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Thought i'd add a close up of the boy in the foreground.

i added a bit of detail to get my brain cogs turning on the way i'll render the city elements.

Gonna work up the city first...

[zpapageo]

This is really great, Johnny. I love the new composition. This is exactly how everyone at my office looks.

[mybutterflyiris]

Zpapageo: haha...that's funny

Starts singing: "Go Jonny, Go!..."

This is looking like it's going to be a great spectacular entry... Love the composition and the wonderful perspective. I think now your issue is going to be time... so get to it. I want to see this thing in by the deadline. :applause:

[cLos71]

Cool :bounce: I hope you're migthy quick bro...
Best of luck!

[anilduran]

It seems really impressive detailing even it started yet.
Your characters are deeply charismatic and mystical.As all they knew something without our consciousness.
To seeing different styles like yours is emotional.
I would like to see the final situation this concept so much...
Hurry bro....!!!

[AndyH]

Woo! I LOVE that perspective and the shape created by that huge bridge. Really nice touch with the strangely coloured sky too. Makes you realise how big the urban sprawl is, what with so little sky showing through.

Keep it up - no fidgeting, no looking back - just get it done in time!

[walrus]

Wow, that's got some great texture to it, Jonny! How are you doing that? Chalk brushes..? In PS or Painter? (If you have time in your mad dash to answer such questions...? :) )

-mike

[duddlebug]

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A small update.

We were invaded by my parents-in-law last night, so i didn't get chance to work on my spectacular. BaH!!

I've just managed to squeeze an hour in before starting 'proper' work. I'll hopefully make a bit of progress at lunchtime too.

Wot? Only 5 days to go!? AaaRgh!!

[duddlebug]

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didn't like the little fella's eyes when i posted.

He's looking t'other way now.

There's a circus coming, don't you know?

:)

[duddlebug]

And thanks for the comments...

zpapageo: haha... i'm sure everyone at every office looks a little bit like this. Even if it's just on the inside!

mybutterflyiris: Thanks! I hope i hit the deadline too. Better get down in my cellar and look for that jar of elbow grease.

cLos71: I hope i'm quick too... The problem is just getting onto the computer...

anilduran: Thanks!! I'm gonna hurry don't you worry, but there's no time for rhymes with this deadline... :p

Andy H: Thankyou Mr.H. Um... the red light was gonna be from the circus... but i like the idea of it being light from the city. We'll see what happens...

walrus: Hi Mike. It's the chalk 17 pixels from PS (and i increase and decrease the size). With texture turned on. I hadn't really tried the textures, so i thought it'd be a good time to try them out. Been changing them about a bit... not sure which one i started with now. Doh! I really need to get a good palette of brushes set up in PS. And Painter still confuses me when i try and actually produce a piece of work. It's great fun to fiddle with though.

[Atris]

Hi!
Your style and the atmospere of the city make a great impression on me! I hear music and I feel cold in my chest. Keep it up! I wish you good luck! :)

[PixelPlay]

Looking great! Hope you can finish because I want to see this one done (and you do too).

[duddlebug]

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Just been tidying up the viaduct and bits of the environment over my lunch hour...

eDiT: The glows on the buildings and under the viaduct will return!! And so will some of the texture!! And those cobbles need some work!!

[ahbeejieh]

talk about not getting to enjoy your lunch enough over this :scream: but it's worthit. modeling in 3d's really maxed up the potential of your image man. very inspiring. have you seen corpse bride? your piece has the same mood projection, and it's just great. keep it up :thumbsup:

[beelow]

Nice strong composition, it has this overpowering feel to it. Lighting will make it or break it, the character I love as well keep at it!:thumbsup:

[Zephyri]

Very remiss of me not to call in here more often, especially considering the progress you've made since I last looked. (you make me feel guilty for not giving my own another try!). I love the new overall feel to this piece, the muckier look to the city gives the people much more character and makes the circus look even more out of place. Classic duddle, thankfully! *cheerleads to help you along with it*

[DoInferno]

Hehe... Keep lunching man. It seens you´ve got a lot of job to do, and it´s getting wonderfull!

[TheFirstAngel]

wow, the power it has since my last visit is amazing. love the angle and the composition, keep up the great work! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[MichaelZHsee]

whoa~nice one mate~i got this shindler list feeling in it!i love the way u design ur character,comically done:scream:

[duddlebug]

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Another hour... and more tinkering...

Thinking about lights and colours and adding detail to the viaduct.

The poor little fella in the bottom left is my guinea pig for changes which is why he has some smatterings of light across his bonce.

More to come after my lunch hour. :)

[duddlebug]

Atris: Cold in your chest, eh? Imagine how those little kids feel!! Cheers for the comment... that's just the feel i want from this picture.

PixelPlay: I'm going to try so so so hard to get this finished. I've definitely got all of Sunday free to keep colouring in!

ahbeejieh: Haha... lunchtimes have been my main window for doing personal work since my daughter Daisy was born. Evenings have a habit of going to pot... i was struggling with how i wanted the perspective and i think a very basic 3D model allows me to play around with camera angles and layouts in minutes, rather than doing a fresh perspective drawing each time. I'm a big fan of the flexibility computers can give artist for experimentation.

beelow: Cheers! Aaaah... lighting... sigh.... the dreaded lighting... hmmmm... lighting stresses me out!

Zepyhri: Thanks Sam! Sorry to hear you aren't gonna have time to finish. I'm still crossing my fingers and toes for this piece! Glad you like it so far and thanks for the cheerleading! :)

DoInferno: I do have a job to do... and lunchtime's the time to do it. And a great big chunk of Sunday methinks!

the1st_angel: Cheers SAcha!

sh@ke: ta! And yup... i 'spose there is a bit of Shindler's list about the palette. I think there'll be more colour in the circus as a colour it up, but the red light will be a big feature.

[Jaba153]

hope u can finish that crazy good stuff on time ! really dope:applause: cheers
jaba

[beelow]

I hear that, johnny, yeah I having a hard time with my entry, with the lighting well actually just color in general, man I suck when it comes to color!

[Arc80]

Quite an update seens the last time i dropped by. WOW, this is looking great. You definately feel the sense of that factory driven environment. All those greys really adds a lot of mood to it and contrasting it with the bright red looks nice. No critzs, just cheering you to finish this piece.

check back again
cheers dude :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[duddlebug]

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I've added more detail to the little city folk to the left of the image, and a little to the terraces (added a clog shop!)

More significantly, i've added a blue overlay between the red layers and the grey background.

I'm hoping to finish the city folk and terraces on the right hand side tonight... Viaduct and background tomorrow... and i've left sunday free for painting the circus folk.

Which leaves Monday to spot something terribly wrong with the whole thing, plummet into a major lifelong depression because i've made a pig's ear of the whole thing and wearily submit to judging.

Hopefully i can get that all done on time!

[HamsterFly]

Hurry up Jonny :arteest: ! i rely like your concept. cool style of characters, and that red light spots is add dramatic moment in whole composition ! wish you luck !

[beelow]

Finish dude, sulk later, throw down:arteest: , holla!

[Aedilhum]

Looking good,I like the concept.
look forward to seeing the final.
cheers.

[duddlebug]

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I finished off the city folk and terraces last night. Gonna do the viaduct, mills, chimneys, clouds and smoke today.

The circus folk will come tomorrow.

And... um... 2 days, 15 hours, 13 minutes and 13 seconds?? AaaArgh!!

[duddlebug]

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Nearly finished the background... tried to keep my distance and keep it quite 'chalky' and stylised. It's beens so tempting to zoom right in and render the life out of the details, but i want this piece to keep some semblance of real media and a rougher edge.

I did a test print on glossy paper which came out well so i decided to get cracking on the circus folk!

[duddlebug]

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Started on the clowns...

The clowns are gonna be more colourful than the monotone city folk, but i'm going to try and keep the colours fairly subdued and take account of the red smoke and light.

Lots to do yet... but at least it feels achievable!

[Slav]

go jonny i like your image alot. kind of was wondering when you where goint to update.

[duddlebug]

Thought i'd respond to you kind folk who've commented whilst i'm supping my cup of tea. The comments and interest i've received have certainly been a big motivation to get this finished.

Jaba153: So glad you like the progress so far... and i'm gonna make sure i finish it. No sweat.

Beelow: Colour gets so confusing... even when you've gone greyscale...hahaha. Cheers for the comments over the last few months. And i'll sulk as soon as the final image is submitted. :)

Arc80: Thanks... it's great you're getting the right feel from the image. Hopefully the mood and story of the piece will be evident in the final image.

Aedilhum: Thankyou!

HamsterFly: I'm hurrying!! It'll get done!! It will! Honest!!

Slav: Thanks!! A few more updates over the weekend i hope... and the final image Monday evening..?

[duddlebug]

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Started properly on the circus folk!

I'm hoping to get all the circus finished today, so that tomorrow can be a 'tweaking' day. Unfortunately, i need to go off and order some carpets this afternoon and treat my ladies to a pub lunch, so won't be able to make progress until this evening... bah!

I'll post another WiP this evening...

[MVDB]

I realy hope you'll end this one in time... ehhh, :banghead: . . now I don't!
Great image! :thumbsup: :applause:

Good luck to ya!

[cLos71]

Cool duddle, nothing like a deadline to get one moving. :bounce: Color progress looks good, keep at it bud!

[MrFreeman]

:thumbsup: love the perspective, and characters and good to see you back...

keep colouring....still a day to go :applause: :bounce:

[AndyH]

Excellent stuff!
I love the mixture of greys, off-whites and orangey reds. Reminds me of russian art or those old propaganda posters for some reason.

I really, REALLY hope you can finish this in time

[Vahn]

very good work db :thumbsup: I hope you got time today :D

[duddlebug]

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So...

i didn't get it finished over the weekend... So i won't have the 24 hours to leave it alone and review it. But i'll still get it done. And i've had quite a bit of fun playing with the colour... even if there's not a lot but red!!

[AndyH]

Woo! Babooooooon!


Go jonny! Are you at work today? If so, see if the boss can let you work on this all day :D
I think it worked for aly during the M&S comp unless im mistaken?

[MichaelZHsee]

now thats what i'm talking about~doing great there johny~the color blends just great man
yeah i did mine at work too~but best if u dont get caught~haha,i had to work with the job in the company and concurrently working on the challenge too.even came back on weekend telling the producers that i have some unfinished work to be done but it was for the challenge.:D

[duddlebug]

Go jonny! Are you at work today? If so, see if the boss can let you work on this all day :D
I think it worked for aly during the M&S comp unless im mistaken?

hmmm... i'm sure Aly does no such thing... and i've got far too much to do at the moment!! :sad:

But i have just realised that i've got more time than i thought. The deadline's tomorrow at midnight! Yippee!! I thought i'd have to submit tonight.

And thanks to everyone else for replies...

MichaelMotion, cLos71, MrFreeman, Vahn: Thanks for looking and the positive comments! I'm hurring!! And i will finish!

Time for real work now! I'll get another hour in at lunchtime and post a WiP...

[Elsie]

Ah, keep at it Jonny, I'm really looking forward to seeing in finished :) It's looking fantastic, I adore the characters and the angle of the buildings in the background - one of my two favourites in the challenge. All the best of luck :D

[MVDB]

Alrighty then! Go for it and finish this master piece! :bounce:

[duddlebug]

now thats what i'm talking about~doing great there johny~the color blends just great man
yeah i did mine at work too~but best if u dont get caught~haha,i had to work with the job in the company and concurrently working on the challenge too.even came back on weekend telling the producers that i have some unfinished work to be done but it was for the challenge.:D

I'm not doing it at work!! I did a chunk of my Machineflesh at work, but that was during the demise of WArthog and i had very little 'real' work to do. I'm a bit too busy at the moment for sneaky working. Except maybe an extra 15 minutes after lunch. Although me and Aly come in to the office an hour early and leave an hour late so with lunchhour it gives us nearly 3 hours a day... if i don't go for a stroll down the lane...

And for the first time in years i prefer my set up at home... I'm really getting into my Apple and i've got my attic room sorted into a (very messy) work space! ANd my Apple can handle the file... my work machine is getting very chuggy with my spectacularly cumbersome spectacular piece!

Glad you like the colours... it's all a bit experimental with no time to change my mind!! :)

[AndyH]

Oi!

Less talk, more paint :D

[duddlebug]

Oi!

Less talk, more paint :D

I was painting!!

But not on this... Booo!!

Only an hour until lunchtime... Hooooray!!

(And you've upset Aly... he says he always works very hard at the office and never does stuff for chalenges duriung work hours and that you'll hear from his solicitor forthwith... you wouldn't like him when he's angry... he seems to get taller and his voice gets deeper and all the bunnies run to hide)

[duddlebug]

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Lunchtime progress... adding detail to the circus procession... and i worked up the bricks in the viaduct.

I wanted to get the less interesting stuff out of the way so i can detail up the front characters tonight.

[Squibbit]

go jonny!

looks excellent, nice progress, and there's still time nicely


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[Sundance5000]

Very nice work Johnny. Best of luck in getting all the detailing done tonight, though it does already look quite spectacular!

[duddlebug]

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Been doing some fiddling and painting so i thought i'd post a screengrab of the clowns close up...

You may also be able to spot my layer indulgence. I've been trying to limit my layers but all the detail is making my head hurt and i've gone a bit layer crazy.

And the good news is that i think it's all gonna be done on time! Hoooray!!

If i can get the ftp sorted... sigh...

[zpapageo]

It's coming out great johnny!

[AndyH]

Woo! Excellent stuff!
I just LOVE that shading. So rich and contrasty. Nice blend of colours. Much brighter and colourfuller (!) than your usual style

Glad youre gonna finish it in time too.

[evanfotis]

just luve that baboon...:buttrock:
:thumbsup: hurry up mate

[DoInferno]

Lunch again man! You have got to end this picture! I love your style!

[duddlebug]

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Didn't get it finished last night... had some baby distractions and got too tired and it became a struggle. It's no fun when it's a struggle! And this is for fun!

But there's plenty of time today to add the finishing details and do a bit of tweaking...

[MichaelZHsee]

this looks really good.its getting better in every updates~:thumbsup:

[tAstyBITs]

I like this one alot! wowowow. 15 hours to go...

[duddlebug]

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I've been sorting out Mr.Mandrill... but now it's time for 'proper' work.

Why does everything take longer than you think?

:)

[MVDB]

Lovin' the details you're putting in!
Monkeys look cool and little fellah on bike in foreground is pretty d@mn cute! :thumbsup: Highest monkey in building: lovely detail!
Keep it up

[GonzaloGolpe]

hehe, Mr.Duddle I send you extra-energy to finish your piece:bounce: Cool colours and...hurry up!!hehehe, good luck!

[Vectorius]

GO GO GO DUDDLE !!:bounce: that's rock!! hope you get finished..tic tac tic tac.Best luck and congrat for your great job!:thumbsup:

[black-hand-77]

It makes me wanna be there, watching that infernal circus parade! Good luck! :thumbsup:

[AndyH]

Dammit jonny - i oughta come up to buxton/ derby and kick your arse! This is looking ace, but i somehow think that its gonna end up rushed because of the deadline! If only you focused on it this hard at an earlier stage....


Anyhoo - its looking ace-a-reeno :thumbsup:

[beelow]

Hey man you almost there, I am in the same boat, almost there, good luck with yours johnny, I love the style and the texture, very good stuff, holla!:thumbsup:

[duddlebug]

I thought i'd reply to folks before i start on my lunchtime grind!

Elsie: Thankyou... i'm dead chuffed that you rank it that highly!

sundance5000: Thanks! I didn't get it all done last night, but it's gonna be done on time. Promise.

Squibbit, zpapageo, DoInferno, evanfotis, tAsty BITs: Thanks!

sh@ke: Tha's the plan! If it looked worse in every update i'd be tearing what's left of my hair out!

MichaelMotion: Thanks again for the interest. I want the little guy to be cute... but oddly sinister...

Gonzalo Golpe: heh... cheers! I might need that extra energy for the submission shenanigans i'll have later on!

Fiolka Alexandre: Don't worry, i'm gonna finish with minutes and minutes to spare. :)

black_hand_77: If you were there... would you look as glum as the city kids..? And would the circus look spectacular to you if all you had ever seen were dark mills and belching chimneys?

beelow: Cheers! I've been meaning to pop by your thread, but it's all getting a bit hectic!

AndyH: I'm glad you like the colours'n'all. I'm pretty pleased with the piece so far, and it is a bit more saturated than some of my recent stuff. Although i know i'll spot something i dislike first thing tomorrow! And i'm not rushing it! I'm just hitting a deadline. If i was rushing, i'd have finished it last night! I did my machineflesh colouring in a day methinks!! There's plenty of time yet... 11 hours and 32 minutes to be fairly precise... and i only have to take four hours out for real work, and one hour to drive home, half an hour to cook dinner, twenty minutes to lay a fire for my ladies, fifteen minutes to put Daisy to bed and... um...er... that'll leave me loads of time... hmmmm.

well... no time for typing...

[LadyMedusa]

To bad you didn't get to finish it before the limit :/
Hope you'll finish it anyway :)

[BaronImpossible]

That is brilliant :thumbsup: Get it submitted, chop chop

[duddlebug]

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some bits and bobs to do...

not gonna tell you what in case i don't get them all done... teehee!

But i can see the light at the end of the tunnel. just gotta keep my fingers crossed that the ftp'ing goes smoothly because i'm gonna be a last minute boy!!

[duddlebug]

To bad you didn't get to finish it before the limit

AaaarGgh!!

Don't panic me!!

I've got 10 hours, eighteen minutes and 13 seconds to go!!

Phew...

Baron Impossible: Cheers matey! It'll all be done and i'll have a big mug of hot chocolate and collapse on the sofa as soon as the ftp is done!

[monsitj]

wow! very nice color choice! and yes ! please finish this and submit in time , good luck man!

[stefan]

Wow. I like it. Woud U like to look on my Spectacular 3d entry and write what U think please? Of corse after everything is done. I look forvard to it. And lot of luck.

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, super design I adore, good luck.
E.T :cool:

[duddlebug]

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SO is this it...?

I'm gonna take it home (i'm still at the office) and have another look and make any teeny weeny tweaks... and then...

I'll submit it...

(Fingers crossed for the ftp!)

[AndyH]

Woooow!
Nice! I love all the little people/ puppets flying about!
I was expecting a little more colour on the circus folk at the back though - like on those concept sketches you did earlier. They all look a little too red at the mo.

Still looks ace though. Id say thats good enough to submit.

Well done matey! :applause:

[paperclip]

Jonny.....WHOA.

Great stuff! I've loved your work ever since 'romanes', so I knew you'd come up with something good but this is amazing!

It is now my desktop wallpaper :) Thanks for making it so cool! :thumbsup: I'll keep an eye on this for sure.

Only crit is that it could use something to balance out allllll that red, but I'm sure you have something in mind......

[DoInferno]

I know deadline is close... You have only four hours and a FTP procedure to follow, but...

I agree with all the red being a bit of a problem... I believe at least that big "rabitt" thing and maybe some of the flying puppets should have a little bit of others colors to stand out from the rest of the background...

Of course it´s just an opinion, and i believe your work is pretty good by now. Well... It´s up to you!

[evanfotis]

Maybe some last minute more dramatic shadows on the red orchestra guys?
I know you want to keep the contrast from the colourless city/people, but some burned shadows may pop them out a bit. My twocents.

Other than that, I love the comp, and colour contrast in this image!

[Slav]

that's awesome!

i really like your style i cannot crit this but there is nothing to crit anyways!

good work.

[duddlebug]

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It was a grey day.

It was always a grey day.

The dark grey mills belched out their dark grey smoke into the dark grey sky as thousands of children scampered along cobbled streets to be greeted by the dark grey foremen of the dark grey mills.

But something felt different this morning.

There was the faint burble of music and a strange red tint to the dark grey clouds.

Joseph stopped on his way to the dark grey clog factory where he spent most of his dark grey days. He could see shafts of red light spilling through the archways in the dark grey viaduct. And from the other side of the dark grey terraces he could hear music. It wasn't beautiful, but he so rarely heard music that it seemed to him to be so very beautiful.

Other children stopped.

A thousand children stopped.

A thousand children breathing light grey mist into the dark grey air.

And then it appeared between the dark grey arches.

A burbling, trundling, tumbling circus of scarlet and ivory shrouded in a creeping, crawling, inquisitive mist.

As it edged towards him along the dark grey cobbles, Joseph realised that he had never seen anything like it. He had never seen anything so colourful. He had never seen anything so red. So very very red.

In all of his dark grey life, Joseph had never seen anything so Spectacular!



eDiT: I couldn't post this story last night because i was typing with one hand with Daisy on my knee before whizzing her off to hospital for the doc to check her little pink head... but here's my original post from last night. Sorry if it's wrong in the spectacular rule book (?), but little Daisy has to take priority... even over my doodles...

I've made a couple of tweaks but time is short because my 7 month old daughter Daisy has banged her head and been very sick all over her mummy!

So we're off to the hospital...

i'll have to add the story stuff when we get back! I thought i'd better submit in case we have to wait a long time!!

i'll talk about the red later...it's a stylistic thing... i like it when it's printed! :)

[grobouk]

fantastic work duddlebug, you're the best

[AndyH]

Nice work jonny - looks ace! Congrats on finishing it just in the nick of time.
Hope daisy's ok!

[ChrisThatGuy]

Very nice. I like how you use one dominant colour.

[walrus]

And you call me busy?!? Okay, well, glad you got everything taken care of... the rats, the ladies, taking Daisy to the hospital..
...
oh, yeah, and finishing the painting!
Looks great. Very stark and bleak and industrial, and yet colorful and macabre too.

Have you played the game Psychonauts? You should (in your copious free time!) It's a lot of fun, some really great writing, and a visual style you'd get a kick out of. Not to mention that your characters seem like refugees from the game's final level.

Cheers!

-mike

[GonzaloGolpe]

Good job!!congrats for finishing and hope Daisy´s allright:thumbsup:

[MattDixon]

Fantastic work, Jonny. I think all the noodling with sketches in the early stages really paid off and you really made the final image everything it could be.

Sorry to hear about Daisy. She has your best interests at heart, though - this way you won't be tempted to fiddle with your final all night! Hope all is well and the NHS don't keep you hanging around too long.

[duddlebug]

Daisy's fine... thanks for the responses to that... she spent most of her time trying to eat the docotr's stethoscope and his eye light thingy.

I've just got back and it's nearly half eleven and i've got half a pizza to eat because i missed my tea, so i'm gonna have to edit my post in the morning and add the story stuff... i'm bushed. I'm not sure if that's strictly rule abiding but the judges can take it up with Daisy... haha!:)

I'll respond to folks in the morning too and have a good look at all the entries! I can't wait!!

Cheers for all the support, particularly over the last week or two!

[ahbeejieh]

Hard to concentrate on work when your kids are banging their heads against stuff eh? Hehe... Anyway, awesome perspective, the red on top of the black looks really cool. Superb work, just as expected. :buttrock:

[Mythmaker]

Well done Jonny! Great pic.... as usual... ;)

Good luck for the judging!

[PixelPlay]

Man you are fast! And insanely talented! I really like this piece. Best of luck.

[TheFirstAngel]

radical, cool, as expected, and freakin awesome! :D hehe, congrats on your finnish mate, and hope was nothing serious with your daughter, congrats again on your finnish :) best of luck on the finals, mate!

[Fish-KAart]

:buttrock: Strongly! I remove my hat! Very emotional and atmospheric work! You- are the inventor! end kreater! Cool!:thumbsup:

[zpapageo]

Congratulations, Johnny! A truly brilliant piece! Good luck in the judging.

I'm glad all is well with your daughter.

[cLos71]

This is duddleicious! :bounce: Talk about last call, nice going bud!

[MichaelZHsee]

brilliantly done johny!the red stands out spectacularly along with all the characters and its very well differed between foreground and the main characters.ultimate contrast mate!best of luck to u in the final judgement:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[beelow]

I love this entry, good luck with this challenge, fantastic work, Holla!:thumbsup:

Cya next challenge!:thumbsup:

[MVDB]

I'm glad to hear you daughter Daisy is just fine, but what I'm real glad about is this spectacular entry of yours! Wow! Lovely coloring.. the grey and red!
There's a name is this bussiness for colors that stand against eachother, you know: Red and green, blue and orange, yellow and purple and there's also grey and pink (yep, better believe it), I don't know how you call this in english, but that's exactly what youve done, well not grey and pink, but slightly darker, so.. black and red! Very well done!
Good luck on to you.

This is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
:bounce: :bounce:

[LadyMedusa]

Nice Nice :D
Hope your little child is ok

Good luck!

(sorry about last comment, I tought the contest was already over back then)

[duddlebug]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/7812/7812_1133901005_medium.jpg

It was a grey day.

It was always a grey day.

The dark grey mills belched out their dark grey smoke into the dark grey sky as thousands of children scampered along cobbled streets to be greeted by the dark grey foremen of the dark grey mills.

But something felt different this morning.

There was the faint burble of music and a strange red tint to the dark grey clouds.

Joseph stopped on his way to the dark grey clog factory where he spent most of his dark grey days. He could see shafts of red light spilling through the archways in the dark grey viaduct. And from the other side of the dark grey terraces he could hear music. It wasn't beautiful, but he so rarely heard music that it seemed to him to be so very beautiful.

Other children stopped.

A thousand children stopped.

A thousand children breathing light grey mist into the dark grey air.

And then it appeared between the dark grey arches.

A burbling, trundling, tumbling circus of scarlet and ivory shrouded in a creeping, crawling, inquisitive mist.

As it edged towards him along the dark grey cobbles, Joseph had never seen anything like it. He had never seen anything so colourful. He had never seen anything so red. So very very red.

In all of his dark grey life, Joseph had never seen anything so Spectacular!



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[AndyH]

Nice description! Sounds like summat out of a kids storybook. Youd be ace as a new-age roald dahl type author!


Best o luck wi the judging and that. Lets hope there's a result before the year is out!

[duddlebug]

I thought i'd post the image again with the back story. Sorry i didn't get this posted last night. I'm gonna edit this post and reply to all you folk who've been so splendid to me!

Monsitj, stefan, Tranchefeux: Thankyou for the words!

Paperclip: Thanks Theresa... hope you don't mind that it's all so red! Haha... part of the story and the big plan, i'm afraid...

AndyH: Gotta say a big thanks for all the encouragement during the course of the challenge... and the goading when i wasn't posting! (i was very busy with 'proper' work!)

Evanfotis: Thanks for the suggestions, but i was too short of time to really think about any changes last night! Glad you like it.

Slav: Ta! (But there's definitely stuff to crit!)

Groubouk: Thanks! I need to look at your piece... not had cahnce for the last week or so and i love that long armed creature and the flying car! Is it a renault?

ChrisThatGuy: Thanks... I wanted the simple palette as a stylistic thing. Not sure if it's worked perefectly but i'm pretty happy.

WAlrus: haha! So glad you like the image. I haven't played Psychonauts, although ironically i started roughing out a comic called Psychonaut when i was about 19...

GonzaloGolpe: Thanks! And Daisy's just dandy!

Matt: Thanks for the post Mr.Dixon. I think the sketches helped, although MAya reeeally helped... :)

ahbeejieh: I have certainly come to realise that evenings of art don't always go to plan once you have a family! And thanks about the picture!

Mythmaker, pixelplay: thankyou very much!

Sacha: Cheers! It was a close thing in the end. I'm gald i finished it at the office, because it'd have been frustrating if i'd been that close and had to spend the evening in hospital as the deadline ticked away!

Fish-KAart, zpapageo, cLos71, beelow: Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

sh@ke: Cheers Michael... and thanks for all the comments over the course of the challenge. Sorry i haven't checked out your piece foe a few days. (I'll look in today)

MichaelMotion: Cheers for the comments. The piece is supposed to be all about contrast... not just colours, but also the city kids and the red (spectacular?) circus.The colours were an effective way for exaggerating that contrast.

Lady Medusa: Thankyou! And i thought it was funny about the deadline... Luckily for me there was another 24 hours to go!

AndyH (again)... I'm a wannabe kids book creator trapped in a concept artists body... what can i say...?? (Maybe i should do something about it?)

Elsie: Quite a change in your Avatar!! Glad you've enjoyed it. And the name Daisy Duddle always seems to prompt a reaction... it made the doctor smile last night!

[Elsie]

Wheee, you did it! :bounce: Glad to hear Daisy is fine :) Daisy Duddle is such an awesome name, heh. The image is looking amazing, description beautifully written too. I absolutely love the red and grey theme. Fingers crossed for you :D great job!

[rawwad]

I like it so much! It looks great, characters are fantastic and spectacular, Congratz and good luck! :bounce:

[Miyagu]

hi jonny!
you have captured an awesome mood with your piece. i´ve just read the description and it fits perfectly! :thumbsup:

i love the characters, really beautiful style :)

best of luck with the judges!

[michael-olszak]

freakin awesome pic, love the style and look of it. greatly done.

Respect.

[Zephyri]

Yay! You finished it! And fantastic it is too! This is one of those images that first makes you go wow! Then it kinda grabs hold of you and won't let go until you've sucked every detail out of it and appreciated it in full. And then of course there is the description. I've tried my hand at writing for kids, it's not easy, but you make it seem effortless! Your master and servant entry had some promise as a kids book, but my god, this reeks of children's masterpieceness! This is the sort of book I'd read now (I love kids books anyhow) and enjoy just as much as when I was little! Great work! Best of luck in the judging with this Jonny!

[Vahn]

masterpiece! what more can i say ... i just love your artwork! :thumbsup::applause::love:

grats for finishing this one & I hope youll always find the time for these challenges here :D


vahn

[ustuminki]

goood work :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Arc80]

Congratulations Jonny!!! A very lovely piece indeed. Very nice perspective and i've always been a fan of your characters. Nothing else to say, but see you at the next challenge and hope to see more inspirational pieces from you :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bounce: :applause:

cheers and take care

[OmeN2501]

My my you got some style there. Must say this piec is very "fresh" if u know what I mean ;) ... you ... you dont? Oh well... GOOD LUCK :D

[Korline]

love the story, love the coloring :buttrock:
great piece :applause: :bounce: :bounce:
good luck

[duddlebug]

Thanks for all the supportive comments... I thought i'd post some close ups so you can see the blobby brush marks and textures. Although it looks a bit tighter when it's printed at the right size.

These are about three-quarters full size.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1333/close028tf.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5258/close019ur.jpg

[Squibbit]

yay, jonny boy, that is spectacular, the speed with which you made it too !


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[AndyH]

Do i see >gasp!< Bare breasts on those puppets?!

Dirty boy jonny! No!

:scream:

[duddlebug]

Do i see >gasp!< Bare breasts on those puppets?!

Dirty boy jonny!


Hahaha... it's all in the interpretation! And i think it says more about you! ;)

They were supposed to be leotards, but the one on the left does look a bit bare breasted, doesn't she?

Squibbit: I was chuffed to get it all done... but there were a few intense hours over the last week or so!

Korline, OmeN2501, Kazım Doku, Cr@sH, rawwad: Thanks!!

Arc80, Vahn: Thankyou both and i really enjoy finding time for cgtalk challenges... even when i don't finish them... *ahem* grandspaceoperamasterandservat...*cough*... can't wait to see what's coming next!

Zepyhri: Thanks Sam! I'd love to write and illustrate children's books. That's where i see myself in a few years... writing and illustrating kid's books in an old house by the sea in Wales. And i'm really flattered by your description of my picture. As a kid, I always loved illustrations where you could go back and stare at the details... That's why i started drawing as a nipper i think... Thanks again!

dunkelgold: Ta Benita! The description was a little rushed in the end, but i had been thinking about the story for weeks and weeks. I suppose that helped them intertwine in my head... did the words foit the picture or did the picture fit the words?

[Miyagu]

did the words fit the picture or did the picture fit the words?

i think the picture fit the words fit the picture fit the words fit the picture! :)

closeups look great! *me loves the little marionettes*

[tuck]

I love your style really original and beautiful!
Congratulations for finish.
Good luck:thumbsup:

[Pat-Piper]

Hi Jonny, it's Pat Piper.

It's my first post in your thread, and the reason that I hadn't done it before was only because you were already getting all the attention and I didn't feel that my comments were needed.

Anyway, now that the contest has ended, I want to congratulate you on creating such a fine piece. The characters all look like they are sulking, but I could tell that you really had fun painting them, it really shows. I really like your story and concept from the start and I'm amazed that you could even finish it with all the tasks at hand. You could have been a juggler in that pic. Haha..Best of luck! :D

[Ranath]

reminds me of something.. very surreal stuff. Didn't follow much of your thread and had no idea this kind of pic was in making.. interesting

[Kyena]

I have been lurking on my favourites threads and now that my own deadline stress is over I have time to comment here and there.

I am very much in love with the whole idea here. The expression of all those guys is such a cool contrast to the overall scheme, specially since this theme would have been so easy to portrait normally (heck I know I was thinking of this myself..happy happy joyful carneval stuff).
The fact that you give it a totally different twist and still have it look extremely specactular makes this one of my favourites in the whole challenge.
The absolutely original style and approach on how you illustrated the whole idea (color, style, composition) is just the last drop to this awesome entry :)

Wish you the best luck this this.

[NinjaA55N]

hello there! I must say that I was really hoping that u'll finish that image in time. Since u stopped working on it for a while, and the deadline was heading towards us so quickly, there was a doubt and sadness at the same time in me. But u really did an amaizing job in last few days and I couldnt even keep up with ur updates anymore :) congratulations for ur fantasting entry, good luck and all the best in the voting process and sorry for all the mistakes in this post :) cya in next challenge!

[Lync]

Congratulations. You have finished a really wonderful, freaky piece that has heaps of atmosphere. You can almost hear the music in it. I love all the details, the choice of colours, the composition and the theme. Well done ! :bowdown:

[duddlebug]

OooOOoh... it's not even a week but i can't cope with the suspense... i don't think i'm very patient. Ho hum. Mibus says the results will be quicker than the last challenge so fingers crossed for an announcement before xmas!

dunkelgold: haha... the mationettes were fun to do. I had to keep them pretty simple because of their size on screen and because they were set back. It's always so tempting to pile in detail when you can zoom so close in Photoshop! But it's also immensly satisfying to get the look you want with a limited amount of brush strokes.

tuck: Thanks... There's a little bit of variation in style and tightness in this piece between the city kids and the nearest circus folk, but that was intentional and hopefully they sit well together.

Pat Piper: Hello Pat... Thanks for the comment. They do all look a bit sulky. Maybe i overdid it! And i did have a lot of fun doing it! I've actually realised that my juggler kinda went awol in the finished piece!

Ranath: Cheers... glad you find it interesting... :)

Kyena: Hi Natascha! Thankyou for the very kind words! I'm considering doing a few more illustrations of my circus idea... but then there's a ton of other stuff i need to do!

NinjaASSN: Cheers Blaz! I'll forgive your mistakes too! :p I was kinda forced to stop working on it because of other commitments and my carpal tunnel probelms. I'm just glad i had the time to get it finished.

Lync: hehe... cheers. I love getting comments where people can imagine the music and action. It also makes me wonder what different music different people imagine....

[beelow]

Sorry, Johnny forgot to post my congrats to you with your entry, dude, best of luck to you in the judging!:bounce:

[duddlebug]

ooOoh... less than a week to go... christmas helped distract me from the wait, but now i'm getting excited again!

Anyway.

I was getting some stuff together to update my site and did this gif for my 'how?' page, so i thought i'd post it.

http://duddlebug.co.uk/Forums_2006/SpectacularProcess128.gif (http://duddlebug.co.uk/Forums_2006/SpectacularProcess128.gif)


Good luck to everyone in the judging, although it's probably all judged by now..? With a few days to get them pages made up..?

Ho hum.

EDit: Hi beelow... sorry... missed your post. Cheers! And good luck to you too!

[Squibbit]

Anyway.

I was getting some stuff together to update my site and did this gif for my 'how?' page, so i thought i'd post it.



cool animation, although a bit too small , is it gonna be bigger on your site ?



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[duddlebug]

cool animation, although a bit too small , is it gonna be bigger on your site ?


Hi Squibbit... i did a bigger version but it was a whopping size! This one's 360k... so i need to optimise it a bit better if i want it bigger. I'm thinking about doing the same thing for a few close ups... like the big clown's face. I'll post a link when i get them online (probably midweek?)

I've got a bunch of other stuff to do for my site because i haven't updated for ages and ages... so i was just getting loads of gumpf in a folder and thought this would be worth posting. I've also started another illustration with some of the same characters (asking directions in an old Model T Ford!)

[eliza]

oh mamma, brilliance as always! and that baboon, that's just special, lol! you rule so much:bounce:

[sepphora]

Greeeeat image!!! :thumbsup:

I liked it very much! :applause:

[duddlebug]

aAaAaaarGh!! WoooHooOO!!

I got 4th prize!!

Poshspice is giving me a lift to work in 5 minutes so i can't hang about! I'll get online when i get to the office!! YippppPeeeEEee!!!

[hhssuu]

Congratualtion!! Great stuff, love the style and thanks for the wip image. Enjoy the prize :D

[MichaelZHsee]

congratulation johny~u did it !:thumbsup::thumbsup:one of my fav entry and i knew u'd walk away with a prize:scream:

[only pony]

Nice, really really nice. Like the heavy perspective in the buildings, great choice of colors, and like the "arty" touch in your image. Congratulation :thumbsup:

[evanfotis]

Congrats Johnny!

Apart from the great image you produced, you definetely deserved a prize just for the speed you created it.
And... you get the best prizes excludind the grand one.

[Elsie]

Whee, 4th place hell yeah!! :thumbsup: See, I am always right - knew this one was going to do (get ready for it) spectacularily! I am so pleased for you Johnny, congrats.

[Atris]

Hi! Congratulations!! I really like your image! I'm glad for you! :)

[Velinov]

Congratulations Jonny!!!

Cheers

[Rebeccak]

Congrats! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[W-I-L]

great stuff.... glad to see so much uk talent at the top

[Staszek]

Congratulations! I love your picture! i feel your scene temsion and enviroment!
Very good Job!

[MrFreeman]

:applause: Congratulations Jonny

Really great work and good to see the UK so well represented

See you in the next challenge :bounce: :thumbsup:

[zpapageo]

Congratulations Johnny! You definitely deserve it!

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, Congratulation for your price and your great image.
E.T :cool:

[ArtisticVisions]

Yes! You did it, Johnny! :applause:
Congrats on the win and see you in the next Challenge. :thumbsup:

[AlyFell]

Yay Jonny! Woo bloody hoo! Congratulations dear chap! See you in the next one, or mybe just at work on monday! Hic...

[GonzaloGolpe]

Jonny congratulations for your award!:thumbsup: Enjoy!

[flyingP]

well what's left to say but :bounce::buttrock::applause::thumbsup: oh and :beer:

[NinjaA55N]

hey Johnny! Congratulations for one more gerat entry of urs and geting prize for it. This one was also one of my favorites, the story and characters were so well developed that the spectacularity was crying out of this piece. Hope to see u in next challenges as well (acctually I dont doubt in that at all, hehe) so see u there!

[Pat-Piper]

Nice! Not a lot of folks can do what you do, just your drive and determination alone deserves an award.

Looking forward to seeing your next piece of art. And next challenge, try to free up more time and make less excuses!! Congratsss!! :applause:

[duddlebug]

Just wanted to say a big thanks for all the comments i've received since the results came out and an even bigger thanks for all the suggestions, comments and encouragement i received whilst the challenge was underway!

It was a struggle finishing this challenge because amongst a busy day job in the games industry, various bits of freelance and some personal projects i had very bad Carpal Tunnel where my drawing hand became a bit useless for most stuff in November. Luckily it was getting better in the last week or two of the challenge and i managed to get this piece finished. I've actually snapped a tendon on my ring finger on my left hand now. My splint is playing havoc with my Photoshop shortcuts!!

I also wanted to mention my grandad. He died three weeks before the end of the challenge, and the story behind my piece was inspired by him. He was called Joseph Duddle (like the kid in my story) and his dad was a master clog maker (hence the clog references), although my grandad went on to be a bus mechanic (after serving in the British Army in North Africa and the invasion of Italy in WW2). He was from Salford in Manchester which inspired the environment in the piece. I started the piece when he was ill and planned on showing it him, but i was a bit slow. Ho hum. But i'm sure he'd have a big grin on his face if he knew a picture inspired by the grimy Manchester he knew as a kid had won a prize!

Thanks again for all the 'Congratulations'... gotta do some work now...

See ya'll in the next one!

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