CGTalk - Spectacular 2D Entry: Oros Claudiu

OrO

09-08-2005, 12:10 PM

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haven't thought of a name yet and also haven't started working out stuff..ut i have a solid image of how it should look like..to make it short:girl in spacesuit with only face visile,crack in helmet with frost uilding on the glass,earth in back,and reflection of either sun or other stuff going wrong :D gonna start painting soon..

OrO

09-08-2005, 12:12 PM

thanks,good luck to you too!!:bounce:

OrO

09-08-2005, 02:17 PM

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ok
this is trying to be a sketch of the girls face that i will e using...a combination of some girls i know and others from pictures..

ElFuego

09-08-2005, 02:50 PM

Hi OrO!

I can hear her saying to himself, inside her broken helmet "oh sh**, Isn't this just spectacular..." :D

cool concept. I'l comment more later when there is more to see.

OrO

09-08-2005, 02:51 PM

you do that:thumbsup: thx

ghZaaaRK

09-08-2005, 03:37 PM

You do use a reference for this drawing, i've already seen this "character" and in the same pose.

It's based on a digital painting did by a chinese or japanese guy.

please quote him

bye

OrO

09-08-2005, 03:50 PM

yup,ok,i'll do that....it's one of the most briliant pictures i've ever seen...i have it in a paper picture format and it's one of my favorite pictures...you're sure it's digital???? thought it was a simple black and white artphoto...i'm also using other pictures due to the lack of models..one with a girl with freckles and one with black hair with red strands..oh and also...i think i'l make her have pale skin...but a lot of thanks to the man that took or made this picture.It's one of my FAVs!!

OrO

09-08-2005, 04:47 PM

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thoughts on the rest of the things.pls.if you have advice about how the glass should look cracked and haircolor and eyecolor and lips and anything...dose anyone know how to paint glass and reflections :))

ChrisThatGuy

09-09-2005, 03:40 AM

Cool idea. I like the concept of showing the star through the reflection. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

OrO

09-09-2005, 06:22 AM

:thumbsup: i'm gonna try my best.But first i have to sleep a little:shrug:

Squibbit

09-09-2005, 06:25 AM

welcome to the contest, nice start u got there , Oro

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OrO

09-09-2005, 06:30 AM

thx :) i keep having thoughts and i just have to select what is best...and of course :scream: sleep

calisto-lynn

09-09-2005, 11:33 AM

wellcooome!! have fun and good luck!! btw nice concept!:thumbsup:

OrO

09-09-2005, 11:48 AM

thank you :thumbsup: gonna have to get to the coloring part soon

OrO

09-09-2005, 04:45 PM

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nuthing more then some colors..i'm still not sure what colors i should use..this is just everyody knows i'm working

NOOB!

09-09-2005, 05:30 PM

thats really nice OrO!

OrO

09-10-2005, 08:50 AM

thank you.. i try :D andyody knows how to paint glass the right way:scream:

OrO

09-10-2005, 09:21 AM

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work work work..anyody knows how to paint glass ? :D

OrO

09-11-2005, 03:25 PM

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more work on the hair...want to makr it look funky..of course it's gonna look more natural when i'm done with ie..gonna start on the suit to..lots of time to work..still feeling sleepy

NOOB!

09-11-2005, 03:38 PM

hey OrO go here http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials_effects.html

and look for the tutorials called

Square to Round:Easy SPheres (javascript:popUp('tutorials/PeteBauer118.html'))

Reflections on Reflections, Part 1 (javascript:popUp('tutorials/PeteBauer61.html'))

Reflections on Reflections, Part 2 (javascript:popUp('tutorials/PeteBauer61.html'))

maybe that will give u an insight on how to create realistic reflections on a round surface.

OrO

09-11-2005, 03:40 PM

thx a loot noob!!:)

OrO

09-11-2005, 08:55 PM

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a little more stuff..not much..:D

OrO

09-13-2005, 08:47 AM

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the eye..needs more work though

OrO

09-15-2005, 09:51 PM

i'm sorry i didn't post anything else these days..i haven't been in the right state of mind to paint..i got bitten by a spider 2 days ago and haven't been feeling good..when i woke up this morning i saw the leg wasn't well and went to the doctor..she gave me a very strong dosage of medicine and said i came just in time,otherwise they would have opperated on my leg..:sad: i promise i will start painting tommorrow again..i'll try to gather the strength..

xric7

09-16-2005, 07:50 AM

realy cool concept!truely spectacular!!love the way u present everything through the portrait.the comp is look great.d good choice of color too.cheers.:thumbsup:
keep it coming!can't wait for more.:buttrock:

OrO

09-16-2005, 08:07 AM

thx a loot i really needed some moral boosting...i have to go to the doctor and then i wil start painting:bounce:

calisto-lynn

09-16-2005, 09:17 AM

yaaay! this will look cool! keep up the good work!!:)

OrO

09-16-2005, 09:40 AM

thanks a loooooooot! ok i'm starting to feel better about this..have to start painting:thumbsup:

calisto-lynn

09-16-2005, 10:33 AM

yeees!!paint paint! i wait to see more! i await an update!!cheers!:D

OrO

09-16-2005, 06:42 PM

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work work work..thx so much for your suport!!

OrO

09-18-2005, 07:53 PM

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slow but steady steps

OrO

09-20-2005, 09:34 PM

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not a major update but something

OrO

09-21-2005, 08:01 PM

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more color!!!!!

birdybear

09-22-2005, 06:17 AM

i have been admiring this thumbnail but didn't take the time to open it up and leave a comment yet. I like your start and you are quite brave to do glass and reflections! Those things in themselves can be spectacular. One comment for improvement however: the hair on your character is a bit chunky. To keep an even flow in the hair try looking at where the light will lay instead of how the hair groups itself. However, if you are going for a chunky look, which is cool too, perhaps you could "funkify" it by adding some dark streaks or something fun? Anyway, like where this is going. Lots of time left but it will probably be over before you know it! Goodluck

OrO

09-22-2005, 08:57 AM

first of all thanks for the visit and most of all the comment..i don't get that to often around here..i wanted to go for the chunky hair look and i'll see how it looks with your sugestions...i've been looking at pictures of glass spheres,cracked glas and frosty glass all night (it's morning here in Romania) and i think i'll go to sleep soon:wise: if you have any experience in painting reflections and stuff some advice would be most welcome.thx again for the comment and good luck to you too:thumbsup:

OrO

09-23-2005, 12:09 AM

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more details..gotta start working on the suit and then...

OrO

09-23-2005, 09:55 PM

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ok people..tell me if this looks good or not..i'm interested

OrO

09-23-2005, 09:56 PM

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some detail

OrO

09-27-2005, 08:44 PM

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starting to look like something..still ploting the reflections

OrO

09-28-2005, 09:35 PM

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so...started on the explosion...this is the non reflective version..gonna work more on it but it's good for now.also gonna work some more on the bubble..story update soon..

Agent-Orange

09-30-2005, 12:11 AM

I like the firery hair!! Keep it up.

Korline

09-30-2005, 01:01 AM

that is very cool idea, think that's not going to be easy to show this just right,
good luck with this, hope you'll nail this, cheers :thumbsup:

OrO

09-30-2005, 07:10 AM

Agent_Orange:thanks , i'll have to work on it a little more but now i am thinking of other things to make the painting look good.:)

Korline:thanks a loooot,i'll see what i can do ,this is really hard to paint right,but there is still time..i think i should color the face some more..it looks kind of pale and i don't know right now
if that is good or not,and also gotta paint some more detail on the suit and to finish the bubble
and a lens flare somewhere:scream:

OrO

09-30-2005, 05:32 PM

I want to dedicate this post,and the image,step by step until i finish it to my girlfriend , Alexandra,i really wouldn't have been able to be here without her love,help and suport...when the problems of life start surrounding me she is there for me to help me and to guide me..i'm sorry for being such a goof at times...i'm sorry for not dedicating as much time as i should to you..belive me when i say that i love you with all my heart and all my soul and that i would never do anything to hurt you.Even if life places only hardship in front of us we can overtake any obstacle because love gives us wings....i love you baby!!!

:love:

maurodelia

10-01-2005, 12:44 AM

Good luck to you too.

Cool idea ! Keep on the good work !

OrO

10-01-2005, 07:32 AM

thanks, i will...:)

OrO

10-01-2005, 10:05 PM

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more tweaking on the crack..i keep on gettttting those reflections wrong and it bugs me.have to start painting the last details on the face and suit too

OrO

10-03-2005, 10:45 PM

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how to make the scene more spectacular..break the safety line..also make the reflection of the ship.also gonna add more detail to everything new.and start work on other details.what a ride!

jugeras

10-05-2005, 05:52 PM

helo helo ORO. first id like to thank you for passing by my entry. about being a father - its one of the greatest things that could happen to a person - i dont care what other people say. i have a lovely baby girl named caelyn. im sure you know what i mean - youve got someone very special too. :D

NOW - about my two cents for yout entry.
1. over-all the cinematics are great - with the reflection thing
2. id suggest more obviuos lighting - since there was a large explosion - then light would be hitting her face from the viewers pov. her right side would have a bit more shadows or bluish light from the earth
3. yup lose the safety line
4. are you doing the cracks on a different layer?

that would be it for now. very good progress (im terribly slow). will be back. cheers:thumbsup:

W-I-L

10-05-2005, 06:02 PM

hey mate... this concept is really good. love the idea.

i would have to say that the light on the face needs to reflect tha of the explosion. The part of teh face toward the explosions needs more light... and the rest oif the face will need alot more shadows on to counter that. Make the explosion reflected in her eye as well... not a deatiled image obviously.. just put some of that orange warm colour in there. .... aslos maybe you can try having her mouth slightly more open... i imagine taht her mouth would open in shock as she turned to see the explosion.

keep pushing it... loving it so far.:applause:

OrO

10-05-2005, 06:31 PM

first of all i'd like to thank you both for posting here..your advice comes when i most need it..i was kind of in a painters block..as you can see not many people visit me and again i'd like to thank you :)

jugeras: yup,i doooo..i'll have to work more on the reflection though,i know..i'm gonna start work on the lighting tommorrow,regarding the line i was having my doubts too so i think i will dump it..yess the cracks are on a different layer ,why?

W!L: i havent come to the serious lighting part yet but this is very good advice,about the eyes i was thinking about the reflections and i will do that and i'll see what i can do about the lips

feel free to come visit again and thx a loot:bounce:

OrO

10-06-2005, 10:11 PM

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what can i say...expanded particle falloff in reflection on black visor..more detail to rope in reflection..deleted rope in front..reflection of explosion in eyes..more color to face...gonna have to start work on lighting and more detail and some other stuff i haven't thought off but know it should be there..

only pony

10-07-2005, 12:22 PM

hi, picture is looking great although i think there are a couple of things you can improve.

you should make the reflections in glass more curvy. They look too flat to me. (maybe you should experiment with spherize and 3d transform) and some reflections of the glass itself > http://www.splutterfish.com/sf/contrib/tutorials/GlassTutorial_001/_contents/BrazilGlass_001_files/finalhdri.jpg( the black and white lines/curves in the glass) And you should ad some thickness to glass, because now there isn't any thickness at all. O and you should make the cracks a bit sharper.

The relfections in the eye look really amazing, but the rest of the eye misses some depth. try Enayla's eye tutorial (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=227727)and the eye will look great.

Last point, you should ad some ad some yellow/orange reflections of the explosion to the face and spacesuit so it will pop out the blue/black space. I hope you find my critic usefull. Good luck :thumbsup:

OrO

10-07-2005, 06:53 PM

thx a loot for the crits..i will take them into consideration especialli the reflection stuff first and then i'll tend to the eyes..there is no thickness there because there is no glass there :D i haven't painted it yet..i paint by mood..for exemple if today i want to paint the suit i will do that and nothing else...i haven't found the will to paint the glass yet..but your links will help me a loot..thx for the creative crits and the visit..good luck

OrO

10-10-2005, 03:19 PM

i'm sorry everybody but i won't be posting anything for about a week,,during this time i want be painting either because the computer i use has a problem...it will be fixed and then i'll continuu my work...pls post more crits and advices..they really help me a loot to learn and get better..thx

OrO

10-11-2005, 04:47 PM

ok..must have made a mistake when posting..that is not my final image..it is actually far from it..i really hope that by friday or saturday i 'll have my computer back so i can start work ..so the last post should say coloring wip not final image :D

tomenas

10-11-2005, 07:55 PM

Nice idea! And will not be easy to realise it. Good luck!!!

2xbo

10-11-2005, 08:36 PM

Hi OrO. Nice Update but paint more and more.
My opinions:

1. I think If there are some explosion there you need to give the girl another feeling, isn't it?.
2. If you made some shadows on his hair, why don't put some shadows in her face. That'll give you another impression of dimensions.

That's all for today.

xbo

OrO

10-11-2005, 08:36 PM

thx..i know it's hard but this is my vision and i must take it to the very end..right now..i'm waiting for my computer so it's doing nothing time but i will start soon..good luck to you too and to all the others :)

OrO

10-11-2005, 08:40 PM

2xbo:i'll be working on that..i'll see what i can doo..and regarding the light and shadows i had just started working on that when my computer broke down..now i'm on a substitute but i can't work on this one because the files ar in the other one..i'll start work as soon as it arrives..thx a loot for the crits!! good luck in the chalange :buttrock: p.s: wee.,,i'm finally geting some atention :bounce:

TMArtist

10-13-2005, 05:17 PM

OrO,

Nice coloring. Keep up the good work. I will wait to see more before commenting further. I like your concept. It'll be interesting to see how things work out. Best of luck!:thumbsup:

Regards,

OrO

10-13-2005, 08:26 PM

thank you :) i got my computer and now i have to instal photoshop and tommorrow i think i'll start to work..i can't wait but now i have to sleep...good luck to all:thumbsup:

Ducklator

10-13-2005, 09:21 PM

hey OrO, nice concept... the painting goes great... good luck..:thumbsup:

OrO

10-13-2005, 09:37 PM

thank you very very much !!:bounce:

OrO

10-14-2005, 07:40 PM

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more drawing..more detail..i have a question for you people..i paint the image on a samsung flat screen dose the image look to dark to you...this is really important..if so i must make some changes..cheeres

Atris

10-15-2005, 01:50 PM

Hi! It seems to me your work is very unusual! And one remark. I think that the fire must not be reflected in the right eye. Your image don't look too dark! Good luck! :)

OrO

10-15-2005, 02:10 PM

thanks yup..i think you're right..in what way unusual??:sad: i use a computer for painting and another to send on the internet..the one i paint one has a samsung flat monitor that makes the colors look a loooot more vivid and bright...when i saw it on the other one i was fightend because it was to dark :D i just have to see and do some more tests..thx for the crit the visit and good luck to you too:bounce:

elmasfeo

10-15-2005, 03:31 PM

mmm... I don't think it's too dark

it's looking very good, oro! :thumbsup: good job!
maybe I would make the cracks in the cristal more subtle, like something you wouldn't notice on first sight... and less blurry...
I find the helmet perspective a bit odd... the curve it makes at the right and left halves look different...I think it could help if you expanded the canvas, draw a rough sketch on how the whole helmet would look like if you saw it complete, and then go back to your normal canvas size...

good luck!

OrO

10-15-2005, 03:42 PM

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tell me dose this look too bright?? i need to know how people see it because on my computer the image looks fine..but on the other one not :((
please reply

OrO

10-15-2005, 03:46 PM

elmasfeo: thanks..i will look into this and do some more looking at the picture to find bugs but first need to see to this color and brightnessssss problem i have:D ..good luck to you too!

elmasfeo

10-15-2005, 03:55 PM

well, I cannot say which one looks better...this last one is brighter, maybe too much, but with such a great lightsource as an explosion it would be normal to have it quite bright... what you might need now IMO is more contrast between light and dark areas...

OrO

10-15-2005, 03:57 PM

hmmm you may be right....gonna wait and see more answers..but i thought so too..thx so much

FrozZT

10-17-2005, 10:47 PM

Hi! Have you tried to change the "proof setup"? When i have my display drivers installed my images looks alot darker in PS.. If i change my proofsetup to "monitor rgb" it looks normal.. I havent got my drivers installed right now so i dont have that problem anymore. You can find this option under, "view" / "proofsetup" /, in PS. Note that this only change the way you see the image and it doesnt change the image itself...

Good luck

OrO

10-18-2005, 06:19 AM

thanks for the advice...i'll try to see how it works :) good luck to you too:thumbsup:

OrO

10-20-2005, 05:05 PM

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some more work..haven't done much because i had some work on other projects..going for three days to the country and hope i'll return more inspired and with a looooot more energy..gimme' critts'...have fun

Kamjar

10-20-2005, 05:05 PM

Hi Oro :)

I love the concept! I have always wanted to do something like this, but failed before, so i know its hard.

Some advice:

Dont use grayscale colors in your piece, it will really ruin the other colors.
Make the reflections a bit more subtile, also the visor should be more visible. Because now the reflected explosion looks like a small explosion in the ear :eek:

First make a transparent base color . Then add the explosion on it, perhaps even use a layer blending mode.

When painting, try using the same amount of detail and sharpness for the whole piece.
Now it looks a bit cluttered.
And add more shadows and highlights, to give everything some more depth.

I wish you good luck mate, and thx for the replies on my work :)
Cheers Kam

OrO

10-20-2005, 05:10 PM

will do or try to...thanks for the advice it's most welcome..since i've started painting for a year or so without going to a related university or something i haven't had enough time to learn stuff i should now..but slowly i'm learning...thx again..i'll se what i cand doooo..good luck on your new skech! :thumbsup:

OrO

10-26-2005, 06:30 PM

ok..i'm back from may wonderfulll trip and ready to paint some more..gonna update soon but until then..Good luck everybody!:buttrock:

Siron

10-30-2005, 04:47 PM

Great progress since last time. Good luck! I see your image as a LCD screen of a digital camera lost in space right after that explosion, reflected in that girl's helmet. I think it is more spectacular to find in space a camera still on, with a image like that as the last photo, than just an explosion.

OrO

10-30-2005, 05:58 PM

it's a really good idea..i just have to ponder upon it a little bit..also considering shifting all the colors twards red and stuff..i really think about it..haven't had time to paint-->had to study..but now i have some time so it's off to painting..cheeres people and thx Siron..:thumbsup:

OrO

11-01-2005, 10:16 PM

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well..finally got round to painting the facial figures..redrawing the lines and other important stuf...which you aren't gonna' see yet..but until then i leave you with the almost finished version of the iris on the left eye..and good luck to all

patina

11-03-2005, 12:52 PM

Hi OrO
i really like your concept and the colors you are using....no comments yet...good lucl!!

Thanks for your comments!
Thats one big close up, interesting idea. Im not sure I would have the microphone
near the mouth. keep going!

Patina
my spec
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=288591

OrO

11-03-2005, 01:01 PM

thank you...i'm working right now on redrawing the lines...this is really hard work but i have the necesary motivation :love:...:bounce:

Ducklator

11-03-2005, 03:57 PM

hey OrO, this eye looks f*cking sweet!:buttrock: I can't wait to see your concept finished... keep it up!:thumbsup:

OrO

11-03-2005, 09:35 PM

thank you...i want to make it look even better so i'll start work soon on some more detail work ..don't worry i won't sufocate the scene...but first i have to post soon..drop by anytime:)

OrO

11-03-2005, 10:06 PM

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Ok..final coloring..work on detail..gathering everithing..
My vision of spectacular is this one:
Let's say by chance you are an astronaut in space and at one moemnt the sun explodes,your lifeline (cable)breaks and you are left drifting helplessly through space..going further and further away from your spaceship.The blast from the explosion has cracked your glass bubble helmet and air is slowly exiting the closed chambre.And as it gets colder and colder and you drift off into space,your bubble geting frosted, you think..could it get any worst? if one could gather all of this into one image it would really lookc spectacular..:D

Ducklator

11-03-2005, 10:40 PM

hey OrO, I really like your concept...but, your last update is your final coloring? c'mon, I was waiting for more details like the eyes...:sad: I'll really glad if you add more detail, for example, 'bluring' the facial lines, or improve the eyebrow... the reflect in the head looks nice, but maybe it needs a slight color variation, mmm... between black and blue... little changes that can give it a tridimencional look.

I know that it's your work, and you can make whatever you want, I only express my point of view...

cheers:wavey:

TheFirstAngel

11-04-2005, 04:26 AM

hi oro!
the concept you have here is very cool. you also worked in very nice accents like the reflections and other neat details. try to pay the shading/higlighting/texturing the same allover attention, for example a nice trick on making skin look realistic is to paint a few highlights sharp and clear, mostly around the eyes, nosetip and around lipcontours in the center, where they are the sharpest, also cheeks and chin, more slightly but still a bit of specularity :) the "finnishes" are the most fun part, it's like you have a diamond here, with a great potential, now, sharpen your piece up and polish out the fire it has in it!

here's a few sharpen tricks you might try. for gradients around the lines, pick up the linecolor, and then, with a hard brush on low oppacity, make a smove transition and let it fade out.
on the other side of the line, where light hits the skin, pick uo your skin highlight color, and work away from the line to zero opacity. if you suffer on know where to set the accents, make a digiphoto of yourself or a friend, and make sure you have the flashlight on.
that wont actually result a beautifull pic but a good reference to make out the specular highlights :)

for metalhighlights, a nice way to go for specular highlights is to use paintmode "colordodge". use that with a white or very light blue, and there goes shiny metal :)

a little tip on reflections: usually, they look good enough if you screen them on your reflecting object. darken might look on the glass like the skin has some unexplained shadow on it .

finnishing white and lightfx best come to take effect when you use them focussed and decent, thats like the flavour, the spice, the bouquet on the top, try levelcorrect your image a bit to get more midtones. Another way you can do that is to pick lightblue in your case, or whatever surrounds your object and overpaint your white slowly with it on darkenmode, to reduce the bright areas, and then, when you have it where you want it, take your white again and light a few areas and brilliant highlights up again. that actually helps a lot to set accents on important objects, like the spaceshuttle and the airtube, and the stars around the shuttle may fade a bit but the eye then focusses on the more important objects :)

keep up your great work, hope some of theese tricks are usefull for your work here.
hehe, i agree with ducklator about its a lil bit early to already quit the game :)
rock on mate and bring out the full potential your piece has in it.
keep it up!
Cheers :beer::wip::buttrock:

OrO

11-04-2005, 07:26 AM

thank you for your wonderful tips and crits..i know tehy will help me a loot..especially the1st_angel for the huge huge huge tutorial...i'm not forgeting about you Ducklator thx a loot man..and don't worry i posted the image as final coloring by mistake..i still have mounds of work on this image..thank you again for your posts and crits..weee...cheeres and good luck:applause:

OrO

11-08-2005, 08:45 PM

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1131482709_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1131482709_large.jpg)

some little updates,nothing ,much..retouched some lines and now i have to get to the eyebrows..but that tommorrow.Thinking about finishing by monday due to some exams..good luck to all

OrO

11-08-2005, 08:47 PM

i think that some level tweaking is in order too..what do you people think? thx

Atris

11-09-2005, 10:20 AM

Hi! It's looking good! But it seems to me that the flame must be brighter! I think you should try to do the edge of the helmet more clear and remove a blur. Good luck! :)

OrO

11-09-2005, 10:54 AM

thanks ,that's a very good idea.. but what about the levels..how do you think they are?:curious:

OrO

11-13-2005, 01:57 PM

dammm!! the computer i am working on is broken..and just when i had painted a set of eyebrows that looked good:D welll just have to fix it and post soon..any more suggestions?

OrO

11-14-2005, 09:13 AM

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1131959583_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1131959583_large.jpg)

just when i started working some more,my computer crashed...so please don't mind the plack line and the strange looking eyebrows....wip

OrO

11-15-2005, 11:08 PM

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132096137_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132096137_large.jpg)

almost there poeple....just more work on the detail and it's all done..i've just repared my computer and i'm sleepy as hell..so good luck everybody..

ChrisThatGuy

11-16-2005, 09:16 PM

It's looking good. Although you may want to consider a little change to the cheek; reflections tend to only lighten things, not darken them.

Good luck.

OrO

11-16-2005, 09:26 PM

i had just gotten to the cheek part and was trying to find the will power to start..it's kind of late here and i am sleepy.Thx for the tip!! and good luck :buttrock:

nebezial

11-17-2005, 08:12 AM

yo my msn is nebezial@hotmail.com so drop by for a chat:D

OrO

11-17-2005, 05:47 PM

coolllll...i will..thx:)

Atris

11-18-2005, 06:51 AM

Hi! Your idea is very touching! It seems to me that you should try to do the black infinite with rare stars in the background. I think it intensify the tragedy of this situation. And also to do the color reflection of the spaceship! It's my view! Good luck! :)

OrO

11-18-2005, 09:21 AM

thanks for the advice..i'll think about it.And thanks for all the support that you have given me..good luck:thumbsup:

beelow

11-18-2005, 04:55 PM

One thing with eyebrows, It has texture and it combs in a certain direction, try to use yourself as reference use your eyebrows and draw them. Really observe what you are drawing, so that it is right. of course, get crits, and all that jazz, keep it up, nice to see that you are almost nearing the end of the contest! Good luck!:thumbsup:

OrO

11-19-2005, 01:42 PM

:bowdown: :bowdown: thank you for the tip..and good luck to you ttoooo:buttrock:

Lync

11-19-2005, 09:39 PM

Great work! You are almost done?! You lucky thing! I really like the concept of this image and remember thinking when you had first posted that I wish I had thought of it. Hehehehe.

I like the colours you have used and the expression on the girl's face. You might want to add some of the explotion colour to her face since it would be a really bright light shining on her. Also, to add a little more detail, you might want to add a key-line of blue on the far edge of her face to show a hint of the earth blue light reflection. Just a thought!

Good luck! (And I hope you don't have anymore computer troubles) :)

OrO

11-19-2005, 09:59 PM

you know...that is totally brilliant advice...i'll paint that tommorrow..thanks a looooot! good luck to you too

OrO

11-20-2005, 05:33 PM

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132508022_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132508022_large.jpg)

soon.very soon..i'll look over it a few more days maybe do some tweaking here and there and then post my final image..don't want to catch the final days rush and server breakdown..good luck to all

Lync

11-20-2005, 09:14 PM

That's looking great! Those little adjustments make a big difference. :beer:

OrO

11-21-2005, 06:19 AM

thanks again for the tip:buttrock:

black-hand-77

11-21-2005, 09:35 AM

Imi pare rau ca nu am mai scris pe forum, insa m-au cocosat astia la munca (stii tu...) vine Anul Nou si asta inseamna felicitari, calendare, etc. si alte bull-shit-uri care umplu viata unui art! Si avand in vedere ca nu am net acasa tre' sa scriu si sa editez totul de la munca (iar cateodata e imposibil)!!! E misto si tema si cromatica finala. Ca sugestii ar fi urmatoarele: incearca sa "indulcesti" putin liniile, care sunt cam dure in zona gurii si a nasului si sa dai o definitie mai buna castii de astronaut (poate chiar niste reflexii ale ambientului in sticla potectoare). E misto! :banghead: :banghead:

OrO

11-21-2005, 06:20 PM

uuuu...shiny astea sunt sfaturi bune :bounce: sa vad ce pot sa fac...multumesc..cheers

OrO

11-23-2005, 10:29 PM

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132784966_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8481/8481_1132784966_large.jpg)

Picture this!You are an astronaut out in space,returning back to the shuttle and at one moment in time all hell breaks loose.Te Sun explodes sending shockwave after shockwave,tearing your lifline and cracking your glass shield.And as everything goes silent and time seems to slow down you think that this can't be happening to you.If one could take a picture that would round up the feelings and expression of the astronaut and also the events unvailing,the smallness of man in this vast Universe,that picture would be the essence of spectacular.
Now,at the end of the contest i would like to say that i have learned a loot during these months ,not only on my own but thanks to the help of others,and i would like to thank these wonderfull people for opening the door a little bit more for me to come in and showing me the way to become a better cg artist.I also would like to thank the crew behind this event for making this all possible.
I have left the best for last because this is not only related to the contest.I would like to thank my girlfriend Alexa for being there for me when i didn't have the strength to go on,for being my countinous source of inspiration and motivation not only in the field of painting,but in every aspect of life and most of all for loving me so much.This image is dedicated to you,baby.I love you!