Spectacular 2D Entry: Pierre Droal

[Arctis]

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Hi all,

Here's a little sketch of an idea I recently got :
I wanted to paint a city from a personnal project, and I thought it would be fun to show it like if it was a nightmare in which the dreamer is falling.

Cheers, and good luck to all of you !

[AlyFell]

Oooh! Arctis is playing! Hi Pierre! Nice sketches... Knowing your lovely rendering style this'll be special!

[Arctis]

Thanx, Aly, and good luck to you too ! ;)

[Fahrija]

Hey Pierre,

a warm weclome, dude. Good to see you joining the challenge at last.
Didn´t forget your GSO thread. Good luck for the challenge.


fahrija

[Rudeone]

Hah I have that dream every now and then, my bed or something else I'm in suddenly taking of in the sky with tremendous speed then falling down back to earth cause it flips upside down resulting in me jumping up soaked up in sweat, I do kinda like that feeling tho, quite a rush lol.

Anyways, great concept, cool sketch!
I'll make sure to keep my eyes on this one, good luck!

[beelow]

I remember, your GSO and am waiting to see what you do for this challenge, good luck to ya holla!:thumbsup:

[Arctis]

Thanks, peeps ! Cool welcome.

I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to complete the challenge this time, but who knows...

Good luck to all !

[fooxoo]

Good luck at the challenge :D:D:D Make up something nice!

[Arctis]

Thanks, Fooxoo, and good luck to you too. ;)

[W-I-L]

that idea could be great... hope you do manage to fin as i love your work. Keep em coming

[Arctis]

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Hi all of you,

Thanks again for the encouragements.

Unfortunatly, I haven't time - and motivation - to continue my previous concept, so I decide to retry with a picture I have to do for a book project I'm currently working on.

The picture is a scene taken from a tale from Greenland. Here's the story : One year, a tribe had nothing to hunt -therefore nothing to eat -. So The chaman of the tribe decide to meet the Mother of the ocean. When He found her, she was so afraid of him, that he had to catch and immobilize her, before she listen to him. Once calmed down, she said that the arrogance of men disgusted her, so she decide not to give them any more food. But she changed her mind when the chaman promissed her to warn his fellows about their wrong attitude.

The Mother of the ocean is described as a tall woman, with one hand cut, and whose hair is the ocean.

This particular scene, here, is the moment when the chaman catch the frightened goddess.

I hope this quick sketch is enough understandable for the moment ;)

Bye

[Arctis]

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And here's the lineart.

[Xillion]

Stunning drawing dude!

[Arctis]

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Hi,

Here's my first coloring step. I've painted shadows in deep black, put it on "Multiply" mode, then made a first colored ambience under it, on another layer.
Later, I'll melt colors and black on a new layer placed above.
I took this method from Alex Ross's process, which consist to paint first in black & white, then color it.
The advantage is to obtain a more contrasted image, to my opinion.
PS : The white edges are just here to define the volumes hidden by the black areas. It's a separate layer that will be removed once the color process is over.

Thanx for your kind words, Xillion !

Bye

[yoitisi]

Hey, I liked the sketch of the nightmare thing (quite original I think) but your other piece is great as well. Very dynamic. Make the colors a little lighter, specially on the characters I suggest, to make them really stand out.

[Arctis]

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Here's the second step of the coloring (first of 5-6 steps)
If the picture appears too dark, it's because I'm working on a very bright screen, in order to see the maximum of mistakes. I'll add some light at the end.

[ori@r.a.m]

awesome scene! great work with colors and shadows, keep up with that :thumbsup:

[Arctis]

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Hi,

Another step of the coloring : refining the characters with a thiner brush (the sea hasn't changed, except the background)

[ori@r.a.m]

wow! looks great, it's really starting to take a shape.
looking forward for the finished work :thumbsup:

[Koekebakker]

Beautiful concept and execution. Thumbs up.:thumbsup:

[Screenblind]

Am I glad I clicked on this one Arctis... that crash of waves.. the storyline you're drawing your inspiration from .. is indeed spectacular. There is a William Golding shortstory that I'm instantly reminded of.. what's it called?....

...****; can't remember :D

in any case - by far and away the best 'deity'-driven concept I've seen yet - hope your rendering does it justice :)

[walrus]

Lovely work, Pierre, and an interesting story too. The hair/water is done particularly well - i love the flow or your work. Your Grand Space Opera entry also had such a magnificent flow. No crits from me. Good luck!

-mike

[walrus]

Lovely work, Pierre, and an interesting story too. The hair/water is done particularly well - i love the flow or your work. Your Grand Space Opera entry also had such a magnificent flow. No crits from me. Good luck!

-mike

[madone01]

impressive work i was fixcated on the expressions of the characters and colouring style is unique and wonderfull .very richin tones ,keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[NinjaA55N]

huh, very interesting image... and story as well. I'll stick up with this theme to see some great techniques being developed :) good luck!

[Arctis]

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Hi,

I've refined the front waves (not the background), and some parts of the chaman character, hair and clothes.

[Arctis]

-ori@r.a.m , Koekebakker : thanks guys !
-Avatarist : wow, you put me under pressure : actually it's no more a concept sketch, so you -can already see a bit how it will look at the end : my rendering is already a bit there.
-Walrus : thanx, Mike, and good luck 2 you too.
-madone01 : glad you like it, and hello to Jamaica. ;)
-Ninjassassin : yeah, I'll try my best !

Bye.

[Ducklator]

interesting concept and technique.... i'll wait to see more...:thumbsup:

[WildWire]

I like this, great painting!

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

[Korline]

cool interesting concept, like your illustrating style :)

[Leebre]

Arctis, you've truly got something special here. The image is so striking. The look of terror on the face of the mother is very good. Your use of perspective is perfect in conveying the intensity of the struggle, the vasteness of the ocean, and the chaos of an ocean storm. Her hair of ocean waves is fantastic!

The tonal quality of the image seems a bit undersaturated, or perhaps it needs a bit more contrast. Something makes it feel a bit too washed out (no pun intended). But I know you aren't finished with it yet and I'm sure you'll address that.

I don't post just to praise someone else's work very often, but I think this masterful work.

[Aritz]

Really cool. Definitely one of my favorites. I like expecially your style.

[Istmo]

Hey, what an interesting work!:) One thought. Perhaps I´d separate a little bit the wave and the woman face, to give more feeling of ..wrapper hehe

I´m almost new on CGtalk and I saw your previous awards. Love the way of texture you put on your figures:thumbsup: Good job!

And good luck with your spectacular vision!

Zalo

[Mythmaker]

That's some really awesome work! Very dramatic :thumbsup:

[Arctis]

Hi peeps,

- Ducklator, WildWire, Korline, Aritz, Mythmaker : many thanx, guys, it means a lot ;)
- Leebert : wow, thanx, man ! About undersaturated appearance, I must say that once on the web, my browser don't show the same picture than Photoshop... I don't know how it looks on your screen, but I try to have a subtile color scheme that may look wached out on a screen that isn't configured like mine :) I'm afraid it is a bit difficult to correct the problem...
-Gonzalo Golpe : glad you enjoy ; I personnaly think it's enough separated, a wave is something fuzzy that can't have a clean, separating edge.

Cheers !

[giocele]

One word:
F*A*N*T*A*S*T*I*C !

The colors and composition are great!
One of my favorites!

[gardogg]

This is very cool! Wow! Sorry I don't have anything more constructive to say at this point... I think it was cool how you killed two birds with one stone by doing something for this challenge that you were going to do anyways!

[oldasold]

the rythm/composition in this piece is:thumbsup: ! Figures are excellent also.....and colors/lighting.....damn, good job. Consistency in approach throughput the piece is great. k, I'm done.

[Arctis]

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Hi everyone,

I've added some foam and splash to the waves. Next step will be to add another color on the bottom, in order to have it warmer, and get a richer color scheme by the way.

Cheers

[Arctis]

-giocele : thanks, man !
-gardogg : yes, the occasion was too good to miss it. ;)
-KITTNLITTER : cool you like it !

Good luck to you, and thanks for stopping by ;)

[kemar]

This a very powerfull illustration.I love the pure energy given by that accentuated perspective, and the links between the two characters.

Ca va être terrible une fois complétement fini!

Can't wait it to be finished!

[Slav]

looking better and better. i didnt know where you where going with it at 1st but its really good to see you confirming my hopes and obliterating my doubts. you get a :thumbsup: from me :) keep going man its a great image.

[maurodelia]

this is very, very beautiful !

[DaniloR]

Cheers man, this is much different from your usual work. Great!

[Atris]

WOW! Well, you are a one! You do with the space what you want! Complicated, spatial compositions always make a powerful impression on me. Keep it up! Good luck! :)

[olimaxone]

Nice one! you spoted on with your composition! all the elements fit and work well all together to get a really dynamic piece. The water is also nicely treated. Goood stuff!

[Arctis]

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Here's my final coloring version.
I've added yellow, green and blue to the bottom, in order to have a richer color scheme. It's subtile, even more if our screen isn't configured the same, i'm afraid... ;)

[Koekebakker]

I really like the way it turned out. The colors are amazing.

[Arctis]

-kemar : merci !
-Slav : yes, my sketches use to be quite rough, cause that's not the part I prefer... thanks !
-maurodelia, DaniloR : thanks, cool you find it different ;)
-Atris, Massillia, Koekebakker : glad you like it !

cheers !

[spyroteknik]

looks stunning, would love to see some of that light underneath making it's way through the top of the waves, would add another dimension, that's about the only thing i can add apart from dropping my jaw

[Arctis]

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Here's my final entry.

I've added a radial blur on the chaman, to strengthen the impression of action.
I also added a global stone texture, to give some grain to the scene.

Cheers

[ThierryS]

Beautiful and very special painting Pierre, congratulation for this entry. Sorry I missed the development of this one, seems you've been very fast. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bounce: All my best to you for the judging!:beer:

[Octothreat]

Incredible work!!!

I love it!:buttrock:

[authentic]

This picture if one of my favorite of the challenge; Surely because it's the most biezarre one.
Nice job.:thumbsup:

[Zephyri]

Wow Pierre... thats quite a striking image. I love the stylised approach, and the subtle texture in it. The faces and expressions are really well captured, and the way you've done the sea as her hair is gorgeous. Lovely colour pallette too. Bravo!

[Dutchman]

Wow Pierre! Really very nice final! :drool: I really like the 'classic art style' of it, and the idea behind the piece of art! Its just pure art! :arteest: And also something cool: you finished your piece a veeery long time before the deadline! :bowdown:(you don't have to stress ;) )

I wish you the best for the voting, and lots of fun in future projects!
-Gijs

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, Pierre, a beautiful painting full with poetries as usual and the
harmony of colors are very subtle, good luck
E.T :cool:

[Nikolay]

Very interesting work! Magnificent style.:)

[beelow]

Interesting piece, like the way you handled the composition, I admire that, good luck!:thumbsup:

[CryingHorn]

That simply looks stylish and beautiful, I like the wave going around the head of female, nice composition and layout. Truly interesting work...

[Pat-Piper]

Very stylistic and powerful imagery.....I love it!

[Arctis]

Hi everybody,

-thierry2005 : Hi thierry. Usually, I don't spent much more than 3-4 days on a pict like this. It's for professionnal purpose, so time is counted in most case.
-Octothreat, Zepyhri, Nikolay, beelow, Crying Horn, Pat Piper : thanx a bunch !
-authentic : cool, I'm always afraid my work isn't odd enough...
-Tranchefeux : salut Eric, et bonne chance à toi ! ;)
-Dutchman : ha ha, no I won't stress because of the delay... but there are so many other reason to stress ;)

Thanks for your encouragements, and good luck to all !

[beelow]

good luck again Pierre, holla!

[G-FLUX]

Awesome image, the lighting flows with the composition so well, and I really like the warped anatomy. Good luck

[MechaHateChimp]

Arctis,

Congratulations on finishing... your image came out incredible. Awesome tones and overall beautifully balanced. I love your textures and overall style. It looks fantastic. - J

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi
Arctis
Thought it was a Great concept, when you first started it. I have'nt seen it since,until now.
Turned out Fabulous...glad to see you kept your original thought, and design,..really nice
composition, flow, and oneness in and to this piece. Captured the right mood for the
concept perfectly
GOOD LUCK.. lookes like a winner to me... :thumbsup:
Glenn

[walrus]

Hey, Pierre! I don't think I ever got to see the final vbersion of this until recently. Great job on it. Really unique perspective, and I still just love her hair. Great work.

-mike

[zpapageo]

Hi, Pierre. This piece is just amazing! The ocean hair concept is just fantastic and beautifully rendered. You have perfectly captured a mythical feel. My hat's off to you. Good luck!:applause:

[Screenblind]

An excellent illustration.

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