Spectacular 2D Entry: Luis Di Donna

[LuisDiDonna]

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This is an only a quick sketch in Alias Sketchbook Pro (it is quick and simple, but I don't believe that I go further with ASP)
The general idea (after many pencil sketches that I will scan later), is of a cataclysm, meteors (or another thing?) falling for all places and one or a couple of humans joust in the suitable place to a second fraction before the impact. It is not what an original idea is said... but hopefully the image that I have in the head will be seen "spectacular." And perhaps a little bit moving .
It has to give the idea of immensity, of to have hung a great sword of Damocles up, unavoidable and enormous
We will see how it evolves... the idea of common meteors is not definitive for anything

Esto es un solamente un sketch rápido en Alias Sketchbook Pro (es rápido y simple, pero no creo que avance mucho mas con ASP)
La idea general (despues de muchos bocetos a lapiz, que voy a escanear despues), es la de un cataclismo, meteoros (o otra cosa?) cayendo por todos lados y uno o una pareja de humanos justo en el lugar indicado a una fracción de segundo antes del impacto. No es lo que se dice una idea original... pero ojalá la imagen que tengo en la cabeza se verá "espectacular". Y tal vez un poquito conmovedora.
Tiene que dar la idea de inmensidad, de tener colgada arriba una gran espada de Damocles, inevitable y enorme
Veremos como evoluciona... la idea de meteoros comunes no es definitiva para nada

[LuisDiDonna]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8946/8946_1127933887_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8946/8946_1127933887_large.jpg)

First of all: is absolutly confusing to me to adapt my work to the "milestones". I'm an organizative disaster, and sketch and colorize in any time... hope this work in the end (sorry my bad english)

Changes, but not many: it didn't convince me the idea of the meteors, so it was mutating toward "metallic balls with eyes" (yeah, that same). In fact, the concept went returning to my first idea that had discarded for not being "realist" (as if the simultaneous fall of millions of same meteors was commendable).

The different images show the change from the meteor in white and black, the color, the eye and the eye with flames (I drew the eye in another layer and I was erasing it, discovering like the flames appeared from below). I used dodge and burn intensively, besides the paintbrush.

The idea is to achieve a polished of chromed metal and wornout, as the eye of a metallic statue. And the figure of below, he stopped to be a couple (father son or like be) toward a single human figure, like in a first sketch that I made in paper.

The figure is based on a picture that I took out myself to myself (I didn't get model at this hour and I already wanted to plant the scene). I did spend looking for many images in different magazines and at the end I decided for this (it can change, oh yes, it can change)

Here some links to previous versions:
http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/spectac01.jpg
http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/spectac02.jpg
http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/spectac03.jpg

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Cambios, pero no muchos: no me convencia la idea de los meteoros, , asi que fue mutando hacia "bolas metalicas con ojos" (si, eso mismo). En realidad, el concepto fue volviendo a mi primera idea, que había descartado por no ser
"realista" (como si la caida simultanea de millones de meteoros iguales fuera plausible).

Las diferentes imagenes muestran el cambio desde el meteoro en blanco y negro, el color, el ojo y el ojo con llamas (dibujé el ojo en otra capa y fui la borrando, descubriendo como aparecian las llamas desde abajo). Usé intensivamente el dodge y el burn, además del pincel

La idea es lograr un bruñido de metal cromado y gastado, como el ojo de una estatua metálica. Y la figura de abajo, dejó de ser una pareja (padre hijo o como sea) hacia una sola figura humana, como en un primer boceto que hice en papel.

La figura está basada en una foto que me saqué a mi mismo (no conseguia modelo a esta hora y ya queria plantar la escena). Me pase buscando muchas imagenes en diferentes revistas y al final me decidi por esto (puede cambiar, oh sí, puede cambiar)

[Octothreat]

Awesome sketch! it immediately called out to me as "spectacular".
good luck!

[Ducklator]

hey.... great concept!! Spectacular!!:thumbsup:

the meteor has an eye:surprised ??

[mr. thurner]

i liked a lot! thats vary nice sketch! i'll look yours!
kepp going :thumbsup:

[black-hand-77]

I'm already scared! Is this world gonna end like you picture it in your drawings???:eek: Very cool concept and sketch! Good luck and looking forward to see how you develop such a generous theme!:thumbsup:

[Vectorius]

Nice sketch and concept..Just a little thing..maybe try to add more "panic" on your caracter..just my personal opinion...good luck and see you soon.:)

[LuisDiDonna]

I am very delayed with the posting of the images but I was really very, very, very busy... I hope it can update my thread much quicker starting from now! (well, maybe tomorrow)

Octothreat: Thank you!

Ducklator: Thank you!, and yes, it is an eye recorded in the metal. In the first sketches I had drawn eyes in the meteors, and now I incorporated them. I had my doubts on that, but I believe to have fulfilled the rules of the contest. Good luck you too.

mr. thurner: Thank you for your words!

black_hand_77: :) I didn't really think of the end of the world. Perhaps an arrival, perhaps a cataclysm or an invasion, but not the end. In the sketch I also draw a similar figure to a monk or a shaman, waiting that arrival... we will see how it goes!

Fiolka Alexandre: Yes, if the figure remains as well as it is, he needs more panic. But possibly change toward something prospective, wanted or unavoidable... or perhaps be allowed to win for the panic! RUN! Thank you and good luck you too!

http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-09-14_sketch.jpg
very early sketch

[Squibbit]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8946/8946_1127933887_medium.jpg

hahaha, what a look on his face, this one is great :thumbsup:



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[LuisDiDonna]

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working on the eye... Still with little time, I will follow with the smoking trails and later on the poor human

I repeat here some reply wich maybe get lost:

Octothreat: Thank you!

Ducklator: Thank you!, and yes, it is an eye recorded in the metal. In the first sketches I had drawn eyes in the meteors, and now I incorporated them. I had my doubts on that, but I believe to have fulfilled the rules of the contest. Good luck you too.

mr. thurner: Thank you for your words!

black_hand_77: :) I didn't really think of the end of the world. Perhaps an arrival, perhaps a cataclysm or an invasion, but not the end. In the sketch I also draw a similar figure to a monk or a shaman, waiting that arrival... we will see how it goes!

Fiolka Alexandre: Yes, if the figure remains as well as it is, he needs more panic. But possibly change toward something prospective, wanted or unavoidable... or perhaps be allowed to win for the panic! RUN! Thank you and good luck you too!

and Squibbit: The face will change. Oh yes, it will (cakle, cakle). Thanks!

http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-09-14_sketch.jpg
very early sketch

[LuisDiDonna]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8946/8946_1129941021_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/10/8946/8946_1129941021_large.jpg)

Adding panic to the scene! or at least proving to see that it happens. All this drawn without thinking too much in for where the thing goes... except for the face (I took a reference picture for the expression and the lights) and the trails of smoke (thank you to the book of the 100 years of National Geographic) but it is even a mere WIP, the hands are on without care, as the shoulders. But well, there it is.

Voy agregando pánico a la escena! o por lo menos probando a ver que pasa. todo esta dibujado sin pensar demasiado en para donde va la cosa... salvo la cara (tomé una foto de referencia para la expresion y las luces) y las estelas de humo (muchas gracias al libro de los 100 años de National Geographic) pero aun es un mero WIP, las manos están puestas de cualquier manera, como los hombros. Pero bueno, ahi está.

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Face & body WIP (no photo reference here)
http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-10-21_sketch_01.jpg

http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-10-21_sketch_02.jpg

Smoking some
http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-10-21_sketch_smoke01.jpg

http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/2005-10-21_sketch_smoke02.jpg

[LuisDiDonna]

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Changes in the sky... it continues being a draft and the body will change a lot (even more, the whole figure possibly changes, moving toward the original idea of the shaman). Everything continues being a great color stain, in spite of some details (the face, the hair, the eye in the sky).
In fact, I continue thinking of to erase everything and to begin from zero (nah).

Opinions, please? CU

L.
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Cambios en el cielo... sigue siendo un borrador y el cuerpo va a cambiar mucho (es mas, posiblemente la figura entera lo haga, girando hacia la idea original del shaman). Todo sigue siendo un gran manchon de color, a pesare de algunos detalles (la cara, el pelo, el ojo en el cielo).
En realidad, sigo pensando en borrar todo y empezar de cero (nah).

Opiniones, por favor? CU

L.

http://www.tallergandalf.com.ar/data/cg/spectacular/sketch_sky.jpg
Sky sketch

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