CGTalk - The Flying Chase

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 03:28 AM

About 2 years ago, during an ilustration class, me and two friends come up with an idea for a comic book, its about steam technology, flying ships, floating islands, giant eagles...
We didn't talk too much about that since august this year, when we remember and thought to try to start something for that.
So one day i started to doodle in PS, total rough, but that make me want to keep drawing this. So i invite one of my friends to draw this together.
Here's the first steps of this:
http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/first-step.jpg

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 03:30 AM

So...then we get excited about it, and start to make the whole scene. This is some tryings on a more dinamic pose of the guy.
http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/2-step.jpg

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 03:36 AM

Here some more WIPS:
http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/3-step.jpg

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 03:45 AM

So, here is when i started to get stuck...
This last one i did in august or september...and since then i just make one more try on this...
http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/4-step.jpg

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 03:53 AM

Here the last thing i've done. So, i'm posting all this, because i want to try to finish this, and i guess that a CG comunnity push would help me a lot. So please, crits and tips are veeeery welcome.
http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/5-step.jpg

gra7

11-04-2005, 06:32 PM

hey mann this are going greattt..

acho q mais umas aguias atras do cara ia fica mais legal que os baloes..

soh isso por enquanto..

ta mto loco para naum..

t+

NinjaSuz

11-04-2005, 06:40 PM

What a fun composition! I look forward to seeing more of your progression.

Stampede

11-04-2005, 06:46 PM

It looks better than last time i saw... hehe. u can think about valor in the colors, try a sketch with grays... this make lighting easier, then u can take this for reference. and u can look for ships to make more exotics and distincts models to picture. Go on and make this great!!

Smash.rs

11-04-2005, 06:51 PM

Thank you guys

gra7: In the story that guy is the only one who could control the giant eagle, that's why there's no more eagules after him, but i could thought in other stuffs chasing him, thnks.

NinjaSuz: Thanks man, i'll try to work a lot on this from now on so keep your eye in here once in a while.

Stampede: hehehe, thaks dude, yeah, i'll try to make some strong lights in that, i think i gonna start to use some less soft brushes, and put some hard ones in here.

mr. thurner

11-06-2005, 03:51 PM

hi orlando! well, the quality is increasing a lot in your work, i'm very happy to see it! But i can not tell so much about how to turn it better cause i'm not so good...
i'd like to see it finished soon!!
good luck my frined!

Qiqo

11-06-2005, 06:42 PM

Hey Smash!
interesting work you have there! looking good so far :)
here's are some of my crits of this early stage:
The eagle's head looks a bit too round, try blocking it out a bit more, don't worry about exagerating it as exageration is sometimes key to realism.
I'm only guessing you want to achieve a certain degree of realism in this piece from the initial sketch of the eagle ;P
In that regard, I'd recommend using different tones for the clouds in the back:
Instead of having a set of colors that would be reused, use some variation to show how illumination affects the cloud masses that are behind other clouds. You can do this by either darkening some, making some lighter and whatnot (try using greyscale if it's too hard to visualise)
Last but not least, I'd change the rotarion of the character's left hand as it doesn't seem very natural or dramatic. Try the pose yourself. I'd rotate it inwards because it seems you have the arm slightly bent. This gives me the impression that there's some tension in that arm so a more natural stance in that situation would be such as described above. But that's just my preference :D

That's about it for now! :D
Looking good!

Smash.rs

11-11-2005, 05:48 PM

Hey Guys, i'm here again, today i'll work a little more in this piece, a liiitlle time of in my college, and i'll enjoy it by painting more.

Qiqo: First thkns man. My idea is to achiave a little level of realism, but not a great one, i want this to look like a fantastic ilustration, not even close to photo realism. Anyway, a will try to blocking more and make more cloud tones. Thnks for the tips. In the arm issue, well, he's grabing a bag of something that i didn't decide yet what it is, and that makes the arm tension i guess. I may study my own arm more for this anyway.

Smash.rs

12-07-2005, 05:46 AM

http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/Lineart-color8.jpg

Finally vacation...only for three weeks, but still a good time, and now i can take some time to paint again. Well, i get back on this. I start to paint some feathers on the eagle. Please crit this, i really wanna your support in here.
There's a lot of layers on this right now, and i was thinking on flatten all and paint direct in one layer only...but i'm not used to that kind of painting...what you guys could say to me about that?

Smash.rs

01-06-2006, 08:37 PM

http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/aguias8.jpg

Some new stuffs in here...i'm enjoying my vacations playing around in this...this is that kinda of work that i probably will never really end, i have to end this, but... Well, any crits are welcome.

Stampede

01-06-2006, 09:27 PM

Wow!! this' coming BETTER...
Maybe u can leave this boats away for a moment.. paint the clouds over them. I think you could take a beautful sky before launch the things to fly.
And that tail feathers.. I don't like it pointing down, looks weird.
Thats' all! Go paint!

Smash.rs

01-09-2006, 12:36 AM

http://www.smash-rs.blogger.com.br/Cover-flatten4.jpg

I'm trying some new things in here...what do you guys think?
I'm not sure of that background yet...really need some help.
Crits and tips please!!

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