The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Mona Eriksson

[Lemog]

Thanks for this close-up so pretty... :thumbsup:

[rattlesnake]

hey , the last update just before the close up is looking great, colors look better, i like the way youre heading to..and well close up shows the great patientiece u have for painting the details.i like that, great job! great fur!

[Vladius]

Quite interesting. Yellow creature looks wet d=)
Don't throw anything at me, please dх)

[ThierryS]

Great work on that one Mona, it looks so nice!:applause: My only comment would be on the glasses, they look like they could gain some solidity by straightening some of your strokes on the sides of the glass pieces. It seems these are parts that don't need to be as organic as the rest. What ya think?
The eye looks very alive:cool: good job, chop chop! keep that brush moving!

[arte-i45]

Hey Mona, you've got a lot of wonderful updates here! :arteest:I especially like all of the detail that you're putting into their fur, you do have the cutest GPs around! :applause:

Matt :)

[Zapan]

I need some awwww lately so there I am !!

A big huge endless awww on the little cutie !!
He seems he wants to give somebody a kiss ... or asking for peanuts .... or maybe waiting for a gp ninja riding a parrot ...

...,..;.! ...:.. ..,. ... ? .... .. . ...., .. .. !! yeah ! :thumbsup:

cheers ,

-Zapan

[mdavid]

Really cool work on the fur. I really like the way you've done the eye too. Great to see your work up close

[makaron]

thanks Scootermaya :)
and thanks you too individium...
and thanks Shakes and Sabrina
and Poonks and Lemog thanks...
rattlesnake... thanks
thank you Vladius, and don´t you worry, I don´t throw things at people... haha :D
thanks thierry, but? me? straight lines :eek: but I can´t even draw a straight line with a ruler on paper... but gonna try...
thank you mmbenya...
Zapan: .... . ...., .....!
mdavid thank you sir...

CYa :wavey:

[Simonas]

very very very cooooool

[DaddyMack]

:bowdown: O mighty fur queen... You have surpassed us all:bowdown:

:applause:LYW:applause:

[Womgoose]

Mona your work is so original and so cool.
Guinea Pigs forever :thumbsup:

Squeek Squeek!

[ODoul]

Looks fantastic Mona. I'm fasinated with your obsession with the GP!

[FlaminGlow]

Hi Mona, the last image looks lovely you are working on one part each time, you make everyone so anxious like that to see your full image,... :thumbsup:

[makaron]

thanks Simonas... :cool:
thanks Daddymack... :blush:
squeek right back at you Womgoose... :p and thanks
thanks 3D_Explorer... say hi to your worms from me... :surprised
thanks FlaminGlow... yeah... piece by piece... haha... :arteest:


and I have a message from one of my guinea pigs, Ninja

http://hem.bredband.net/makaron//ninjamovesbigger.gif

:)

[Zapan]

Well I'm sure you do but do GP's eat chocolate eggs ? :curious: :scream:

[fer3d]

Your work is very unique in this challenge. The little guys are so cute, and the elements so appropriate to the scene.

Happy Eastern to you too!

fer

[Rebeccak]

Hallo Mona! :)

I see lots of cute updates in my spamming absence...:D...in truth I have just been feeling guilty for not updating my own thread :D ~ but it's great to see your hard work here, and I can't wait to see the outcome!

Cheers, :)

~Rk

[Lemog]

Happy Easter for Ninja... and his blond mother... and of course... all the pretty GP's on earth :scream: :thumbsup:

This little crazy hairy guy always make me laugh :D :applause:

[scootermaya]

Happy easter to you and your GPs !

[Gunilla]

Aaahhh, and happy easter back to Ninja and you and Ginny... have a great holiday, Mona - mycket ägg :)

[daWinky]

Happy Easter to you and your GPs, Mona, and greetings from the cats:D !


-sabrina

[ramy badie]

I haven't stopped in here for a few days, just wanted to say beautiful job on the fur so far, happy easter to you too :)

[individium]

happy easter to you too mona, ninja and all GPs. that little ninja is beyond cute:scream::):bounce::D:applause:

[shakes]

big happy easter to you Mona!!
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6280/rabbitegg1003jg.gif

[MasonRoberts]

I love the hair and the eye on this one Makaron!!! Good luck!

[LadyMedusa]

This is coming out greatly :)

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1145110877_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1145110877_large.jpg)

changes the basket, again...

[shakes]

basket looks very good mona..nice work! I'd think about getting rid of left hand streetlamp, as it clashes with parrot. and the little rock by the hedge just above light coloured GP..looks like an insect on his nose!
the hedge looks really good too.

[paperclip]

I agree with shakes about the lamp post, plus don't forget about the form shadow of the basket- in fact, I think you should try and push the lights/shadows more overall in the picture- try playing around a bit with the lightness/contrast sliders and see what could be improved there?


Keep going, it's turning out really well! :thumbsup:

Happy Easter!

[Womgoose]

lol the little Samurai Guinea Pog is brilliant - I love his hair style. :thumbsup:

EDIT: Of course I meant to say Guinea Pig not Pog.

[mdavid]

Yes, I suppose I agree with Shakes about the lamp post too, but I also agree that the new basket is a winner. It looks fit and ready for the job and is starting to look all very believable.

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1145247738_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1145247738_large.jpg)

testing testing... without lamppost and tree... and more shadows to the basket...
maybe something else but the tree, a birdbath? or a gardengnom? then I can add a lot of cute birds... :D

[CoreyArtE]

First let me say, I love when people use animals in their pictures, this one is no exception. Maybe you could extend the top of the picture, raise the cityscape in the background so we see more of it, and perhaps make it so the lighscolored gerbil/hampster is angled more towards the background. Anyway really great concept, and I love the colors, and the flowers on the right. Keep it up.

[alex.h.]

great work mate mak,, keep going...see you later..and 3 thumbs up...

[arte-i45]

Hi there Mona, the update is looking really excellent! :applause: I especially like the details you've put into the basket. Also I like the idea of adding a birdbath, it would not only give you the option to add "a lot of cute birds" but it might fit in well with your theme. Once the parrot comes in for a landing it could refuel with a drink. :shrug:http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/icons/icon5.gif
Oh and by the way you're starting to sell me on the idea of a GP. ;)

Matt :)

[rattlesnake]

nice update...the basket is looking much better now..and your idead about bird bath is quite interesting..gogo!

[ThierryS]

The composition is clearer now, good idea to try it out! The birdbath sounds good to me, with more bird? wow ...that's promising! :thumbsup:
Yeah that basket rocks!:bounce:
Have a nice day!

[scootermaya]

Hey ! I'm not getting any more "newpostmail" for your tread ... I'm must have done something wrong. Sorry!
About those street lamps, are you planning to add the tree on the right as originally planned? Because I think it would be nice to have the lamp partially covered with it and it will a bit increase the perspective.
Otherwise, I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove your basket !:thumbsup:
I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove your parrot
I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove your pilot

Good luck.

Michel

[GHOGHNOOS]

hi . it is nice .watch mine and tell me your idea

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=335266

[mdavid]

It's looking fantastic, Mona. I definitely like the clarity now that the lamp post is no longer behind the basket. I also like how the window frame, curtains and flowers frame the composition. It makes the indoors look really cosy and contrasting well with the outdoors

[Climax]

Hi Mona! Contrast in the basket looks better now, I see the bird too dark, try to "bounce" some light from the flor on him, when you put the lamps back on, move aside the one behind the bird, it creates a "merge of figures" try to balance the overall contrast, allways when painting look at your canvas with the eyes almost closed, so you see better dark and bright areas, then you conpensate the volumes where need it, play more with darker shadows in the first plane, they bring up your subjects of interest:thumbsup:
I am not trying to be a smart guy :), just give opinions of what i see, but the look of your paint must come deep from your heart, when you feel happiness with your work then you know you are doing right no matters what other say. :beer:
See ya later!

[shakes]

that looks great Mona! better without lamp post- and makes the city more visible, which is good, coz the city is a nice contrast to the nature you have here. would be good to replace tree with something, although I liked your tree! a bird bath is a great idea, and I like the idea of lotsa birdies!!

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Mona, really like your imaginative menu and boarding ticket ("Do not chew on the lines..." etc.) Might want to use Photoshop's burn tool to slightly alter and age the colors of these items. (Sometimes the burn and dodge tools work really well rounding out characters with hair by adding shading and highlights in a simple quick manner, too.)

Great work! Looking forward to seeing more...

[jelena]

Hi makaron,
I realy like your sensibility for light, texture and value of colours. I specialy like fur on those two hamsters and transparency of vase. Maybe, it's just one sugestion, you may draw gentle refraction through the vase.
Good luck, and I hope we'll see soon some more.

[makaron]

thank you all for the comments I got... I´m really happy for the pointers and tricks you share :)
I have two versions now of this image, one with the tree and one with the birdbath... leaning towards the birdbathversion as it looks like now...
haven´t done so much work on it for a week now, but today I have picked up the work again and starting on the last touch on the fur... one GP is almost done, two GPs to go...

an example how the fur looks like for now is this...

http://hem.bredband.net/makaron/furex2.jpg
so better get back to it...

fur you all later. ops... I mean

CYa :wavey:

[gpepper]

Yeah ! The composition is larger that I was thinking ! I understand better the topic now. Great job Mona ! :thumbsup:

[fgdf]

Great work on fur! much better now !
SC :)

[shakes]

nice furry stuff mona! love that colour

[scootermaya]

(Sacha 7) Very cute Mona ! I like the Guineapigs ! :bounce:

[Gunilla]

Oh dear - I haven't been in this part of of the challenge for ever... and surely missed a lot of things! I really like how it looks without the lampposts - great change!
Your fur work is absolutely nutty - but you knew that already :D
Go on now, let's see some painting :bounce:

[Zapan]

Oh dear - I haven't been in this part of of the challenge for ever... and surely missed a lot of things!

same thing here :blush: ...
But you're doing so great with this !! so much progress over here !

You rockin' fur maker !! just enjoying the work ...in front of my screen , as a Gp in fact ! :scream:

cheers ,

-Zapan

[alex.h.]

the fur rocks mate mak, more updates sone ? see you and three tumps up,
smilies dont work for me any more ?????

[rattlesnake]

wow extraordinary fur! hard work to achieve that great result huh? is looking totally awesome:buttrock:

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146155848_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146155848_large.jpg)

a couple of windows on the houses, a little work on the sky, and a birdbath, at least a very early start one.

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146170658_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146170658_large.jpg)

two of the birds is getting ready to take bath...

[alex.h.]

great updates mak, like the bird that clean itself, see you and keep them coming

[makaron]

gpepper: thanks for looking by...
fgdg: furry many thanks...
shakes: thank you sir, and more color to come...
scootermaya and Sacha: happy you 2 like the critters..
thanks Gunilla: you know, nice people arrives late... haha
and Zapan, you eating peanuts again I see...
thanks rattlesnake... and still more fur to come...
thank you alex.h: and here, you can borrow my :thumbsup:

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146321848_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146321848_large.jpg)

upgrade on the birdbath...

[shakes]

beautiful birdies mona! and the mischievous squirrel..how cute!

[theWOODman]

Your animals and concept sketch look really good. Just better hurry up and get to modeling, we have about 27 days left........YIKES!

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Mona, really extraordinary work with the birds...looking forward to seeing more! Good luck.

[soapy]

Your animals and concept sketch look really good. Just better hurry up and get to modeling, we have about 27 days left........YIKES!

LOL, yer killin me... You may want to scroll up to the top where it says 2d. :-)

Looking good Mona, loads of great work since I was last in. The birds and the fur look super.

[mdavid]

Those little birds and squirrel are superb. Great addition to the scene. All this detail will look excellent in the final high-resolution image

[Gunilla]

Great work with the birds here! Talgoxar is my favourites, have plenty of them around :)

And the little white one, sticking up his head is charming!

[Elsie]

Hey Mona! Heh this is the first time I've posted back on here in like forever and I'm so lost O_o so when I spotted your thread on the challenge forum front page I had to have a peek :D. Lovely progress, I love the flowers.

[daWinky]

Morning Mona!:wavey:

I've really missed something since my last visit! I haven't seen this fur close up before, just great! :thumbsup:
And you've decided to go with the birdbath, very good!
Some cute little fellows there, even more feather work for you:scream: ... They already look very convincing and alive - I like this birdie cleaning his feathers, nice detail!
...and now I'm curious to see how they fit in the scene:bounce: .

Have a nice day!

-sabrina

[Lemog]

Morning... these birds are a sweet addition... each time your project grow with interesting touches... so good... have a nice day Mona :wavey:

[rattlesnake]

hello...birdbath is going great, very complete one..i think is very cool idea the sculpture on it, that shows that you really like details.
pose on the birds is very good too, no crits from my side..your painting skills are great!

[walrus]

Hey, Mona, looking good! I love the bird poses on the birdbath. Especially that one preening her (his?) wing - Our bird looks just like that when she preens! :)
I know you're still working on the b irdbath, so I'm sure you've already got this covered, but right now it's a bit hard to read the depth of the top of the bath: It looks like the black winged bird is standing right next to the preening bird, when in fact, looking at their feet shows they're far apart on the top rim. Maybe mving the black-wing right a bit so it's not on a tangent but partly behind the preener? Anyhow, just a thought...

oh, and thank you so much for the great GP photos, haven't had a chance to show them to Talia yet. I told her about them, and she told me about walking around the lake and seeing baby ducklings, newly hatched around here. Doubt I'll make it to the lake to send a photo, but if I do, I'll let you know! :)

-mike

[beelow]

Sorry, mona it's been a min since, I have been, nice progress on ur entry! It is getting close to deadline hehe good luck!:thumbsup:

[oceanbluesky]

Mona, where is your fun furry thing going? When is it going to arrive? Does it know? I love it...your avatar is the most fun and catchy on these boards.

Wonderful birds -- your painting style really handles feathers well. Excellent work. Good luck

[Zapan]

Plenty of awwww for you Mon' !!

I bet you're gonna hammering some fur until the end .... w00t !

You rock !

cheers ,

-Zapan

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146991939_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146991939_large.jpg)

the left down corner

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146992022_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1146992022_large.jpg)

the down right corner...

[mdavid]

Really lovely stuff, Mona. All the critters and flowers have a consistent dreamy feel about them which works really well. I like that invitation with the bit cut out of it too. Who'd have thought GPs have such sophisticated social lives? Reflections on the vase and the woodgrain on the bench work really well too. No crits from me. Just keen to see more. This is looking excellent

[daWinky]

Morning Mona!

I hope you had a sunny weekend:) ...
Great to see the bird bath in place! It works really well here:thumbsup:

Have a great start in the week!:wavey: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#)

-sabrina

[shakes]

looking beautiful, Mona- nice detail of the coupon! the birdbath and flowers look just great!

[Lemog]

Marvellous new stuffs Mona... llittle details are always welcome, and especially pleasant for our eyes... good work Mona... the GP's power is in you :thumbsup:

[soapy]

Looking good Mona. I like the birdbath but I think it could use a little more going over with a finer brush so it matches a little closer to the level of finish that the birds have.

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147158009_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147158009_large.jpg)

I have to do the parrot all over again, since I messed up the savings on that one... and been doing the eye today, I want him in a... hey! I´m a bird, don´t blame me if I´m not to smart- for his look... and still a lot of featherwork do be done.

[Rebeccak]

Mona! Hi there, thank you so much for my adorable pm this morning...definitely made me smile. :) Well, I have to apologize for my lack of chearing on the boards lately...got caught up in the Workshop and since then have become really lazy...:blush:...but am really happy to see you going strong here, and I can't wait to see your final result! :bounce:

Cheers, :)

~BB

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147204181_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147204181_large.jpg)

new curtins

[shakes]

love the parrot face mona..fantastic! one thing- you might want to try a different color for curtains- it matches parrot too much, and you really want parrot to stand out boldly! a different curtain shade would frame parrot and GPS perfectly, I think!

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147244769_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147244769_large.jpg)

color? shape? help!... any ideas on what color and shape on the curtins that will bring out the parrot?

[Womball]

Maybe add some blue and green feathers to the parrot too. Also some colors to break up the white around the eye.

[PapaRaf]

Hi !

I'll try to help...

Some ideas without order:

- The parrot and especialy the parrot's left wing should not stick that way to the curtains. Same for the basket top limit that is on the same line as the green plan top limit, flattening the reading of the area.
- Perphaps you can try to paint transluscent curtains.
- Or just perhaps paint the curtain with less importance on the left, that would create more space around the parrot.
- U can bring more volume to the fellow in the foreground.
- The bird's tale can go lighter and lighter

I' d like to be more precise but my limited english language won't allow it :/

Good work.

-Raphaël

[shakes]

I like top right the best mona(green) second fave is bottom left(grey). looks really good..parrot and GP stand out nicely!

[Lemog]

The best for me is the last one... dark red... it's more dramatic, I know, not fro sure the most original, but this dark color and this shape open the glance toward this Journey... particulary adapted :thumbsup: nice work Mona... :applause:

[webwings]

I like the dark reddish curtains....repetition of colour adds to the integration appeal of an image....I think it would look best if the curtains don't become the place where your eyes rest...focal point.

[soapy]

I like the red/brown too, it reminds me of a Rene Magritte painting somehow. I like Magritte.

[Gunilla]

Some really nice updates here Mona! I love the detail for the lower left corner ... wonderful!
Sorry for being late here again... my vote goes with the lower right too - the vivid colors works well and connects fine with the parrot.
Den här blir kanon - grattis :thumbsup:

[rattlesnake]

I like top right the best mona(green) second fave is bottom left(grey). looks really good..parrot and GP stand out nicely!


i agree with that color combination too!:bounce:


and i must say that the scene is looking very cool..i really like the armonic and beautiful coloring...youre doing a really good job:applause:

[mdavid]

I'm voting for the lower right (dark brownish-red) too. Nice and dramatic, and it frames the image with a colour that matches the scene. As for the shape, the lower right seems to lack a reason for them to be drawn so much open on the left side. It doesn't look as natural as the way they hang in the other versions. It sure is great seeing it all coming together like this. Must be getting close now

[daWinky]

Hey Mona,

just have seen the latest updates - a little late again here:blush: - and I like the coloring of the lower left corner most...and the shape of the lower right corner:) ! Now you have very different votings, it seems to be very much a matter of personal taste...it's up to you and I'm curious to see the next update!

Have a nice weekend!:wavey:

-sabrina

[Elsie]

I like the yellow-green ones on the top right :) think it adds the nicest accent to the picture. Great updates here!

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Mona! Honestly I like 'em all! : )

Love the painterly style too. Cheers!

[Poonks]

Hi Mona, personaly i prefer the red color, it give more contrast with the background, my favorite one is the number 5 :bounce:


Keep it up !!

[ThierryS]

Hello Mona!
What a change you've made since my last visit, so Ninja will not be there after all? :sad:
Well the parrot is just wonderful! I tend to prefer the last one of your curtain tests, because it's darker and it's framing the field a bit better, but maybe you could use a different hue so that it doesn't conflict with the parrot's color. Da man says, this rocks... euh... this reggaes! :D :cry: ;)

[JurajMolcak]

Hiya Mona! How´s life on this side? Progressing very well I see... Love the last dark red because of shapes too... But that dark grey one looks good as well. Keep going :thumbsup:

[individium]

hi mona

i liked the 4th and the 6th ones
the dark gray and dark red ones i mean.

but its hard to decide which pose of curtains is good maybe the 6th one becouse i like to see the windowframe (i dont know if this is a true word for it but i just hope you can understand).

[Climax]

Hello Mona, I think that if you decrease the intensity of the green outside your parrot will come out, try lighting that layer, remember it is a shiny day all elements outdoors should look a bit pale.
You are almost at the end of your journey :bounce: courtains seem better to me in a clear color, maybe blue, but you'll see it better when fixing the background. see ya! :wavey:

[daWinky]

Hey Mona!

Unpatiently waiting for an update...:bounce: , I hope you're painting eagerly and haven't merged any layers:D ...

Have a nice day!:wavey:

-sabrina

[makaron]

I´m late to answer :blush: sorry

Thanks everybody for the comments about the curtains... :bounce: the funny thing is, every color and shade got a vote or two...

Womball... you got it, gonna add some green to the parrots feathers...
PapaRaf: good advise, written all of them down... thanks...
shakes: greenish/grey... thanks for your vote...
Lemog: and you want that dark shade... and that shape...
Webwings: hallo and thanks for your advice...
Soapy: dark and redish... got it...
Gunilla: gillar mörkrött oxå... thanks... and don´t you worry... I´m late to answer too...
Rattlesnake: got it... and thanks a bunch...
mdavid: red and dark... thank you sir...
dawinky: thanks and have an update soon...
Elise: sunny and bright, thanks for the vote...
oceanbluesky: thanks for like them all... and the style... nice!
Poonks: thanks... red is you color I see...
thierry: naaa... Ninja is still gonna fly... her cloth is just at the drycleaners, she will be back...
Oweron: thanks... and red will go well to you dragon if he would come by...
individium: thanks and the windowframe gonna show...
Climax: thanks and good point about the backgroundcolor... gonna try to "pale" the hedge and grass"
Dawinky: I´m on it and painting again... my eyes is a bit better now so... :arteest:
and the only thing I merged yet is the parrot... so had to do that guy all over again, haha...

CYA :wavey:

[shakes]

Go Gp Go!!

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147847120_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147847120_large.jpg)

a close-up on the curtains... notice the pattern ;)

[Gunilla]

Haha, loove the pattern :thumbsup:

[individium]

haha now im sure gp's own the house :)

[mdavid]

Really nice curtains, Mona. If you look carefully enough, there they are!

[MT-Cup]

I've been watching and watching, but keeping quiet. You're doing such astounding work here, but I finally have to mention your draperies. That is just lovely, the color, the texture. I stand in awe at your lovely scene. :thumbsup:

[daWinky]

Ah, the final decision...a curtain with unobtrusive GP-pattern - maybe the big seller of the next season:applause: ...very nice Mona:thumbsup: !

-sabrina

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147973451_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147973451_large.jpg)

the parrot gets a colorchange...

[makaron]

Shakes: I´m going I´m going... :bounce:
Gunilla: I know. could not help myself. :blush: gotta do some GP-pattern... haha
individium: yeah... seems like the GPs did take over the house... :eek:
mdavid: yep, there they are, even on the curtains... :eek:
MT Cup: hallo and thanks for those lovely words... :)
daWinky: now you know what to buy for the summer-season... or? do you prefer cats? :curious:

and now back to finish the Ninja... can´t have the parrot fly around without the driver...

CYa :wavey:

[shakes]

the blue looks nice Mona-would contrast those curtains well, I think.

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147987827_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147987827_large.jpg)

the whole gang

[mdavid]

It's looking fantastic, Mona. Great to see them so close to take-off. I like the blue feathers on the parrot too

[shakes]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147987827_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1147987827_large.jpg)

the whole gang

they look great all together! cuuuuuuuute! the blue is really good on parrot

[Tyranx]

hehe cool, good luck!

[Lemog]

Hahaha... the dreamy gang so far... :thumbsup: the changing of color is retty good for me... good contrast with curtains now... don't stop miss... end is near, keep the styler in your hand and run :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[makaron]

mdavid: thanks.. and take-off is near now... I hope... haha... :blush:
Shakes thank you sir... so glad you didin´t wrote, he does look like a big goofy bluebird... :thumbsup:
Tyranx: thanks.. happy you like... :)
Lemog: the dream is going on here... haha... and the pen is flying over the wacom, and the ol´computer sighs loudly... but that not stopping me... :scream:

CYa :wavey:

[Gunilla]

Oh yes - this is coming together nicely now - my guess is you're almost finished?
Snyggt jobbat!

[soapy]

Looking good Mona! The blue works for me too. Everything is coming together nicely. Just hammer down to the finish, you have a good one going!

[shakes]

Go Gp Go! Go Gp Go!

[individium]

last update is very nice i like parrot's new colors. it looks like its coming to end

[makaron]

Gunilla: nu är det nära... hehe.. alot of touching up here... earase and coloradj...
Soapy... thanks and soon there... I hope...
Shakes: I´m not going the next few days... I´m running... looking more and more like my awatar, haha...
individium: thanks, and the finalimage is near... if I don´t do a silly emarge layers too early that I usally do of course... haha

I´m a bit late in answers, again... but don´t get any notifications about my thread these days for some reason... and I´m so busy looking at others work that I forget to check my own :blush:

CYa :wavey:

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148276425_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148276425_large.jpg)

when I looking out the window here, this is the shade of green I see... is it a "grass"green, close to the grass near you?

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148293735_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148293735_large.jpg)

more blue sky

[beelow]

Hey ya, mona! You have came a long ways with this image, I hope that this was the best of a learning experience for you. I hope to see you in the next contest and wish the best of luck to ya! Will drop by later to see the final!:thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

great work on the light, you made tons of improvements since the last challenge. this is getting great! keep up the great work, you almost are there :)

[Zapan]

Oh dear , my apologies for not been that much around lately ...

The progress is totally awesome here ... I do think the final's coming soon !!
Looking forward to it !! Come on Mon' !

cheers ,

-Zapan

[rattlesnake]

i like all the improves u make to your image..the colors feel alive!! go Mona!

[daWinky]

Morning Mona!:wavey:

I can only join the other comments here...all the improvements are well done and things come together very nice now!
The final image seems to be near, can't wait to see it!:bounce:

-sabrina

[Lemog]

I really like the latest addition about sky... that give more contrast with little flying guys, and especially more depth... better for a Journey feeling... c'mon girl, you're so near now... :thumbsup:

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148375033_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148375033_large.jpg)

the parrotplane and the Ninjapilot... done...

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148375115_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148375115_large.jpg)

the two little travellers are done and ready to go...

[makaron]

beelow: thanks and you are welcome later to "the final" :)
TheFirstAngel thanks to you too... happy you like GPs and not just girls... haha :p
Zapan: hallo... you better have the peanuts ready, the final is up in a day or two... ...! .., nyark!
Thanks rattlesnake... just what I wanted to hear, that the colors feels alive, :bounce: one of the goals I had was that...
Dawinky: thank you... and soon you can see the final sitting under your appletree... :scream:
Lemog: thanks... and gotta to have blue sky... since the sky outside is just grey, grey, grey... haha...

CYa:wavey:

[Lemog]

You enriched well the tones... :applause: I'm very impatient now...

[shakes]

looking beautiful Mona! looking forward to the final!!

[Climax]

They look great, Waiting for that final! :bounce:

[FlaminGlow]

they look great all together! cuuuuuuuute! the blue is really good on parrot

I agree, colors are so nice Mona kep going. :thumbsup:

[gpepper]

Greatwork here Mona.
I have to say that all the fur and feathers were well done !

[domoarigato]

Haha wow. Is it just me or is it mating season. Sorry at first glance thats what it looked like. Very nice rendering though and cool idea!

[mdavid]

Mona, the latest updates are excellent. You've managed a mix of realism and fluid painting style that is very beautiful. The fur is wonderful. You must be very close to final now

[ThierryS]

Hi Mona!
HEy it's looking very good, nice updates:thumbsup:. You got a good sense for details one these last close ups. The parrot is superb and so are the GPs of course! So... no time to rest, time to show the final one hehe! good luck for these last days!!:bounce: :)

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148492536_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148492536_large.jpg)

still not sure if the tree stays or not...

[makaron]

Lemog... shakes... climax: thanks and merci... and soon the final gonna show at a theater near you... :scream:
FlaminGlow: thanks... a lot... soo nice to hear... :)
gpepper: thanks and a lot of feathers and fur it is... :D
domo_arigato: thanks, and its not that kind of season.:eek: they just waiting for the parrot...
mdavid: lovely words... thanks :bounce:
thierry: thanks and guess what... I having some problems with the top of the hedge now... haha... gotta cut it :rolleyes: chop, chop...

back to earase, merge and attemtpts to DOF the background...

CYa :wavey:

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148542380_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148542380_large.jpg)

that´s it... final coloring

[Poonks]

Hi Mona,

Nice to see i finish it.. as you know i love this litte GP, the idea is really nice and the realisation is great... you have a cutie image... love it... good luck

[Cyberone]

looking great!

i want to get them as my pet!!

some stronger shadow/dark under their legs/bellies might be nice...

I...I...I... want to ride!!

CYB

[fgdf]

Cute and sweet I love flowers the most!!
:bounce::bounce::bounce:
Now I'm waiting for a story!!

[shakes]

looks great mona- all your hard work is done! the depth of field looks good!

[mdavid]

I just noticed where you've positioned the bird bath, with the critters around it. Perfect! Also, in this latest version we can still see where you've ended the GPs' shadow along the bottom of the frame. If you could extend that shadow beyond the bottom of the image, or crop that bit off, then I think you're on a winner

[Climax]

Hello mona!, they look great! only one observation: shadows must be darker at the base of objects and gradually lighter as they go away from the emiter, that would make them appear better, right now the little fellows look like oveerimposed, the shadows will integrate them with the floor and I bet you'll see the diference ;)

Hurry up! time is flying now! :p

[MichaelZHsee]

hi makaron,its been awhile since i visit ur entry,everything turns out fine my friend,just a slight update and ur done,i would suggest that u add some softshadows onto those objects that interacting with the gp to create more depth betweens the characters and the rest of the elements like what climax and cyberone have mentioned:)something like ambient occlusion for 3d terms,create a new layer with overlay or multiply blending mode and overpaint some dark colors on it and its done:scream:love the fur my friend
all the best and thanks alot for the encouragement in my thread

[makaron]

poonks: thanks :bounce: and my turn to snail the last days now... better turn up the speed...
Cyberone: thanks you and if you wanna fly Ninja Airlines just look up in the sky and wait, someday I bet they fly by... :thumbsup:
fgdf: not a surprice that you liked the flowers best... you are the flowerman, arn´t you :)
shakes: today is paint in some shadows and fur day... yeah!... :scream:
mdavid, Climax and MichaelZHee... thanks you so much good Sirs... I take your great advise and place myself in the land of shadows today... :deal:

CYa :wavey:

[daWinky]

Morning Mona!

Time is running now, so... chop,chop:D . I'm looking forward to discover your work in the shadow land, everything else seems to be fine for me, a good decision to let the tree in, I like it...Now I'm waiting for the final!

Have a nice day!:wavey:

-sabrina

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148627045_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148627045_large.jpg)

shadows update

[ThierryS]

Your entry has been fun to follow and to comment. You really have improved yourself tremendously on the way. This has been your own journey too I believe. Congrats for this great picture Mona, see you soon again!:thumbsup: :bounce: Chop chop!:cool:

[makaron]

daWinky: soon, very soon... the parrot is coming in for a landing...:bounce:

thierry: thanks a lot daMan... see you around... :thumbsup:

CYa soon... :wavey:

[beelow]

Mona, hurry, your almost there! Good luck waiting to see your final!:thumbsup:

[rattlesnake]

looks really beutiful! the colors intensity is perfect .."harmony" of colors!, the messy fur is a great detail...very good work

[makaron]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_large.jpg)

the story behind...

This journey begins with a flyer in my mailbox... I read it out load to the guinea pigs and told them. Promise, we are going there and buy a lot of food. And then I put the flyer in the paperpile.. But they didn´t wanna wait... oh no! They took the matter in there own paws... They wanted to leave right away on the journey...

Next day when I went in the kitchen and saw what they was doing...They was waiting for the parrot to land... So what to do? Nothing. They had their tickets and money so, just have to wish them luck on their journey...

[Try]

Wonderful image and story Mona!:thumbsup:
Congratulations on your finished work!

I will from now on start checking the local bookstores and library for “the little travellers” children’s book!
I’m sure it will be a fascinating story, and make you a lot of money!!:)

[makaron]

the high res picture is on this link...--> X (http://hem.bredband.net/makaron/finalnet.jpg)

[alex.h.]

congrats for finishing your work, it looks great mak. see you and tree thumbs up

[mdavid]

Wow! Bravo! It looks wonderful, Mona. Congratulations. I'm looking at the high-res and it is such lovely work. The story is delightful too. Good luck, and please let me know if they claim to fly over a sailing rat and mouse

[TheFirstAngel]

wheee i am so happy you kept going and going, you made such huge improvements and your piece simply is lovely :love: . conngrats on your great work and crossfingers in the final.

[FlaminGlow]

Congrats Mona finishing your nice journey image.:)

[makaron]

Beelow: I´m done :) the final is here...
rattlesnake: thanks a lot... for those nice words :cool:
Try: takk... glad you liked it. and if the book going to be made, you be the first to know... :scream:
alex.h.: thanks and tack... means a lot that you like it. And for you here they are... :thumbsup: :thumbsup::thumbsup:
mdavid: thanks yo too... and that a :deal: if they spot the rat and mouse, they will let you know.
thanks TheFirstAngel and thanks for the help with the grass too... :applause:
thank you FlaminGlow... finally and in the last hour I´m done...


:bounce:

[Selina42]

Hey Mona!

Thank you for the lovely post - and sorry i havent been around for a while -been sooo busy everythings slipped by the wayside a bit and only just managed to get my entry in today! I think your final image is looking great! I'm especially impressed because i find painting fur and feathers especially tricky -but youve handled it brilliantly and pulled everything together into a really sweet fun image! Good luck!

[DaddyMack]

Yaaayy!!! Go the fur queen!!! This is such a sweet piece Mona, it has a real story quality to it and I find it really endearing... there is a real sense of closeness between the two GPs and I hope you go the next step with this and start writing... I wanna see Mona Eriksson Published :buttrock:

Congratulations sweet sister, I look forward to playing alongside you next challenge;)

[MT-Cup]

Congratulations on finishing! I just love it. :thumbsup: It is so sweet. So lovely. I agree with DaddyMack! Let's see you published! :buttrock:

[JurajMolcak]

I am pretty tired... I almost sleep, here behind my desktop... but I want to write you few words... I love your Image ´coz I love images with soul. Very well done! Wish you GOOD LUCK Mona! And Thank you for your support :)

[shakes]

just beautiful Mona!! and the high res rocks!! loTs of yummy detail . the story is just so cuuute, just like this thread! it's been really fun being here with the GP QUEEN..can't wait for your next one.!!

[Climax]

:bounce:CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINAL MONA!:bounce:
Great job durin the whole journey!
you did it, and I' m happy to see yuou graduated with honours!
I wish u all the best, everytime better and better! :bounce:
Good Luck mona!
:beer:

[Mythmaker]

Congrats Mona! Great work - It's super cute! :thumbsup:

Good luck!

[soapy]

Great job Mona, it turned out super! The DOF works really well and all the details add a lot of fun. Awesome result, good luck with the judges. :-)

[Gunilla]

Grattis Mona!
Really fantastic outcome for this - and so much fun to see it develope. Good luck!

[ravioli_rancher]

makaron,

I've yet to scroll through most of the 2d work, but if yours is any indication, then it must be another crowded field of great skill, ingenious work and stunning adventures.

The brush strokes on fur and feathers show a confident playfulness and your scene exudes a professional illstrative sensibility throughout.

Hopefully the parot can carry your rodents into faraway glory with the judges. :buttrock:

:applause: :thumbsup:

[Cyberone]

awesome work!!
as i said befoe its been great to see you entry develope and a lot of fun to read your thread..and posts in general..

the concept is cool, fun and amusing and the image tells the story very well..

well done!!

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Mona thanks so much for your support during this Challenge! It always lifted my spirits to see your little avatar GP running along the side of the page -- absolutely precious. I'm sending my sister a pic of your final image. You've created an absolutely professional, inspiring, wonderfully warm and uplifting image -- the creative details, the sense of fun and imagination -- like MT Cup and DaddyMack have suggested the next step could be writing a fully illustrated GP book...and it all started here! Can't wait to see that happen!

Thanks for all of your support -- so many people from the Challenge are here on your thread with their kind words, it says so much about your positive particiation! Good luck with the judging, you deserve the best! Cheers!

[mmoir]

Hey Mona,

The little pigs look great:thumbsup: :thumbsup: and the story is very complimentary to your image. Great job on the image and good luck .

[arte-i45]

Hi there Mona, you've done a wonderful job on your entry, the final image looks great (right-click -> save as)! The story going along with it is tops, it sounds like the start to an animated movie! :bounce: Great work and best of luck to you Mona! I will see you around. :wavey:

Matt :)

[mdavid]

Hi again Mona,

one thing I forgot to mention in my last post was something I've seen others saying quite a bit - how much your encouragement and thoughtful suggestions are appreciated throughout this forum. Your comments certainly helped me a lot, not only in technical stuff (no self-respecting rat should have to comb the fur on his feet) but also in encouragement. Just wanted to say thanks!

[individium]

congrats mona! you've made a nice journey for little fellas.:)
hi to you and ninja.

[MichaelZHsee]

u did it mkaron,thats what i'm talking about:Di cross my fingers for u in the final judging and good luck:thumbsup:

[daWinky]

Congratulations Mona!:bounce:

I'm glad to see your finished scene! It just remains to wish the little travellers a successful journey and good luck of course! :)


-sabrina

[Womball]

Really cool image Mona! The parrot looks like he can't quite handle that heavy little GP. Good luck in the voting. Your image makes me happy too.

[Lemog]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_large.jpg)



I'm late but the most important is you have done an beautiful picture, with your prefered heroes...
The final picture is very cute with these little guys... funny and pleasant.

You could be proud of you now Mona... the work done is impressive, like your progress since the latest challenge, and for that, congratulations... well done...

Have a nice Journey with your GP's... :thumbsup:

[cgoz]

hehe very cute.
is it writing a note? well done:thumbsup:

[makaron]

selina42: thanks a lot for liking the fur and feathers...
daddymack: thanks. a book coming up soon just for you to read then...
MT Cup: thanks for those nice words...
oweron: thanks for your support too... been fun...
shakes: thank you sir... for all your support, and if I ever get a new nick is gonna be GPQ for sure... but never gonna change my avatar...
climax: oh thanks for that grade... I´m proud now...
Mythmaker: superthanks for thinking is cute...
soapy: thanks for all your support too and for the the DOF... I´m happy you liked it...
Gunilla: tack så mycket... fun to seen you around too...
ravioli_rancher: thanks so much for your lovely comment...
Cyberone: thanks... and I will never leave home without a GP more, have to have help to find my way back... haha
oceanbluesky: thanks and I hope your sister like the GPs... you for sure are good with words and kind...
mmoir: thank you, so happy you liked it in the end...
mmbenya: thanks and you saved it, I´m honoured... and please tell me if you get a GP for youself and the wife...
mdavid: thanks good sir... for those nice words... and you are so helpful yourself so thanks for that right back at you...
individium: thanks a lot... and Ninja says hi back...
MichaelZHsee: thanks and I just followed all the good advice I got... and got it together in the end...
daWinky: thanks Sabrina... and many thanks for all your comments along the way...
Womball: thanks you. and the parrot is strong, he will cope...
Lemog: thank you o mighty Lemog for all that support you are so good at...
cgoz: thanks, and not writing the note, she just read it..

and Thanks to everyone that just takes time to watch it too...
CYa :wavey:

[Zapan]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee !! :scream:

Huge congratulations Mon' !!
Totally awwww image , and totally great !! :bounce:

Best of luck :)

cheers ,

-Zapan

[makaron]

awww, that´s nice to hear Zapan, thanks :)

[Lemog]

It was only one of all GP's stories... we're waiting the next one now... okay Mona ? :D

[daWinky]

It was a pleasure to follow, Mona;) ! But now there are some urgent questions...
Do the GP's enjoy the flight? What happens in the city? And of course: Can the parrot bring them back after a day of free food:scream: !!???
So I agree with Lolo: The story must continue!:bounce:

-sabrina

[walrus]

Congratulations on finishing, Mona! You did a great job and everyone is happy... especially the GPs! :)

Thanks also for all your support in my thread, and all for the great photos you mailed during the course of the challenge. Talia and I really enjoyed them!

-mike

[makaron]

Lemog and Sabrina: the Q:ns about the journey is about to get written down... thinking about to put some clues of the story in the other thread I have, the hairy GP :) let´s see whats happens...

hallo walrus... and thank you... :bounce: I´m so happy that you like the cuteness...

and beware, I might have more cute photos to send you and Talia, must have something to do between the challenges too... :p

[DeeVad]

Really Cute design !
I wish you the best
- David

[makaron]

thank you very much DeeVad... and I wish you the same :bounce:

[makaron]

the flyer and the reason for the journey...

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1141634793_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1141634793_large.jpg)

the ticket...

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1141847394_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1141847394_large.jpg)


the final image...

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/9621/9621_1148720182_large.jpg)

and the link for the highres (http://hem.bredband.net/makaron/finalnet.jpg) image...

the story behind...

This journey begins with a flyer in my mailbox... I read it out load to the guinea pigs and told them. Promise, we are going there and buy a lot of food. And then I put the flyer in the paperpile.. But they didn´t wanna wait... oh no! They took the matter in there own paws... They wanted to leave right away on the journey...

Next day when I went in the kitchen and saw what they was doing...They was waiting for the parrot to land... So what to do? Nothing. They had their tickets and money so, just have to wish them luck on their journey...

[MichaelZHsee]

its vry funny:scream:,i keep smiling when i was reading the flyer and the ticket.

[makaron]

that´s great to see Michael...

that the pictures leave a smile in your face :) that was one of my goals...

[JoanOfArt]

Charming image. Very artisitic and beautiful, with well captured personalities of your characters. Enjoyed discovering your lively thread. Best of luck with the judges.

[dark-spirit]

hey cool concept... and itz lookin gr8... way 2 go... gud luck!!! :thumbsup:

[makaron]

thank you JoanOfArt for the nice comment and thank you sam1708 too...

:wavey:

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