The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Carlos Ranna

[DoInferno]

Good luck everybody!! This is going to be so fun!!

[Squibbit]

yo dude , welcome!


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[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141371278_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141371278_large.jpg)

Just doodlin... I´ve been doing some design for the "desert people", and i tought they could fit here...

Those guys are nomads and it seens like the father is trying to get things together so he can get the road (or sand...) with all the others guys.

[LIOI]

Falaí brother... lets have some fun here!

[iamawizard]

the characters look cool

waiting 2 see how it takes life...

all the very best

hope i live up 2 my nations reputation....

thanks for the reply mate

it was encouraging 2 have reply being a new member

[ziriguidum]

Hi carlos. It's good see you here.

Good luck! :thumbsup:

[raffael]

Hey From Hell =P =P

Best of luck for ya...... hope to see u winning this one =P

ups ups ups

cya

[MVDB]

Hey there Carlos! Good to see you here!
Funny characters so far, maybe play a little with the angle..
Keep it up..
*Subscribes* :)

[DoInferno]

Squibbit - Thanks mate!

LIOI - That´s the point, right? Cool website you´ve got there!

iamawizard - Thanks man. I´ll post some more things about the character later, but i´m starting to envision some new ideas for this piece. I think this is going to be cool!

ziriguidum - Good to see you too man! Good luck to you on the 3D Journey, it´s showtime! HUahuauha!

Raffael - I doubt i can win those crazy great artists here, but i´ll definitelly give it a try, hahaha! This first image i did began with the idea i was starting to work around for our Arena in CGArt... Now, tell me, where the hell is your thread mate? Take a part on the process, it´s not the destination that matters, it´s the journey (hehe... advice and challenge theme are matching...)! We have a lot to learn on this challenge, hope you take a part on this one!


Thanks everybody for the participation. Hope you all come back! Updates son!

[DoInferno]

Hey MichaelMotion! I´m honored to have you here buddy! I´ll definetelly change this "very simple point of view".

So... You are going 5D, right? Wish you luck, and i´m going to subscribe on your thread too. I love your work!

[elmasfeo]

hey Carlos!
that sketch is looking promising, are you planning to mix traditional and digital media like the last time?
Have a lot of fun buddy, see you around! :beer:

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141439335_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141439335_large.jpg)

A few characters and vehicle design...

[DoInferno]

What´s up Elmasfeo!!! Totally digital this time mate, that´s for sure! Or almost sure... We never know....

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141450195_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141450195_large.jpg)

This is my new idea. I´m still brainstorming. Trying to heat the body...

[DiogoFaim]

Hi Carlos, glad to see you here!

Besides, nice style! I haven't understood the idea yet, but it's OK because you're still brainstorming, and that's one of the most important stages...

Good luck man, destrói ae!!

[Zycho]

Ha ha, I like the last concept!! Very original!

[Mascou77]

Last idea very original !

I see spectators,tv cameras on the sides and 1 million of challengers with a microscopic scale compare to the vagina sides and a lot of events ^^

[DoInferno]

Hello Diogo - The fact is, i still don´t have an idea.... But in case you didn´t understand the last image, it´s about some sperm running to get there! Anyway, thanks!

Zycho - Hehe... Glad you liked man! Thanks!

Well guys, even tough i think this last one is a great concept, i doubt it can turn out to be a breath taking image, so... I´ll think of something else an see what i can do...

[DoInferno]

Hehe Mascou77, good idea about the TV Cameras and all! That can make the scene much more interesting!

No time now, but i´ll post another concept i had later today!

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141540685_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141540685_large.jpg)

A new idea i had. I took a photo of the thumbnail i made and refined the characters for a better reading...

I like this idea, but i also like the sperm idea with the TV and all... So... I´m in doubt....

[Gord-MacDonald]

Good to see you here! Good Luck!

Gord

[DiogoFaim]

Put it all togheter Carlos! hahahaha

I'm joking man...the spermas idea is very nice! I guess you could try to make the last concept a little more expressive, so that you could compare all the concepts in more just conditions.
Your work is walking nicelly, keep going! Later...

[Riffel]

Bme legalCarlos!! Boa sorte!
Como vc faz pra botar várias imagens?
Abração do Riffel.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=324444

[DoInferno]

What´s up fellas? I am not being able to be more present here at the Challenge, cause my mom is in hospital and i´m spending some time there helping her and making some company. Hope that soon i´ll be able to work more and give you some good updates.

Gord - Always good to see you around man! Good luck to you too!

Diogo Faim - I´m not happy with my concepts at all. As i said before, i haven´t had much time to work on this, but today i took my watercolor set to the hospital and gave it a better try, i´ll post it after this topic. Check it out.


Riffel - Valeu cara, Aquele post que tem "várias imagens" é na verdade um jpg apenas com uma "montagem" de alguns concepts que eu fiz. Boa sorte no concurso camarada!

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141686260_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141686260_large.jpg)

Done today at the hospital with my watercolor set.

Thanks Mascou77 for making my idea a bit more interesting!

[vader]

hauahau bem legal o último sketch carlos! =)
boa sorte man!

[MVDB]

He mate!
this last concept with the sperm is hilarious! What a Journey heh?

only thought I've seen more of those concept sketches by other members about the travel of sperm....
ah well.... hilarious!

keep going! :thumbsup:

[DoInferno]

Vader - Valeu cara! Que bom que tu gostou!

MichaelMotion - What´s up Michael? I haven´t seen any, but now that you said you did, i made a search for the term "sperm" in all posts for all challenges to see what i would find.

There is a thread about it in 3D for the Spectacular challenge, and there is this one (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=323204&highlight=sperm), also in 3D for this challenge...

It´s the same theme (sperm trying to get there), but a totally different aproach and in different categories (Dave´s one is in 3D), so i guess it wont be a problem...

Anyway, i´m still in doubt about this concept and the airport strange family... Anyone has a preference?

[DaveWortley]

great minds think alike.

i like your approach, lot of comical possibilities with it

I've gonna start modelling mine this week and experimenting.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3315395#post3315395

hehe good luck mate :)

[DoInferno]

Good Dave! I´m happy you liked. I´ll keep an eye at your thread. Hope you check back mine as well! See ya around!

[MVDB]

I hope ofcourse I didn't cause any trouble about that sperm topic!
Thought I'd seen something like it, so thought you should know, that's all!
You say it's in 3D challenge's.. well then... go for it! :thumbsup:

[DoInferno]

No problems at all Michael! Take a look:


great minds think alike.

i like your approach, lot of comical possibilities with it

I've gonna start modelling mine this week and experimenting.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3315395#post3315395

hehe good luck mate :)


I posted on Dave´s topic, he checked mine, and we are all fine with it! You can follow this link on the quote and check out his topic if you want to.

Thanks for the concern man, i wanted to be original since the begining, thats why i choose not to do an insect traveling to a far away place. It seens that a lot of people are following close the guidelines and i wanted to go on another direction.

[DiogoFaim]

Hi man, this last concept is very nice! Maybe would be still better if you put some sponsors, like it was a F1 race.

Just my thoughts...and congratulations!

[boredomsketch]

Hello!
your concept f the sperma race is very cool,go for it!
Maybe you should show the target of the race (óvulo), dont know just a sugestion.

:)

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1142285827_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1142285827_large.jpg)

Hehe... I´m so full of stuff to do, that i´m not doing any...

Here is the other Concept to decide wich of them to work on.

I must say i like both, and the sperm is a very funny idea, but this one will be more fun to paint, and that´s what this contest is all about!

So... I´d love to hear your opinions on the choice i should make. It´s some kind of a pool... Thanks guys!

[DoInferno]

Thanks Diogo and JoaoCaetano. As you can see, i haven´t decided yet. I like the sponsor idea, but the target (óvulo, hehe...) won´t show. They still have a long long journey to go, so it won´t appear on the pic. Well, thanks anyway!

[ThePhotographer]

The latest update is absolutely super ! I would get the characters a bit bigger all over the place, but this is nice - perhaps some suitcases, bags (that has become my obsession ....)

But the idea of ordinary tourists with ordinary things surrounding them appeals to me !

Now some nice colors - a bit saturated, but not overdone and I'll be happy !

[grobouk]

thanks for comments, about your work i like the last concept, original and funny

[DoInferno]

The Photographer - Thanks. I also have i feeling that there is too much empty space there... Maybe a litle more luggage would do...

Grobouk - Thanks man.

Now i gotta decide wich one to go; "Strande tourists in the airport" or "Sperm race".

Tough decision...

[ziriguidum]

e aÍ! tá indeciso, hein meo? hehehehe.. vamos lá.. o tempo tá passando... ficou engraçado este último aí hehehe flw

[DoInferno]

Ziriga Man - Tô mesmo cara... Minhas aulas recomeçaram, tô com algumas coisas que precisam ser tratadas prioritariamente, e acho que não me dei muito bem com o tema... Sinceramente não tô satisfeito com os concepts... Daí fica difícil finalizar uma idéia que vc não tem certeza se gosta...

[mybutterflyiris]

These are great... so funny.

[DoInferno]

Thanks mybutterflyiris!

Well.. With my mom still in hospital and the end of the vacations at school it´s really hard to post something here...

But don´t you think i´m not working! I have a new concept i´m setchin around when i have some time. Hope i can post it soon!

[DiogoFaim]

Hey Carlos! There's a lot of time I don't post here...but I suggest spermas idea. I thought it more funny and different. Really liked it.
Another thing is that I still didn't see the last concept's message...so, it's another reason to I prefer the first concept.
But it's up to you! This are just my thoughts. Good luck on your decision, and good luck to your mom! All the best!

[ziriguidum]

o.O (...) melhoras pra sua mãe, amigo.

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143213570_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143213570_large.jpg)

Ok. This is the new idea. I believe this is the one i´ll take to the end. I´ll enjoy better painting this, and having it in my portfolio...

The airport idea i´m making an analogic version of it just for the fun. The sperm will be as it is for now...

Thanks for the good wishes Diogo and Ziriga. Valeu a força.

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143242991_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143242991_large.jpg)

A litle traditional watercolor study to warm up a litle more!

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143750993_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143750993_large.jpg)

Ok, i´m back in black!

Finally i have a lineart. After a bunch of concept sketches that were not posted because of a lack of a scanner.

Please, crits and comments. I like to change the composition at this stage. Even tough i happen to change it after a painting stage i prefer to do it now...

Well... That´s it!

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143760738_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143760738_large.jpg)

A litle values study.

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143801140_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143801140_large.jpg)

Just a rough color study to find the feeling of the image.

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143829160_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1143829160_large.jpg)

Yes... This is strange, i know... Those colored lines are something i want to test... Will it work? I don´t know...

Well... who i´m i talking to? No one is answering...

Maybe i drank to much beer, but then again... Maybe not! More beer!

[elmasfeo]

.... :beer: !

I think that coloured lines may work or not when you color the rest of the image, it's difficult to judge it without the rest of colors...

nice new concept... it's good that you finally settled down with one, hehehe... go go Carlos!

maybe the line where the wall meets the floor would look better less tilted? there's something with the perspective that looks a bit odd....

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144166566_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144166566_large.jpg)

Started the coloring. Base colors and line colors test. Let´s see what will happen from now on....

[DoInferno]

Hey Fernando! Thanks for the comments!

I´ll leave the ground line this way for now, cause i think the ground and the wall will be a little irregular, texturized and scattered, if you know what i mean...

About the perspective... I don´t think it´s wrong... I believe you are having this feeling because the table and wall lines do not converge. It´s because they are not parallel to each other... Well.. I don´t know... Does anyone else have a oppinion about this issue?

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144182508_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144182508_large.jpg)

Finally, the painting and rendering process begins! This is the best part of all!!

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144190455_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144190455_large.jpg)

Just the beginning of the process... Any comments or crits?

[ziriguidum]

ae...mto triste este teu último concept! hehehehehe.. v c toma por definitivo ..

flw.. um abraço.

[anzibon]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141450195_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1141450195_large.jpg)

This is my new idea. I´m still brainstorming. Trying to heat the body...


this is one that my mom suggested to me when i was told her about the thread. she's an 6th grade art teacher. ... i should probbly shut up now.

i need sleep. :) love your thread dude!
couple crits...

1 that's either a very small math quiz or a very large candle.
2 the perspective of the table is off. the we're looking down on the table more than the rest of the room. but the candle persp is right. take the outside edges of the table and make them higher to correct this. hope that makes sense.
3 the room has a lot of flavor (although is needs some stuff), but the kid is pretty generic. what's his story? is this a wizard school or just pre-electric?
4 if he's a kid and the teacher isn't, he's gunna get a sore back climbing through that door.

good luck, dude!
have fun,
~B

[DoInferno]

E aí Ziriga, este é definitivo. Não vou ter tempo pra ficar brincando com concepts.... A história é meio triste mesmo... Valeu os comentários!

Anzibon, you gave some stuffs to think about...


1 - I´ll check the papper/candle proportions. At least i tought you were talking about that... You see, it´s not a quiz. It´s that paper containing your grade in all courses you have at school (i´m not able to say the right name in english... Here we call it boletim.), so i guess it can have several sides depending on the school he goes... Anyway, i´ll check it out...

2 - Elmasfeo also commented about the table perspective... I´m totally unsure about what´s wrong... I need more comments, as i don´t seen to be able to understand where is the problem... I can see something is not quite right... But i don´t get what it is! Help me, please! I´ll read yours and Elmasfeo´s post a thousend times to see if i can find out what´s the problem here...

3 - I´m having communications problems here... Sorry!

If you´re talking about the rendering i´ll still work on the boy and the background a lot! If not, this is his story:

Little Paul is a great kid! He loves to drawn, play soccer, fishing, reading and playing with his friends. But he sucks at school... He has bad grades on math, history, geography, english, chemestry, everything! When he gets another failure at the end of this year, he knows he is going to make his parents sad... He also knows that they are going to be mad at him, and he´ll be punished for that... So, he decides to leave his home, taking his great buddy Raga (the dog) with him. He is sad for leaving home, but he believes this way he will stop being such a problem to his parents. He is also scared, and don´t wan´t the punishment that await´s him. What he doesn´t know (yet) is that his parents are going to miss him so much! Hope he gets back soon!

4 - Are you saying the door is too small for an adult? I´ll have to check that too...

Gee you made my life harder, but i guess those things can make my picture better... Thanks man!

[elmasfeo]

ok, I wasn't sure either what wasn't looking good to me, so I've painted some lines over your painting and I think I've found something:
http://www.telefonica.net/web2/chapuceros/10238_1144190455_medium.jpg

it's not clear very clear where the X axis is pointing, what I've drawed is the X axis I was seeing looking at the position of the dog and the kid's feet, although it could a different one...:shrug:
the problem comes when you turn the table, there is no problem if it's not parallel to the wall, but if the Y axis of the table and the Y axis of the wall are not the same, then the X axis of the table and the X axis of the wall should be different too (with the same angle...)
as anzibon says, this makes the table look like we're seeing it from above, or that the table is tilted towards us, I don't know if I'm making myself clear...

solutions:
-ignore it, this is all based on the X axis that I've seen... and it could be a different one... it's not clear...
-make the table parallel to the wall by moving the table's Y axis counter-clockwise, you would need to re-paint the whole table again...
-turn the table's X axis clockwise, this way maybe you wont need to re-paint the whole table texture, the problem then would be the dog's position...
-turn the wall's Y axis counter-clockwise.... the "perception" of the wall's X axis will change automatically following it without changing anything else... IMO (not sure)

I'm sorry about it...I hope it helps..... by the way, the wood you painted looks very good, keep it up mate! :)

[jadecilcleton]

Pelo que entendi no que li no seu thread, vc esteve em dúvidas entre "o garoto e o cachorro de partida" e "os espermatozóides". Com certeza sou apenas mais um palpiteiro por aqui, mas acho que vc deve dar continuidade no trabalho que mais te agrada. São dois gêneros distintos mas duas idéias interessantes. A dos espermatozóides eu achei muito bem humorada e sempre, qdo a escolha cabe a mim, tendo para o lado do humorismo. A da partida do garoto e do cachorro, tem uma narrativa mais complexa, pelo que pude entender se trata de um momento que toda família tem: a partida dos filhos para o "mundo lá fora". Na minha opmião são duas idéias bem legais e o que vc tocar pra frente pode resultar em uma bela obra.

Bom, falei... falei... e não disse nada... Mas de qq forma acho muito legal sempre que encontro brasileiros por aqui! Boa sorte e vamos nos falando! :-)

[DoInferno]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144730810_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10238/10238_1144730810_large.jpg)

I´ve been trying to fix the problems on the last picture, but i wasn´t going anywhere... Decided to make a fast painting and see what would happen...

Here it is, ended up to be a new concept...

[iamawizard]

wat happened pal

was hoping to c u finish

any way good luck next time

c u in next challenge.

regards

Sivaprasad Velayudhan

[DoInferno]

Hi Sivaprasad. Lots of work and others things happening in my life man. I had to let my entry go... Hope i have more time and energy to put on the next contest.

I liked your entry. It has a cool story on it, good luck on the voting!

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