The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Ana Kusicka

[mindofka]

THE CONCEPT
I usually think in keywords. This image rappresents basically the first journey avery living thing experiences, life. A very simple concept.
All my inspiration and ideas come often from my personal interests in philosophy, visual communication, iconography, egyptian mythology, and theology. This is a mix of things, that doesn't want to rappresent an existing interpretation, but wants to be a new way of seeing things, my way of recalling concepts and mixing them together.
I'll try to make it simple, hehhehee :D
First of all the Gate, door, let's call it door.
This one is dual, has two panels, the left one "Birth" and the right one "Death". The closed door is the void and absence, the beginning, the dark and comfortable sensation of the known (other concepts in that as usual). When the door starts to open, life begins, the journey begins. A completely opened door is death, but also ascension, light that leads to another state of darkness, so the same situation of waiting that brings again to birth. Let's call it reincarnation.This concept is rappresented by a "symbol", the dog or snake that bites his tail. (still has to decide)
I'll prefer the snake, cause in Egypt KA was the primeve snake who brings life, also a small ego hint (ghghgh)
Also the two panels are themselves birth and death, because they manipulate constantly life, and the journey, by their balance in opening at the same time, or not.
Every panel has another symbology, more simple, that recalls humanlike deities and all the features they recall in human life. Every deity has the "Symbol", which is green in birth, and azure in death.
The colour scheme is inspired by traditional ritual colours used in egyptian painting.

The character is starting his journey, by conscience, that will end in the same place.
There's not a beginning without an end, that leads to another beginning.

Also, I was thinking of living characters in the shadow of the gates, as the old man here under, that will be on the right side, still thinking about the left side character.
That's not all, but for now it will have to be.
I really hope to finish this image, and find the necessary time ;)



I deleted the image of this post, updated, sorry, I can be quite stupid sometimes :D
http://www.mindofka.com/images/journeyWIP01.jpg

I had this idea yesterday, before I got asleep, some thought about how my style would suite an image of this kind.
Thinking about the light, the characters.

[MVDB]

hey mindofka!
any thoughts on this concept?
What's out there, behind the door?
Nice sketchin' so far. Keep going. :)

[Xillion]

Very happy to see you entered the challenge! I like the mood so far ;)

ah, a proposito: wohoooooooo!!! in bocca al lupo!! ;)

[KlintKlone]

I´m loving that concepts,

Looking forward to see more.

[Mordalles]

hey, no one told me we have to be able to draw that good. man, did i get ripped off.
looking great. im jealous.

[morgue]

come on girl ^^ I am with you! and i'm sure you'll make a kick ass enter!
maybe you can talk about the project.. cause I haven't understand where the old man head should be :shrug:

[umbrellasky]

Nice sketches, I like the style. Good luck with your ideas :)

[mindofka]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10272/10272_1141688138_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10272/10272_1141688138_large.jpg)

Birth Door panel study.

[mindofka]

MichaelMotion : Thanks! I'll add in the second post some explanation ;)
Xillion: Ciao Xillion! Thanks my friend, to you also,I'm trying to fight for some time.
KlintKlone: Thanks a lot, I'm starting to make it more complicated every step, damn, it's my nature, and the more I study it, the more things I'm going to put into this illustration. I'll finish it next year :D
Mordalles: heheheh, thanks, and You don't have to! ;)
morgue: Thank you dear friend, so happy to have found you here! :D
I'm putting an explanation in the second post, I'm figuring out more and more how it has to be. Baci morguccia, un grazie di cuore!
enialadam: Thank you so much, good luck to you also!

[xric7]

hi,welcome to the journey mate,:D
i do like ur concept and the way of your representation.the design is awesome too.the snake eats the tail and the doggy decoration are really cool.hehe.keep it up.:bounce: :thumbsup: :bounce:

[Xillion]

Hello there! I was just looking at the concepts and a question come to my mind. What kind of brush did you use to paint the dark colours in the background (of the top left-right female figure) ? I'm asking because it has some "marker-like" flavour to it. And I've been trying to recreate it.

Other than that...Keep it up, let's hope a bad day does not hinder too much your talent!!!
ciao, Enrico.

[Nigio]

Benvenuta, Ana. have fun and good luck! I like the egyptian theme.

[TheFirstAngel]

Ciao Ana,

Very interresting. might be too tired to understand the full concept, the journey itself lasts as long as the door opens, then the fully opn door means dead... erm i am confused. tried to understand it different, there are two doors, one for birth on for dead. so ths temple is the otherworld between the period of lif and where the souls return after life?
... even thougth i didnt get it completly yet, the design of the cathelm is really great and also the initial sketch of the boy and the old man on the doorway are awesome.
keep up the great work, best of luck, have fun and a great journey :)

[Cyberone]

you have some really nice poses/ stances and shapes inall of your concept images...
no real comments or crits at the moment other than id like to se how it will all come into one image...

looking forward to the next update..

[anzibon]

working way too long hours lately. i wanna be helpful, but i read that intro description three times and i still got nothin. *

i look forward to seeing what do visually to show all that stuff.
have fun,
~B



* damn it. i finally find a use for the shrugging happy face and it's gone out of the menu.
(insert perturbed face here)

[mindofka]

xric7 Thanks mister! I seems I'm stuck on this one, every time I lay the pencil for the death panel study I start something else, heheheh ;)

Xillion Thanks a lot Enrico! I'll try to go with this, I really want to finish the idea.
The line is all pencil on paper, scanned and multiplied on a raugh paper, of which I have a collection. It's true, original, technical pencil on HB quality graphite. The shading brushes are painter Classic watercolour (which I adore how it works, and I adore Painter Classic brushes). In this case I worked a lot on the wet canvas, but often I dry it and make other layers on it. I don't work with layers. For small detail strokes I use small loaded oils, with low opacity and small size. I don't know if it can help, since I use Painter Classic :D

Nigio Thanks a lot Nigio!

TheFirstAngel Thanks a lot! I'll try to go on! I'll find some time to write more decently the concept, because it's quite complex in a way, if you write like me, hehehe ;)
Let's say the movement and opening of the door is the journey, closed door is our birth, darkness in our mother's lair, and open door is death, the open door brings all the light, the light is conscience and forgiveness that leads to blindness and dark, and again and again the same process which is reincarnation (the symbol of the snake that bites its tail)
The panles are somekind of switches, that add more symbolism, they're also death and birth and they move the balance of the opening of the door.
I'll have to find someone who can help me with englih for that :D


Cyberone Thanks! I'm on the Death panel study right now, when I finish it I hope to go on with the final outline. It will take forever! hehheehh

anzibon Thanks! That's the most important thing, having fun, I really enjoy this challenge. again thanks a lot!

[warpy]

this definitely has a lot of potential, looks like a real study in to a story.
its definitely worth a second look.

[adonihs]

all im going to say is this:

the last pic you posted, the girl with the headpiece and the dog minature on it, is such a fantastic design. Please, do something with that :*)

thatd be awesome, i cant stop looking down at it.

[mindofka]

warpy Thank you so much! I think I'll try to do it with or without the challenge ;)
adonihs Thanks mister! Sometimes I get so much involved with the design of the elements, the sketching that I turn on too long to get on the finished piece ;)
I'm so glad you like her, I must admit that is also my favourite part :)

Well, at the end, I didn't found enaugh time, I switched to part time job this week, but it's too late. I hate to rush. I'll finish the piece even without the challenge, but I'm so sorry i didn't made it.
But, who knows ;)

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