The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Torsten Wolber

[digitaldecoy]

That´s cool art, I´m looking forward to your next coming masterpiece! And not less do I expect!

[Duracel]

Yeah, agree, it have to be better than your Market Scene you get the MasterAward on Ballistics last Painter-Book for.

But i guess, you you'll do it. I bet you will be one of the winners in this contest!


may the colors be with you :)

[DoInferno]

Wow! I looks like we got a killer here! Good luck mate!

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1141552793_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1141552793_large.jpg)

Basic thumb to check out the palette

[walrus]

Not quite sure what's happening yet compositionally or thematically, but if what you're testing is the palette, consider this a very successful test. It's beautiful! :)

-mike

[artvandeley]

Oh great, Dura, so much for being the unknown underdog, free of high expectations like yours *sighs* And i´m sorry to hear that the Market-pic wasn´t good enough for you ;)
I will try to do better this time to satisfy even your spoiled taste hawhaw
Although i´m afraid is not what you expected and you will be disappointed.

Thank you, DoInferno. Same to you. Love your mole :)

This is the basic thumbail, but i have to admit it´s more to stake the claim of my idea than anything else. I already see it in my mind, so the hardest thing will be to cram it in this little frame somehow. I wanna go for something little different: the idea is that i will show a population of elfs livng in the rainforest for ages, who are driven out of their tree by big sawing maschines, cutting off everything which comes in their way, don´t caring what they destroy.
Ok, not really the heroic, positiv winnerconcept full of adventure, so to speak, but i already finished a Journeypiece for expose 4 (what a coincidence, some ideas fly around) and i´m interested in the contrast of a nice , beautiful setting and the terror of those maschines leading to nothing but horror and pain.
I want to put the emphasis on the emotions of the characters, some are crying, some helping each others, some carrying stuff, some staring back in disbelieve being a refugee from one second to another. All they could do is grab whatever they got their hands on and run for their lives. A journey in an uncertain future begins...

So this is the way i work,when i already imagined the scene. All that i can see of it right now are colors and composition and in order to fix this liquid image i started with a little thumbnail. And i really mean little, because even on my screen it´s about 4 to 6 centimeters. My expierience is that if the colors and composition are right the rest will follow almost automatically , answering most of the questions you have to deal with when getting into details. For me,a good picture is never about details, it´s about the first impression when you look at it.
But of course there will be loads of details flying around in this baby. Yup, i´m going for the biiig picture here. Just hoping that i didn´t bite off more than i can chew..

I will stick with doing thumbs until i get an idea of a good composition. Thx for dropping in.

[MFTituS]

great to see you taking part on this big contest. someone like you should not hiding at home with his talent.
cant wait to see your progress and thoughts.
the idea sounds very different, but cool....and i like the colours.

[W-I-L]

So what?... you doing ferngully?


lol.. love the kylie minogue sized thumnail... keep on rockin

[artvandeley]

Hi W!L, glad to hear that you recovered enough to clown me. :D
Ferngully? You mean this cheesy version they came up with based on MY idea? Those movie people always push it into a happy ending. Phh. Idiots.
So this is gonna be more like "Ferngully: the untold thruth" or maybe "Ferngully: what you never wanted to know". Hm, something like that.
This is gonna be the reality. I´m talking about Love, Hate, Struggle and...
Boredom.

MFTitus:Thanks and hello. Hey, who´s hiding?
Will definitely mark your thread.

[Duracel]

Hopefully not as much of boredom. ;)

Well, its true, some less hard rock but a bit more of a symphony i hoped for, but this is just me, just my personal favor and my own picture will feed this hunger, hehe. So good to see another approach and i guess i will like it too! And im especially interested how you get those different expressions without looking like a bad B-Movie.

So, this is my first critic, for such an dramatic and tragic scene this thumbnails still looks too cartoony - and perhaps thats not what you wanne go for.
And perhaps the more or less symmetrical composition isnt the right to show the end of this formaly strong nation falling into chaos. Perhaps you try to show this "change" also in the main composition. You remember your overpaint to roadkills dog? Something like that, where you really feel the power; it have to hurt!
In this thumb you can still believe the tree is gonna make it.

Those are my thoughts, perhaps it can help ... but anyway, more than in this tree i believe into your skills and im pretty sure you would have make it working even without any guesses or advises.
In the end i will go one step back and just say "wow", i guess. ;)

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1141650929_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1141650929_large.jpg)

Second thumb: making my mind up about the composition. By an large the colors were already what i was looking for.

[artvandeley]

No no Duracel, your advice is more than welcome (this goes for everybody too, of course). I decided to go for something completely different on purpose, so am insecure enough about the outcome.
You´re absolutley right about the composition, the first scetch didn´t show at all what i was aiming for. Maybe this one will reveal more of my suggestion.
Right now i really don´t know how to avoid this B-Picture-Problem. I hope that it just doesn´t show up. It should be more like a fairytale land facing reality.
You know, like someone kills MickeyMouse, no, even better: Diddl.

[slickgreekgeo]

Interesting cocnept, I'll def keep an eye on this. Good luck!

[paperclip]

I really like this! I'd lighten the area right behind the tree though, for value adjustment and also to provide the people with the light source that's shining on them.


Aside from that....great stuff! I'll be keeping an eye on this one, so I will.

[yoitisi]

Looking good so far :) What will the shredding machines look like? the Goblin Shredders from Warcraft spring to my mind, would like to see what you will come up with.

This being a sketch, I still have question: if this is a rainforest, where are the trees? I can only see one yet, and that one counts half because its being pulled down :D

[Ranath]

hey that looks pretty cool

[Selina42]

Definately prefer the latter composition. Its a great concept, and i love your colour palette. I'll enjoy following this!

[DoInferno]

I wasn´t able to understand thumb01, but thumb02 is pretty clear. The composition is well constructed and the colors are good. Keep it up!

[jpedro]

wow. awesome colors man. i personally think composition wise, this second sketch has more depth and looks more dynamic than your first one. very interesting development, i'll watch this one all the way i guess.
good luck to you:)

[ahbeejieh]

Cool sketch. What's up with the dude or lady with a coat on the right side? Kinda pulls the focus away from the rest of the picture.

[artvandeley]

Hey , thanks for the kind response. I must admit that i´m quite surprised to have any attention to this sketch which is still not much to look at.
Very much appreciated.

slickgreekgeo,jpedro,Selina42,Ranath: thanks :)

paperclip, you´re right about that lightsource. Plus it would give me a strong diagonal.

DoInferno, there wasn´t much to understand in Version 1. Except that apparently i hadn´t the faintest idea how to put all that into a picture.

ahbeejieh, right, bothered me as well.
Along with only 100 spots in there i´ll have to look after. Unfortunately i have some very tough deadlines until next monday, so i will not be able to upload any new images until then, sorry.
After this i will be back on track. Hopefully :argh:

[arte-i45]

Hey Torsten, I really like the palette you're going with. :thumbsup: The composition also looks great, I just don't envy you having to paint the whole village. ;)

Matt :)

[Slav]

last one really rocks hard. keep up the wicked work.

[kevinhyshen]

damn...nice brush strokes, good luck

[bandro]

mmm good focus point in the character with the light i like it:scream:

[Yeshil]

your the man !
hope to see a masterpiece at the end :)

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1142090766_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1142090766_large.jpg)

Changed my mind and tried to upend the composition.

[artvandeley]

Since i still have to work (on the weekend..sucks) i wanted at least upload a little proposal for another attempt. As you all can see i specifically wasn´t satisfied about the size of the characters in the picture which would´ve make it even harder to show their expressions , and there was definitely too much unimportant an unused space in it.
I changed the palette a little bit adding som red and other spots.
And i decided to introduce some kind of leader to the group giving the picture both more focus and much more of a journey. I mean, hey, he´s got a walking-staff, hasn´t he?

So this isn´t this lame furngully anymore it´s...o.k.... it´s Battlestar Galactica.
Oh great. Even worse.
Seriously, maybe Moses might come into your mind. If so...it´s fine with me :D

If you guys think it would be worth a try going for this change, the next step would be to check the composition in lineart, and then go for the characters.

Yeshil, hi :wavey: ,quite a surprise, thanks
Bandro,kevinhyshen, slav, you guys helped me a lot.Appreciate it :)
mmbenya, you´re right, one of the reasons i wanted something different. Cheap trick *phew*

Oh, sorry for still working with little thumbnails. Next pics will be bigger.....

[Screenblind]

Beautiful painting.... buttery. :D

[umbrellasky]

I truly adore your colour palette! And the lighting too is wonderful Great work!

[Slav]

been really enjoying your color sketches... cant wait to see a more refined image. :)

[Chinasky]

Stunning light and colors. I liked the previous wide version more concerning the composition, but on the other side now You can focus on some main charakters much better. I hope to see many ,many more steps. :)

[Nigio]

It´s incredible the way you design painting, without drawing. I like your colour sketches very much. I can´t wait to see you detailing an finishing them. Good work.

[walrus]

Hi, Torsten, looking good! I think I prefer the horizontal composition slightly more because the width helped the left->right motion of the piece... plus (especially) I was impressed by the sheer spectacle of so many people making a mass exodus. Of course it's a ton more work to paint all those people, especially if you're working on weekends too. (I can empathize: I am too!) Of course, the portrait composition does really emphasize the more personal journey of the main character. Though his staff, placement, size, and colors already set him apart? Wonder how it would look if her were in the head of the horizontal procession, on the right side? Anyhow, just thoughts that don't really affect anything one way or another, it's still coming out really well whichever you choose, and I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. (And thanks for the very kind words in my thread! :) )

-mike

[Gmax]

I'll second all the other comments on your colour palette - it's just awesome the way you make the whole painting glow.

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1142386780_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1142386780_large.jpg)

Still playing around and trying to combine the two last images to get the´best of both worlds´.

[artvandeley]

You know, you guys shouldn´t believe me when i say something about larger images i´m going to upload. :hmm:
I couldn´t sleep and tried to depict what walrus suggested.(Thx buddy) I don´t know if it works though. Hm, at least i know i´m sleepy..soo... anyway, wonder what this will look like in the morning :argh:

Gmax, thank you very much.
Avatarist, whatever "buttery" means, i guess that´s supposed to be st good. Thank you.
China,hopefully not as many as you would like to see *gulp*
slav, enialadam, thanks for dropping by.

[Koekebakker]

I can already feel the atmosphere. Very nice use of color and composition so far. Don't have any comments/critics actually, just compliments. :) Looking forward to see it develop!

[Anapäst]

well, i like this latest sketch a lot.
if you're aiming on a jungle-ish scene, you should stik with those colors and buildup, don't lose the free space at the right.

well, however... if you're more thinking of a light wooden sorrounding, you might want to change something.

[tarrzan]

beautiful style man! is this Painter?? Good luck yo, this is gonna be great :thumbsup:

[SideAche]

I like where this image is going also. Good atmosphere> I also like the warms that you have used to draw us into the focal point. Looking forward to more. I also would like to this larger. Great work so far.

[penartist26]

wow ur good man like ur style good job GUDLUCK! :thumbsup:

[anilduran]

that scene has a large viewpoint, so we can see what kind of an enviroment there is and this is really so successful bro.
and the other subject is the colors.that seems so hot and impressive.using light is very good.
go on bro...

[Ramitxon]

Wow, I think this point of view and horizontal comp you have chosen are simply amazing. Love your colour palette. I only need larger images to satisfy myself. This image is going to be one of the big ones. Keep it up.

[Vahn]

wow very impressive sketch! :thumbsup: I like the blueish tones in the crowd farther back ...mhhm ..very nice ..go on! :applause:

( and make it bigger:wavey: )

[Alouette]

splendid!
nothing to say !

[vader]

good composition,
uow!! the light is very cool! :thumbsup:

[Sabir 3D]

very nice ! good luky

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10641/10641_1142433094_medium.jpg

[Mythmaker]

I love this sketch - such great use of colour and light... Look forward to seeing the finished pic! :thumbsup:

[walrus]

Well, I really like this new combined composition, but that shouldn't be all that surprising! :)

The only thing I miss from the earlier comps is seeing more of the fliage and the canopy of the big tree... though with the current camera angle, don't see too much way around that (unless you want to be like me and be soooo craaaazy with your perspective angles! :) )

Anyhow, looking good Torsten, can't wait to see more.

-mike

[digitaldecoy]

Hi, art! The concept is evolving quite nicely I would say. The colors look very good and even in this early stage the piece is conveying so much atmosphere.
What I'm wondering about is, if the initial idea of the machines destroying the fairie's tree will still work out with the poses that are suggested in the concept. Perhaps it's just the small resolution but what I see is a rather orderly crowd which does not seem to be in much of a haste. The leader appears calm and heroic to me it all just does not look like as if they were fleeing. It looks more like a traditional exodus which everybody knowed would come in time. Well, perhaps it would be better to show that the tree perhaps is dying of age or whatever and that this is the "circle of life" which calls for a jouney to be started somewhere else. On the other hand, perhaps you are able to build up a scary, fleeing form a dangerous force type atmosphere but then I would suggest to work with darker colors in the far background to enhance the danger felling.
However, I'm really looking forward to the evolvement of this painting. It's very interesting and inspiring!

[artvandeley]

Thank you for the useful input , Daniel. Chinasky mentioned the same to me by private mail so i think both of you have a good point here.
I didn´t realize myself how far away from the original idea i am right now, but on the other hand i know now that i altered the concept for a good reason: By working on the crowd i tried to show a variety of emotions and i found it rather hard to express this by showing people who are more or less in panic. Which of course IS a big emotion, but every emotion will be alike.
So i changed my concept like this: They already knew they would come. One morning some worker painted a white X on the tree and they heared about what this means. First their troops tried to fight the enemy but then they had to admit defeat and decided to leave their homes.
The advantage of this concept lies in the variety of feelings within the group.
Everything in this picture should be beautiful as can be to give a contrast to those suffering elves. First of all the viewer should think" Hey, what a nice painting" but then he should realize that there is something deadly wrong with this picture. There will be a bleeding soldier, dead elves, a crying mother..something like that.
And for the leader: He won´t be heroic and all. I think especially he will be quite interesting to develop.The responsability he bears, his hope, and that he is not at all beyond doubt about his faith.

Anyway, i think/hope it will be all be clearer by FINALLY SEEING A LARGER IMAGE...(for crying out loud...) :blush:

Walrus, you´re right about not seeing much way around that treeproblem: Me neither.
Crazyness, huh? hehe, that was a good one.

Everyone else: Thank you for the kind and helpful support. Didn´t expect that at all. :)

[ErichSchreiner]

hi torsten. the palette and composition looks good to this point, and i like how you are developing your story further to suit your painting and concept.
i'm looking forward to see a bigger sketch :)

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143043364_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143043364_large.jpg)

Still can´t decide which way to go for the composition but until i know i worked on the group in the foreground, trying to get kinda good rythm in it.
Since i normally wouldn´t draw any lines at all, i consider this as my Line Art. Sort of.
Made in Painter. I had to use a ref for the child left in the pic, because it didn´t work out.

[Glosep]

Great image, the first character looks very good.
No critics.

[i-popba]

Excellent concept..!! cool work.

[Hexodus]

Woah Art, this starts to be a great picture. A caravan leaded by a magician. Yes, give us your magic maestro!

[adonihs]

has a very nice biblical feel to it, great job =)

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143114799_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143114799_large.jpg)

Next step: tried to get a nice composition in a tall format.
Man, spend hours on this yesterday.... :-/

[artvandeley]

Snowman,i-popba,adonihs, Thanks for the encouragment :)

Hexodus, hmm.ja..we´ll see. Sometimes the magic just won´t happen.
Thanks anyway and good luck with yours.

[ahbeejieh]

Nice. Iconic composition right? Gives the piece a very solid feel to it. This is gonna be great man, I'm lovin' the whole "Moses" thing goin on.

[ErichSchreiner]

i really enjoy watching your progress, Torsten. Looks very cool and there's just nothing to crit :)

[TheFirstAngel]

i think its a bit too solid now, the foreground and the background actually figth for attention, a problem i actually have in my piece too. the midground actually is a bit too solid maybe, miles davis once said, groove are the pauses between the notes could also be used on paintings. my sugestion is to give the piece a bit more space to breath. maybe a bit more sky, some volumetric effects to separate far distand midground and foreground objects, show maybe more sky? keep up the great work, those elements already rendered look awesome :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[digitaldecoy]

Man, now you are kicking in the next gear!

The recent renditions make a hell of an impression on me. The Characters come to life, the space stretches and the composition starts to fuel power into the whole piece. And the light!

Ok, now it's war! ;) ;) ;)

Hey, do you often use preliminary greyscale rendering for your images? Or did you just want better controle over values this time? I just was wondering, because your market scene seemed to be painted "on the fly" in color.

[Nigio]

:bounce: WOW!! Very solid composition. The characters are also great. Excellent work.

[JoshBobillot]

Hey Art,

the pic is coming along nicely, it looks great!

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but the white diamond shaped lines on the second picture...it seems like you are using them to help create the composition. would you mind explaining your thought process on this and how you decided to use those certain shapes for this pic. I'm intregued on how you do this. If thats not what you are doing, then could you explain what thos signify.

Awsome pic man I love the color concepts and the current one with all the people are looking beutiful. Good luck and I can't wait to see how this peice turns out.

thanks,

[anzibon]

WOW, cool grid.

it's the DiVinci perfect composition.
but honestly, you made that up, right?

seriously though, very cool composition. but i think the characters are stuggling a bit against the bg. that might resolve itself a bit when you get into color, but in the current render it's all a bit of a wall.

good luck, man!
~B

PS - just found the 5th page of comments and 1st angel already said it better than me. but i agree.

[artvandeley]

Once again thank all of you for dropping by. :)

ahbeejieeh: hehe, you noticed the iconic composition. Was ist that obvious?Because actually i indented it to be an insider.
Apparently not inside enough.
But seriously , it won´t work if i´d decided to go for it without putting in some decent variations. This structure is too solid for my taste but i will still use it as a general guideline.

Chief, Thanks. I keep watching your thread as well.

1st Angel, you´re taking the words right out of my mouth, this is waayy too solid now and in this state lacks focus. The thing is: i normally don´t work with greyscale but since this is a contest where we litterally all are on a journey, i thought i give this approach a try and find out pros and cons about it. Maybe that why the pic looks undecided, norrow and crowded. It will be clearer when i put some color on it, because that i´m feeling comfortable with. I would really like to hear your oppinion then.

Oh, this goes for anzibion as well of course. Thank you buddy. And yes, i made that all up, in fact i´m already done and trying to get some interesting background in a rather shallow pic. Damn, her goes my devilish plan. :D

Daniel, like i said, this is the first time for me working with greyscale. Hey, we´re here to learn not to show off, aren´t we?
As for the declaration of war ;) No need to call to arms, this is just my lame attempt to catch up with you, partner.

Nigio, thanks for letting me know.

Josh, thank you for commending me. And that´s not a dump question at all. It´s not the first time i use those guiding lines, mostly when i have to cram in many details somehow. For me it´s just the thing to do when i´m dealing with many directions and spots in a picture in order to keep track of all those elements without loosing focus ( which apparently didn´t work out very well this time, but i´m working on it...). I find it nearly impossible to achieve that without an elaborated composition. The way i do this is that i first push around all the main elements on the canvas and then decide which structure might be visible here. Then i´m trying to give this structure a system somehow.I think it´s important to feel everything in the picture has its place. Since i´m having a hard time explaining this in english you might as well look up Daniels ( Digitaldecoy) thread, because he´s better in that. In every respect.

Here is an example which i did 2 month ago. Started as a speedie, it ended up being a Not-at-all-a-speedie-any-more-Pal after 4 and a half hours working on it. But it took some time to make up my mind which lines i have to follow, which utensils to add and so forth.
http://www.torstenwolber.de/katalog/merlin8op.jpg

Looks like that i have, apart from doing taxes (yikes),some spare time this weekend to spend on the next step. I must say that í´m very eager to get some colors in there.

Yipiie, that´s where the fun is!! :bounce:

[Cyberone]

hey ive been following your pic for a while...

i wanted say something but it really has nothing to do with your actual picture...lol
and im a little drunk...hehe...but since composition is a theme in your thread i think ill post it here..

for a start i really think thinking about composition in temrs of lines is highlyt over rated...we all have heard about it over the years...hell ive been studing painting (oil) all my life...and i really think most theorists have it wrong...but hey is me against the whole art word right??
well if you actually think about it no...lol...what!!

well...think about where you learnt the golden mean...think about who told you geometric shapes are important in a painting....who??
who told them??
and who told them??

the main reason i quit painting as a full time personal art profession was because people would alwas make up stuff about my painting that wasnt true...but if you want to sell art you have to talk the talk///and walk the walk....

the amount of times ive heard the phrase about my work "nice composition" is amazing...an really in my whole life i have never thought about it, is amazing...people will see what they want to see...hehe that is our nature...

so my advice to people who said "i cant paint" is always...you can!! just do whatever!

dont worry about composition so much...its usually a heap of people talking about stuff they have no clue about...just paint!!
:)

anyway...im drunk and ramble...
hehe

anyway as i said before i love your work...
and always the composition is fine...

:)

[ldgree]

Wonderful composition! Beautiful Characters and scene......Top 10 to me......

[artvandeley]

Idgree, too nice of you. The Question is: Top 10 of what ? *hawhaw*

Cyberone; thanks, i hope you didn´t suffer from a serious hangover yesterday :)
It might surprise you , but i agree with what you said ( or at least what i think you ment by that ) This talkthetalkwalkthewalk-thing is the reason why i never considered myself as a "real artist", i was always more than happy being an illustrator who doesn´t have to make up cheesy stories about his art.
As for the compositionlines and so on: Maybe you got me wrong here, but i didn´t want to show off or tell people they HAVE to do this. Most of the times i´m not doing this either, especially when there are just 3 or 4 main elements in the picture. But in pictures like this i think it´s a good way to achieve a solid foundation, where you can build your imagination on.
That´s all, nothing to make a big deal about. Hope i made myself understood this time.
Thanks for the useful input and good luck with yours.

[adonihs]

random, but that picture of the man with the beard is seriously amazing. I cant stop staring at it.. so good, I love the detials in the back!

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143480972_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1143480972_large.jpg)

First attempt to turn the greyscale-image into color

[Hexodus]

Hey Art, your sketch's making good progress. But tell me, what is the meaning of those mysterious lines? Do you use it for every of your compositions?

[artvandeley]

Well, who would ´ve guessed that doing taxes takes that long. Hm..o.k.me.
Since you guys at least deserve an update, this is all i got right now. Not at all happy with it, but some spots worked out very well. That´s a start :)
Oh, never mind those charakters on the right , i just made a clumsy overpaint to try something. *doh*

[Chupacabra]

Thorsten, this is beautifully positive.

Best regards and big respect

Khan alias Chupacabra

My Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=323929&page=1&pp=15)

CG Portfolio (http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/)

[digitaldecoy]

Hey Torsten!

you make great progress in your painting. You pretty much nailed the lower half of the painting I would say. Great characters, beautiful color and lighting.
I'm not quite sure about the upper half though. Seems a little bit like you are waiting for the right idea. I'm sure that idea will come to you and when it arrives it will weld the two halfs together with a bolt of lightning. :)

Say, did you just overpaint the monochrome version in color mode or did you already start to add color in normal mode. I often experience that colored greyscales look somewhat bloodless but yours look very light and lifely. Any tricks of the trade to share?

[umbrellasky]

Beautiful!! The characters look wonderful, I really like the lighting falling on them, and the colours. Great work! :)

[Squibbit]

hey looks mighty promising these!

i think i liked the second exodus pic more than this latest


.

[beelow]

As far as compos, as long as it reads well and the main focus is where it is suppose to be, then ur fine, good luck again, u have a very strong entry dude, I got to step it up a notch hehe! peace!:thumbsup:

[adonihs]

looks like we have some major competiton! awesome job, I love the lady holding her baby, such good characters!

[individium]

waaoow

beatiful light usage!!
maybe that much light needs darker shadows (but just maybe)

i love it its gonna be great:thumbsup:

good luck

[Anapäst]

well, i myself long for some distraction in that people-shape..
maybe a lil kid breaking out to the right, maybe some dropped fruits and a bending person to the left.. those people just seem to be very on rails right now
and i liked that horizontal canvas thing more, with that little wave in compositionblah

but who am i ... just advance your piece, i'm sure it'll turn out great

[Chinasky]

Du Sau! :cry:
"First attempt" - I like this kind of understatement.
Allright, it's great already - like I didn't expect anything else, if You hold the pen.

But right now, the composition isn't really overwhelming. There's a hole in the middle of the page, the "main" figures seem to be ducked in the lower third part. It looks like a book cover concept, with enough space for the title and the author's name in the middle... Be an artist, not an illustrator! ;)

To be honest, yet the last step with the composition lines wasn't convincing for me: too tidy, too beautiful. Where is the chaos in the situation? The dirt?

[anilduran]

that scene seems really so good.i did say before, lighting and tne mood of enviroment is really succesfull.i hope that will be better.
go on bro

[Norberg]

Hi Torsten,
This looks very nice. Colors, composition and everything are great!
One thing that struck me though... I got the feeling that this group of people is ending their journey and not starting it. maby because of the old guy in the front has that pose as if he have come to an halt.
Great pic anyway, good luck!

[artvandeley]

Wow, i´m flattered. So many replies. Sincere thanks to all of you!!

I´m very exited about all your useful input and got some great ideas .
Hm, unfortunatley i have to work the whole day but tomorrow i will not only answer each one of you but also do a new sketch ( the widescreen-version) from scratch.

Thanks again :)

[jjhei]

I've been watching you and I just want to say good job and keep it up! I think the vertical composition setup works better. I also feel that the journey they are embarking in is much larger.

[feeb]

This absolutely blows my mind. The composition is spectacular... all of your hard work has definitely paid off. I think it's just a matter of noodling out the details at this point. I'm enthralled by your colors. I really wish I had such a grasp on them... and all other things for that matter. Monstrous kudos.

[navate]

Beautiful concept! I love the colors. The muted greens of the forest works wonderfully with the warm, bight highlights on the main group of figures. Great lighting. I look forward to seeing this done!

[jeromoo]

Wow, Torsten. I love the colour palette! Almost can breath the fresh forest air. But it also makes me wonder why they want to leave such a nice place! It will help if you add to the picture the cause of their exodus.

You mentioned that you are going to come up with a new sketch. So I will wait for that one!
All the best, dude!

EDIT: Just noticed that you have already put in the cause of the exodus: the construction claw. I didnt catch that at first! My bad.

[FIDUCIOSE]

GRRRRRR! very beautiful lighting!!
No word to say but wait for progress. cheers!

[Anapäst]

GRRRRRRRR!AARRRRRGH!

[gigantron2999]

very cool, i love the glow coming off your people! your painting is excellent so far

[TheFirstAngel]

complimets, the mood is fantastic, love how you solved the composition. keep on goin mate, this promisses to be a hammer!

[domclubb]

love the concept. the giant claw holding the tree is a powerful image. Makes me sad for the faeries. It gives a great sense of scale too. Good luck with the colouring. So far it looks great.

[NinjaA55N]

thats really something. I have nothing to crit, I will just say bravo for making this superb piece :) and for sharing its creating with us. keep up the god work!

[RaresH]

Love the direction this is going so far. Nothing much else to say about this piece. good luck.

[Chupacabra]

Thumbs up!

Great painting, reminds me of old oil paintings from 18-19 ctr.

Cheers,

Chuapacabra

My journey begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=323929&page=1&pp=15)

[SideAche]

I'm enjoying your process, excellent work!

[anzibon]

hey man,

i tried out your crazy make-it-up grid thing and it was kind of fun. can't really tell if it helped or not. but i makes me feel like i know the pic better now.

cheers,
~B

PS - your piece is looking outstanding. no crits.

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1144095529_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1144095529_large.jpg)

Based on the first Coloring WIP i tried to concentrate especially on the values to keep the focus.

[artvandeley]

anzibon, you´re more than welcome to give it a try using this approach. Just keep in mind, that these are just guidelines and you have everey right to ignore them anytime.
Thank you for letting me be an inspiration.

Please note:
For personal reasons i will not continue working on this piece until May.
I will however most likely finish it before deadline.
Thank all of you for the kind support and nice comments.

[Hexodus]

Now I can clearly see what a great idea you have. In combination with your perfect painting skills you must be the winner. Make me proud Art ;)

[MichaelZHsee]

nice going mate*love the overall mood as well as the composition:thumbsup:

[beelow]

Handle ur personal issues dude, c you in may! Be back here, don't not finished this contest, or u will have more personal issues!:argh: :p U haven't heard Beelow is the bully of cgtalk, hahaha, jk! See u then!:wavey:

[individium]

it will be a loooongg wait for us till may.

it looks beatiful i cant find words to describe:drool:

[NinjaA55N]

we will be waiting patiently :) This piece really works as it should be... in small thumbnail looks like a photo, what means that the light and colors r so real. dont forget to finish this, really!

[walrus]

Torsten, sorry to hear you won't be working on this for a while. I hope the personal reasons are good ones, like a high-paying illustration gig, and not bad ones, like... well, I won't fill in any blanks. Hope you'll be able to drop by now and again to offer your valuable insight anyhow! :) Good luck with stuff, and we will all eagerly await your updates in May.

-mike

[ShigueS]

Hey! This already looks a "Painter 2 Book" piece for sure to me! I think you gonna achieve a great result with this, maybe better than the market one. Good Luck!

[warpy]

it tells a short story about a journey of some tribe/people. i think you should add a few more elements to the story, or the background. something that will help you sell the story of the journey.

looking good.

[rawwad]

WOW! hi mate! It looks excellent, very epic concept. Love composition and stykle a lot, characters are more than fantastic. Great situatuated to nature with cool atmosphere! What is that interesting mechanical thing at backround?

Keep great working! You are one of my favorites :thumbsup:

[umbrellasky]

I just adore the lighting that is falling on the characters! Truly great work! :thumbsup:

[Kyena]

that is so impressively gorgious and inspirational on many levels.

and Du Sau!

haha that made me laugh out loud :D

[W-I-L]

simply brilliant. all i ahve to say

[Wei2k]

wow, good job; one of my favorite images so far

[CoreyArtE]

Sweet concept, My favorite part is the color dodge used to pop out the highlights. Would look to see that same method used on some of the background too, like the leaf on the top right. Anyway, great piece thus far.

[sirBS]

Good idea and colour wip. The group in the center is very beautifully shined by light ! :thumbsup:
Good luck!

[arte-i45]

Hey Torsten, sorry to hear that you'll be away from the challenge for a little while. I just dropped in to take a look, and might I say the updates that I've missed look great! :buttrock:I will be looking forward to seeing where you take this piece when you get back.

Matt :)

[GHOGHNOOS]

hi . it will be nice .watch mine and tell me your idea

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

[FlaminGlow]

can't wait to see this detailed, very amazing lighting and colors. :)

[scottaltmann]

wow- I can feel a winner in this one...a real beauty already.

[fouiny]

Colours and lights are amazing....
Truly great work! :thumbsup:

[beaux]

very, very nice. No crits. Now you just gotta put the work in;)

[Miah]

Hi artvandeley!

Wow, that's a really neat piece. I like the way the light falls onto the characters in the foreground, and the slight blooming effect it creates is a very nice touch. The man in the front looks very interesting and mysterious because of the hood and the dim light illuminating his face. He stands out from the crowd too I guess because of his dominant color amongst the cooler colored characters and backdrop.

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[Riddick]

It will be certainly great!!
Good luck!

[AWaqas]

The coloring is awesome so far. I really love the glowy effects on the crowd.. Good luck man!! :thumbsup:

[jevinart]

very rich colors, depth and texture in this piece. cool perspective and technique.

[man-to]

nice nice nice, I like these characters and colors, more details please :)

[oceanbluesky]

Oh please finish Torsten! This is such a wonderful image, so much more vivid high-art than many of the entries...really one of my favorties. Love the way you work with light.

Good luck!

[artvandeley]

Hi Eric, thanks for the encouragement. !
That goes for everyone else of course. Thanks a bunch for the support.

The thing is: my mother died early April and i had many issues to work on let alone í´m still packed with jobs. So i had very little to no time to work on this image or to join you guys. Sorry.

However i´m more than determined to finish this, just have to figure out how to collect enough time during the next busy weeks to get my ducks in a row. I´m off to London today, but Monday looks good...

Thank all of you again for dropping by, this was really helpful in the past weeks.

[beelow]

Hey, personal shyt goes b4 this contest, I hope to see u finish this. if not there is always next contest. they aren't going ne where. If u do not finish, I will be seeing u in the next, I hope, so no worries dude. do what u gotta do! Peace, I will drop by to see if u are going to make it!:thumbsup:

[PATTY SCHERER]

Obviously, not walking through the desert, but made in a very lovely fairtale version. I do loved it. I will keep my eye on it. Very nice^^

Torsten Wolber is entered in the "The Journey Begins Challenge" update: View Challenge Page (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/journey_begins/view_entries.php?challenger=10345)

Latest Update: Coloring WIP: ColorWip2
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1144095529_medium.jpg (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3417804#post3417804)

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1147444135_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1147444135_large.jpg)

O.K., since Monday i managed somehow to work at least 2 hours a day on the background ( mainly at night :-/). I think this can be the way to finish this in time.
Well...hopefully.
I didn´t work on the group though, so the next update will include some more of that.

Patty, thanks! Yep, this was more or less the idea. Glad that you like it :-)
Bryce, hey don´t give up on me that easy *hrrhrr*
Seriously, thanks for dropping by. Your image btw is getting better and better. I was really surprised when i saw it last time. See you around.

[ErichSchreiner]

schön wieder was von dir zu sehen, Torsten. :)

[walrus]

Glad you've found some time to work on this, Torsten, it looks beautiful. I hope you're still having fun with it. The background is just wonderful! Looking forward to your further developments.

And sorry to hear about your mother.

-mike

[Slav]

5 stars from here.

[akahraman]

I just wanted to say that, this great artistic work is my favourite for now... Perfect...

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

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[beelow]

Welcome back, Torsten, Nice update here dude, keep rocking it dude, see u at the finish line, hehe. I had faith that u were going to return, it is a natural high once u enter. Good luck, and thanxs bud!:thumbsup:

[MDN67]

Step by step, your refined work is very great, really good pic

[webwings]

I like the colouring of the bulldozer. Your art work tells the story of a journey beginning, very well.

[medunecer]

Great piece! Idea, shot and technique are really good! This will be a great entry! Good luck!

[hdhcg]

That's cool color~
good stuff. I like it.
Good luck! :thumbsup:

[individium]

hi torsten really incredible work.
everytime i look at your picture its the same good taste and getting better with new background

[penartist26]

to the journey artist!! ur almost done :) gudluck

[Stahlberg]

Damn that's good! I think this is my favorite! No crits!! :D

[hdhcg]

So beautiful colors! I like the theme you want to express, but I think if the woods in the background are the destroyed ones maybe the effect will be better. Very nice image! wanna see it finish soon!

[Chinasky]

Geil.
As usual, Your colors are amazing, and You kept the scetchy style so far very good. Nearly perfect. If You fill the "black whole" in the center the way I'm sure You will - than it'll become a masterpiece, worthy your name.

[domclubb]

this is looking really nice now. the way you've painted the top bit with the digger is ace. the big green tree stump is slightly plain imo, maybe put some color variation in there? anyway, good luck with finishing this. its looking ace!

[jeromoo]

beautiful scenery! One can feel the moisture in the forest scene here! Loving it. All I can say is "All the best"! Perhaps you like to add some weeds on the ground where the people are walking on?

[artvandeley]

Hi Jerome, yeah, i´ll try that. I´m always working from back to front, an entranched habit from the analog days loong ago, hehe.
Along with the suggestion of dom about the stump and the "black hole" China mentioned of course. Can´t thank you guys enough, especially when i´m stressed like that. However i will work on that today evening and tomorrow morning and boy, do i look forward to it :)
Dehang, thanks for the input. I tried that in an early state but it didn´t look right somehow, maybe it´s a good idea to give it one more try.
Steven,*blush* you´re too kind , thanks.

[Riddick]

I really like the city and you have a nice touch!!
Nice job!!

[adonihs]

Great job so far, you're a really talented artist :) you got this really cool unique John Howe style to your art...as said, awesome looking

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148222269_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148222269_large.jpg)

O.K., thanks again for the input. Spend yesterday to add some more details, mostly on the characters.
Hm, seems i really need at least two days off to finish this. But come what may, i will :)

[ahbeejieh]

Never knew the story behind this piece of yours till now. Really cool man :thumbsup: Looks like you're almost done. Awesome details.

[centurionit]

Hi Torsten...simply I love your concept and How you made it....great.....I love the light on the creatures....elf...Good work here...:thumbsup:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=330707

[Ramitxon]

Absolutely amazing Torsten, I agree with ahbeejieh, now I understand your pic perfectly, I'm sorry for neglecting your thread, now I see a winner piece. Congratulations, you must hurry to finish, but I don't think that would be a problem. The concept is simply fantastic. :thumbsup:

[beelow]

All that I want to crit on is the separartion of forground plants from that massive stump, Really superb image!:thumbsup:

[ohitsallama]

I just had to add my congrats on a beautiful painting. Really great.

[Quills]

Cool concept and nice ethereal style!

Q

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148293553_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148293553_large.jpg)

Centurionit,Ohitsallama: Thanks guys. Very much appreciated :)
Ramitxon, no prob, feels even better to know i convinced you ..haha. Thanks for nice comment.

Beelow, you´re absolutley right. I should´ve checked the levels before posting. Part of the problem is that this server seems to have a bit of a problem with profiles. I hope this time it works better.
Anyhow, good point. Thanks a lot.

[walrus]

This is looking fantastic, Torsten! I don't want to jinx you by saying I expect you to be a winner, because I have a knack for being totally wrong in my guesses, but if I were a judge, you'd be on the top.

The only thing I'd like to note is that with each successive post, your colors seem to get less and less saturated. I mean, compare this latest with the color comp from post #28. Not that it's a problem, they're both valid choices. As a personal preference, I like the more saturated colors. (But you've seen my work, this should come as no surprise! :) ) But my first thought when seeing your latest thumbnail was, "Hey, where's all the reds in the bottom go?" (A few posts earlier, it was "Where'd all the blues in the sky go?")
Anyhow, don't mind me, it's still a gorgeous piece, and my top paragraph still holds...

Take care and good luck with whatever final touches you have left!

-mike

[artvandeley]

Hi Mike, thanks for your constructive criticism. It´s always something special to hear from you.
As for the colors: Yeah , i know. Like i said the post before i´m having troubles to communicate the right colors and levels since my profiles don´t work on the CG-Server. On the first images i just had to push stauration by 10 points, but in this state it´s not that easy and most of the time i´m too lazy/busy to care about.
The easiest workaround should be to post inline with embedded sRGB, so the next images will be not officially added to my submissions.
Except the final image of course....doh..
This should show what i´m working on right now. And, hey: i reintroduced a little bit of blue too. :)

http://www.torstenwolber.de/katalog/JourneyFinalColoring.jpg

[walrus]

Well, it's always nice to have something vaguely useful to add instead of "That just looks beautiful!"

but for now...
That just looks beautiful! :)

-mike

[alxcote]

Man, this is a killer piece! I realley like it.

Here's a few suggestions. To me the best part of your image at this point are the characters.. i think they're perfect the way they are imo. What i could see needing a little change are the foreground elements and the tree roots leading to the cut. I'll explain a little.


On the left edge of your picture you have the side of a rock/wood bark sticking out and cutting the light. Well when i was following the line of it down to the leaves my eye got stuck because I always thought it was further then the bushes. Reason why is i think the way the lighting is done on those ricks gives the impression it's way far.. but when you look at the plants they seems alot closer to me. I'd just suggest to make the plants overlap the rock and not the opposite.

On the right side, I just think the plants/leaves are reaching out a little too much. Even if I think you placed them that way to accentuate the point of interest, it's too close from the characters. (that's just my tiny little opinion here hehe)

And then the last thing I could see improving are the big tree roots.. honestly they seem too flat. As in they don't have any depth. I would add some values/highlights on the tips of the roots coming out at us and leave the trunk a little darker.. in any case make it blend in and give a nice illusion of depth. Right now without the huge ammount of details it would look plain dark and plat. And as much as you want to leave it out dark to bring out the characters, it's not worth losing the depth of your image I think. Like i said just a little more light green "moss" perhaps growing there and slowly fading into the darker end of the trunk.


But this is just some suggestions, other may argue with them. I told you already, I think this is a really nice piece of work as it is.

alx

[ilusiondigital]

The magical essence of the adventures of zak and crysta, very beautiful and lot of hard work


Congrats

[n-dee]

this work ist just great! I really like it. Your Characters are so individual.
It really looks "fantastic" to me.

[penartist26]

looks good men so far, but i noticed something in the image file size. how come you can upload
a 2.28mb such that big file size? when i upload my image here, the posting required say'z "IMAGE FILE" should be Image (150kb limit)? i think its unfair to us small artists here.huhuhu we cant post such a huge file images:shrug:

[Art2]

This is one excellent image.
Great story, emotion and mood and very well executed.

[warpy]

hey,

this could use a bit more detail to it, i realy think that the whole journey idea is very basic, you dont leave the viewer something to imagine the leader of the tribe leading them in the forest. i think it was used so many times, you might consider adding a twist or something to spice things up..
now i dont realy see where is that light emitting from.. its as if they have their own small light source, but i guess that can be a judgemeant call.

i actually realy like this piece, so no offence on the crit, it might be a tinsy bit harsh. cheers.

[Nickillus]

Loving the way this is progressing.
Really well thought out and being beautifully executed.
Great paiterly feel.

All the best,
Nick

[Squibbit]

cool idea with the big machine :thumbsup:


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[man-to]

cool idea, nice characters, colors and technique are really good, only thing which looks strange is that dark stone/root on the left side, but that's just my personal feeling.

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148634723_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148634723_large.jpg)

Okay,last day, now let´s tie up this thing

[otre]

Really cool image. one of my fav's for this contest. Doesn't seem like there's much to do now. If I could point at something, maybe it's that the highlight on the center characters seem a bit too "burnt"? But that's the only thing that comes to mind.

Good luck in the voting

[adonihs]

otre said exactly what I was thinking, great image..but that overall highligh is very strong for something non metallic. other than that, great piece

[kevinhyshen]

Pro Character poses and gestures

[artvandeley]

Ove and Daniel: Thanks, was kinda unsure about that. Helped a lot :)

kevin: Thanks.

Squibbit: Hehe, what a surprise.Been enjoying your thread quite a lot btw.

mant-Raz: Hm, i guess what you mean is supposed to be a bug with ants on it.
Apparently not as well painted as you said :D

Nick,Marlon,Victor: Thanks a bunch, appreciate it.

Nards: Really don´t know what you mean. I uploaded a 150 kb-File like everybody else does. Maybe ´cause i´m working on a mac?

Andreas, that´s fantastic you like it. Thank you!

warpy, although i´m not your opinion in most the things you pointed out, your comment really helped me to look at it from a different angle. Thanks. Really, i mean it!

Alexandre, wow, what a useful advice. As you can ( hopefully) see, i kept some of your suggestions in mind. Mercy beaucoup!

So, this is how the image looks right now. Posted inline, to show the accurate colors. I must say i´m quite surprised (and flattered) to have that amount of views on my thread. Thanks again everyone for dropping by.

http://www.torstenwolber.de/katalog/ExodusFinal1.jpg

[ashiataka]

The composition,light,all the figures,colours everything is really great.The consept is very fantastic too.You're one of my best.Good luck.

[MichaelCTY]

Sorry I was too busy before, too late to leave you some comments,
The composition is great, I especaily love the colour very much, great texture as well
the figures and the faces,are awesome, gonna lookin forward to your final dude.
cheers

[Stahlberg]

Again, I must say amazing! Such control of anatomy and light, you make it look EASY!!
Good luck in the judging! :)

[man-to]

artvandeley: no, bug looks nice :) I was thinking of that rock/root in upper left corner, it's not bad idea, but maybe it could be better in it's shape, just my stupid thoughts. overally it's a great piece and I'm sure it will take high rank :) gotta go back to my piece =), all the best to you.

[paperclip]

SO pretty.....good luck in the judging! I'm expecting to see this on the winners' podium!

[artvandeley]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148674808_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/12/10345/10345_1148674808_large.jpg)

Dedicated to my mother
Renate von Huebbenet
16.04.1939 - 1.04.2006

Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
Dante - The Divine Comedy




Exodus of the Tree Elves

They knew they would come.
The Prophecy told them about their machines and the wind carried the story about their coming. It was time to leave.
Time to find the place their magician have told them about.
Nobody knew how long their journey will be, nor did anybody know about the direction.
All that was left was the old amulet showing them the way and their desperate hope to find this promised resort, where along with all the other magic peoples they will be save forever.

[ilusiondigital]

a winner for me :thumbsup:

[Tyranx]

wow this came out great!

[mutedOracle]

congrats on finishing! it came out great dude.

This is a finalist for sure! :thumbsup:

[SideAche]

Nice work Torsten, good luck

[artvandeley]

SideAche, Oracle,Tyranx, thanks a lot!

Thanks Victor. I know this sounds lame, but even if i don´t win anything, the main thing for me in this piece was to finish it. For several reasons.

mant-Raz: Oh, i see. Hadn´t the heart to erase it. Well, at least it´s a forest..lots of stuff in your way and so on.

Steven: *blush* again

Michael, thanks for dropping by. Yes , i know i feel guilty myself not having visited all the great other threads enough. Yours for example.

Paperclip, thanks.

Since the colors are again altered by the CG-Server *sigh*, here´s an inline-version again along with a small detail clip. I´l be off this weekend, so i won´t response, sry.
All the best for you guys as well, was a pleasure joining this contest with all of you.
Thanks for everything.


http://www.torstenwolber.de/katalog/ElvesDetails.jpg


http://www.torstenwolber.de/katalog/ExodusofthetreeelvesFinal.jpg

[beelow]

Really superb image, torsen! Good luck with the judging, one of my favorites!:thumbsup:

[akahraman]

THis is the journey begins

and

This is the winner!

little part of the huge acclamation from me...

:applause:

BRAVO...

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[yasincoskun]

Great work! Good luck!

[MichaelZHsee]

thanks for the close ups mate.i deeply appreciated the details that u have put into this.vry welldone overall and i wish u the best of luck in the final judging:thumbsup:

[ErichSchreiner]

i'm speechless as always Torsten. congratulations, great painting. :)

[danblomberg]

congratz on the sweet pic artvandeley, Good job!

[makaron]

niiice... :applause:

[elgrozni]

Great painting, good luck :thumbsup:

[Cyberone]

wicked work...
of course ive been following all the way...
the image is fantastic...the topic has been told very well and i feel sad for the little people :(
the painterly style fits the subjuct well too...

best of luck...

[TedTerranova]

This image really tells a story so well. It's so sad but yet hopeful. Now I want to know what will become of this little kingdom. A very powerful image with some interesting environmental statements without being cheesy. Great work. Good luck.

[MDN67]

a very great pic one of the best for this contest, great job

[CoreyArtE]

Great job man, looks very good!

[individium]

hi torsten!

congratulations! this image is one of my favorites.

cant find any more word than ''congratulations!''.

[JoanOfArt]

Beautiful lighting, great theme.

[iamawizard]

Worthy winner in a worthy competition....

Congratulations

[artvandeley]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

iamawizard: Thanks!!!

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[MichaelZHsee]

congrates mate,u were in my winning list and i hope to see u again in the next challenge.:thumbsup:

[Mythmaker]

Well done Torsten! - A well deserved placing! Great use of colour, light and emotion! :thumbsup:

[dmichalczyk]

In my opinion this is the best pic of all of them (2D and 3D). I love the brush work. Great job Torsten!

[paperclip]

Congrats, Torsten! Well deserved prize imho. This is such a beautiful image.


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[Chinasky]

Gratuliere Dir ganz doll, Torsten. War ja zu erwarten. :) :applause:

[walrus]

As I said earlier in your thread, I didn't want to jinx you but I just knew you'd win! Congrats on your prize, Torsten. Yours is easily my favorite piece in the challenge, and I was very happy (and unsurpised) to see you get an award. Way to go!

-mike

[SideAche]

Beautiful Work Thorsten - Congrats!

[Dalton-Muniz]

Wow! Congratulations man!! Well deserved prize!!

[digitaldecoy]

Congratulations Torsten! Your work is amazing and inspiring and I really feel happy to see it among the winners!

[beelow]

Congrats Tortsen! Hope to see you in the next one as well!:thumbsup:

[hdhcg]

Beautiful image,Congratullations !!:thumbsup:

[oceanbluesky]

Congratulations Torsten! Sure it would make your mom proud (and that she is enjoying your win now too!!)!

It was funny, as a 3D entrant I only visited the 2D threads every month or so and vaguely followed your entry from afar. Then toward the very end you blasted your characters with that marvelous beautiful sunlight and I happened upon your piece and just thought, "Wow!! He really pulled this off!!" Your image just leaped from the screen! Can't wait to read your WIP tutorial and see more of your work in the future. Cheers! (Best wishes for your continued fond memories of your mom too!)

[NinjaA55N]

Congratulations! As u were one of my favorite contestants, I think u really deserved to be among the winners. Best regards to u!

[Smik]

This very imaginations picture,Torsten. Congratulation!!!

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