The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: Stéphane Chasseloup

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1141857155_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1141857155_large.jpg)

A quick sketch to show how the final image could look like (sure I will made a lot of changes etc)... the characters will be fantasy-insects... well.. hope to finish it ;)

[Vedic-kings]

Cute, I like it alot!

And good luck!

[Nakary]

Hi Stephane, Very nice sketch, I find your character very amusing, I wish we coudl have some more of the history with this guys. :) after watching your website I am sure this is going to be a great piece, I ll keep track of it.. very nice..

Have fun!

[exerion]

Sweet sketch. Love the look n feel of it all.

[Selina42]

Love it! What a great idea! Cant wait to see more! Totally subscribing to this thread!

[shakes]

niiice sketch and concept..sweet characters. look forward to this!

[monsitj]

hi ! man how are you! glad to see you here again! and your concept is awesome ! composition look cool! and I'm sure your finish image will be great! waited for more man!

[Dodgeas3d]

Nice concept! I think it *meets all the requirements of the challenge.... only left to make it technicaly good and nice :)

Goodluck!

[Seven]

Very cute, it just made me laugh to myself... really nice. A very happy image

[stefgrafx]

Thanks guys, Hope to go to the final image ;).


Hi monsitj.. nice to see you again... follow your thread... sure it will be a fine-art image :thumbsup:

[vader]

great concept dude!! :thumbsup:
good luck

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1141931320_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1141931320_large.jpg)

I start modeling Bugs...those bugs will be unusuals.. inspired in real ones.. but differents. For the organics parts I will model parts of them in Zbrush as I show in the image 1_Max low-model, I import in Zbrush this low-model 2_Zbrush sculpting 3_model exported to MAx.. I add a optimize-modificator + meshmooth iteration 1.. to smooth the model... well, Why I do That?... to optimize a lot the total of polygones that will have the entire scene.. but giving the sensation to have organic pieces...

[ODoul]

Great sketch and model.

[maxspider3000]

fantastic model man ...
i realy like it ...
good luck :)

[gpepper]

Hi Stéphane ! Nice to see U again ! Have fun doing this challenge !

[wesa]

Cool concept! Fantastic modell, I really adore it's feet. Keep up the good work!
:applause:

[Gunilla]

Very cute and happy looking critters - this will be sweet :thumbsup:

[dobermunk]

Nice bugs!
Will you be going for the stylized look in your sketch?
(The detail of your model suggests otherwise, but I thought I'd ask. Love that sketch.)

[Stefan-Morrell]

this will be a good one :)
your GSO entry was very impressive

Good luck!

[shakes]

Hey, cute character Stephane..nicely modelled too. that leg is great!

[se7enthcin]

Nice modeling of the leg. I am not sure about the suite entirely though. My instinct says it needs more. I don't know what though. Could be that it just needs textures :shrug:

Great job! :cool:

[MVDB]

:D
this little bug is hilarious, love him/her already!
good job, lotta character!

[luigithekid]

Thats a great sketch!
Love the characters. Modeling seems perfect!

[Larsen]

Hi stephane, like where your concept is going, love the mood and character design in the sketch, modeling is coming nicely :thumbsup:

[Epsilorn]

Love characters and settings. Good luck!!

[oceanbluesky]

Fun character. Like your modeling workflow. Good luck.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Hahaa...cool character...i think it's the challenge with the most funny( and lots of them ) little creatures... :) . Have fun man. Glad to see your work again.

:bounce:

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1142887288_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1142887288_large.jpg)

the same technique I explain first.. low-res-max model + zbrush.. mesh obtimized in max with a turbosmooth iteration 1 to smooth the model.

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1142888109_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1142888109_large.jpg)

those guys are going to be more and more crasy... well not so cute as the concept...

[shahabp]

nice creatures and good composition

good luck

[Larsen]

Haha vraiment terrible, j'adore ca !

Love the bug :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

hi stephane, those little creatures looks beautiful, i like the details they have while they look simple in whole they look complicated in each part, waiting for textures.

[tuck]

I love your style really original and beautiful!:scream:

[azazel]

That last bug is sweet. And the 'optimize' workflow is an interesting idea, gotta try that.

[collings]

Hi Stephane, the last update looks really great so far, can't wait to see more !
Keep it up :)

[alvin-cgi]

cool bugs!:) I like it a lot!



The Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322760&highlight=alvin)
Spectacular 3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=275950&highlight=alvin)

[Tigrenka]

Ha-ha? so fun bugs! Nice concept! Good Luck! I'm waiting for continuation :)

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143234242_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143234242_large.jpg)

wireframe for bug 2...

[shakes]

these characters are superb! great design..love em!

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143234539_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143234539_large.jpg)

Test for the composition... of those 2 ..mmm.. bugs...

[glenn23]

Lot of character in your characters! Should be a great piece.

[ChrisD01]

your insect are really delirious :thumbsup: i like very much your idea,
good continuation:)

[se7enthcin]

Fantastic! What I said earlier about the armor stuff or the body or whatever. Forget about it. I trust you. I love your characters! :applause:

[stavrevstefan]

Hehe

Very interesting.Can't wait to see them textured...

Good luck

[Russel-Nash]

I really like this characters very much.
Awesome style.

Can't wit to se more.

Russel

[Selina42]

Wow! Every bit as good as the initial image! Its really exciting to watch!

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143409569_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143409569_large.jpg)

A other bug... how mwny I´m going to do?... well don´t no yet, when I will start composing the scene.. I will see.. if the image need more etc... perhaps more bugs in backround in low res...

[M477]

Great bugs, they have bags of character for sure! Yeah go on, make more! :wip:

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143409706_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143409706_large.jpg)

what´s up doc...

[Glosep]

Great character design, I like the style. Lets see how all the insects looks with a background.

[shakes]

these are way cool! love grandad. you've got a very unique style.

[adel3d]

Impressive character and concept .I am sure by adding the texture it will be awsome.
I'll follow your thread.

[Larsen]

yes very cool bugs man, so stylish and all, very interesting overall style :thumbsup:

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143849435_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143849435_large.jpg)

bug.. with colors... unwrapped.. and painted with deep paint 3D.

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143849579_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1143849579_large.jpg)

other view.

[Jorge Noujaim]

This is looking great! keep up with the good work.

[mdavid]

That's one excellent funky critter

[hobo]

so many great looking bugs in this challenge, these are among the best !! :bounce:

[dorian3d]

Congrats man. Very nice style. Keep it up...

[shakes]

he looks great..such a cute and original bug!

[oceanbluesky]

your models are great! really fun and engaging, creative, and cool -- but, the bumps you've placed on them are a bit distracting (they could vary more in size and placement) and the colors you're using are completely unappealing...I'm being honest, because your base models have so much potential...your colors look washed out (unintentionally)...your character's eyes seem to have cataracts...(in my humble opinion) they could use a gloss, a hit of light...there is a great tutorial on creating eyes in this thread: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=325146 hope you can use the same technique in your software....good luck (don't mean to be negative at all...the base model shapes and expressions are first-rate, very very good and exciting)...just an opinion...your character's expressions are absolutely wonderful -- that's why I am so shocked to see these colors good luck

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1144790680_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1144790680_large.jpg)

A little composition made in photoshop with some bugs, before continuying texturing the others friends of those ones... probabely the final image will be different from this 3D-sketch.. well.. hope to have time ;)

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1144878610_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1144878610_large.jpg)

try to find a posture for those 2 bugs.

[Womgoose]

The render is jawdropping and I'm having a hard time convincing myself that those bugs are not real :applause:
I assume the branch/leaf is a photo no?

It is literally perfect!

[hhssuu]

Man i've seen you're stuff before, this one is very unique and different, very cool, it looks very rich already. really wonderful characters and excellent modelling anf texturing. This is probably my favourate atm. Can't wait to see more!!

[toongo]

oh:eek: ~ very nice render ~I like the new pose ~!

[coochaki]

great work.
i like your characters very much!
nice concept!
looking for more... .. .

[ThierryS]

Hey sorry I missed your work man, it looks so good! I like your character designs a lot. It seems you're alomost over with it! so good luck with the judging!

[authentic]

Very very interssant work you made. Like the colors and lighting. But I find it a bit confused. The action is not really clear.

[FlaminGlow]

Amazing work man, actually more than amazing, the render is pixar-like images, brilliant work keep it comming i recommend you add motion blur to wings.:thumbsup:

[Nomad]

Ha ha exellent :applause: I love those bugs :love:


Great work so far :thumbsup: I wish you good luck and alot of fun in doing this :bounce:

[stefgrafx]

Womgoose: it ´s all 3D exept the backround, painted in photoshop, the trunk-branches are modeled in Zbrush, imported in Max and painted in Deep-paint.


authentic: You are right, I´m not sure yet what will be the final scene... perhaps the "big-bug" will be seating on a cart.. or walking and talking with other bug I will add later... don´t know yet... but yes it´s sure.. for the moment it look like a little confuse :p

Hope to upload more next...

[thedirtypaw]

great modeling texturing and lightning, the pose are some how strange.. you cant really say that you understand the poses of the bugs clearly from this pic.. it takes some concentration to really see..

keep up the great work

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145037117_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145037117_large.jpg)

Add a bug and try a new composition.

[Womgoose]

Awesome... no crits, just drool :drool::drool::drool:

[JurajMolcak]

Wonderful image you are working on! You have my compliments :bowdown: Good luck to you!

[Joblh]

Absolutely marvelous render! Im following thisone :beer:

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145051164_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145051164_large.jpg)

I hired this new guy for my scene... He only ask me some leafs for salary.. a good contract for me...

[Womgoose]

Well worth the leaves to get him in your scene - I say pay the little man! ;)
Btw are the renders done with VRay?

[stefgrafx]

Yes womgoose, I use Vray... +Max

[shakes]

love your bugs! he's very cute.

[M477]

Great little character! I think he deserves an acorn bonus this month :D

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145485336_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145485336_large.jpg)

I put new bugs, next I will put some flying moskitos-bug.. work more on the trunks also...

[glenn23]

Great! Really coming together. Maybe a different color in the deep background will help the vine stand out.
I knew this one was going to look great but it's coming together even better than I thought!

[Womgoose]

this is looking so good now.
I agree with Glenn about the background, it makes it a little hard to make out the branch and bugs.
The render quality is really excellent and the bugs make me laugh so much :)

[oceanbluesky]

This is magnificent!! The depth of field, the shading -- wow, your characters look so much better in their "natural setting" and, they didn't look too shabby alone!
Really adds a lot to place them in context...the pink and the green, the contrasting colors, all work very well together. This is really a beautiful, fun, inspiring image! (Might go into the 2D render put a bit of shadow beneath the foot of your character on the right side of the image...doesn't seem to have caught enough of a shadow with your light setup?)

Good luck!

[Versiden]

wow! fantastic, I've missed your thread. Great render and v.good lighting

[stefgrafx]

yes I´m going to "review" the backround... when I will have all the elements down, (details on branches, more bugs etc...) I whant to let me about 1 week before the end of the challenge to work on the final image, color correction etc... hope to finish at time

[Silgrin]

Great great great!! The DOF dramatically improves the effect. The composition is a little bit "noisy" as for me, I feel it`s quite difficult to focus on the characters, especially on the "horses":)). But even with that I`m amazed by your work and jealious about your lighting skills:twisted:.

[Larsen]

Yeahh that rocks Stephane ! Everything is awesome, the colors and characters style make a beatiful mix, the last guy is so hilarous, i love the expression through his eyes :scream:

C'est sur ca va etre joli :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

stefgrafx, great update, i'm starting to be a bit confused aout colors and models the details are starting to go out of reach if you know what i mean, may be it's because of light i'm sorry but i'm not sure.

as i said before the work still looks fantastic.

[fido972]

awesome job!!! keep going! very nice idea and picture. i really like it.

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145821733_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145821733_large.jpg)

New guy... not sure it will be the last one, now I will start texturing it...

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145903408_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1145903408_large.jpg)

Textured mosquito, The antennas "clear zone" will have as the glow-worm effect... I suppose I will work those effects in photoshop if I dont have time to experiment with max-effects.

[komsa]

Cool fellow you've made! Love textures and shape. You doin' well, keep goin'!

myJourney (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/journey_begins/view_entries.php?challenger=10869)

[shakes]

Lovely job! great colours, and I really like those wings.

[authentic]

those little bugs are really funny. great job.

[MilionMan]

OMG where have you gain this skills. Now i now for shore that i`m so not worth of calling my self a creator.

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146072603_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146072603_large.jpg)

Scene rendered in layers to compose the final image and post-processing in photoshop, I rendered the final image in targa format to save the alfa channel...

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146081401_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146081401_large.jpg)

finished image... hope those little bugs will have a goog and funny journey :)

[M477]

:applause: :applause:Well Done! :applause: :applause:

[authentic]

save image as...:scream:

Cool I'm the first to congrats you for this picture which is already one of my favorite. I like many things in this picture : idea, chara design, colors (wow), texture, dof...
My only crit would be that some green part of the character are not completely readable and cut a little their silhouette

J'aime specialement le petit chariot avec les petites boules roses.

Good luck for judging ;)

[ChewyPixels]

Congratulations! :applause: You lucky bastard. :D

[Womball]

Wow! Very nice image! Its amazing your done so early! I will be working on mine until the end!

[unwrap]

Looks awesome, nice colors. Good luck and congratulations on finishing, cuz finishing is the hardest part, IMHO. :thumbsup:

[oceanbluesky]

Wonderful!! Absolutely professional, beautiful work. Just love it. Very moving. Exciting to just compete in a challenge with artists of your calliber.

The various dots and bumps and round little pink flower things and even the glowing trail from your last mosquito character all tie in wonderfully together. Very well composed image. The depth of field makes it look like a professional photograph -- I love this kind of semi-photoreal cartooning, which has only recently become possible. You seem to have an intuitive grasp of it. Reallly would pay $8 to see a film of these characters. Hope you put together a pitch sometime in the future!

Good luck and congratulations!

[unwrap]

I checked the entries and wow, looks like you're the first to have finished. :thumbsup:

[mdavid]

Wow! Fantastic job. Congratulations. I'm amazed that you've finished it so early too. Well done

[rattlesnake]

Congratulaitons man! really topnotch work, character design is very amazing, really love it!..and well the feeling is also great..i mean the mood , environment fits really well...:applause:

[hhssuu]

Man this entry is so good, so well thought out, such a managable size of work and so effective, almost make me wanna cry. Man great work... i really need to get my act together.

[Gunilla]

Wonderful work - congrats for finishing so early and with such good result :applause:

[stefgrafx]

Thanks Guy... hope the best also for you... :beer:


Can´t upload still put in entry: 3D Checklist
You still have to submit your Final Image milestone.

???... what´s up dock??:surprised

[gpepper]

Already finished ?
Excellent job Stéphane ! Far away from what we are use to see from U but cool anyway !
Good luck now !

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Stéphane, just reviewing your inspiring entry once again -- could you please post some info about your shading networks, in particular, those used for the mosquito character (your last) in the upper right? The shading for his abdomen -- purples and pinks -- is really wonderful. Also, was the depth of field blur done in 2D?

Thanks! Congratulations and best of luck!

[varma]

Very nice texturing and lighting! This will be a great candid for the final voting!
Keep up the good work!
:thumbsup:

[layetut]

Wow.. you're done.. great job...

Great use of lens blur and I love the iridescent textures of the bugs, especially on the wings.

-Lin

[stefgrafx]

Oceanblusky: The shaders for the purple-body of the moskitos is a VrayMtl-material, I used a Car-shaders and I play with some parameters to obtain the effect I went, (play with the diffuse gradient-map "gradient ramp parameters") For the others skins shaders, there is only standard materials, diffuse maps + Specular Levels Maps "Grey maps". The Dof is made in 2D.. as you can see on the bottom, I used Alpha channels to work separated elements, bugs, background etc... well wish you the best guys :)

[yohann]

Hi Stéphane,

The image is very nice and happy!!!

But i think you can to separe the "planes" of your image like a blue background, not use only the DOF, but the colors too. And another thing is your light, i don't can to see if this is day or nigth, it's like studio light. The colors are beautiful but the light in front of characters shape the forms, a more lateral light resolve the problem.

But is only more a point of view. Congratulations and good luck!:thumbsup:

[Climax]

Well man, Congratulations, The final Image is great :cool::applause: I just feel sorry I didn't see your thread before, The final piece is very funny and well done, Good Job and good luck with the jury! :arteest:

[alvin-cgi]

Congratulations!!! looks great!!!:thumbsup:


The Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322760&highlight=alvin)
Spectacular 3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=275950&highlight=alvin)

[shakes]

congrats, Stephane! really nice fun image- you're a fast worker! all the critters look fabulous. good luck with the judging!

[dorian3d]

Very good work, stefgrafx. Very original characters. Good luck.

[stefgrafx]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146599062_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10797/10797_1146599062_large.jpg)

Sorry.. they tell me I don´t upload yet the final image.. uuups

[sathe]

Its a very beautiful piece, i really like it!
And Congrats on being the first, or one of the first to finish. :)

[oceanbluesky]

Sorry.. they tell me I don´t upload yet the final image.. uuups

Gives us another chance to check it out! Really like the dark spaces in the far background...tends to push your colors and focus, very nice. Good luck! Definitely one of my favorites -- want very much to pay eight dollars to see these critters animated in a full feature movie!

[sachinjot]

Character design is very nice ! i hope you make it ! you rocked ! best of luck !
:bounce:

[Selina42]

This has totally lived up to the joyousness of your original sketch! Love it!

[fgdf]

I love this image!! Congratulations ...but don't forget about turntable!! ;)
-cheers

[MDN67]

Wondefull pic with very great characters, remember me a pixar's movie

[wizzi]

Looks Stunning!!! THE PLACE IS YOURS!!

[unwrap]

May I remind you of the turntable. It is required for 3D entrants. Who knows what can happen if you don't have your turntable uploaded by 27th of May.

[ilusiondigital]

2 surprises 4 me, one this magical thread, sorry, i miss this one (impressive image with cool characters), and the second one, are you in Spain???


=))

Greeetings

[stefgrafx]

I´m unable to upload the Ziped files of the turntable!!! somebody else have this problem?? :sad:

[themagictwins]

Very cool light !!!

The composition is original and really easy to undrestand, that's a good job ! :applause:

Good luck for the results !

[oceanbluesky]

I´m unable to upload the Ziped files of the turntable!!! somebody else have this problem?? :sad:

What was the error message? Is the zip under 2MB and entirely .jpg files sequentially numbered? It takes a while to upload....

[stefgrafx]

the message: http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3848/realbug3ax.jpg



I properly upload a Ziped file with: numbered images ( img_0000.jpg, img_0001.jpg...img_0120.jpg).. and error?¿?... strange story.. or my bugs cause.. real bugs ;)

[unwrap]

I properly upload a Ziped file with: numbered images ( img_0000.jpg, img_0001.jpg...img_0120.jpg).. and error?¿?... strange story.. or my bugs cause.. real bugs ;)
See that seems to be the problem, you don't have 120 frames, you have 121. Try deleting the last frame i.e. img_0120.jpg, so that your last file would be img_0119.jpg .

[stefgrafx]

Thanks sergage, tried this one, also to changing name: (img_0000.jpg... img_0119.jpg) to (img0000.jpg... img0119.jpg) and nothing... :shrug:

[sathe]

Hey there. Which archiver are you using?
also this may seem obvious but did you rar it or zip it?

Sorry about the problem your having but you have a great entry. You will get it sorted so congrats on finishing and good luck in the judging process

[oceanbluesky]

Oh!!! Same thing happened to me -- they are using a really cool php script or something to convert these files automatically to Quicktime. You have to make sure the files are not in a folder within the zip. They should not have a path of any sort...just the files alone in the zip folder. For example, when you unzip the zip you make to upload, it should unzip all 120 files directly to the destination directory -- not into a folder with the same name which you may be storing them in on your computer. So if you were to unzip your zip to your desktop your desktop would be covered with 120 images...when you test unzip to your desktop you should NOT have a folder such as "my_entry_turntable" on your desktop which would then contain 120 files.

I hope that makes sense...I'm low on sleep. Just create an empty zip file (Right Click>New>WinZip File), open it, then select all 120 of your images and drag drop them directly into the open zip -- don't zip the file in which you may be keeping the images. Just zip the images themselves directly. That might work.....good luck!

[stefgrafx]

oceanbluesky: :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:Thanks.. you was right for the Ziped file... don´t know why I dont think it before... feel stupid :rolleyes:

[oceanbluesky]

Oh man you have no idea of how stupid I feel competing in a Challenge with artists like you and Lemog and Shakes, Reiv, Gunilla, Selina and so many others -- what the heck...terrific turntable -- such fun characters I really do hope to see a move of them someday. Good luck!

[rawwad]

Excellent work! Congratulations :bounce: I like it very much, sweet image with beautiful character :) and your chracters expressions showing perfectly begin of journey, just great. Good luck with judging :thumbsup:

[Qais]

congratulations,very cute image :thumbsup:

[Stefan-Morrell]

congrats on a great image!
the dof works very well..the colours are sweet & vibrant,the figures are riddled with character.
great all round job :-)

[medunecer]

Great image and characters! Congrats!

[ThierryS]

Stunning piece of art man! Congratulations, I love the colours and the designs !:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Godd luck with it :)

[Lemog]

Shame on me Steph... I've discoverd your thread at the beginning... and I lost if after... damned... I'm so confused... I just come and all is done... and what is done... again something great and fun...
...totally in the subject, your picture is really pleasant with your little characters more of well designed... the mark of master... I really like your universe man... bravo pour ce beau tour de force.

Best of luck for the final judging and again, I'm so sorry to doesn't have follow your thread... good continuation for you Steph :thumbsup:

[Maxter]

Your work is full of life and color... great and funny expressions:)
Congrats!!!:applause:

[OZ]

Supercool! the colors,models...and image composition!! great work!

-OZ-

[hhssuu]

Amazing, simply amazing stuff!!! Love the colors, and characters, they are so alive. This is for sure one of my favourates from this challenge. I really liked your GSO too btw. It would be strange if you don't get into the top 3 :) a big Congrats!!!

[ravioli_rancher]

stefgrafx,

The sense of whimsy and charm is evident in the detail and color of each crazy insect. Enviable sense of mixed styles, particularly in the fairly realistic wings of the top character, and the bumpy shells of the others. The fairy dust is lovely.

Much to learn and study from your thread, so many thanks. :applause:

May your journey to nowhere lead someplace luxurious with new toys. :buttrock:

[oceanbluesky]

Whoohoo!! Congratulations Steph! Such a fun bunch of characters arranged in a beautiful setting. One of my favorites -- early on, since you finished so quickly (had been in my inspiration folder for so long, I am not kidding, I actually dropped a bunch of my characters and props onto your image in Photoshop just to see how they would look -- and, they didn't look bad, because your background scene is so much better than mine! I still have that image! It inspires me everytime I come across it -- but not nearly as much as the original, of course!)

Looking forward very much to seeing your work in a future Challenge! Cheers!

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