The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Raffy Encarnacion Dematawaran

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Hi Guys, this is my first entry. I would love to hear any comments..

[Sabir 3D]

I like :) good luky

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here's another sketch..

[Overchord]

Great idea and Good lineart! Maybe if you expand the sketch a bit so you could a long winding road that they have to travel? Then it would portray the journey part a bit better perhaps?

I really like the characters!

[kidster]

GREAT IDEA ! I LOVE IT ! keep it this way !

Good luck ! I'll keep an eye on ya !:scream:

[Naisart]

Great characters and a great style. I also think you should make the image larger, feels a bit cramped right now.

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Great idea and Good lineart! Maybe if you expand the sketch a bit so you could a long winding road that they have to travel? Then it would portray the journey part a bit better perhaps?

I really like the characters!

Thanks Overchord, I will try to consider your suggestion..

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Great characters and a great style. I also think you should make the image larger, feels a bit cramped right now.

Hi Mumphy, actually I was thinking to add more characters to fill up the scene...but in some point I think youre correct I should also consider giving the background a little more air.. thanks

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I like :) good luky

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thanks sabir 3d..good luck to your cats also..

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shading test..(unfinished)

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Just a color study for my farmer character.

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Im trying to upload another image...

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I now started painting the background..

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Here's a rough coloring for my entry. Calling all friendly CG people! I hope you could spare me some tips on how I can improve more. Any comments are welcome..thanks..

[Cyberone]

hey thats really cute!!
cool render!1

you might want to think about you shadows/shades (background/middle/foregroun) in terms of constant lighting but other than that i think its going quite well :)

[Vahn]

hehe cute characters ...the cow reminds of ver old disney animations :D

you probably shade with the burn & dodge tool. It looks like it because you basically just darken or lighten up one color. Introduce a new color to all the shadows ( maybe something blueish) maybe it helps you :)

Also the lemons (or potatos), the duck, the cowbell and the corn all have the same yellow maybe you can try to use different yellow tones for those. hehe dont know maybe that helps a little ..if not ..forget what i said :D :D

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hey thats really cute!!
cool render!1

you might want to think about you shadows/shades (background/middle/foregroun) in terms of constant lighting but other than that i think its going quite well :)


Cyberone, thanks for reminding me..Yeah now can see that the scene really looks flat..One of my favorite was your matt painting, gonna find that again and get some inspiration.hehe. thanks sir.

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hehe cute characters ...the cow reminds of ver old disney animations :D

you probably shade with the burn & dodge tool. It looks like it because you basically just darken or lighten up one color. Introduce a new color to all the shadows ( maybe something blueish) maybe it helps you :)

Also the lemons (or potatos), the duck, the cowbell and the corn all have the same yellow maybe you can try to use different yellow tones for those. hehe dont know maybe that helps a little ..if not ..forget what i said :D :D

Vahn, thanks for the color advise.. By the way, those things on the back of the farmer were potatoes..

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Hi guys, its been a while since I uploaded some WIPs..so far, I have already revised the sky and the background
mountains,adding some fogs and blurring a little bit..For the road, I've drawn some pebbles, make some scattering of small stones and (whew!) some more smudging on the greeneries so to create grasses. Hope to hear some more comments from everyone..thanks..

[beelow]

Nice Illustration dude! I will keep an eye on this one!:thumbsup:

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Hello to all CG people!..I am getting more excited to see a lot of good entries..sooo many talented guys out here!..this will prove a real challenge for me and at the same time Im learning more, well here's another submission from me..I start blocking the colors of some of my characters.Im still not happy about these, but I will try to smoothen them on the next few days..any comments are welcome!..good luck to all...

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Nice Illustration dude! I will keep an eye on this one!:thumbsup:


Thanks beelow..Your entry is a killer too!..

[anzibon]

that's looking like a really nice piece. it's a refreshing change from the type of entries a lot of people are doing. no conflict or tension or impending anything. just a nice day and some friends. well challenged.

as far as a crit, the only thing that gets me is how the horizon line is perfectly in the middle of the frame. maybe if you add a bit more sky on top or ground below it would make the composition feel a bit more natural. it might give a spot for another character if you start feeling like you have too much time left. ;)

cheers,
~B

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that's looking like a really nice piece. it's a refreshing change from the type of entries a lot of people are doing. no conflict or tension or impending anything. just a nice day and some friends. well challenged.

as far as a crit, the only thing that gets me is how the horizon line is perfectly in the middle of the frame. maybe if you add a bit more sky on top or ground below it would make the composition feel a bit more natural. it might give a spot for another character if you start feeling like you have too much time left. ;)

cheers,
~B

hey anzibon, thanks for reminding me about the clouds..actually I am trying to reconsider my composition. I just read a very nice article from Philip Straub about constructing effective composition..later I will post my revised scene..Goodluck to your entry too!!

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some updates on the positioning of the horizon, and I just also had some revisions on the clouds. here also introduce the two ultimate casts of the show, the lover worms in the potatoes (that was unfortunately being separated by the crow)..I will post some close ups on them next time..cheers everyone!

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Hi Guys, Ive pulled out some initial detailing on my characters lately..here's it, any comments would be apreciated..thanks!

[beelow]

U may want to do sharper shadows, because of the light sources intensity, that will also help with the mood as well!:thumbsup: Cool beans dude!:thumbsup:

[jayday]

Make sure the shadows do not make the characters float above the road.

If the corn guy sleeves project such a strong shadow on his arm, there is a shadow missing from the potato guy's hat.

Very lively and innocent.

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