The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: endro Yuwono SSn.

[dzygn]

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(Please Forgive my 'English')
..A Thousand miles Journey begins
With a small step. Well ok, I chose small Faeries, cuz I luv ladies, BigBadBike & Rock
this combinations could be my concecpt fuel for this Journey of Learning.. I Hope
still begin with chaos actually... (financialy) Hihihik sad

[Naisart]

"Well ok, I chose small Faeries, I like lady, SuperBike and Rock"

Haha, that made me giggle. This looks very cool and I like the crazy concept :)
But it feels very cropped and cramped right now; I think you should make the image bigger and have her actually pointing on the star. I like the detailing but right now it´s kind of hard to focus, but i´m sure that it will get much more clear as you continue to work on it.

Good luck!

[dzygn]

Thanks alot! Big success for you Mumphy, the upcoming sketch is still under chaotic progress, i will soon have an update of it after I follow my own hart hihi

[skyisnotthelimit]

Hi welcome to the challange!
I like the Idea, Cool design!
I agree with mumphy, the sky should be more dominating in the image,...
>ehm<... langitnya harus luas, trus ekor bintang jatuhnya menurut saya lebih bagus lurus, dan perspektif supaya kelihatan terarah, jadi konsep "follow that star" lebih kuat. Motornya keren!

hehehe saya lihat anda pake 'bevel n emboss' juga, emang bevel n emboss rocks!

Good luck yaa bro!

my journey begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=329345&page=1&pp=15)

[dzygn]

Thanks Satya Priandita Jakarta! Yeah skyisnotthelimit 4 EsThEtics JUnkiE Like You Indeed! I've take a fantastic Journey to your Work, ...haha we both Crazy Indonesian Love a story about adventure! Insane Detail Comerad!!!is that 3D? Hahaha how did you do that?.. nice architecture! im an Interior Designer too
perhaps awesome more Ethnic look on the boy clothes? cuz its more magical, Just for me i like More when you make a Dramatic & Theatrical Background (5W+1H) Love Your Cameratake from a Extreme Angles ... Keep Rockin'Rule, good luck I Really hope you WIN!

[dzygn]

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Thanks Brilliant Friends! (forgive my english)Ok I follow my belly instead of a star... hihi Almost Impossible to choose job or cgtalk (use Office comp, time is tight! boohoo) sounds familiar? welcome aboard dear art geniuses... new best friends.......

This the full pile of sketches I compose, I afraid trapped in my crowded Comic Style Which struggle me how to mix Colour on trial and error learning project about lighting, Atmospheric Depth & Depth of Field Blur..
The emotions I (try hard) to portray focused on Sadness of Farewell while some enjoy the ride, enthusiast to explore experience waits ahead,
Perhaps First I must build Story frame for this Sci-Fi & Fantasy cocktails, for a guide, to avoid this tiny mixture growing wild into juggernaut spectrum of Silliness
The farewell happens on this small village Cat Family who adopt alien faeries baby, The Time has Come for them to face the reality that their Child someday
Would leave... on searching of their siblings & homeplanet Earth, so this cute faeries must have Lifetime ultimate
Training of martial and combat arts into new breed of lethal beauty Jedi to prepare the D- Day... guard by , forest,snow,dune & sea Terranoid beasts, because this time, the calling
for their journey is to fix the trouble who forces their Parents to bring them out of earth the first place...

Where should I go from here? Oh well lunch...

[dzygn]

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I used to be drowning in Line Art & I thinks Consuming a lot of precious short times I barely have, moreover the lack of my drawing equipment make it looks awkward / rigid... besides not all lines will be use in coloring anyway.. I Follow this mile stone WIP because its cool to try new methods and learn from the experts, I guess this is the last and first centre character line art, the rest group I pick from sketch only because its looks more expressive.. What do you think about it?

[dzygn]

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Here I try experimenting on global lighting to see if its works in gloomy environment... the wings seems too thin and small feathers looks more like angel yeah just the ear that faeries... I must to Modified it soon maybe with some razors or crystals... and try a wardrobe leaves haute couture.... jewelry, glittery dust, tattoo on bike... etc just to learn it... hmm Im not good on background...
What should I do? Btw it will be little crowded

[Naisart]

Hi,
The new one is very cool, especially the veichle. Very creative!
Although I still think it´s to crowded.

Maybe you should add more sky and also desature the background and make it smaller?
Right now I think it is too dominating as the main focus should be on the character.

Great job!

Edit: The images are very small so it´s hard to see any detail. Would be great if you made them larger.

[dzygn]

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I must change the faeries face because the last expresions looks menacing(a friend said so much looks like Claudia schiffer), i must follow my story frame, that shes better looks sad but enthusiast for a journey

[jevinart]

cool line art -- really like the comic book style you've got here.... can't wait to see how the coloring transforms it....

[dzygn]

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I must cut all the whole picture into little pieces of modules,and heres is my faeries wing's modifications, into war gear, razor feathers and the shape must looks more like buterfly wings..
just like satya I try to use (or abuse?) a photosop's bevel after sepharate it (#3)then rearange it back to the shape #2

[dzygn]

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ok this is pieces of pictures cut that i work separatelly in BW, to see if someting I must add or remove before work on lighting, the centre character or faeries face is the first i work on, in case the time is not enough..

[dzygn]

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trying find way to hi light the centre character with spot lighting things, the background is the mothership,i got the idea from giant air force cargo ship loading door

[dzygn]

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I just have learn how to send biger picture, thanks, the make coloring litlle first monocromatic because its really hard to harnonize,(I've been planing and thinks if I better learn to make it colorfull like rainbow even if will looks like chindish painting..

[dzygn]

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the new face is almost done i will spend a lot of my time on her face expression,the body clothes latter if I have time, the new combat Wings that I make it with photoshop bevel, need change colour to make it more looks like crystal rather than metal or buterfly colour..please wish me luck

[dzygn]

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..following my own story frame begin becoming a death trap for foolish me, theres will be a lot things to do for designing, color, detailing, lighting, cleaning..etc the picture above still a experimental sketches so far.. man!.. and Im not good in playing with a lot of naive childish colour and shape but I need it to learn with this

[skyisnotthelimit]

Hey I like your update, the girl looks much better. But I think the picture is too crowded and flat, it's lacking the sense of depth. Try moving the robots further back, bring a bit of space between each objects so the scene will have more volume.
I think the colour is too childish for the story, the girl is too sexy and mature for those color.

Dont panic, and I'll be waiting for more updates!

Good luck man!

[dzygn]

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here the line art of 3 crawlers and 1 ship at screenshot of my canvas I use 3 palettes the swatches, history & layers for coloring and change the screen display mode (key F)displays a full-screen window with a menu bar and a 50% gray background, but no title bar or scroll bars (my monitor small) and separate all the character into 9 files (slow computer) I usually use ink at home, (time for using office computer is limited) but this time a path, faster cleaner and editable

[dzygn]

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all theTerranoid beasts shading & compisition just finished, the sabretoothbike, sc-5 fortstarcarrier, gryphoon, makoshark & dunepod on grayscale, only 5 days left for coloring and detailing, my workspace is minimalistic I used to hide all tool(Tab / F). I am Deeply Respect Admire & Worship the Tablet Pen, but I can afford (poverty), So all done with Photosop Path & an old ball Mouse!
I dont know if its the right way but heres my method For coloring 1. Change Mode Cmyk, then adjustments & use Hue / Saturation , click colorize, saturation slider on 36, and slide the hue on blue, red, yellow, and green for each character, represent their origin homeland, 2. and this is my favorite Go to channel mixer (example the green character) on output channel choose cyan put on black channel slide to 100% ,on constant slide (minus) -50%, now I got three collor ( light yellow, medium green & dark blackblue) to unlimited manipulations ,I work it on on background image work area (stage) paste them there together with their Linearts under each character's layer, & link it so any distortions will follow by lineart ( Lineart function as rapid magic wand borders)all colour done by channel mixer, brush tool & smudge only used on detailing & correcting

[dzygn]

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all the terranoid beasts shading & compisition just finished, the sabretoothbike, sc-5 fortstarcarrier, gryphoon, makoshark & dunepod on grayscale, only 5 days left for coloring and detailing, my workspace is minimalistic I used to hide all tool(Tab / F). I am Deeply Respect, Admire & Worship the Tablet Pens, but I can afford (poverty), So all done with Photosop Path & an old ball Mouse and Java coffee!
I dont know if its the right way but heres my method For coloring 1. Change Mode Cmyk, then adjustments & use Hue / Saturation , click colorize, saturation slider on +36, and slide the hue on blue, red, yellow, and green for each character, represent their origin homeland, 2. and this is my favorite Go to channel mixer (example the green character) on output channel choose cyan put on black channel slide to 100% ,on constant slide (minus) -50%, now I got three collor ( light yellow, medium green & dark blackblue) to unlimited manipulations ,I work it on on background image work area (stage)
paste them there together with their Linearts under each character's layer, & link it so any distortions will follow by lineart ( Lineart function as rapid magic wand borders)all colour done by channel mixer, brush tool & smudge only used on detailing & correcting.

[taz23]

Wow, cool stuff man!! :thumbsup:

[dzygn]

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all the terranoid beasts shading & compisition just finished, the sabretoothbike, sc-5 fortstarcarrier, gryphoon, makoshark & dunepod on grayscale, only 5 days left for coloring and detailing, my workspace is minimalistic I used to hide all tool(Tab / F). I am Deeply Respect, Admire & Worship the Tablet Pens, but I can afford (poverty), So all done with Photosop Path & an old ball Mouse and Java coffee!
I dont know if its the right way but heres my method For coloring 1. Change Mode Cmyk, then adjustments & use Hue / Saturation , click colorize, saturation slider on +36, and slide the hue on blue, red, yellow, and green for each character, represent their origin homeland, 2. and this is my favorite Go to channel mixer (example the green character) on output channel choose cyan put on black channel slide to 100% ,on constant slide (minus) -50%, now I got three collor ( light yellow, medium green & dark blackblue) to unlimited manipulations ,I work it on on background image work area (stage)
paste them there together with their Linearts under each character's layer, & link it so any distortions will follow by lineart ( Lineart function as rapid magic wand borders)all colour done by channel mixer, brush tool & smudge only used on detailing & correcting.

[dinodog-jr]

omg.. The BnW rendering are AWESOME as a killer piece!

Btw, de coloring piece is just a color testing, rite?!

Keep it up man!

[dzygn]

thanks Dino , youre the greatest! :thumbsup: may we meet someday for a friendship or project?:deal: ? we are neighbour ( Im in Batam)

[dinodog-jr]

haha..funny guy..how come a replied and i become "greatest" to u?!

Batam... I NEVA BEEN ANYWHERE in INDONESIA of MY LIFETIME.~

what type of project u r interested?!

I oso rushing my entry here.

nothing can stop ur furious monsters here.(i mean the design..haa)

[dzygn]

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all the shading have moved to background to make it easier tu adjust colour and lighting,
Im so Impressed by mate paintings at CG Talk so I Try to make experiment it in this project , and yes Its a lot fun! still alot detailing work to do.. all the pilots and fire breathing nanodragon side kick are removed, Its better she looks lonely, she is suppose to be sad, (expanding story ) all the waterfall, swans flock, and fire work waving crowd details just to make friendly peaceful atmosphere for this ceremony & avoid the group to looks fierce:)

[Slav]

i know this might burn me in the end... but i find this image too busy with a serious lack of focus and depth, its like a child with A.D.D's playground. the image is too active and too crammed in terms of detailing. i doubt you will change anything because of how much work you probably put into it but i guess keep this in mind for future works. and best of luck.

[dzygn]

i know this might burn me in the end... but i find this image too busy with a serious lack of focus and depth, its like a child with A.D.D's playground. the image is too active and too crammed in terms of detailing. i doubt you will change anything because of how much work you probably put into it but i guess keep this in mind for future works. and best of luck.


thanks good advice indicate you're good friend but wheres the good friend when you need them? well you re too helpfull too kind but tolate! haha just in tme when I dont have time to fix it anymore.... haha:scream: great masterpiece there man! I hope we can be partner in business:deal:

[dzygn]

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Another Journey begins... but Feels like an end for this SkyCat Family who addopt alien baby, they have to face the reality that their Child someday would leave.. as trough this ceremony they Couldn't watch and hide the tears ..to let go their beloved doughter to joins a group of terranoid beasts, icegryphoon,makoshark,dunepod boarding sc-5 fort-starcarrier that activated on schedule to pick her up.. the time has coming for journey on search of their Siblings and Origin Homeplanet after major climate shift tame the polution and destructive earthlings invaders, ..so this sweet faeries must have Lifetime ultimate Training of martial and combat arts into new breed of lethal beauty Jedi to prepare the D Day.. because this time the calling for their journey is to fix the trouble who force their Parents to bring them out of Therra the first place.. Rage & Ready Guiding the grand convoy Noah kind ship of super seeds, through mysteriuos,adventurous,and posibly dangerous Journey .. Stand proud on loyal Village Guard Vulcan She rise a mighty Jade Clawblade ..her Family only Haritage ..Up to the Sky as she spell the oath to fight on family honor.. Her father, a great knight rise his claw to give her power and his bionic arm reminds her the danger of a battle that her father fight to save her long time ago.. spread shield Wings ..Try convincing her broken harted Mom that she will be just fine ...and coming back someday

it is a Journey For me, boldly go Where I haven't dare gone before although at the end of the day I must surrender by high fever of paralizing illness:sad: , Is this arena only for rich boy:twisted: ? But Thanks to you Cg Talk:buttrock: now I armed with Photoshop skill on short run, all the funny concept has taken, so i chose sad story of my Life, Faeries do battle too? imagine future peterpan... I love Crazy-Anarchy scifi & fantasy mixture The robocat figure is inspired from childhood fantasy about a 'talking superbikes' a bikers best friend through a long winding road... the gryphoon is a guardian so the arsenal of machinegublade ,lightningchainsaw, plasma canon & laser head is just an intro. The Jade knife is from rock guitar shape sometimes guitargods call it 'battleaxe'.. I try faeries with a folding wings and metal feather which Its function as a Shield a popular shape of Bikers, dear friends Tha compositions is not looks crammed if I finish it ,all the side kick character will be covered by rocket's steam,fog&Clouds (that why waving crowd stand far away)
....hard if equiped with only a mouse, still focus on end result, whatever happens it's ok... perhaps I better make it to be comic book , is anyone Dare to join army to the continuing journey? to build multietnics rainbow warior freedom galaxy have fun go mad of our own whatever your style, an opensource escape oasis from boring job hehe (:love: sorry for terrible english) must sleep now

:wise: another Admired Inspirations:

William Shakespeare
L (Sonnet 50)How heavy do I journey on the way, When what I seek, my weary travel's end, Doth teach that ease and that repose to say, 'Thus far the miles are measured from thy friend!' The beast that bears me, tired with my woe, Plods dully on, to bear that weight in me, As if by some instinct the wretch did know His rider lov'd not speed, being made from thee: The bloody spur cannot provoke him on, That sometimes anger thrusts into his hide, Which heavily he answers with a groan, More sharp to me than spurring to his side; For that same groan doth put this in my mind,My grief lies onward, and my joy behind

[Tyranx]

I think that each character in itself is pretty cool, but the entire image as a whole is not working, it just seems way too cluttered, there is no focus. Keep that in mind for future challenges.

[dinodog-jr]

Hi endro,

I like the final piece u had done. The individual characters coloring is superb! U got the master painting skills in this stage. SOmehow, i agree wif the others bout the blending characters into the scene is kinda Busy. Another words should be out of focus.

Maybe u should try to make some characters into smaller as the giant Cat & the Green robot on the RIght hand of us. The sci-fi green building could be smaller. Then bring up the Angel above and away from the red tiger. I know dat one should be the highlight in this marvelous image.

About the waterfall & wooden hunts as the background, u can try to brighten em. Farther objects would be pale in a bright place. Only front objects will be darker unless der is a spotlight/light source fall down on em.

Der is one thingi dun think it fit into this. The Wooden hunt behind the Purple saw cyborg. Place tos tiles of stones would be just great.

Lastly, do u mind to teach me how to paint dat ocean & cloud so stunning!
Sorry for my words, I just hope to see this one get what it suppose to look like.

p/s: i hope u painting this in mutiple Layers. so the tweak could be done faster.

[dzygn]

:bounce: HAHA THANKS DEAR TYRANX AND DINO, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO TO MALLACA IF YOU NEED ME TO TEACH YOU ANYTHING , ANYTIME, ETERNALLY & FOR FREE ALL THE JEDI TRICK ..IM READY! Just If you have garage & newspapers for me to sleep, becauseI m planning to go to Biggest Asian CG event in Singapore Soon, well my Employer didnt pay my Salary for a 6 (SIX) Month bro! I can;t afford the hotel room haha sad :sad: ...I Must Come on Searching For Life I mean Job (reqruitment there) the event full of same People here at CG Talk .. please read this-->> its an inaugural event slated to be held in Singapore from 14th to 16th July 2006 . Regarded as the most massive dedicated platform for the constellation of CG Artists, professionals, enthusiasts and academics, CG Overdrive is truly the biggest ever in Asia!

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Ps:want me bring something for you & Family anythings that you like from our paradise?..:)

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