The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Sergey Skachkov

[Atris]

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Hello everybody! :)

Here I am at last! I'm really glad to join the challenge. And it's my first idea. The Journey Begins - "The labyrinth of a castle."

[Slav]

hey atris!

cool concept, and good luck man.

[beelow]

Welcome back atris, how are things go ur way? Good luck buddy! Hope to see something promising, as ur starting something that is looking really good!;)

[PSych]

Hi Sergey!
Nice to see u again in challenge.
Good luck :beer:

[MrFreeman]

Hi Sergey...and to think I'd just asked if you had entered the challenge.

Love the perspective and sense of space... very very nice!!

If this is anything like your last entry then this will be well worth waiting for

Good luck :)

[MichaelZHsee]

glad to have u here sergey,this is gonna be good i can tell:)
going for another freaky details painting eh?:scream:have fun my friend and best of luck to ya

[walrus]

A-HA! I saw you post in someone's thread and wonderred why you weren't in the challenge. Glad to see you made it here after all. We're all looking forward to seeing yuor next piece. This is looking nice so far, good idea and perspective. Wathc out for the positioning of the dog, who is on a tangent with the edge of the walkway in more than one place. Have fun! :)

-mike

[LexLe]

good idea!
good luck buddy!:thumbsup:

[Atris]

Hi guys!

Slav, beelow, PSych, MrFreeman, MichaelZHsee, walrus, LexLe!

Thank you very much for your warm welcome! I really glad to be with you again! :) I wish you every success in the challenge! :)

[makaron]

and a welcome from me too...

you have a really good start of your image :)

[Atris]

Thank you so much, Mona! :) I really appreciate it!

[Atris]

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This is a little update.

[FrozZT]

Hi Atris!
Im glad to see you decided to join this one! :) Great sketches.. I wish you good luck and lots of fun! I'll be back for more!

[ramy badie]

Your art is incredible, and it looks like this is going to be no exception. Great choice of colors so far, you definitely set the mood very well. I love the way this piece is turning out already, and I can't wait for your next update :)

[sirBS]

Hi Sergey!
Good plot and promising beginning) :thumbsup:
Good luck!

[beelow]

Can't find anything to crit as of yet, nice update dude, the mood seems nice!:thumbsup:

[Atris]

FrozZT, ramy badie, sirBS, beelow!

Thank you for your support! I'm glad you like my idea! :)

[Atris]

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It's one more step. I worked on the background and textures here.

[Ramitxon]

Fantastic concept Atris, love your atwork. No crits at all. Good luck my friend.

[breathing]

good background of the stairs!

[Neubius]

hello : )
really nice use of colour, also the sense of scale is impressive. good stuff man, look forward to updates!

[Srulo]

I personally like the hole in the stairs the most- nice touch.

[PELENG]

Hi, Sergey!
Very impressive concept!
There is only one thing - dont you think that main characters are to close to the left?
May be I'm wrong... Don't listen me...
Good luck!!!

[Atris]

Ramitxon! Thank you very much, colleague! :)
tyin, Neubius, Srulo! Thanks a lot. I'm glad you like it.
PELENG! Yes, you're right! But there is a lamp there... And the characters show better there. :)

[Atris]

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Hello everybody! Here I worked on a character! I tried to make him scared because the on-coming journey is full of surprises.

[sirBS]

Sergey, excellent work, even at this stage!
Very interesting and complex lock.
That me confuses the only thing - that part of a floor on which they go. The near part to us seems a little is filled up too downwards. It probably because of that that a wall on the right and a wall at the left are not parallel...

[LexLe]

hello buddy!
I see that work moves ahead...:thumbsup:
It is pleasant to me.. Something agrees with sirBS that that with prospect not that..:sad: You look necessarily.. Characters are very good..:cool:

[Atris]

sirBS, LexLe!

Thanks for your comments, guys! Yeah, there is such an effect here. I'll correct it.
But I'll probably reject this concept. The more interesting idea came in on me. And now I'm working on it.

[GHOGHNOOS]

hi . it is nice .watch mine and tell me your idea

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

[MrFreeman]

Hey Sergey

Great work - even if you have an even better idea

Really powerful and dynamic!

I'm envious now :)

[Atris]

sky_fox_1990! Thanks.
David!
Thank you so much for your encouragement! I really appreciate it! :)

[Atris]

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Hello! Here is my new idea. I want to portray a micro-world which inhabited with small, sensible creations. And now they are going to embark on Great Journey! :)

[Zeitwolf]

wow. great environment you created there. I really like the creepy mood and the mixture of cold and warm light you used

[dzygn]

The Sihp And Architecture Is Greatest Ever!!! The Bridge Is Too Plain...so Its About Elves?

[Atris]

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Hi! Here I looked for a color palette for my new image. I think that I will be able to choose something now. :) I like some variants.

[ramy badie]

I'm not sure I fully understand the concept yet, but the four that form a square (or I guess a rectangle) in the top right caught my eye most of all. I think the 2nd one in the third column is my favorite because of all the bright colors, but I feel like those 4 each present a different sort of mood and each have something that I feel is lacking in the other color samples. Good luck!

[MichaelZHsee]

the middle piece on the 2nd row is my fav~i like the vivid blue against the yellow,cool and warm contrast always appeals to me:D

[Elrond56]

love this color layout . . . great diversity and a wide spectrum of feeling coming from each one . . . my favorite is the blue with the golden center but I also like the one above and below it . . . can't wait to see the direction you go in *)

[Pat-Piper]

Very nice color keys...Atris...I like them all. But if I'm to pick my favorite, I will go for the third one down from the middle column. Maybe it's because of the red sails, I just love red sails. haha...and the overall use of coloring is appealing too. Good luck man...but what happened to your previous concept? Are you abandoning it? It was looking very nice too!

[walrus]

Ah, so here's where we vote on our favorites, right? I like the cool, calm mood that turquoise sets so my favorites are the second row, second column (which had a great warm/cool contrast that I always love) and the 3rd row, third column (saturation contrast). Something makes me suspect, though, that you won't use them: Most of your color roughs are pretty neutral, leading me to think that those are the ones you prefer. But it's you're piece, so that's appropriate. Good luck whichever you choose!

-mike

[Atris]

Zeitwolf! Thank you.

dzygn! Thanks. I didn't decide yet. I only know they will be very
small! :)

ramy badie, MichaelZHsee, Elrond56, Pat-Piper, walrus!

Thank you very much for your comments! It was highly interesting to
hear your opinions. I really appreciate it!
I see that this variant(the second row, second column) is in the lead.
I've chosen the variant - the third row, third column for a
while. But I'm not sure. I'll show soon what comes from it.

And about my previous concept. Yes, I decided to change my idea. But I'll certainly finish it.

[MDN67]

I prefer the five sketch:thumbsup:

[beelow]

2,5,8,and 9th are my favs! Reading from left to right though. Definitely the fifth is a go! I love the blue gold colors!:thumbsup:

[SideAche]

1st choice - 3rd column - top

2nd choice - middle column, 2nd image down

3rd choice - 3rd column - 3rd down

[MrFreeman]

i prefer the middle second row as this immediately stands out, but i also like 3rd row middle with the red sail and autumn colours, as well as 1st row right hand frame which has great lighting potential.

Good luck...

[cok3]

this is gonna be another great piece atris. I prefer the 3rd row middle one. I think its an interesting color composition, and it leads the eye in the right places. Good luck and have fun:P

[elgrozni]

1) middle in first row
2) middle in third row
3) right in third row

although all of them are nice :thumbsup:

[Atris]

MDN67, beelow, SideAche, MrFreeman, cok3, elgrozni!

Thanks so much for your opinions! It's very important for me. I like all of them and I think every variant could have an interesting continuation with an interesting result. And could I finish every variant perhaps so we'd have another favourites. Thanks again! :)

[Atris]

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I've done this variant so far. But frankly speaking, I'm not pleased with this result. And I'll try to do the other.

[Atris]

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Hi! I was finally disappointed in colors of the previous variant. I did new one. I want the atmosphere to be magic and a little festive. :)

[walrus]

I think these colors are nice, but they don't have a strong difference in values that some of yuor other comps did. Except for the bright lights on the posts, it feels like everything else in the picture is the same value, making it hard to read. What happened to the other comp you chose? :)
Good luck...

-mike

[Atris]

Michael! Thank you for your comment! You're absolutely right. The image didn't become better. I go on to seek for bearing. I start to try new variants if something is wrong or I don't understand how to achieve a desired effect. And I always can return to the old variant if new one is worse. Thanks again! :)

[LexLe]

To like me very color scale!
With impatience I wait for continuation:thumbsup:
Yours faithfully LexLe

[domclubb]

i really like this concept. nice design, good composition. i agree with walrus about the color values. it seems a bit flat at the mo. i would desaturate the background slightly. The blues are very strong. anyway, apart from this tiny detail, it's looking great. good luck with this

[Atris]

LexLe!
Thanks! :) I'm going to update soon.

domclubb!
Thank you for your comment! I agree with you. And I'll try to correct it!

[Atris]

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Hello! I've corrected colors and the composition. I think it's very close to a final variant.

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Sergey! All of them are my favorites! It doesn't matter, just as long as (1) you finish and (2) that cool ass ship is in it. Really neat colors you have going so far. Love the organic shapes!

[LexLe]

Hi Sergey! :)
I very much like transfer of light on "small lamps" even at this initial stage:) it is necessary to hurry ! :thumbsup:

[adonihs]

this is looking fantastic, has a great 20,000 leagues under the sea feel, and i love underwater adventures. or wait..are they even under water? excuse my ignorance if they arent, but the blues took my attention off...none the less, way cool concept :)

[beelow]

LOOking really nice Sergey! 20 days left what u gonna do, hehe! Keep it up buddy no crits at the moment!:thumbsup:

[tourajkh2001]

its really great perfect depth and cool atomsphere good luck man :thumbsup:

[am7]

Looks good, you picked the strongest of you'r concepts I think. I hope you make it to finish it in time, I'm gonna have to rush things alot myself on my entry. Good to see that I'm not alone. ;)

[Atris]

oceanbluesky, LexLe, beelow, tourajkh2001, am7!
Thank you for your encouragement! I'm glad you like it! :)
I'll try to finish this image in time!

adonihs!
Yeah. It's not an underwater world. But there is something similar here, I agree with you. Thanks for your view. :)

[CaveatScoti]

I love the atmosphere in this piece- beautiful colour work

[jevinart]

beautiful color and idea here. really like the movement you've created throughout this piece with your curving shapes and design. nice mood, too. will be checking back on this one as it develops....

[MrFreeman]

Great development work Sergey

i really loved your first idea, but I think this is even better and you've captured the atmosphere really well. Good final choice of colour as well

Looking forward to the next wip.

:) :)

[Atris]

CaveatScoti, jevinart, MrFreeman!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! :)

[Atris]

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Hello!
Here is one fragment. This is the Golden Corn ship.

[Ramitxon]

Wow, your lineart is impressing. What an enormous amount of detail. I hope you finish it in time. The image is lloking fantastic. Good luck. :thumbsup:

[beelow]

Nice lineart, atris! Keep rocking it dude! I hope to see you make the deadline! peace dude!:thumbsup:

[Atris]

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Hello! I started to work on details. These characters are members of the on-coming journey. :)

[Atris]

Ramitxon, beelow!
Thank you so much, guys! I'll try very much to finish this image in time! :)

[MrFreeman]

Great work Sergey!! :) :)

I love the colours and the depth of the piece....

Hurry up and finish this as it would be a shame if you didn't make it in time

no crits at the moment...

:) :)

[anticz]

So many good entries. I really like the new direction. Tha line art is great. Can't wait to get a view of the overall piece. Keep it up!!

[Atris]

David!
Thank you very much for your encouragement! :) I'm glad you like my work!

anticz!
Thanks so much! I hope you won't be disappointed with my final image. :)

[MichaelZHsee]

very nice going artris,love the approach and the direction ur heading now,i like the choice of the blue and the characters,would very much like to see this finished:scream:

[Atris]

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Hello! I continue to work on details. It's another fragment.

[Atris]

Michael!
Thank you for your opinion! :)
I do my best to finish it in time!

[olive2d]

Yeah! Really nice design Atris!
Looking forward to the next step.

[beelow]

I love that glowing blue that you have going on in this, Hope that you can finish in time! Best of luck to you!:thumbsup:

[Atris]

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Hi! Here is that I have done at the moment. I have the background, some characters left to finish. Comments are most welcome. Thank you!

[Norberg]

Hi Sergey,

You have some amazing amount of detail as usual. The colors work great but it´s kind of hard to read. It´s broken up so much that you don´t know where to focus. Maby just a darker blue background to the right and left lower corner would do the trick.
Impressing work anyway!

[otre]

Great image. Also very impressed by the amount of detail you put in.

My only crit, as has been mentioned, is that because of all the detail, it can be abit hard to read. What I think would help, is if you have a tad more contrasty shadows on the foreground plants(to clearly define a foreground. Right now the shading seems to define a middleground and background, but no foreground.) Also have the 4 characters in the foreground stand out better.(the guitarist/couple/guy with backpack) Put some stronger contrast on them? My thoughts anyway. Just some small adjustments and this could be a winner. :)

Best of luck

[Mythmaker]

It's beautiful! - I don't know how you manage such huge expanses, and with so much detail - it's mind boggling. :bowdown:

Keep going!.... :thumbsup:

[Atris]

ilove2d, beelow!
Thank you very much for your support. I wish good luck to you in the challenge! :)

Norberg, otre!
Thanks so much for your comments! You are absolutely right! I hope I will manage to correct it.

Mythmaker!
Thank you! Yeah, I am surprised too, how I managed to do it! :)

[BobbEr]

Cool image! I like it very much! Superb amount of detailes! :thumbsup:

Очень классно! Удачи!

[paperclip]

:love:

This is such a cool picture. One of my favourites here. You have such a pleasantly fun and clean style. I applaud you!

Only crit is I think you should put a bit more green on the left, like the green you have in the right hand globe to balance it out a little- then it'll be perfect!

[MDN67]

Wonderfull paint of this unique world, the numbers of characters is amazing. Great work:thumbsup:

[MrFreeman]

:) Wow... another Skachkov masterpiece!!

So much detail... I just love the fact that you work is good and so varied...

I'll never feel the same about eating sweetcorn again!!

Good luck finishing

[Atris]

BobbEr! Thanks! I wish good luck to you too! :)

paperclip! Thanks so much for your message and crit! I will try to do it.

MDN67! Thanks for your kind words! I really appreciate it! :)

MrFreeman! Many thanks for your opinion! Yeah! We are pressed for time and I wish you good luck finishing too! :)

[Ramitxon]

Wow, that's amazing man. You put incredible amount of detail in each of your works. That's not an easy task. I cannot wait to see it finished, well I don't have to wait much, so please hurry, I hope you finish in time.
Good luck my friend

[PSych]

WOOW :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: What can i say... GREAT GREAT GREAT!!!
Top five a must :eek:

[beelow]

Ahahaha, I hope that you did not use corn to concept that ship! An edible ship nice, I want some corn, too! Good luck, waiting for the final image!:D

[Atris]

Ramitxon! Thank you so much for your support! I really hope to finish it in time! Although I need to do a lot.

PSych! Thank you! Glad you like it! :)

beelow! Ha! Yeah! It's a flying corn! :) Thanks!

[MichaelZHsee]

i knew this is gonna end up with uber fine exercuted details.i hope u finish this one my friend:)all the best to ya:thumbsup:

[makaron]

niiice... :applause:

[paperclip]

How DO you do all these details? This isn't a rhetorical question- HOW do you actually do them?

[Atris]

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Hello everybody!
It's my next to last step.

[LexLe]

cool! cool! cool!
good luck! :thumbsup:

[Atris]

MichaelZHsee, makaron, LexLe!
Thank you! Thank you for your opinions! It so helps me! :)

paperclip!
Hm-m! Good question! I wanted to do an image more simple without huge amount of detail, but it didn't turn out. :)

[Nickillus]

Beautiful colour. Wondrous to look at. Definitely wouldn't say no to a poster of this gem.

Nick

[MichaelCTY]

wow, it looks so exciting,love the colour so much, and I am very glad you are using a new style apart from your spectacular piece.!, hurry up dude, cant wait to see the final:bounce:

[Atris]

Nickillus, Michael87!

Thanks for your message! I really appreciate! :)
Now I'm doing last strokes. I think I'll have the patience for two more hours. :)

[Atris]

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Story:
Now it is early morning in a wonderful country among the high, exotic native-grasses. An intrepid explorer crew sets out on The Great Journey in the ship constructed from a big corn-cob. They dream to discover New Lands. It's a significant event for their homeland, and so Queen under royal escort was attended a start of the journey. And of course, there are pressmen and TV-men here.
That's a very exciting moment; what they'll have to see where was none of the inhabitants of their marvellous country!

[beelow]

Wonderful image dude! Good luck in the voting with the corn ship! Now I am hungry! hehe!:thumbsup:

[HamsterFly]

Another great image from you Atris !:thumbsup:

love you new cartoon style ! and always great colors and details !
good luck in voting process !

[Ramitxon]

Congratulations Atris, fantastic image man. I will never eat corn again, at least not without looking for maybe a small crew or pilot. I wish you good luck at the judging.

[otre]

looks great now. Congrats on finishing what looks to be quite abit of work. good luck in the voting :)

[Mythmaker]

Hey Sergey!

Don't know what to say about this... but 'WOW' comes to mind!

It's super awesome and I love it! - Hope to see you on the podium... :bowdown:

[Slav]

what the hell happened here?!~ WHY NOO!!! i loved the 1st concept soo much :(

oh well mest of luck atris!

[sepphora]

Great drawing! So full of details! Nice color composition!

Good luck!

[komsa]

It's just wonderful! I think you made a great image, good luck on judging to you!

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

[BobbEr]

CONGRATS!!! Superb image! I like your story, basic colors and number of detailes!

[Dalton-Muniz]

Man, I love your Idea of the Corn ship! Is Great and Fun!! Your image is amazing! Congratulations! Good Luck!!

[walrus]

Great image, Atris, this really looks nice. I'm glad you changed the colors mid-way, I really think this came out very strong! :)

-mike

[yasincoskun]

Nice work Atris. Goodluck in the judging!

[Neubius]

you have an fantastic eye for colour.
nice work! good luck.

[rawwad]

Really great work Sergey! I like it, it looks great, amazing idea and fantastic level of details. Another rocking piece, congratulations and Good luck with judging! :thumbsup:

[notpill]

Amazing, awesome, great... i love it:thumbsup:

[MrFreeman]

:) fantastic work Sergey!!!

So much detail and the concept is yet again, really original

I love the use of colour and despite initially thinking you were crazy changing from you initial idea which was really dynamic, think this is far far better....

one of my favourites ... good luck and probably see you in the next challenge :)

[PSych]

Hi Sergey

Apologize for no posting in your GREAT THREAD so long...
Absolutly amazing work!
Congrats on finishing this great concept!
Colours rulez!
Good luck in the judging :thumbsup:

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