An Extreme "Color Me" Mini-Challenge

[gandan]

I will take part in it too. I hope to learn a thing or two from this experience!

[Tommy Lee]

I think I´ll do the second one...hmmmmmmmmm...much work!!!!:D On the other hand its a good piece to show my colorin skillz for my portfolio....

So lets see if I have the time to finish this, because its challengetime!!!!!:beer:

Cheerz

Tommy Lee

[Kirt]

I started coloring the first one. It may be awhile before I finish it though. I'm still working on my Disney challenge and the new CGTalk challenges should be starting this week.

So, a WIP is coming ... just don't know when. :wip:

[wildsheepchase]

Count me in as well. I started on the second one, but it's really slow going with all of those details. If I'm lucky, I might finish by next year;)

[Tommy Lee]

LOL@wildsheepchase!!!!:beer:

[dmcgrath]

I decided to take a quick stab at the first one.
For some reason she reminds me of a Godess more than a Seer.
Something in the stance maybe.
I did some quick tryouts using Painter Classic and it's watercolor tools. http://www.spatiallight.net/imagesPage/images/diana2.jpg

Here is a link to a larger version.http://www.spatiallight.net/imagesPage/images/diana.jpg

[gandan]

IF i buy a computer pen, can i use it like i use a marker or a colour pencil?

dmcgrath: You use blue for her costume, that is how i envision her! I think with render will come out amazing!

[Kirt]

Originally posted by wildsheepchase
If I'm lucky, I might finish by next year;) LOL! I was thinking the same thing ... I keep getting lost in the details. :D
I did say it was an 'extreme' challenge right? Heheheh - Keep at it and these will be nice additions to your coloring portfolios (remember to credit gandan though)!

gandan Yes, a graphic tablet and pen (like a Wacom) is a must for anyone who does any amount of coloring on their computer. I shudder to think I did this with a mouse for several years. Ugh! With Photoshop or Painter you can mimic the feel of markers, watercolors, chalk, etc.

[JONO]

boy oh boy
GONG-BOY

cant wait to sink my pen into this one.
its going to be a orgy of fantastical colour.
then again these pictures look to me as though they require some dark,rick colouring.grundgy perhaps.Lets just see what happens.

i swear, when i start colouring i have no idea of the end result.it just happens and develops.would you guys say thats wrong.i'm sure it must be....hmmmmm.
this time i'll think about it a bit first.
but not too much - im going to have a post up by tonight.

cheers!

[vertex]

I'm in, this waiting for the new cg challenge has left me with idle hands and many hours to fill.

Vertex

[gandan]

I didnt know wacom pen can do pressure too! I am really amaze at the technology! I have to get use too looking up on the monitor while my hand is down on the pad. It is a bit to get use too.

[ReinS]

Kirt owns Jeroentje ;)

hehehe, I might be in thisone aswell... don't come up with to much good things at the same time Kirt :);)

[vertex]

Okay I'm done,

http://www.3dheavy.com/cgchannel/i37593seer1_small.jpg
HiRes (http://www.3dheavy.com/cgchannel/i37593seer1.jpg)

That was good fun.

But there's still no CG Challenge posted.

Vertex

[Kirt]

Originally posted by ReinS
Kirt owns Jeroentje ;)Uh oh ... he's going to come back from his little break and kick my ass. :D
:wavey: All in good fun jeroentje ... buddy ... pal ... please don't hurt me. I'm older and can't run away with my walker.
Hehehehe

[wildsheepchase]

Ugh....this was all I could get done tonight. I think I must be the slowest worker on the planet. Anyway, c&c welcome. I'll just be updating this post in the future, most likely. Thanx:p
Last update 1-11-03 1:00 a.m. Making some progress....
http://members.cox.net/sheepchase/druidwip.jpg
lol@Kirt and Tommy Lee:beer:

[dmcgrath]

WOW freddy7133d I love what you did with the clouds in the bg.
You and Vertex work so fast.

I guess 'sheep has to pull up her socks and get moving.

gandan you are so nice to let us go crazy with the painting of your pics.
Thanks again:beer:

[freddy7133d]

thanks dmcgrath
your looks great too..:thumbsup:

[Kirt]

I'm going to post my image here, so you'll have to keep checking this post for progress.

Status: WIP no.2 Last Update: 01/10/03 12:54a PST

Description of last changes: After blocking in the basic colors, I went thru and cleaned up some excess sloppy parts and then started to define my light source. On a top layer (set to overlay) above the line art and colors, I used variations of the base colors to make shadows and highlights.

I decided that the staff she's holding is going to be my primary source of light. Makes sense to me since it's night and there's no cues to an other light source out in the wilderness. She's has a staff of light (inspired by Gandalf's - there ... LOTR has had an influence on me :D ).

http://www.cell2000.net/~users/kirtstanke/images/coop-gandan.jpg

[JONO]

hey guys.
they are all looking cool so far. thanks Gandan - these are awsome pics.im having loads of fun coloring mine :bounce:

this is mine so far.....not nearly finished....shoooo - there is just som much detail that i am going to be dead by the time im finished. :scream:
that, or ill just be suffering from a hardcore case of carpel tunnel ( wish it was a hardcore case of beer ).

look foward to checking the updates

[vertex]

Jono, that looks cool, any chance of a link to the full size.

Kirt, Blocking all the colours in is a good start then you can detail at leisure.

Vertex:bounce:

[JONO]

how'zt vertex
im at this very moment registering for some free web space where i can dump a larger image.
give me a few minutes.:thumbsup:

not going to do any more on it till tommorrow though.

[Vanje]

EDIT: Updated later in the thread.

[freddy7133d]

wow that looks great Vanje...
nice shading in the legs:thumbsup: :wip:

[LucentDreams]

Heres mine, trying to achieve the Jimmy Cauty style
http://www.allposters.com/getthumb.asp?c=a&Search=Cauty%2C+J%2E
since I don't think I'll have anytime to get involved in any of the actual LOTR challenges, figured I give a little LOTR feel to this. Really ealry in progress, and I believe my first colouring job posted on cgtalk. really need to get more involved inthe 2D section again, what kind of classical animator am I doing all this 3d junk, I'm ashamed.


http://www.cgi.third-era.com/~kaiskai/stills/druidkai.jpg

[chi]

here's my contribution

[pregnant embryo]

an EXTREME COLOUR challenge calls for EXTREME COLOURS!
(I'll never finish this so here's what I've done....)

Full SIZE here... http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/druid-big.jpg

(Enough procrastination back to PETER PAN ;) )

[art7sayan]

Cool work everyone! That's really cool to see all those different styles on a same pic'! :xtreme:

Ok here is mine, about 6hours of hard work (that's was tough!!) but I'm really proud of the result!:bounce:

and once again, really really cool work Gandan, that's was hard but so pleasant to work on this image!
C ya!

http://art7sayan.free.fr/bankimages/druidcolor2.jpg

here is a link to a bigger image (http://art7sayan.free.fr/bankimages/druidcolor.JPG)

-Arty-

[freddy7133d]

:eek: :eek: :eek:
:applause: :applause:
very nice job art7sayan..
amazing lighting!

[Kirt]

Simply amazing art7sayan! I love the warm lighting. My wife is looking over my shoulder and she gives you the thumbsup on this one. :thumbsup:

I told her you're only 18 and she gives you another one :thumbsup:

[art7sayan]

Thank you Freddy7133d,I'm glad you like it! :)

Hehe Kirt! Give a kiss to your wife for me :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

thx!


Who's next now? :bounce:

-Arty-

[Mangled Poly]

art really nice work.. i cant wait for gandan to come and see it (he does know the challenge is on this thread right?)

now ive been waiting to see tommy's color work however he seems to have disapeared?

[Tommy Lee]

No no...I am still here, but worked on my website. Will start to color soon.:beer:

Arty: Just what I was awaiting from ya::thumbsup:

[!_3menDo_!]

my 1° WIP

SEND your critiques!

Sorry for img size and quality


BYEZ

http://members.lycos.co.uk/mayaboysempire/img/WIPi37593seer1.jpg

[gandan]

WOW! this thread has really nice renders. Ths thread has really taken a life, i cant say much for my own thread... I guess back to the drawing board for me. Hopefully i can come up with a style that is good.

I am impress with all the variations that has been used to depict the mood. Great and fabulous work.

I will try to master the wacom pen. IT need some getting use to. I am sure in time i can handle it.

Great master pieces guys!

I like them all!

gan

[Adrendari]

Okay...I'm new to this sort of thing, but I thought I'd give it a shot. This is what I've got so far, and I'm having fun doing it.


http://members.cox.net/iceprincess.2001/images/Druid3.jpg

[Vanje]

Originally posted by gandan

I will try to master the wacom pen. IT need some getting use to. I am sure in time i can handle it.

gan

I don't have a wacom, so digital art is a real challenge, well any art is a real challenge for me lol. Everything I do know about it, (and that's not much), has been through trial and error and self learning. I've never taken an art class of any kind so I'm far from knowledgeable or professional, but I'm pretty proud of what I can accomplish regardless of how bad it might really be. If it looks good to me thats all that really counts, since I do it for my own pleasure.

I ran across this post and just had to give it a shot. It has just been a real pleasure working with your creations :)

[freddy7133d]

2nd wip
:)

hi-rez (http://www.geocities.com/freddy7133d/gandan_pic_colored.html?1042485676716)

[Vanje]

Wow, some of those strokes and shadows are freakishly familar ;)

[maartenw3d]

[Edit removed my picture]

[Vanje]

hehe no problem, but I'm probably the "last" person you want to learn from here. With no training, I most likely do a lot of things wrong when it comes to lighting and shadows lol.

[Sangotten]

Hmmm I think I give it a shot....

:beer:

[art7sayan]

Yeah Gilles, go on and show us what u got!!

Welcome back dude!!


-Arty-

[Mangled Poly]

martin im sorry i most have missed right by yours and i dont know how as i think it is one of the best here.. exalent work all over, im not sure if theres anything to crit at all....

[vertex]

Hi maartenw3d

'Previous comment removed' apologies Vanje, I missed your image post and I agree with you last comment. Maartenw3d you really need to site back and realize what this topic was about, then download an image and have a go at you interpretaion, not recolour someone elses.

And the only real advice that I can give as I am new to colouring as well, is dude get a wacom tablet, if that was 6 hours with a mouse then you'll be lethal with a wacom :applause:

Adrendari
Looks like a good start getting your base colours down, run through and get some shadow and highlights in the cloth and it will start to come alive.

!_3menDo_!
Another excellent start, It would be good if you added some contrast to her dress by darkening down some of the strips that lay under others, this will help give a sense of depth to the dress.


Vertex:bounce:

[gandan]

i cant give advice because i am struggling with mine :(

hope to post one soon.

Cheers!

[Vanje]

maartenw3d,

Why don't you make an original attempt at it and then ask for critiques... I don't mind you looking at what I've done and attempting to emulate the technique. But it's a bit disconcerting to know that what you've basically done is downloaded what I've done and changed the coloring and then added a few touches of your own. Anyone can do that... :hmm:

I don't want to sound rude, but I would never take someone's piece of work and do anything like that and then call it my own.

Gandan was kind enough to give us permission to take his sketches to see what we could do with them, use the opportunity to test your own limits.

If you have questions about how I did something, I certainly would be happy to try and explain how I did it.

[maartenw3d]

hmm thnx guys for ur respond neway..this was a little test for myself neway

Vanje what i did is made a grayscale of ur shadows.. and then smudge and added / multiplied _my feeling to it.. and afterwards i started colouring the whole piece with burning and dodging .. i even used paths and all.. so it wasnt just a colour change..:p

Maybe it wasnt smart ot do that.. but i just didnt know where 2 start :D

Neway maybe if i got some more spare time left i will have a shadow lightning try myself and respost ..

cyaaaa:wavey:

[Vanje]

This is my final post for this piece. Hope you like it.

(Anyone know of any good grass tutorials? :P )

First Attempt:
High res version (http://paradigm.endless-stupidity.com/gallery/druid_high.jpg)

Second Attempt:
High res version (http://paradigm.endless-stupidity.com/gallery/druid_high1.jpg)


http://paradigm.endless-stupidity.com/gallery/druid_low1.jpg

[LucentDreams]

clouds are brilliant, one crit is the bottom right the markings should have some variance in coulour form the stumps

[maartenw3d]

i must agree the clouds are very sweeet ! after seing this i realised my pic does look a bit like urs.. so i took it off :)
Maybe i post a new 1.. neway u did a good job for a fellownewb

here is a link for some great technics also good cover grass
linkie (http://div.dyndns.org/EK/tutorial/)

[cachecol]

nice work!!!

I was just playing with some textures....

[LucentDreams]

update, need to find more time to just work on this, Iget so easily distracted.


still working on dragon her clothes and the trees in the distance. Comments crits and suggestions welcome and encouraged.

Anyone think for the style some of the green and red is too saturated?

http://www.cgi.third-era.com/~kaiskai/stills/druidkai2.jpg

EDIT:Okay I think its done now, would appreciate any comments or criticisms as this I feel will be a gallery piece if permission provided of course.

[1000]

great picture, I will try to color too

[Aehbon]

Im pretty new to CGtalk but I really like it here. Its kinda like my art class from college. Anyway, this is my first picture im upping. more to come shortly. I went with the first picture cause I liked all the detail

Although that dragons pretty cool in the second one.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/adam-one/Newstuff/Aehbons_Red_Sized.jpg

[mue]

here is mine...

http://www.dot-realities.de/druid.gif

[fraggle two]

good work...
but the foot isnt correct colorized...

all in all it looks great:p

[killahsin]

im really liking vanje's style alot. Although all of the pieces are great. I know i'm a bit late on this but i just picked up a wacom. So I'm going to work on this one for fun and see what i can do =)

[chee huat]

I like the dragon ,it is fantasy art work
nice work......

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