Matte painting: Clamps of steel, Luca Bonatti (2D)

[Velarion]

This is a very great matte painting.Even days before the image entry deadline to contest, I knew you would win:) congratulations:thumbsup:

[MarcGoecke]

Awesome picture! Great light! The only thing that disturbs me are the highlights on the steel bars. Besides from that it rocks! :)

[walrus]

Nice work, especially on the buildings and integrating them into the landscape. Good job!

-mike

[chirp]

nice background,if no the hi light i'll give 5 star.

[leigh]

I like this a lot but I think the highlights in the middle of the image are a bit too strong - they grab your attention to much and compete with the rest of what is otherwise a really lovely image.

[kbarts]

I saw that on the pluginz.com and i voted for it! I gave 5 then and now! :thumbsup:

[elnady]

I like this a lot but I think the highlights in the middle of the image are a bit too strong - they grab your attention to much and compete with the rest of what is otherwise a really lovely image.

I agree,the highlight is the first thing my eyes go for it
Congratulation on the 1st place :)

[maronski]

impresive, most impresive.

Central building is the best.

[marcob]

Excellent work! I saw a tutorial with this contest plate, so I went to the pluginz site to look at the images. You really deserve it! I'm a newbie but I agree with highlights comments! Congratulations

[Lc]

Awesome picture! Great light! The only thing that disturbs me are the highlights on the steel bars. Besides from that it rocks! :)

I agree with MarcGoecke, and the rails are weird, i think it could be perfect without it ^^ it's just my opinion.. the rest of the picture is awesome, i love it, very nice piece ;)

[RiKToR]

As I said in the www.mattepainting.org (http://www.mattepainting.org) forums awesome work glad it paid of. I recommend this for the 2d CG Choice Award.

[cgg]

Amazing pic of art congratulations :applause:
5* from me

[Elessar]

I really thank you for the comments!! I'm so pleased to read that you liked it!!!
I'm happy to read your critics too, they will be useful when I will put my hands again on this... pity that I didn't have a similar feedback before the image was completed for the contest.
You know, sometimes working hard on a piece without listening to professionists' opinions doesn't allow you to notice errors or things that don't work well.

Anyway thanks again!!! maybe i'll write a MAKING OF.... ;)

[warpy]

awesome lighting, 5 stars :)

[Tilstrom]

beautiful work, well done. :twisted:

[bizel]

just one things to say.... woooo.....

I hop one day cg art have his place in museum between lonardo, picasso, and all other....

so I'll return to my wacom... ;)

have a good time!!

[notpill]

Bravo. Bellissimo. Sei il migliore :thumbsup:
Five stars from me.

P.S. Se non sai che farci col nuovo iMac fai un strillo :scream:

[DrQuincy]

What can I say? Stunning!

[mikeb87]

Wonderful piece of art! Matte painting has not been so greatly experienced as you had.

P.S.: si notava a chilometri che era il migliore del contest. I soliti matte son piatti per via di una non perfetta fusione delle foto. te invece ci riesci alla grande! ganzo davvero

[Rist]

That, my friend, looks quite believeable! So you lay down the photo they provide and then you just edit on other layers?

[mv]

That's quite nice, the sepia overlay always works nicely :) Could you show us the original plates please, so we can realise the work you did?
I think the composition is a bit all over the place, with no real focal point and scattered elements. that "main element" right in the middle of the pic kills the dynamism too.
I also agree about the highlight being way too strong and distractive.

Congrats on the first place :)

[Rist]

That's quite nice, the sepia overlay always works nicely :) Could you show us the original plates please, so we can realise the work you did?
I think the composition is a bit all over the place, with no real focal point and scattered elements. that "main element" right in the middle of the pic kills the dynamism too.
I also agree about the highlight being way too strong and distractive.

Congrats on the first place :)

The middle object does seem slightly out of place. Maybe the shape, or the colours, or even how it 'connects' to the ground. Maybe enhance the reflection of the object in the water...maybe. I dunno.

[metalspring]

good work my friend..
i think that we have the same buildings..
4 stars..

[Sm3287]

Beautiful, love the colors, nicely done :thumbsup:

[loocas]

Awesome painting! Awesome composition and colors!

I love it :)

http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/rating/rating_5.gif from me! :applause:

[pearson]

Wow, really beautiful painting! :thumbsup:

[Staszek]

interesting style! very nice composition and colours!
Very good work!!

[Joscci]

Absolutely marvelous! Fantastic! :thumbsup:

Cheers.

[Matroskin]

awesome work, great feeling!!
Like a sunset in August or something ;) Wakes up souvenirs from childhood...

[eilidh]

Wonderfully made. I'd really love to see a "making of", too, whenever you have the time to post one.

[drummer]

Amazing work italian mate !

and congrats for your great portfolio
5* from me

[maNtodEa]

i don't see nothing wrong with it. great work. i especially like the atmosphere. you can almost imagine your selfe there.

[jayf]

We can really see the depth of the image...
Bravo!

[thistly]

Hooray, wallpaper-sized!

The grass, lake and hills are so damned beautiful they look beyond real, like a landscape from some Irish myth or something.
Which gets your point across fantastically! I hate those metal things!

A tiny half-crit - I think the right half of the lake and shore look more painted than photographic, I like it better this way (it's beautiful and it reminds me of some classic English landscape paintings) but I don't know if it's what you intended.

[Palantion]

What else can one say , it is truly EXCELLENT!

[proconpictures]

this is indeed very nice quality. thumbs up

[damdischink]

that's stunningly beautiful

[5sense]

it's amazing for me...beautiful color...i love the atmosphere...
great feeling..really nice work.
:-)

[SquarePixel]

Awsome job man!:thumbsup: And congradulations on your winnings in the pluginz challenge! Keep them coming!

[curlyhair]

Thank you for the new screen on my desktop! Hope you don't mind.
I don't know what to add. I just like it.A lot
5 stars

[kyuketsuki]

This is one of the best Matte Paintings I have seen on CGTalk in a long time. Great athmosphere. The only thing that stands out to me is that the center building is centered on the lake/crater, offset would have been nice, although this is being overly critical of work that is better than my own. Keep it up!

[StefanoTsai]

Nice Art:thumbsup:

[michael-olszak]

awesome matt man. very cool stuff. love the idea, execution and the details.

great stuff.

[Djampa]

Great matte painting!

Wonderful actually. :)

:thumbsup: Keep up with such good work!

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