WW1 Sketch

[squircle]

Anyone? Purlease?

[Imirie]

Looks nice so far. :) I like the expression of the guy on the left.
Nothing to crit yet. xD

[squircle]

Cheers Imirie! i've started blocking in colours now, I'm still working without reference so its beena bit tricky but its a start at least.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8365/ww1wip011os.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Close up:

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7783/ww1wip01closeup2nn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[squircle]

Quick update; not had much time on this so far (only about 3 hours in little chunks!) and have just been trying to get general colour sorted. The sky needs redoing from scratch, this one just doesn't work, and there's a long way to go with the rest of it to say the least. Might widen it a bit yet as well.

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9652/ww1wip021bw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[pap87]

I really like the topic you've chosen.
I must say though I liked it better before with less lighting, it looked a lot more menacing and threatening.

Looing forward to updates.

[squircle]

Thanks pap87, I agree with you on the lighting, it looked far to harsh. I've toned it down a bit (it may need knocking back a bit more yet) but I reckon I still have some way to go with the lighting yet, the atmosphere needs to be right.

I managed to get a bit done last night; I widened the image, changed the colour slightly and tweaked a few compositional details. I wasn't happy with the guy in the middle, he seemed to side on and my missus reckoned he looked like me so I've quickly sketched in an alternative. I rotated the front guy's head a bit and got rid of his hand; he'll be holding his rifle now. I'm also thinking about raising him up to break the line of the trench and stop the helmets being on the same plane (see second image). I'll need to add something to the space on the right to balance the image; maybe just more structure and detail to the trench, not sure yet.

Any c+c welcome!

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9267/ww1wip033zu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9015/ww1wip040ya.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[notpill]

beautyful:thumbsup:i will follow this one!
The latest version it really nice.

[squircle]

Notpill: Thanks for the comments! I took a look at your portfolio, there's some lovely work on there! :)

Quick update; Didn't get much time on it last night, hope to do more over the weekend. won't be able to post any updates till Monday. There are still a few issues to resolve (guy in the middle bugs me a bit) but I'm pretty pleased with the overall tone. Compared to the mac I use at work though my old G4 at home is so slow! It doesn't cope well with Tiger and CS. Think it will have to be retired soon!

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4717/ww1wip052dz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Wiggin]

This is going to be absolutely beautiful when it's done. The guys in the middle and on the left look great. As for the guy on the ladder: His face seems to lack any features. Maybe try a more pronounced cheekbone. He kinda looks flat I guess. Overall, it looks fantastic. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one.

[RAFY]

I like the second one best because their surrounded with fire so it makes sense the scene is bright like that, but the new ones are great too. Overall I really like your style and will keep an eye to see what the finish painting is like.

Take care!

[squircle]

Rafy and Wiggin: Thanks for the comments guys! I'll take a look at the guy on the right and try to make him work a bit better. You're right Wiggin he needs more shape in his face. :)

I'm afraid I've been a bit lazy over the weekend but will try to get back on to it tonight, hopefully post something tomorrow!

[squircle]

Quick update, did some work on the guy on the right, couple of other little minor things. The guys in the smoke at the back and the barbed wire were just quickly sketched in for position, as was the front fella's gun and hands. I'm going to start working into this now and add more detail. Any comments are welcome!

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2605/ww1wip066oo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Wiggin]

The gentleman on the right looks much better, and the people in the smoke and the barbed wire. really bring the picture to life. Keep up the good work.

[notpill]

Agreed with Wiggin, the soldiers in the smoke are a nice to uch and give more dynamic and 'real' sensations.
It's comin out great:thumbsup:

[BuzzUK]

Looking great so far, although, like someone already said, i do prefer the lighting in the first one as it does look more menacing. Also, the rifles seem to look very short and very thin.

[slickgreekgeo]

Great work, I especially like your choice in colors.

[squircle]

Thanks for the comments guys! Glad the barbed wire and background fellas went down well, I was quite pleased with the effect they had on the image. With regards to the lighting, I will do my best to make it look menacing before it's finished (I always end up messing with colours and brightness at the end!) but I personally felt that the first image looked too flat and lifeless.

The rifles probably aren't the right size at the mo; I will make sure they're correct when I paint them in properly.

No progress yet (was at Chilli Peppers gig on Wednesday night and had a lazy day yesterday) but will move it on a bit over the weekend hopefully!

[eilidh]

I think this is coming along very nicely.

One suggestion: I think raising the contrast would give it some more tension. Not a uniform contrast, rather a brighter and more saturated glow (the fires at the edge of the trench), and some deeper shadows inside it (preferrably with cold colours, to bring your overall warm colour scheme out).

[squircle]

Thanks for the comments eilidh, I'll give that a go; anything that heightens the drama is worth doing.

[pap87]

I figured the first, darker picture looked better because it seemed more realistic to me. With your recent ones the sky is fiery but I imagined the constant shelling would absolutely destroy anything capable of catching fire by then leaving nothing but dust, dirt and smoke, and that's why I liked the first one more. I'm not asking you to change anything, just explaining the reason behind my opinion. I could very much be wrong about it not being possible to have fire in such an environment.

Please just continue as you were. It's looking great. The barbed wire and extra people are a great addition.

[squircle]

Pap87: Cheers for the comments, I'll look into it! I'm not sure if I intend to have anything actually on fire; I certainly won't be painting in any actual flames, but will rather look to make the area of sky to the right look like smoke lit by an explosion. I might add some dirt flying about in the background or something.

Anyhoo, quick update, have mainly been working on the guy in the foreground. Haven't had any more than a couple of hours again so its moving slowly. I intend to rework the hands somewhat to make them a bit more natural looking.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1562/ww1wip07ia5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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