Eon (Illustration) Entry: David Freeman

[MrFreeman]

:) Here we go again!! Luckily I'm working away from home on a production for 10 weeks so lots of time to get some work done on this...for once

Might have a go at the trailer too...mmmm

Good luck to all of you :) :)

[MVDB]

Hope you don't mind me saying so, but I expect something mindblowing from you..
Best of luck to you!

[walrus]

Hey, David, good to see you back again. Looking forward to seeing what you envision. Good luck with all of your entries! :)

-mike

[Zephyri]

Hi David! Your journey piece was fantastic, can't wait to see what you come up with this time round. Best of luck!

[beelow]

Best of luck to you David Welcome back!:thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

great to see ya here too david, came to subscribe n wish you much fun and best of luck, godspeed mr. freeman, let it rock :buttrock::beer:

[MichaelZHsee]

good luck mate,thanks for the greetings and i wish the same goes to ya.:thumbsup:

[adonihs]

hey bro, back again? =D good luck man, i hope you soar through this like you did with the last piece!

[Golpe]

Let´s go, Mister Mr.!!:scream: :scream:

[MrFreeman]

He He He

It's like a big old reunion - good see so many of you back again and hopefully more once the word has spread of the new challenge.

Really crazy day, workwise so I'll reply to all of you later. Just started reading the book, so should keep me busy :bounce: :bounce: :thumbsup:

[notpill]

Gooooooood luck David:thumbsup:.
I can't miss any milestone of your work.

[Korline]

hello, just want to say hi and see what is that you'll come up with
good luck,
later,:)

[LexLe]

Is very glad to see you at this competition!
Good luck!

[NinjaA55N]

hey buddy! Im thrilled to see more art from u :) good luck!

[MrFreeman]

:thumbsup: :bounce: Thanks for all the hellooooos....

Hey there's some great work already appearing and I'm only on chapter 9.... better get reading... I've got some good ideas and hope to get drawing soon... :bounce:

[beelow]

Damn. I don't have the book, but I will try my best to visualize some of the things that are put into this challenge. I guess my sketches will do!:D

Hurry and finish reading dude, and rock out on some images. I am looking forward to what you do!:thumbsup:

[MrFreeman]

:eek: :thumbsup: Finished the book at last!

takes a while to get your head round some of the structures, but a great book to visualise..

just where to start??

I hope to post some sketches very soon :bounce:

[Squibbit]

heya dude, sorry i didnt get get back to comment on the biker girl pic, was
much tangled up with stuff, will pay more attention to this one tho :)



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[MrFreeman]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1161779438_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1161779438_large.jpg)

It's taken a while to read the book and start to appreciate the general architecture and feel of the different areas as they are quite complex.

I'm not 100% sure which area and subject matter to use for my final image, but thought it worth creating some quick sketches of the most stimulating areas of the book.

This scene shows the point where Patricia sees the third chamber for the first time. I need to make more of the hanging buildings and arched structures, but the atmosphere is starting to work.

I have lots of pencil sketches for angles / compositions which I'll post soon. I'm working in the middle of nowhere at the moment and getting online is a bit of a challenge.

[adib]

Very nice sketch!wel done!:thumbsup:

[Conkrys]

Awesome concept sketch. I like the colours. When I was thinking of Thistledown I had trouble with how the structures would work together. It says that the "T" shaped building reached the limits of the chambers atmosphere and where 10 kilometers tall. What I supposed was that the T's where taller that every other structure... as if the hanging curves swung between them... I don't know if I make sense. what do you think?

[beelow]

Hey welcome David! Finally you have a sketch up! Good luck I Like the depth in it!:thumbsup:

[goatrape]

I really like your perspective and the angle. This looks very promising, i am definetly looking forward to seeing more

[MrFreeman]

:thumbsup: Thanks for all the feedback...

I've reworked this scene so the scale feels larger and the t-shaped buildings are higher off the ground. I assumed that the atmosphere is thinnest near the centre, so thought that the t shaped structures would only reach this point, but I could be wrong. This is a strange space as the cavern is wider than long, so getting the depth and perspective is a little tricky. The city was also built after the machinery in the 6th chamber was started, so unlike I initially thought, the floor of the chamber is flat, so getting the feel of the tube will be a little more tricky.

Now I've started, I hope to get a lot more posted soon.

:) :bounce:

[MrFreeman]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1161962880_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1161962880_large.jpg)

I felt my last sketch lacked a sense of scale and space, so this development tackles some of those problems.

I was initially trying to show the entire chamber / city so you get a sense of the curved / tube space, but this focuses on part of the city with line and perspective used to hint at the entire space.

I should have a few more sketches to post soon.

[DanBird]

I liked your first sketch, but your new concept idea is far better than your first, the new perspective is great. :thumbsup:

I will definitely check back to see your progress. :D

[ICHOMA]

David, excelent perspective, I like it very much.

Good Luck!

[Ernest Burden]

this focuses on part of the city with line and perspective used to hint at the entire space.

Its a great start!. The thing I would like to see is more developement of the curves in the space. You've gone pretty linear with this one. The lighting is nice, as is the sense of movement within a static landscape.

I think you do better with the elevated viewpoint than the first shot.

[MrFreeman]

:) Thanks DanBird - Hope to have more soon :bounce:


:bounce: Cheers ICHOMA...... Thanks for the encouragement


Thanks Ernest Burden :) :thumbsup: Good point about the curved aspect (or seemingly lack of). my original sketches (which I will post) show the curve and I was imagining that the vast scale would mean that at some points, you wouldn't see the curve so well (though this is a rather important part of the book).

Hopefully the new composition I am working on will solve this. Thanks for the great advice

Dave :applause:

[nwiz25]

damn! :eek: i personally love the viewing angle and depth!

even the colours play very well! :p

with all the cool suggestions u got ... me really waiting to c where this goes! :eek:

good on ya mate! :thumbsup: cheers! :beer:

[bearfoot]

hey david


am keeping my eye on this as i love your work and your concepts here are great.

am doing the 3rd chamber myself but currently am struggling without a copy of the book.

cheers

[MrFreeman]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1162303194_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1162303194_large.jpg)

This is a close up of my latest sketch so you can see more of the detail.

I really wanted to get across a sense of immense scales and the t-shaped buildings are a lot latger in this.

I also wanted to show the hanging structures, but follow the circular theme slightly more. The ability to suspend large buildings from wires starts to look more believable.

[MrFreeman]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1162303407_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11785/11785_1162303407_large.jpg)

This is the wide shot of the concept sketch. I'll try and place a larger copy linked from my website.

The curves of the chamber need to be shown more, but I'm feeling happier with the overall feel.

More soon...

[walrus]

Very cool design and angle, David. Nice work!
Will the shorter building on the lower left also have the discs around the circumference?
Look forward to seeing how you show the curves of the chamber more... :)

-mike

[DanBird]

I love it.. :applause:
It's very unique, every concept is better than the last, great work. :D

[ori@r.a.m]

holy crap, really love this one! great design and unique as said :)
good luck :thumbsup:

[Golpe]

Hehe, this last sketch rocks!! I´ll be watching to the progress:thumbsup:

[MatejaPetkovic]

..... the best work on this challenge.

Mind blowing
Cheers

[Ernest Burden]

The curves of the chamber need to be shown more, but I'm feeling happier with the overall feel.

You should be happy, its really, really good.

I'm confused by the angle of the top of the building, it seems to be leaning back vs the 'flat top' of the lower one.

[MrFreeman]

:eek: wow...lots of replies... I'm in the middle of an edit, so just having a quick peek at the website....so I'll reply in more detail later.

As far as angle of the buildings, the view is quite wide, so you would get this distortion of buildings. I'm actually working on a version where I have extended the top and bottom of the image to enable the addition of the curve of the chamber. I'll post something later where you can see the perspective and vanishing point better...

Thanks for all the support...oops clients coming back :thumbsup:

[Conkrys]

Aaahh yeeeaahhh! This last wide shot?! AWESOME! I love it! Very cool architecture and the render is perfect. The best one yet... are you planning on doing more concept sketches?

[beelow]

Wow Mr. Freeman! I like the approach you have taken on Thistdown. Seems to be a little more believable as you said! Keep going. No crits right now!:thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

kick ass angle and composition, this simply is huge! looking forward to your next update then :) keep on rocking! :buttrock::beer::wip:

[Nazirull]

You got the scale there right awrite...reminds me of Coruscant.....but personally i think Eon should be a bit on a Stephen King, creepy side, instead of straight sci-fi. The idea of a hollow asteroid appearing out of nowhere kinna creeps me. im yet to finish the book...not even halfway....we'll see.:)

Just a thought....great stuff:thumbsup:

[BC1967]

David,
Now that's the scale of the stone! Great job, onward!

[MrFreeman]

:bounce: :bounce: Thanks for all the comments and advice... Bit of a busy day, but I was working late on this last night, so should have something more to post soon which solves perspective and curved elements

Walrus - good as always to have your input - I'm still working on the architecture, but I hope to have more buildings, though not make the composition too cluttered :thumbsup:

DanBird - Cheers! :thumbsup:

ori@r.a.m - Thanks a lot :)

Gonzalo - Thanks again :thumbsup:

DaveClarke - Hey way to kind - but that's great :bounce:

ErnestBurden - the perspective is right but a little extreme - I'm working on a wider version of the last post which should make this clearer to the eye :)

Conkrys - more sketches on the way!

Beelow - Glad you like it - hey thought you entry is coming along very nicely

TheFirstAngel - Cheers!! more soon I hope - still got to tackle the people which you're a master at :)

Nazirull - great point about the creepiness element. It is a ghost town thing so well worth thinking about - I'm just working on depth, scale and space to begin with :)

BC1967 - Thanks a lot

[rawwad]

Fantastic concept, also one of my favorite. That design is great, good luck!

[MrFreeman]

:thumbsup: Thanks rawwad - I hope to post the next painting tonight.

Just letting my poor old eyes have a rest - after a week of working 14 hr days and then sitting down to work on this challenge through the night, I need a day off. Still back in full swing tonight and I have some ideas which really move the concepts on

Ooops I'm waffling now :D

[tastatura]

wonderfull :)
If you can put some people or something to give it more scale and life would be great
big start here waiting more to come

[brrrhmmm]

Side by Side comparisons So that you know who is doing

what in the illustration category of the eon challenge only.

Classifier followed by artists.Some artists appear in more than one category because of their art is

multiclassed.

: Strong/Beautiful Foreground Potraits with EON elements in the background.

Movie Posters theme.

Characters in dramatic poses.

Characters have detailed skin,muscle and skeletal structures.

Very Detailed Vehicle showed prominently together with characters.The Focus is Character.

Kari Salmi

Andrey Akulov

Lei Jin

Albert Feliu

Damir G. Martin

Niels-Ullé Walther

Mathias Verhasselt(Forum Leader)

Tan Guang Yu

Simon Bull

Michael See(Based on Sacha Word Of Mouth)

Justin Kellis

Da Feng

Giuliano Brocani

Roderic Rodriguez

Marek Okon

Edward Cicka

Tuan Nguyen

Linda Luksic(Based on Sacha Word Of Mouth)

Linda Smith

William Leafe

Raffy Encarnacion Dermawan

Marco Alejandro Castelan Morales

John Streider

Radu Bogdan Boeru

Tiberius Viris

Sacha angel diener

Niklas Frostgard

Michael van den bosch

sandra bott

michael dashow

nabil hamadi

alwyn talbot

timur kiryashov

damir g martin

Nathan L Bachelder

Daniel lu visi

Maurizio Manzieri

dale thomas

ego lataire

rune rask

guo jian

hugo araujo

: massive architectures,detailed cityscapes,plasma tubes,huge eon elements viewed in the distance in the style of grand space opera with miniscule,faceless,diminutive men ,women and all terrain machines reacting and responding to the environment.Archictectural elements include buildings,pylons,aqueducts,railways station,arches and airports as well as roads.The Focus is Architecture.Huge Explosions may be present.

Ernest Burden

Lamair Nash

Marty Jones

Raul Heib

Elena Fitts

Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe(Inspirational Art)

Claire O'Brien

Sean J

Tibor Beďatš

Michael Merrill

Michael Krenzin

Kerem

James Nelms

mihai liviu

nabil hamadi

Bjorn Norberg

Tian Yanbing

David Wolstenholme

Ales Marcik

Renee Bailey

Krystian Polak

Jean-Sébastien Guillemette

Tuan Nguyen

Jesse Speak

Timur Kiryashov

Mark Goldsworthy

Roman Bernhard Eppstein

Raffy Encarnacion Dermawan

Tiberius Virius

remko troost

tolgahan gungor

torsten wolber

nathaniel west

ramy badie

bryce smith

martin nielsen

emrah elmasli

mauricio alvarado kladt

prabath wijayantha

maciej frolow

nilesh ambekar

constantinos krystallis

greg kaperski

adrian fekete

reinaldoromero

marcin j. nikiforuk

james nelms

maurizio manzieri

jarek sznytzer

Derek wilson

Nazirull Safry Paijo

Daniel justin bird

dale thomas

erik linden

rune rask

david freeman

ori arad

markus graf

ali jalali

raffy encarnacion

alex kelly

jennifer Kathleen Phillips

: air ,sea atmosperics featuring natural elements of islands,skies blend into a grand sense of scale.Includes Tree elements.Gaia oriented.Mountain views and Spectacular chamber vistas. Sky atmospherics.Rivers curve and bend and disappear in the distance.Organic and Crystalline Inorganic natural forms.Terrain

and Environment is the Focus.

Jeff Zugale

Thomas Ingham

Tan Guang Yu

Ric Brehm

lei huang

adrian baluta

gonzalo golpe

gunilla elam

jonathan colvin

guo jian

oscar jostedt

brian Slayton

yann tisseron

yaroslav kravchenko

dusten s. sonnon

: party scene with the character interacting and gossiping

Social Parties gathered at gate opening or onboard a ship or library viewing.

Radu Bogdan Boeru

nekomouse

Phillip Buchanan

christian paterson

Alex Kelly

: wonderful sense of humor even black humor and caricature

Torsten Wolber

per trystad

mark david

: action packed conflict with eon elements in the backdrop and lots of machines,ships,cities and soldiers.battlefield atmospherics

Andrzej Rudz

thierry schiel

paul hume

Karel Fourie





: entire cities,planetary bodies,asteroids,weather systems,gates,singularities,flawships and space vehicles in awe inspiring perspectives with large scale explosions.Ships have beautiful designs.Space/Aerospace Atmospherics.The Focus is on Flight.Very Detailed Flight Vehicle showed prominently with characters dressed for flight.

Bazzaro



Kirt Stanke

Mona Eriksson

Emil Petrinic

Bjorn Norberg

Will Brown

Michael Burburan

Phillip Buchanan

Dmitri G Michniouk

Mark Alford

sacha angel

neville de souza

prabath wijayantha

greg kaperski

mona eriksson

attilla kurt

vladimir davidenko

paul b castillo

juha kamarainen

mauricio alvarado kladt

joel carlo

shawn andrews

matt benya

Derek Wilson

blaz porenta

oscar jostedt

pavel elagin

yann tisseron

blaz porenta

: detailed explanatory tutorials

sacha angel

matt benya

[Silveraxe]

wow, this is looking great!
I really like your vision of Thistledown! :)

i love the details on your 'sketch'! very beautiful.

good luck!

[Nazirull]

I finally kinna understand Thistledown and i think this is how pretty much it should look like, (using the artistic license to the fullest..LOL) especially i like the interaction between the processed stone and shiny metal, white and metalic, as described in the book.

I cant see what else u can add to this beautiful composition. Scale, detail, story.....ull know what to do :) :thumbsup:

[tingham]

Your piece looks like something out of a classical architecture book or something. Fantastic details and form.

[Hideyoshi]

Great stuff! Another promising entry taking shape here! Looking forward to!

[MrFreeman]

:bounce: Thanks for all the comments and support...

really manic workwise, so not been able to post latest work in progress.... I'm going to pull out all the stops and try and post something more within the next couple of days

:thumbsup:

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