Eon (Illustration) Entry: neville dsouza

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160150710_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160150710_large.jpg)

my concept sketch ... i havent read the book .. lets see what happens next

cheers :P

[nwiz25]

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i just begun with a star field..

[nwiz25]

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my basic idea / sketch of the earth, the starfield was created in max, need to add more elements...

[cok3]

looks interesting. keep it up! good luck and have fun in the challenge

[nwiz25]

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added the sphere, i think most of the explosion and stuff will be done using photoshop... other than that ...

need to get a nice earth texture hehe ;)

[nwiz25]

hey thanx dude! :D ... still need to work on something really solid ...

cheers mate! :P

[nwiz25]

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cool! i found a default earth material in max, but .. yikes! this is certainly not what i want :(

need to work on it a lot .. :(

[nwiz25]

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trying to modify the mapping coordinates and reduce blurring...the settings on the right are the same for all the 3 maps..

[nwiz25]

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some more changes .. this time .. the colour falloff map ..

[nwiz25]

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i think this should do...i wanted the illumination around the earth to be more brighter and a little 'tight',i especially didnt want it to have more coverage...

i even added the original material so i could see the values and change them accordingly in the new earth material...

[nwiz25]

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this is what i got .. i also added a displacement map with a value of 1 .. i didnt want it to be so strong ..

less is more :D

by the way for the displacement map .. i just duplicated the original earth map > desaturated it > and added to the displacement map slot with 0.1 blurring...

will have to see how far i can take this image ... :s

more updates soon ;)

[culpin]

wow pretty sweet...whered you get the map of the earth?

[nwiz25]

hey culpin :) ... i used 3dsmax default earth material, located in the library, but as u can see i had to modify it a lot in order get the right look.

check out the link given below...lots of earth maps!

http://www.google.co.in/images?as_q=earth+map&svnum=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgsz=xxlarge&as_filetype=&imgc=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images

cheers! :)

[nwiz25]

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the earths horizon ... still not sure about it all ... but need to play with the elements in order to solve this puzzle .. :)

[ramy badie]

This is looking really great so far, I love the look of the surface right now, keep up the good work :)

[Runecaster]

the starfield looks particularly good, can't wait to see how this one turns out --- and you should read the book, it's awesome!! :)

[nwiz25]

thanx a million >:D< ramy and runecaster! >:D< .. i still cant figure out how to gather it all :( really trying hard .. :( ...

reading the book a tempting offer :D ... ( but i really need to ;) ) .. i must agree with u man! just by reading the sypnosis ... m getting goosebumps :P

lets see wat works out ... ;)

cheers buddies! :P

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Looks great. Thanks for the explination as well. :)

[methodz]

i think the atmosphere glow is a little to wide, maybe tighten it up a bit?

[nwiz25]

thanx kurosaki and sykmethodz! .. >:D<

hehe .. i like to explain how i work .. you never kno who needs help and when ... i've still a long way to go :( ... hope i get there ... :(


well .. as for the atmosphere glow .. theres a reason i've kept it like that, u will c it soon .. i hope it works ... but dude .. thanx again for ur suggestion! really appreciate it >:D<

cheers buddies! >:D<

[nwiz25]

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sketch of the asteroid...my idea is not to show the earth being hit already,

many things are swirling in my head right now... :|

[ukitel]

I love the Earth... but the space... I don't know... don't you think we can see al lot of stars, nebulas, and things like that from space?
Good luck!

[nwiz25]

hehe .. thanx ukitel! .. yeah i do agree with u buddy :P .. but...theres another reason i've kept it that way ... watch out for updates ... ;) ..

thanx a again dude for ur suggestions >:D<

cheers! :D

[nwiz25]

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a very basic work on the asteriod...created using an ellipse shape..then smudge tool .. a little bit of the dodge tool and finally a textured brush ... hope this works :(

[nwiz25]

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this is the reason why i kept the earth atmosphere ring thick and bright ... using color dodge layer blending mode, i ended up with this ...
still a long way to go ... sighhh ... :(

[nwiz25]

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ok ... keeping the earlier layer hidden, n using a peach colour..i started painting a basic shape, then using erase tool with the brush parameters like spacing..scatter..shape dynamics..opacity jitter ... and finally a smudge brush .. this is what i came up with ...

[nwiz25]

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after revealing the intial layer and placing it over the second one ... this is what i got ...

[nwiz25]

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really sorry for the typo ..

for stage 3 i mentioned that i kept two layers hidden .. it is actually one ..

moving on ...

a thin streak ...this might come in handy when i'll add more layers .. lets see what happens .. :S

[TR4d3r]

this looks amazing.... gl :)

[nwiz25]

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i extended the asteroid's 'tail' ... a slightly thick blue wavy tail ...

using smudge brush to give it more irregularity ...

still ... more ... :( this is not enough :(

[nwiz25]

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sighh .... ok .... now i added a very thick crimson cloud trail ... i could've easily added smoke and all .. but i wanted everything to be 'seen' ...

paying a lot of attention here ...

[nwiz25]

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hehe .. added the 'twins' .. :) :) :) :)

but yet maintaining colour difference ... this is it .. i think .. :(
ummm ... maybe one more :O ...


im going crazy ...

[cok3]

this looks beautiful. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this goes. Keep it up buddy!

[nwiz25]

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drawing the line now for the asteriod!!

well i added a few more layers to define the body of the trail ..

i used overlay layer blending mode.. for the mid blaze ...

actually the way im working right now .. its in high resolution 300 dpi ... so if you zoom into the image ... there are very minute dust particles like everywhere ... even small glowing pieces... sometimes i had to paint each and every particle the way i want it to be .. then to speed things up i created a brush with a lot of spacing, dynamics and scattering and painted trails where ever i wanted ... then finally switching the layer blending mode to color dodge ..

ummm .. i think i'll post a screenshot ... lets see ...

[nwiz25]

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heres the screenshot i promised ...


my arm is aching badly .. :((
need to rest .. will be back with something...

hopefully :(

[nwiz25]

thanx a million cok3 and TR4d3r >:D< .. >:D< .. >:D< .. >:D<

really gives me a lift when all you guys comment .. helps me move on >:D<


theres still so much ... :(

sighhh ...


good luck to you all! >:D<

cheers buddies ! >:D<

[Nomad]

The comet looks absolutely great :bounce:

Your explained painting stages are verry interesting, I learned many things from...


Good work, keep this quality :thumbsup:

[Tenacious]

Hey nice work, I really like the colors in the tail. All the time you've spent is paying off. :thumbsup:

[yanbing]

Beautiful ~ Rainbow for Meteor

[ramy badie]

The asteroid is absolutely brilliant, I love how this is coming together! Keep it up, can't wait to see more :)

[nwiz25]

holy cow! :love:

thanx a million! Nomad, Tenacious, Yanbing, Ramy! >:D< >:D< >:D< >:D<

good god! its really awesome seeing ur comments! means a lot to me! >:D<

im still scared though about the concept .. :( .. coz i havent read the book n all ...

really m thankful to all u guys for all ur kind words and encouragement!


lets hope for the best! good luck to you all >:D<

cheers buddies! >:D< :P

[Falcorr]

Good job with the asteroid close up :thumbsup:

What else are you going to add to your scene?
Yeah i havent read the book yet either.. So we have to rely on the inspiration parts. Or just read the book someday.

[nwiz25]

hey thanx! Falcor_ :P >:D<

well, dont know for sure ... still in the thinking stage :( ... sometimes i draw a bit and delete ... draw and delete ... goes on n on ... at least wen i come up with something concrete, i can work on the screenshot updates along with the final image .. and the explaination on how it was done .. :P :)

yea dude! ur absolutely right! the inspirational part is the key :P ... thats the only thing we can rely on ... :| as for me, im totally clueless wen it comes to the book :(

lets hope for the best dude!

good luck to you! >:D<

cheers man! :P :)

[Korline]

dude this is pretty cool, :buttrock:
that thing looks scary but also atractive, you know what I mean?:bounce::bounce::bounce:
I saw once a small thing falling of the sky at night and that was scary, I can not imagine what that would feel like,:scream:
good luck :)

[nwiz25]

hehehehehe >:D< thanx korline! :) :) :) :) ..
but come to think of it ... does sound scary n all ... :O ... yikes!:eek: now thats a thought! ;)

hehe....thanx again mate! wishing u da best of luck!

cheers buddy! :)

[Korline]

sure does, but o that's the point to get that feel, so its awsome :twisted:

[nwiz25]

hehehe >:D< thanx buddy >:D< :)

[ReinaldoRomero]

Awesome, the idea of creating the asteroid is very cool, i love the colors keep it up

[johnnymaster]

one of the most beautiful work in the illustration thread, i will looking forward for more! Best luck dude!

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Johnnymaster and ReinaldoRomero! >:D< >:D< >:D<
i hope i'll come up with something that will blend with the scene ..

its getting tougher n tougher now .. :( ...

god bless ya all! n good luck to each and everyone of u >:D<

cheers buddies! :P >:D<

[MichaelZHsee]

very beautiful indeed:thumbsup: love the colors variant in there

[nwiz25]

thanx a lot Michael! >:D< :P .. i love to play with colours in any kind of scene ... sometimes a mix of happiness and sadness woven with colours really creates wonders ... :)

still theres a vague idea in my mind .. not strong enough .. :)


cheers to u dude! n good luck to u! :P

[methodz]

i really like the colors aswell, great job man, i now see why you left the atmosphere fall off so strong, love it, GREAT JOB man keep it up, i my self have just attempted my first earth lol, lemme know what you all think, i am really likeing this challenge i just got my first partner, so hopefully everything will go smoothly


\/ i like this one most \/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/sykmethodz/earthproglow.jpg

\/ different defuse map + bump \/

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v731/sykmethodz/earthnew.jpg

[nwiz25]

yo dude! << gimme a hi 5! >> :P

thanx a million bro! .. good to c u again! >:D< ... yep .. will surely share ideas n all .. looks like u goin for the film trailer kill! awesome man! m really happy u found a partner! ...

wishing u both the very best of luck for da challenge! everything will be fine...just have fun!

see u around! :)

cheers buddy! >:D< :P

[nwiz25]

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i'm back ... :) ... as you can see, i sketched out tall structures beyond the horizon ... also a very basic brush and smudge for the sky ... i was tempted to add a sunset scene, but then .. all attention will be lost for the asteriod ... ( which is hidden for now ) ...

i hope things will fall into place :(

[nwiz25]

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sigh ... well ... not much actually, was trying to see what it will look like if i added clouds and few more strutures in the background ...

[SONIC-X]

Hey that looks great .

[shattered-fx]

your kidding me nevs!..your entry is fast becoming a killer dude!

[nwiz25]

hey thanx mate! >:D< ... still workin on smthin ... lets what i can come up with ...
everyone's work is just mindblowing! so much richness and colour! each with a mission! awesome!

hehe ... cheers to u dude! n good luck :P :)

[nwiz25]

hey corrie! thanx man! ... still so much left ... will be back with smthing ... ;) hope things work out :( .. hehe

cheers mate! n good luck to u! :P :P :P :P

[Gunilla]

Looks really good so far. I like the angle for the comp - very dramatic :)

[nwiz25]

thanx a million gunilla! >:D< :P im really happy u saw it that way ... >:D< really means a lot >:D<

cheers! :D n wishing u da very best of luck for this challenge! :P

[Istmo]

Hi there! I like it!! I´ll be watching to your work:scream: :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

thanx a million! gonzalo! wishing u da best of luck dude!
cheers! :P :P : :P

[NathanielWest]

This is a very captivating image!! I like the large scale those shapes, and the sihouette leave so much to the imagination. Keep up the good work...I look forward to seeing more!

[nwiz25]

thanx bro! >:D< hope to come up with something ... so much in ma head ... :eek:
me going gaga with all the other posts ... even urs! :eek: very much filled with creativity n all hehe ... awesome to the core!

cheers dude! n good luck ma man! >:D< :)

[daWinky]

Hey Neville!

Wow, this you can call a wip-thread:) , great to see the many updates and explanations:thumbsup: !
Great work with your earth, you already have created a nice mood.
But I'm a little confused about your concept, it looks like your asteroid is going to hit the earth, am I right? The idea of the book is to have a huge asteroid in the orbit of earth, just like the moon...
But you're still in an early stage of creation, so I'm looking forward to see how your concept develops...

Cheers,

-sabrina

[nwiz25]

thanx a million sabrina!:bounce: >:D< :P :) ... well actually ive got a different idea altogether ... which is why i need to create such elements that make up the scene ... hope it will materialize well ... me will be updating soon ... lets see what happens next :)

cheers to u girl! n good luck! :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

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i had a basic idea of the type of sky i wanted...kind of simple, not too complex...so using 3dsmax and dreamscape...these are the settings..very straightforward...dreamscape sun must be used to get the final result..
here goes..

[nwiz25]

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this is what i got ... you must have the preview window open to c exactly what you want ... the only thing is that the sun won't be visible in the preview window.. so fire up a test render and see what you end up with. I tilted the camera to match the orientation of the earth and the asteriod...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160629475_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160629475_large.jpg)

this is how i nested the sky behind the earth layer...
need to work around some more ...

[nwiz25]

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as you can see, i had to get rid of that seam at ... so using another layer, i painted a similar blue tone over it in order to blend the sky properly .. even the smudge tool helped a lot here ...

photoshop is god :)

[nwiz25]

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ok ... more like ..
now you see it, now you dont ;)

i erased a major portion of the sky to reveal the starfield ... also ... you'll notice the space created for the asteroid, the reason .. colour blend! .. i was zonked to see that mid blaze colour of the asteroid blended with the sky which was certainly a no no .. that space had to go big time! ...
everything counts here :O ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160630440_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1160630440_large.jpg)

this is what i came up with .. a few itsy bitsies ... blended the sun area a little more .. i could still see that seam a wee bit :| ..

i hope this has helped you all...>:D<

still, a long way to go :(

[wicketman]

I bow to your skills of sharing your techniques :applause:

I especially like the meteor. The intricate tail tells me it's more than an ordinary one.
The sky, although very nice, seems a bit strange at that altitude. The clouds suggest the camera is already in the stratosphere, if that's the case the continents are rather small for that pov.

Nonetheless, hats off !

[nwiz25]

hey Roel! thanx a million buddy! hehe ... come to think of it .. gees .. there are a lot of other skilled artists here in this challenge, n their work is just jaw dropping :O ..

u certainly included mate! i saw ur work too .. n man was i zapped!.. hehe >:D<

well .. as for the sky .. its for something else .. theres a reason for it being there ;) ...

im just hoping for things to turn out well :( :O ...

thanx again dude ... >:D<

cheers! n good luck buddy! >:D< :P :)

[Conkrys]

What can one say??? The tail is just amazing...beautiful! And good on ya mate for sharing so much info on they way your doing it. could I suggest a bit more clouds in the atmosphere? what to you think? EXCELLENT work!

[nwiz25]

Buddy! u read my mind!:love: was gonna do just that :P ... as soon as the other elements r blended in ... more clouds will be painted ... :D

thanx a bunch dude! for ur suggestion! meant a lot to me! >:D< >:D< >:D<

cheers :beer: n good luck to u! >:D<

[ThierryS]

Hi Man, it's looking good, and you've been fast, I wonder what will come next, so good luck for your next steps:thumbsup:

[ramy badie]

This is looking really awesome, I'm really curious to see what else you have up your sleeve for this one! Excellent work so far, keep it up!

[nwiz25]

thanx a million ramy n thierry! really need it :eek: ... have to go a long way :( ...
this challenge rocks big time! :P

cheers to u both! n good luck buddies! >:D< :P :)

[TheFirstAngel]

awwwe wow, that sparkling tail is JUST beautifull! as Patricia and the 3 companions are taken on a tour with olmi and his fellows, they have fireworks all the way around their ship wich i pictured just as wonderfull as your comets tail! keep up your great work mate, keep on rocking! :beer::buttrock:

[OKMER]

whoooa, What can i say different from the others!!!
That tail blows the roof of, ha,ha

(didn't see"blow the roof of" yet :-) )
beautiful mate!

Really cool you share your work!

Maybe just that it doesn't seems that rock is going to put himself in orbit around the world, but is rather going to hit the earth.

[nwiz25]

Woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :bounce: sacha n remko! >:D< thanx a million u guys :P so happy to c ya both >:D< :) :P hehehehe

hey remko >:D< ... ya ... still workin on it ... i cudve easily created the asteroid hitting the earth ... but ive got some other idea thing goin on :) ...
thanx again sacha n remko! >:D<
more updates soon! :)


cheers to u buddies! :P n good luck! :P

[DanBird]

I agree with every comment regarding the tail, it looks excellent... :thumbsup:
Nice work, keep the ideas flowing. :D

[nwiz25]

thanx a million daniel! >:D< really happy to see u all! >:D< :P :)

im still workin on da missing pieces of the puzzle :| .. little by little ..

its tough :( .. i want to go further ....

thanx again u guys! >:D< god bless ya all!

cheers buddies! n good luck! >:D<

[M-Saber]

I love the stone tail a lot, still dont know the whole idea, but wow, you're really running forward. Good luck to you! :bounce:

[ukitel]

I think the tail of the asteroid is more magical rather than sci-fi... :S
But you're so misterious... I know that you're hiding something... the clouds at that position, the stars in the space... hmm... We want to know!! We're missing the best part, I think.
:D Good luck... I'll wait.

[nwiz25]

wow! thanx mostafa and marco! >:D< ... hehehe ... yeah ... very different idea ...
lets c wat happens ;)

hey marco! ... yeah .. me kinda hiding somthing ... but im not sure of it ... at the same time im willing to take the risk ... ur comment really captivated me ... its like u read somethin really deep in my work ... which obviously i never expected! ... thats really gratifying! >:D< ... as for my work ... u wont miss anything! i will shed some light >:D< :)

im pretty scared ... dont kno where this concept will go ... how far will it go ... its all in gods hands!

cheers to u buddies! take care! n good luck to u both! >:D< >:D< :P

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161059717_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161059717_large.jpg)

i finally started with out the structures...as you can see --

> step 1 : i began with a simple cone primitive

> step 2 : this is what it looks like after using the stretch modifier

> step 3 : then, getting rid of the tip, capping it and selecting a few polygons, i detached them as a copy

> step 4 : i flatten the detached polys

> step 5 : finally using greeble
( check it out here : http://max.klanky.com/ ) extremely helpful plugin, this is what i got ..

i hope these steps helped :) ... if you have any doubts or anything, please let me know :)

movin on .. :s

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161060420_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161060420_large.jpg)

hey guys .. after completing one model, i made a copy and started modifying it...

first model is modified one, second is the actual model and the third is a hemisphere ...same technique as explained earlier..

[nwiz25]

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im back..ok .. now, using different camera angles and making more copies of the structures, i render alpha maps for each one of them...

photoshop will play a major role here :|

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161062335_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161062335_large.jpg)

this is how i've layered them one after the other ... using the same mask, so that the lower portion remains hidden...

i also had to use the 'multiply' blending mode to get rid of the white space around the structures..

also, the layer sets marked in yellow contain the main 'ring' around the earth...making more copies, i stacked them up under each alpha map to get a different effect altogether...plus, reducing the opacity value in ascending order for each nested layer set...

...hope i get this .. :(

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161062679_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161062679_large.jpg)

ok ... here it is people ... this is what i ended up with ...


still more to go ... :(

[thepineman]

great idea and looks spectacular too! though its scary if thats happening for real on earth.
good luck.

[Nazirull]

Awesome....:bounce:
i love the way u use dreamscape in all this....i'll be watching...:scream:

[nwiz25]

:bounce: hey! thanx a million! Manny & Nazirull >:D< :bounce: ... hehe ... theres still a lot to do .. :o

i hope i get to that point where everything goes well ... so much is a miss ... :| ...
its more like a jigsaw puzzle :) hehehe

really happy to c all ur comments! >:D< thanx again u guys!

god bless ya all! take care! n good luck buddies! :thumbsup:

[OKMER]

WHOOHAAA, that's some hell of a big city over there!!!
So nice to see your evolution!!!
And great the way you share your work mate!!!

BIG UP

[nwiz25]

:bounce:

REMKO!

:love:


thanx a lot bro! very very happy to c u! hehehehe :) :) :) :)


really need that encouragement kick! :)

thanx again buddy! god bless u!

cheers :beer: n good luck!:thumbsup:

[ramy badie]

Every update on this is just phenomenal. I really just can't wait to see where you go with this, I am extremely excited about how the final image will turn out on this one :D

[johnstrieder]

Wow, the tail of the meteor looks beautiful!

[nwiz25]

thanx a million John and Ramy! really happy to c ya both! :):bounce::scream:

things r really heating up rite now :eek: :S ... hehehehehe ... i've finally worked out smthin ... hope it all goes well :eek:

cheers! :beer: good luck to u both! :thumbsup:


woooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooooo! :bounce:

[brrrhmmm]

Very nice tutorial.Do you have some angst against the planet earth?That seems to
be some sort of doomsday comet!:)

[nwiz25]

:bounce: hey kmyow! thanx a bunch! :bounce: m really happy u liked da tutorial n all .... in one way i update my work ... n d other i make sure it helps everyone else ... :love:
hehehehehe .... no ways buddy :eek: nothin against mother earth :love: ... trying my best to gather everything .... lot of new additions will be seen in my next update ... i hope it turns out well .... :eek:

thanx again for ur comment! wishing u da very best of luck! :thumbsup:

cheeeeers! :beer:

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161600245_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161600245_large.jpg)

hey guys ... i'm back ... lot of workload, i'm trying to find time to complete the structures bit by bit ... that's why the delay .. :(

ok ... i've now started working on the main building .. as you can see, i've used the dodge tool to shade the areas where i want to add lights ... but, before i did that ... i duplicated the structure and gave it a dark blue tone which is not that visible .. as mentioned earlier the dodge tool will do the trick of brightening up :) ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161600836_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161600836_large.jpg)

using the pen tool .. and clicking the button for ' paths ' not shape layers ...
i create multiple paths on the structure itself ...
this will help me get the lights to move along the path easily ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161601370_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161601370_large.jpg)

here are the settings for the creating those lights ... please keep in mind that ... the shorter the paths become ... lesser will be the scattering value ... otherwise you won't have many many lights along the path ...

in other words ... experiment to your hearts content to get the desired look! :)

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161602038_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161602038_large.jpg)

ok ... i've created a couple of path layers as shown ... next ..
> i keep the brush tool on ... (making sure that i'm using the new brush preset)
> select the desired path layer
> finally click the
' stroke path with brush ' button ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161602624_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1161602624_large.jpg)

here it is ... :)

for the light layer .. i changed the blending mode to colour dodge ...
i then used the burn tool to darken some of the lights ... this gave me more variation ... i didnt want all the lights to be totally lit up .. just a few ... :)

this technique i'll be using for all the structures ...

so many left ... :(

im gonna go crazy ... :S

[AK47]

Hey neville,

great man! I like it ! :) wishing u and ur family a very happy diwali and joyous and prosperous new year!

[beelow]

still not liking those clouds that seems to up way high. the planet earths clouds are way far low. You should consider removing that on pass of clouds and sky out. It doesn't make any sense. Good luck your moving along!:thumbsup:

[OKMER]

Yop Nwiz,great how you share your technics:thumbsup:
feel like this will be huge!
:beer:

[nwiz25]

hey! good to c u guys! :bounce: thanx a million buddies for your comments! :love:

Nilesh : great to c ya dude! my best wishes to u again ... :P


Bryce : hey man! :) hehehe ... well ... actually .. there is smthin i didnt mention earlier ... those clouds aint for planet earth .. they're for another world ... thats why i've created da structures ... the entire concept is more of a composition of many things ..
the final element (not sure of it yet) will be added in the end .. wen my work is complete ... as of now, so much is left of the structures ... will have to finish it ... thanx a bunch for ur suggestions ... :P

Remko : hey buddy! :bounce: very happy to c ya man! >:D< .. me really glad u like em techniques .. :P .. love to help! wishing u da very best dude! take care! god bless!

guys! .. GOOD LUCK! :thumbsup: to u all for da challenge! cheers buddies! :beer:

[AZULBLUE]

great.
It is indeed solemn, and silence image.
when shader of the earth was seen,
first, i thought you used photograph material.
wonderful shader technique.
i must study that too.:thumbsup:

cheer.

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Azulblue! :bounce: >:D< really gets me goin when all of u comment :love:

hehehe...no photographic material ... just good ol' sweet sweet 3dsmax and darling photoshop :love: ... they really make a good pair :D

thanx again buddy! cheers!:beer: n good luck as always! :thumbsup:

[beelow]

Oh ok! Maybe work something out to give the idea that there are 2 planets so you wont confuse the viewers. Good luck again with it!:thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

hehe ... yep buddy! ... had that idea too! :bounce: planets must be there! ... theres so many things that r not disclosed yet ... i need to be sure of it ... thats y its taking a long time to carefully add the elements little by little ...

but for sure! things r gonna come about ;) ...

thanx Bryce! good luck as always! :thumbsup: cheers! :beer:

[daWinky]

Hey Neville,

still not sure where you're going with your concept, but certainly you've made some nice updates:) , very pleasant look and you keep me curious to see more:thumbsup: . And very kind again to share all your techniques...

Cheers,

-sabrina

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Sabrina! very glad to c ya! ... hehe ... i guess everything is in suspense .. :P
im pretty scared myself ... :eek: ... i hope things turn out well though ... :eek: ...

as for my techniques ... im very grateful and happy u all appreciate it ... not only i want everyone to know what im doing ... but also .. how im doing it ... that way .. u never kno who needs help and when ... :)

i've seen ur work too ... n boy! was i zapped! ... :eek:

thanx again dear! cheers! :beer: n good luck! :thumbsup:

[OZ]

your image is going to be GREAT! powerfull colours ad dramatic contrasts!:thumbsup:

[Conkrys]

Surely the process will be painfull and mindbogling.... but hey! the end result will be a masterpiece! keep on nibling at it.

[DanBird]

Hi, neville.. I'm sorry I haven't been commenting on your progress, I have been working continuously on my own Eon concept, so I have been neglecting to comment on the current updates.
Anyway looking through your submitted work I'm still not sure what your final image will look like, but I'm sure it will be a great piece of work.. have fun.:)

[nwiz25]

o wow! :eek: thanx a lot u guys! >:D< boy! this is so very nice! :love:

Fabio : really great to c ya man! m trying my level best to blend the colours with the scene :P ... lets hope for the best :|

Constantinos : hey buddy! very happy to c ya! hehehe .. yep i agree, mindboggling it is .. but the results r seriously worth it all ... thats the beauty of it! :p

Daniel : no probs buddy! :P i understand :love: hehe .. well .. lately me been havin a splitting headache ... not getting enough sleep n all ... plus lot of work at home ... that explains the delay for submitting da WIPs .. and commenting other members works ... im really trying to manage ... :) me hope to finish this soon .. ;)

thanx again buddies! cheers to u all! :beer: n good luck! :thumbsup:

[MatejaPetkovic]

You can look at challenge Space opera. 3d artist who won at that challenge made realistic "earth", maybe you can use that reference to get better quality.

just keep on going, cheers
Dave

[Manzieri]

I'm sure this image is going to showcase a lot of atmosphere.

I keep enjoying your thread... keep up with your inspiration! :thumbsup:

MM

[nwiz25]

thanx a lot u guys! >:D< :love: good to c ya both! :p

Maurizio : hehe .. well .. me really trying hard to get the look .. its gets tougher and tougher as i move on :( .. m very glad u c it that way :P

Dave : thanx for the tip buddy! :love: really need it! .. me will have a look see ... :p ..
i still need to work on a a lot of things ... :| .. yikes! .. :|


cheers to u both! :beer: n good luck guys! :thumbsup:

[goatrape]

Great architecture! I really like the mood you set with the colors. Keep em comin

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Jonathan! :p

lots n lots to do with the structures n all ... as of now ... me workin on couple of changes ...

stay tuned! :p


cheers mate! :beer: n good luck to u! :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162125219_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162125219_large.jpg)

hey guys! made a lot of changes to the earth! as suggested by Daveclarke :p ..

> for this, i tweaked the materials hell of a lot in 3dsmax ...
> plus i added more cloud cover...
> ground detail ... all in photoshop ...
high res images on their way ... :)

thanx a lot Dave for ur suggestions!
really needed it! god bless! :)

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162125662_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162125662_large.jpg)

earth high resolution A ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162126035_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162126035_large.jpg)

here it is guys .. high resolution B ..

need to work on the other elements ... so much more :|

cheers people! :) :) :) :)

[Istmo]

I like it a lot. But there´s one thing that I like the most. It´s SPAIN!!hahahahahahaha. I´m over there, just turn left, on the corner:scream: :scream: I´ll be waiting for your progress!!:bounce:

[OKMER]

THat earth is getting amazingly beautiful mate!!!We want more :-)

[Conkrys]

Ahhh Europe! So the asteroid is headed for the Atlantic? A silly question now: Why did you chose to depict the specific part of earth? Why not India... since your from there? By the way the detailing and the clouds are looking great. I'm curious to see what else you will add to this piece... keep going buddy!

[nwiz25]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! :scream: thanx a lot u guys! :bounce:
good to c ya all!


Gonzalo : hehehehe ... Spain's a fantastic place mate! seen a lot of my friend's photographs during the winter season ... so very beautiful! ... :love: ...
stay tuned for more updates buddy!

Remko : Ola buddy! hows u doin?! :scream: very happy to c u bro! hehehe ... just wait n c ... theres still so much more ... take care dude! :p

Constantinos : hehehehehehehehehe ... no ways bro .. nothin like that .. LOL ... well ... wen i was workin on da max file ... with the map visible in the viewport .. i kept rotating the earth to c what looks good ... coz in some cases ... there was too many patches of land here and there and i didnt want to edit them in photoshop ... wanted to keep the map as it was ... hehehehe ... plus india was not coming up in full view .. so i decided to rotate it some more ... in the end, it was just for the asthetics .. me really glad u like da clouds ... i actually rendered the cloud map in max separately...and used photoshop to enhance it more ... so there are like .. 3 layers of these maps stacked up :)

there are more changes ... me workin on em :p ...

thanx again my good friends! god bless ya all!

cheers! :beer: n good luck! :thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

as crystalclear i can almost smell gonzalo's paela down there ^^ yummy pics :)

[Istmo]

hahahaha...damn:p

[Conkrys]

Hehe! No worries mate! I was just worried about GonzaloGlobe :D ... Imagine the effect the impact would have on Spain... the man is so exposed! I am rather safe cuttled in the inner parts of the mediteranian! :thumbsup:

[Istmo]

Don´t worry, I´m a good swimmer.A couple of strokes and I arrive to NY hahaha

nwiz25, go for it! burn Spain!!!:scream::scream::D

[nwiz25]

hahahahahahahahahaha! :scream: oh my god! i cant help laughing!:scream: hehehehehehehehehehe

damn! i wish u guys were here with me in india! we'd go out to a sizzler restaurant and have some really good time! :scream: hehehehe


cheers to u all mates! have a blast! ( not literally! :scream::D )

[daWinky]

Hey Neville,

your earth is getting better and better:) , very moody scenery with your structures at the horizon:thumbsup: ...curious to discover the next steps now...

Cheers,

-sabrina

[nwiz25]

thanx a heap dear! :P :bounce:

right now changes suggested by 2 more members are being implemented ... u'll get to see it all ... ;)

cheers! :beer:

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162326478_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162326478_large.jpg)

hey buddies! sorry about the reverse WIP thing goin on ... wasn't feelin too well lately, that's why i just thought i'd post the new earth composition first and then the summary screenshots ...

( before i go any further, i decided to break down the elements bit by bit and composite all of them in photoshop for final editing )

so now .. moving on, here's the image rendered in max ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162326727_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162326727_large.jpg)

right! ... here's the cloud map rendered separately

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162327222_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162327222_large.jpg)

and finally here's the blue sheet
(haze .. atmosphere .. im so confused :( )

that will cover the earth ... making the continents more faded out and distant ...
i hope :S

am i making sense here ... ? :|

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162327696_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162327696_large.jpg)

this is how i arranged my layers and re-used the cloud maps and blue haze maps to get the desired effect ...

Levels was mostly used for the duplicated cloud maps to 'tighten' the white areas in order to make the clouds look a little sharp and more bright .. but in small areas ...

as for the blue haze thing ... i partially erased a portion of the duplicated layer so that it doesnt block all the details ...

you get the idea ... :)

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162328378_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162328378_large.jpg)

alright! :) Constantinos suggested that i add more details for the sky ... this is the layer arrangement ...

for this process .. it was sort of like .. recycling .. ;) hehehehe .. cutting and pasting pieces of sky from the left and pasting it onto the right .. hand painting details n all ...

( in fact .. more details are likely to be added later )

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162328662_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162328662_large.jpg)

next ... got down to it as soon as i could and ended up with this ...

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162329439_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162329439_large.jpg)

heres the high resolution image ..

Constantinos . ma man! thanx again for your help! god bless!

:)

[nwiz25]

well ... more changes on the way ... as you all can see moving on with each structure ... also ... i reduced their size drastically ... somehow everything looked soooo enormous .... i wanted to add some distance ... coz more elements will be added soon ...


cheers to u all! :beer:

[TheFirstAngel]

awesome closeup, cant wait to see more :) love the brillince of your work, and the ill manic cool light fx. keep on rocking mate! :beer::buttrock::wip:

[Ernest Burden]

for this process .. it was sort of like .. recycling .. ;) hehehehe .. cutting and pasting pieces of sky from the left and pasting it onto the right .. hand painting details n all ...

Thanks for posting the PS layers. It's a great peek at your process. I'm still confused where you're going with your image, but as long as you are showing the details of how its getting done, its interesting.

However, if I am reading your picture right, you seem to be doing a conceptual interpretation. If so, make a strong statement.

[nwiz25]

Heyyyyyyy! good to c u guys! :D :love:

Sacha : dude! thanx a lot for ur comments! its really somethin when i c u here! :bounce:

Ernest : thanx a heap for the advice! :love:me really need it buddy! im very happy that my process helps ... feels damn good! :p ..

yup ... its a composition of elements that i want to show in this concept ... still theres a vague idea about it all .. but im clinging onto them with all my life .. hehe ..

thanx again u guys! seeing everyone here really helps me a lot along the way!

take care n god bless!

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162491471_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162491471_large.jpg)

hey guys! >:D< heres another addition to the concept ...

me got to thank Bryce ( Beelow )
for his suggestion :) really helped a lot!

for start .. heres the layering stage ... i used the default planet map that comes along with max .. used spherize filter in photoshop and lots of greyscale copies of the map to give that brightness and contrast with color dodge layer blending mode ...

for now just the layers . :)

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162491907_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162491907_large.jpg)

ok ... here are the layer styles settings for the planet map ...

please keep in mind that if you ever plan to use a different coloured planet in ur concepts ... do the needful and change the drop shadow colour so that it corresponds with planet's overall shade .. whether its green .. blue .. red .. etc ..

sigh....moving on ... :|

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162492419_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162492419_large.jpg)

here it guys ... hope it looks good .. :s

thanx again Bryce for your suggestion! :p

cheers mates! :p

.. more to go .. :(

[DanBird]

Looking really good.. :applause:
I'm very tired from work, so I will comment more on it later. :D

[nwiz25]

hehehe ... thanx a bunch Daniel! :p :p

yep buddy .. me tired too .. :( .. came home a lil late from work .. so very sleepy .... zzzzzzzz ...

thanx again dude! :scream:

get some rest ... c u soon!:wavey:

cheers! :beer:

[aurora]

Abolutely love the etheral almost eternal look you are working towards. Would love to see more of that whispy, particle filler jet again that you moved way over to the right.

[nwiz25]

hey Tim! thanx a million! :love:

hehehe .... yep .. u'll c it soon ... :p ... me workin on da structures n all ... so i think the next update will show the particles again ... :p

stay tuned buddy!

thanx again! :bounce:

cheers! :beer: n good luck for da challenge! :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162724899_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1162724899_large.jpg)

hey buddies! started adding the ships now ... still a lot of details to go ...

trying my best to divert my attention to many different things to get the juices flowing :) ...

hope i work out something more ... :(

cheers mates!

[LostPen]

Hi mate

first of all thanks for being the first person to notice me.

Secondly I love your work, and i took my time to look through all the evolution in your work in progress.

I believe that the tale of the meteor which is falling on earth is to big

I loved the meteors tale up to version 6, in my humble opinion I think that it is to much on the following development. (Version 7 and upwards.)

How did you come to the decision to do this particular illustration by the way???

Thanks a lot again.

Yours LostPen

[nwiz25]

thanx a heap Raul! :love: very happy to c u here! :P

well, as for the asteroid, i deliberately created the enormous tail ... i wanted it to be the prime element that catches the attention of the viewer ... also ... it is 'the asteroid' that will change everything ... thats why special preference was given to it ...
but i will consider ur suggestion and c what comes of it ... :P

on the other hand, my decision was made right from the beginning of the challenge ... till now i havent read the book .. i've no knowledge of EON ...

i thought a lot about the concept ... which i hope will define the key elements of EON ...

if u look closely at my first concept sketch ... u will notice something on the earth outline ... very very rough sketch ... that will be my final element.

thanx again Raul!

stay tuned for more updates ...

cheers buddy! :beer: n good luck to u! :thumbsup:

[angel]

This is my first time going through your thread. Wow that asteroid trail looks really cool. Did you crop the size of your image or are you still going with the vertical composition?

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Angel! :love: :p really good to c ya mate! :bounce:



yup, me goin with the vertical composition ... for the update it has been cropped :P

thanx again buddy! :p

cheers! :beer: n good luck as always! :thumbsup:

[DanBird]

I think you have managed to create a very vibrant image so far, without it looking too saturated and the clouds + city are great. :scream: Keep up the good work. :applause:

Oh.. also, great portfolio by the way. :thumbsup:

[prabath]

Hey neville this is great work from you.i only wonder how it will look like when its done.

Rock on man.

Cheers!

[nwiz25]

thanx a lot u guys! :love: :bounce:

Daniel : really happy to c u here buddy! im crazy after colours :love: they bring a lot of harmony into our lives :p ... hehe .. n hey! thanx for viewing my portfolio dude! :love:
more to be added soon ;)


Prabath : yo dude! great to c ya! hehe .. even im wondering how its gonna turn out :eek:
hoping for the best man! lets c ... i've still a long way to go :|

thanx again guys! god bless ya all!

cheers! :beer:

[daWinky]

Hey there, Neville...

you've made some stunning progress here with your scene:thumbsup: , I really like your cold lighting, very nice mood for this...and as always I'm amazed to see your many explanations of the creation steps...
Keep up the great work!:)

-sabrina

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Sabrina! :love: great to c u again! :p ...
really happy to c so many comments ... helps me move on :bounce: ...
the final element is yet to be added .. :eek:

cheers to u girl! :beer:

good luck as always! :thumbsup:

[TheFirstAngel]

very nice spaceships. would be great to see one of them a bit closer that leads into the depht. or flys towards the asteroid, thou i generally love spaceships :) keep up the great work, looking great mate :) keep on rocking! :beer::buttrock::wip:

[nwiz25]

hey! :p thanx buddy! great to c ya! :bounce::love:

i tried playing around with the ships n all in terms of scale ... i guess i cudnt get it right ... but i'll surely come up with smthin ... ;) ...

cheers man! :beer: take care! :P

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1163019960_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1163019960_large.jpg)

im back :) .. still playing around with the ships, adding more and more ...

very exhausted :( ..

as for the ships at the far end .. i just created a square brush and played around with the spacing , scattering , size ... then brush here .. brush there
.. quick distant ships ... :)

cheers people!

moving on ...

[angel]

yup, me goin with the vertical composition ... for the update it has been cropped :P
thanx again buddy! :p
cheers! :beer: n good luck as always! :thumbsup:

Great! I liked the feeling of the vertical composition and then saw the crop and I thought.... Nooooooo aaaagh don't crop it!
It's looking good man. :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

hehehehehehe :p .. thanx a heap Angel! good to c ya again!

yup yup me stickin with the vertical comp :) ..


take care dude!


good luck for da challenge!

[TheFirstAngel]

man your details look so brilliant, love how you render the light and effects, so clean so crystalclear, lovely work my friend! keep on rocking! oh, bout feeling exhaused - have a break and sleep from time to time - it helps - i tried it :p

[nwiz25]

hey bro! thanx a million! :love:


yeah man! me really need to get some shut eye :cry:

gonna do just that! :p


take care dude!

[Suirebit]

The scene itself looks very promising but what chamber are you illustrating? I can't see any specific geometry :(

[shattered-fx]

Hi! Everyone loves your asteroid man!..and thats no doubt! specially the trail particles it leaves behind, make it glimmery spectacular!..
The tilt you made to the main camera has just made your composition really awesome !
good luck buddy!..er.. I will take back what I said, you dont need one!:D..hehe!:applause:

my EON entry

[bluepen]

Nice work! so far. can't wait to see the finish product... Good luck!

[Conkrys]

Hey Neville! Long time no post(me)! How's it going buddy? The piece is comming along wonderfully! no comments just dropped by to encourage and support! Keep going man... it's gona be awesome!!!

[bluepen]

Hey Neville! Long time no post(me)! How's it going buddy? The piece is comming along wonderfully! no comments just dropped by to encourage and support! Keep going man... it's gona be awesome!!!

Ei! man press POST REPLY you quoted to my reply and goes to my email. :shrug:

[nwiz25]

WOW! :eek: so happy to c u guys! :bounce:

The scene itself looks very promising but what chamber are you illustrating? I can't see any specific geometry :(

hey Tiberius! :P thanx man!
but to be very honest .. i've no idea where im going .. i havent read the book at all ... its out of sheer imagination that im workin on this concept ... in the end i hope things work out .. :|



Hi! Everyone loves your asteroid man!..and thats no doubt! specially the trail particles it leaves behind, make it glimmery spectacular!..
The tilt you made to the main camera has just made your composition really awesome !
good luck buddy!..er.. I will take back what I said, you dont need one!:D..hehe!:applause:

my EON entry


thanx a heap Raffy! good to c ya dude! n hey! no no no .. dont take it back! .. me need all the luck i can get! hehehehehehehhehe :D ..



Nice work! so far. can't wait to see the finish product... Good luck!

thanx Roderic! :> really need all da luck! .. theres still lots to do .. :(



Hey Neville! Long time no post(me)! How's it going buddy? The piece is comming along wonderfully! no comments just dropped by to encourage and support! Keep going man... it's gona be awesome!!!

Hey bro! man! am i happy to c ya o wat! :bounce: :love: god bless ya man for da encouragement n support! i've been very tired lately .. lots of work at home .. cooking .. cleaning .. washin da clothes .. ( family out of town .. so me alone at home :cry: ) sometimes i take day off .. for 3 days havent been to work .. :| .. n now monday i've to resume! .. waaahhhhhhhhhh! .. but darn it! feels good seeing my buddies! :love: thanx again chum!

[nwiz25]

Ei! man press POST REPLY you quoted to my reply and goes to my email. :shrug:


:p post reply .. ? .. goes to ur email .. me confused .... :cry:

[NH]

Heyy this is my buddy nwiz25 ! ;)
Excellent work homey, I know this my first post here lol, but I was observing you from the beginning and your last picture amazed me so here I am lol, I looove your ships !
Keep it up mate waiting for your next update.
Cheers my friend !

[Conkrys]

@bluepen: When youpost in a thread you are automiticaly subscribed to the thread. This means that whenever someone else replies you are infromed via e-mail by the forum. In the e-mail you recieve you can click on "unsibscribe from thread" so you don't recieve updates from the specific thread untill youpost again...

[Greatto]

Greetings...
I looked your challenge entry from the begining and can say alot, that you have great visual fx skills.
Your last entry: Great and massive architecture structure with glow light, look wonderful. this flyieng spaceship design very well, but its a bit monotonous. I meant if you'll add some more ships with other design... (to get more variety)

Good Luck Mate...

[bluepen]

@bluepen: When youpost in a thread you are automiticaly subscribed to the thread. This means that whenever someone else replies you are infromed via e-mail by the forum. In the e-mail you recieve you can click on "unsibscribe from thread" so you don't recieve updates from the specific thread untill youpost again...

No, clicking QUOTE and POST REPLY button has different function.

If you click and used QUOTE from the person who reply to this thread, your message will automatically emailed to the owner and had a copy to the person whom you quoted if they are subscribed just like you said.

If you click and used POST REPLY your message/reply will be emailed only to the owner of the thread.

Anyway, there's no problem with that, I just informed you that you quoted the wrong person though Naville will get the message because his the owner of this thread.

[bluepen]

This message/reply will be posted to Naville Thread and get informed to Naville Email address only.

Get the idea? :thumbsup:

Hmmm... somehow I see your point, I just seen a link from CG email that there's subscribe/unsubscribe link below the email. If this reply you didn't recieved meaning POST REPLY button is useless at all.

[nwiz25]

Heyy this is my buddy nwiz25 ! ;)
Excellent work homey, I know this my first post here lol, but I was observing you from the beginning and your last picture amazed me so here I am lol, I looove your ships !
Keep it up mate waiting for your next update.
Cheers my friend !

hey Nabil! thanx a million buddy! great to c ya! :bounce: yep me workin on a few changes, plus lots n lots of new additions!
love ur concepts too! very very intriguing and full of life!
thanx again dude! cheers! :beer: n god bless!



@bluepen: When youpost in a thread you are automiticaly subscribed to the thread. This means that whenever someone else replies you are infromed via e-mail by the forum. In the e-mail you recieve you can click on "unsibscribe from thread" so you don't recieve updates from the specific thread untill youpost again...

No, clicking QUOTE and POST REPLY button has different function.

If you click and used QUOTE from the person who reply to this thread, your message will automatically emailed to the owner and had a copy to the person whom you quoted if they are subscribed just like you said.

If you click and used POST REPLY your message/reply will be emailed only to the owner of the thread.

Anyway, there's no problem with that, I just informed you that you quoted the wrong person though Naville will get the message because his the owner of this thread.

This message/reply will be posted to Naville Thread and get informed to Naville Email address only.

Get the idea? :thumbsup:

Hmmm... somehow I see your point, I just seen a link from CG email that there's subscribe/unsubscribe link below the email. If this reply you didn't recieved meaning POST REPLY button is useless at all.


i think i now understood everything! silly ol me! so its like .. whenever any member replies or posts a comment in a thread... other members who are subcribed to that thread will receive an e-mail ... right ... ?? .. i hope i got it ... :cry:

hehe .. well .. good luck to u guys for da challenge :thumbsup: god bless!





Greetings...
I looked you challenge entry from the begining and can say alot, that you have great visual fx skills.
Your last entry: Great and massive architecture structure with glow light, look wonderful. this flyieng spaceship design very well, but its a bit monotonous. I meant if you'll add some more ships with other design... (to get more variety)

Good Luck Mate...


hey Timur! thanx a heap buddy! very happy to c u! :bounce: yep! .. u have a point! ;) me get on to it right away! i felt there was smthin amiss .. like its incomplete ... i kno now what it is :p ..
again to mention .. feels good seeing all ur comments! .. :love:

thanx again for ur help Timur! cheers to u! n good luck as always!

[walrus]

Hey, NWiz, just dropping by to say Hi. Things are looking great here, no crits from me. i love the fact that you're being so clear and open about your process - especially loved the tips about using the path tool to render your windows in the towers. Anyhow, great work so far, keep it coming!

-mike

[nwiz25]

heyyyyyyy! Mike! :p thanx a lot bro! :love: very very glad to c ya! :p :bounce:
man! sure helps me move forward seeing u guys here!

as for my work, i really like to be descriptive ... never kno who needs help ... hehe

ur concepts rock dude! i even saw ur portfolio! freakin amazing! oozing with creativity and talent! :eek:

thanx again buddy! god bless ya!

cheers! :beer:

[DWquiff]

Its looking very atmospheric at the moment and very futuristic nice concepts!

my entry:

EON (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=426289)

[nwiz25]

thanx a heap David! :love: :bounce: good to c ya! :p

my next update will have more ships ...

stay tuned!


cheers buddy! :beer:

good luck as always! :thumbsup:

[naetronic]

Hey I love this one; A Big favorite! looks like youre almost finished man ...Im so jealous, lol:)

[nwiz25]

hehehehe .. thanx a lot Nathan! :bouce: :love:

but m far from finished .. :eek: .. theres still so much to do ... :( ...


lets c wat happens ;) :p


thanx again buddy! :love: take care!

[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.

: 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.



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.

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



: 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

adrian baluta

gonzalo golpe

gunilla elam

jonathan colvin

guo jian

oscar jostedt

brian Slayton

: party scene with the character interacting and gossiping

Parties gathered at gate opening

Radu Bogdan Boeru

nekomouse

: 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

thierry schiel

paul hume

: 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 Atmospherics.

Dmitri G Michniouk

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





: detailed explanatory tutorials

sacha angel

matt benya

[nwiz25]

hey wow! :eek:


very cool & informative classification! :eek:



thanx a lot buddy!


cheers! :beer:

[mdavid]

Wow! I've just finished going through your thread (so far) and it's brilliant. You're creating a really beautiful image. Excellent stuff. Thanks for the really detailed updates and how-to information too. That is always interesting to see

[brrrhmmm]

Thanks for the appreciation of the work that went into the classification system.
Love your art concepts .Message me if you want an updated list as a lot
have heavyweights have entered including Monsit and Runwe.Also I am not
flooding as the list is different each time however the same cannot be said of all Nazirull
1214 posts.:).Please visit also the lesser known artists in the list as they are in need of
criticism to improve.

[Conkrys]

neville my buddy! Tell me you haven't given up!!! Where are your cool updates?!

[OKMER]

Whoo, that has been a while since I've been here.Seems like it's the same thig for you,ha,ha.
Hope you'll find the time to finish this, because it really great!!!
:beer:

[nwiz25]

O WOW! :eek:

very very happy to c u guys! :love:


Mark ~ thanx a lot dude! i've seen ur work as well! n man! :eek: its really really cool! will be posting new updates soon :D


brrrhmmm ~ hey dude! me would love an update on the classification system! n no ways man ... u aint flooding ... dont think like that ... its pretty cool that u post the list .. very informative! plus .. i dont think its a joke collecting info like that .. :eek:
my thanks to u buddy for taking all that trouble! :love: me will be checkin out the other members worx & help them however i can :)


Constantine ~ HEY BUDDDDDY! hehehehehehehe ... freak man! its been so long! hehe .. get ready for new updates .. its gonna be a huge rat race now ... since the challenge is about to end :( ... all kindsa new stuff .. stay tuned bro!

Remko ~ OH MY GOD! REMKO BRO! how u've been?! its been a very long time mate! :cry: .. missing ur work a lot! :( hehe .. me in da same soup as well ... was really caught up with work .. net service disconnected for 2 weeks :( .. christmas preparations ... :eek: ... work overload dude! yikes! me really rushing with the challenge now .. i wanna c more of ur updates buddy! me really really love it!


thanx again ma friends! wishing u all the very best of luck for this challenge!

GOD BLESS YA ALL!

CHEEEEERS! :beer:

[eduart]

Hi,

Fantastic work! I love it!
What can I say...it would be nice to see something close..an object (one of that ship) or a part of built in foreground...I think would add more dramatism to the composition...
keep it man
I think you have really high chance of winning :thumbsup:
ED

[nwiz25]

thanx a million Eduard! >:D<

i c ur point :P .. actually .. instead of the close up view of the ship .. there is one element that will complete this concept once n for all :) ...

a child ...

( finally i revealed a long kept secret )

if u c the very first concept sketch .. there is a vague scribble on the earth itself . that will be the child ... i will explain in the end the reason he's there ... stay tuned buddy!

theres still more structures to complete ... :(

thanx again dude!

god bless!

[eduart]

Hardly wait...

[nwiz25]

hehehehehe :D

[TheFirstAngel]

merry xmas to you too and thanks for the wonderful card ^^

[Conkrys]

Thanks for the warm wishes and card neville! God bless ya too but since xmas has passed I will wish you a happy new year with successes and great CG. Best of luck on the challange man! Best of luck... and I've got some news. I just became a father 2 weeks ago (girl) so I won't be finishing the piece... too busy with other stuff ;).
see ya around dude!

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167237577_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167237577_large.jpg)

hey guys! i'm back!
compliments of the season! >:D<

it's been a long time :O ... lots & lots of problems along the way ...

but here i am with a new update :P

[Falcorr]

It looks finished already. You cant really add anything to it.

But what is this place? In the book i mean. Some sort gate?
Thanx for the comments :)

Good luck!

[nwiz25]

hey Falcor! thanx a million mate! :scream:

actually ... its far from finished .. this is just the right side of the image :p ... still need to work on the left n finally the middle .. the most important bit :eek:

as for the description in relation to the book .. i have no clue at all ...

i havent read the book till date ... this entire concept is based on my imagination ...

thanx again dude! take care! :)

[crazybread]

Very good image you have created thus far. I like the warm feeling It gives me. Great choice and use of colors. There is one crit If I may, perhaps its not that significant and you may choose to ignore it, ok here it goes: I would consider getting rid of some of the stars that you have in front of some of your big main objects, say "the planet". Other then that looks sweet! :)

[nwiz25]

hey buddy! thanx a million! :scream:

yikes! :eek: ur very right! that looks wierd :eek: ... i think i overlooked that glitch! i'll get on it right away!

thanx for pointing it out mate! i never knew about it the whole time :eek:

take care dude! god bless ya! :)

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167368508_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167368508_large.jpg)

made a major correction! removed the stars that was in front of the planet :eek:

thanx again to Crazybread for pointing it out! :scream:

cheers to u mate! :beer:

[NH]

Awesome ! Nice work my friend !

Just a little crit : the plasma tube ( or self illuminated object ?) , on the left corner, it is too much on the corner ( maybe too big too) so you have a blank hole on your composition and unfortunetly the eye focus on this illuminated point and is not (enough) guided trough the rest of your impressive work...
I hope this helps...

Happy 2007 my friend and thank you again for your beautiful christmas theme.
Cheers mate !

[Silverwing]

Wow I love it! Great composition and
great use of colors! I also love the concept
and idea behind it! Really gret!

[walrus]

Bouboul - i believe the reason the lower corner is so distracting is because this isn't the whole composition you're looking at here, just a small chunk of it on the right side. When you see the whole composition together, the light (from an entire planet) makes a lot more sense and holds the piece together more.

Neville - Haven't droppend in to say hi for a while, but things are looking fantastic. What an amazing wealth of detail! The moon looks great, the ships and the lights from them rock... Nothing to crit, just looking forward to seeing the piece as a whole. Keep going,a nd have a great New Year!

-mike

[targus]

Really impressive, looking very nice.
Cool style, keep the same.

[OKMER]

Hey buddy!!!Me too can't wait to see the piece as whole!!
Merry xmas and a happy yew near for you and all the ones you love mate!!
:beer:

[bluepen]

Wow! Amazing! I like the FX you did especially those dust clouds and the bluewish midst...

[Greatto]

hello:) thx for wishing:) sorry for late...I wish you a lot of happiness and that you wish:)
Happy New Year:)


btw. Great update i love this effect of depth and atmosphere:) great work!
Good Luck!!! :)

[NH]

[QUOTE=walrus]Bouboul - i believe the reason the lower corner is so distracting is because this isn't the whole composition you're looking at here, just a small chunk of it on the right side. When you see the whole composition together, the light (from an entire planet) makes a lot more sense and holds the piece together more.[QUOTE=walrus]

Aaaaaa ! Heheheheh soryy sorry ! Silly me ! Okay okay, in this case forget about what I said nwiz... hehehehe... excellent work my friend, keep it coming !
Walrus thanks for the precision dood ;)

[angel]

nice work man, looks great:thumbsup:

[aurora]

Still one of my fav's and getting better all the time!!!

[ChuckWadey]

... because this isn't the whole composition you're looking at here, just a small chunk of it on the right side.

So when do we get to see the whole composition? Lets have it, man!

[Istmo]

Hi there! it´s coming along great. Waiting for the final result!:thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

Wow!!! This is really coming along! I love the lighting and the details in the moon so far. Great work!

[mdavid]

It's looking superb. Definitely no crits from me (I wish I could be a bit helpful). Good luck taking it to the finish

[nwiz25]

oh my GOD! :eek:

very happy to c u all here! n a blessed new year to everyone! :love: bounce:

bouboul : hehe ... mike said it all :grin: a new update will be posted soon ;)

Silverwing : thanx mate! :bounce:

walrus : hey bro! good to c u again! :grin: me very amazed seeing ur work as well!

targus : thanx dude!

OKMER : hey bro! hehe :bounce: nearing completion! :eek: stay tuned ma man!

bluepen : hey buddy! thanx a million! good to c u! :grin:

Greatto : dude! good to c u man! everything is in a rush! final elements will be added soon!

SNoWs : thanx mate!

aurora : hey buddy! very happy to c ya! final days .... yikes! :eek:

ChuckWadey : hehe :p will be ready soon ..stay tuned bro :)

GonzaloGolpe : thanx bro! me too wanna finish this real soon! :cry:

NathanielWest : thanx a lot dude! still a lot to do :( .. keep watch!

Mdavid : hey buddy! thanx a million man! all ur comments / encouragement help in every way possible! thanx again mate!

wow! again! its so very nice seeing u all here! helps me go go go!

god bless ya all!

cheers!

[MarkyG]

Nwiz35, looking really nice my man. Lovely colours and designs. Keep going!A few more odds 'n sods and you're done!
Happy new year.

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167891199_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1167891199_large.jpg)

hey people! things are heating up real quick!

tensions on the rise!

im getting scared :(

sighhhhh .... well .. heres my update .. near finalisation ...

everytime i get closer to the end ..

emotions felt ..

cheers to u all!

[nwiz25]

hey Mark! happy new year mate!

thanx a lot! .. yup yup .. a lil more to go .. final showdown at hand! :eek: yikes!


cheers to u mate! :beer:

take care!

[daWinky]

Hey Neville,

I'm amazed to discover your latest update, so pleasant:thumbsup: ... this is just the personal and emotional touch your scene still needed:) , great work and I'm curious now to discover your final image!

-sabrina

[Thaldir]

Very, very emotional, not to mention that what I've seen of your piece up to now has blown me away. Can't wait for your final image!

[Conkrys]

Hey Buddy!

Man this stuff is comming along great! :applause::applause:Ilike it how you're keeping us in suspense and not giving us the whole picture upfront:D. Man keep it up... cause I have a great feeling for this!!! excellent job!

[OKMER]

Yes bro, indeed alot of suspense here you made,ha,ha!!!Excellent how you've brought some more emotion in with this kid,excellent stuff!!!One of my fav's!
Keep m coming,and may ze forzzz be nwiz you!

[TheFirstAngel]

awesome, cant wait to see the whole piece together, you really painted everything on such a perfect level, light and details materly in place and the mood is brilliant and lovely.
love the emotional aspect you now have added, great work mate, keep on rocking and do me a fav ^^ lol, i'd die to see the whole image in a post soon, cant wait to see how things look together :) keep on rocking!

[mdavid]

I agree with the others. The new update looks brilliant. I love that back-lit effect too

[HFix]

Very nice!! i like the planet..its very well done...good luck!


-Eon Link-
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?postid=4109615

[nwiz25]

oh man! :eek:

daWinky : its really great seeing u here girl! me still workin on the finishing touches n then ... its the final reveal ... :O

Thaldir : thanx a lot man! im so very happy that u saw the 'actual element' .. it means a lot to me .. cheers to u mate!

Conkrys : hey ma bro! feels great to c ur comment! hows ur lil princess?? :love: shes amazing man! its been quite a while buddy .. very happy to c u again :bounce: ..
me will be posting the final image pretty soon .. will give ya a holler as soon as its done .. thanx dude! god bless!

OKMER : hey buddy! :scream: wow! good to c u too man! these last stages are very intense! i just wanna finish it soon :cry: m scared bro ... i wish there was a way we both cud down a couple of beers :beer: n be done with it :grin: LOL

TheFirstAngel : Sacha ma man! :buttrock: great to c ya buddy! well .. u got a die hard fan ... n thats me ... seeing ur work ... mindblowing as always! hehe .. even ma buddies back here are like .. wooooooooooowooooooooooo :eek: hehehe
u'll c the final work as soon as possible ... just a few finishing touches ... n then ...
final showdown :O .. hehe .. cheers to ya buddy! take care!

mdavid : thanx a lot buddy! still more to go .. feels like forever :cry: ...

HFix : hey dude! thanx for dropping by! :bounce: sure means a lot seeing u all here!



THANX AGAIN BUDDIES!

god bless ya all!

[musi]

You are gooooood! I went through your thread - all that experimentation you did, all that detail you went through - great peace of work :thumbsup:!
And I just LOVE your "getting personal" update :love:! That just my kind of thing! I can imagine the whole thing together!

Good work I say!

Sasha
EON (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=423648)

[Istmo]

Hey! tac,tac, anybody out here? where´s your final piece? heheh

;)

[Terro]

I'm with Gonzalo, where the fianl update at man? Stop with the suspemnce and let us see some MORE, lol.

All jokes aside, it's a beautiful calm piece. It's unique and stands out of the pack. Best of luck mate.

[Thaldir]

Motion thirded! Come on, man, update!:bounce:

[nwiz25]

Musi ~ thanx a lot buddy for ur all wat u said! i'll be updating my work tonite .. my final piece! keep watch dude! cheers! :beer:

GonzaloGolpe ~ hey bro! hehehehe :bounce: just another 20 mins ... my final work is ready! thanx buddy for dropping by! very happy to c ya! :bounce:

Terro ~ thanx a million buddy! hehehehe .. keep watch ... my final work is ready! :bounce: cheers mate! :beer:

Thaldir ~ hey dude! yup yup .. the moment is at hand ... my last update! :eek: ..


thanx again buddies for all ur contribution! this has been an exhilarating joyride! :scream:
good luck to each and every one of u! :bounce: :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1168371884_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/11966/11966_1168371884_large.jpg)

Life teaches us many things ... or so it seems... but, what about the unseen future? We are left to either wait, drift or work our way through like moles in a dark tunnel and experience hardships along the way without making a sound, in fact...on the contrary...who can hear us screaming from deep within our souls?

No one can... That’s life... isn't it?!

Our parents have high expectations of us graduating college with flying colors; make it big in the real world, but sadly, we tend to forget what they taught us, we neglect all our responsibilities, we steer away from what’s good and fruitful, before we know it ; we find ourselves plummeting into a world filled with unimaginable pain and suffering ; drugs ... Alcohol ... murder. Living in criminal shadows... all become us. That’s where we end up being torn between two realms... our dreams and reality... both can give us a taste of heaven and hell.

It’s how we deal with it as they say.

In a different universe, we feel afraid and angry the same time, when mom and dad end up in an argument, challenging us to keep our mouth shut, hold back our tears and walk quietly back to our rooms and wake up the next morning to start a brand new day.

Mankind is still fast asleep, not knowing what will happen next. He holds his teddy for comfort and companionship, he has no clue of about the future. Confusion, fear, depression, lonliness ;
all become his close friends. He has no place to go, everything is happening so fast, unexpectedly catching him by surprise!

A blinding light, a new unknown.. in all its vivid glory render him motionless, What lies beyond his wildest imagination, he dares to explore.

We are all caught between fighting our own battles or running away from them. Are we prepared for the inevitable? Are really that strong to bear all the consequences? or are we forced to see the very end before our eyes?

I tried my level best to capture all this in my work, having not read the book, it was very difficult to bind the elements with the concept that I thought about. Even the colors were carefully chosen to blend the entire scene seamlessly; I specifically used blue, purple and green for a cooling effect but kept the red, orange, yellow for the blazing asteroid taking the ultimate plunge! But on the emotional level, I concentrated more on the little boy; innocent yet filled with sadness, a spitting image of ourselves challenged by all that’s dark and discerning.

How we long for happiness and tranquility, a world without war, selfishness, greed, lust for power!
Its beyond our reach, we can only create a little paradise in our hearts serving as the ultimate sanctuary for self fulfillment.

This is where we live...
Our own world within the world that we die for, still loved and cared for by a divine order.


I guess that's just about it...
this challenge taught me so much!
I met a lot of talented people out here; and i thank each and every soul for commenting and viewing my progress right from the very start!
Day by day all of you have helped me come up with something very special and personal.
I made a lot of cool friends who made me laugh and remember them by their individuality and closeness!

My best wishes to everyone!

God bless all the eon entrants with his love and care!

[Thaldir]

:scream: :bowdown: :bowdown: :drool: :drool: :thumbsup:

Worth the wait, I'd say! (faints).

Seriously, Neville, I'm speechless. God bless, friend and good luck!

[nwiz25]

thank u Tiziano! from the bottom of my heart .. if it werent for any of u .. i wudnt've been able to complete this entry .. all ur encouragement picked me up and helped me go further :love:

i thank u again my friend! :love: god bless u too!


wishing u the very best of luck buddy!:thumbsup: :beer: