Eon (Illustration) Entry: Nathaniel West

[NathanielWest]

Hello Everyone!

I feel like I've joined very late with all of this amazing artwork up already! I'm looking forward to working side by side with all of you, and I wish you all good luck!

Nathaniel

[beelow]

Good luck Nathaniel! Love your work dude!:thumbsup:

[Iridyse]

Best of luck Nathaniel! Looking forward to your gorgeous art :)

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160434796_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160434796_large.jpg)

This is an initial concept. This isn't one particular scene yet, but more of a mood piece based on what I've read so far from the book. Let me know what you think!

[Istmo]

And I think it´s cool:) good luck!!I´ll be watching to your progress:thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

Thanks everyone! Beelow and Iridyse, it's great to see you both in the challenge, and I look forward to seeing your work in the challenge. Thank you for the kind words GonzaloGolpe!

More concepts to come soon...since we have a long time to do this challenge, I was thinking maybe a matte painting would be fun to do!

Nathaniel

[MichaelZHsee]

looking really good for the 1st sketch nathan,i dig the brushwork:scream:

[TheFirstAngel]

hehe, judged from how your portfolio looks like, a hellish nice piece can be expected :) rock on mate, nice sketch :buttrock::beer:

[yanbing]

Beautiful picture ！
Final work~shall faultless Illustration! (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=213)
Good luck Nathaniel

[atilla]

nice sketch Nathaniel.Good luck:thumbsup:

[adib]

Great comp and color,very good!:thumbsup:

[EhsanD]

hey this is great ... I love your style ... I was see your great work in sketch of week ...
cheers ...

[NH]

Excellent start ! :bounce: I'll follow your work with great interest ! :thumbsup:

[rahulmehta]

very nice composition with cool color ..keep it up..
best of luck.

[cgoz]

nice sketch man.that reminds me one of the Sparth's pieces

[calan]

Like your sketch style. Nice colors too! If you feel like you joined late, if this could make you feel better... I have not finish the book yet ;)
Looking forward to your nice stuff! Best chance to you Nathaniel! :)

[Gunilla]

Really nice first sketch! It gives a great feel of dizzyness, very cool. Good luck with the next steps!

[cok3]

wow! this is a pretty good comp Nataniel! looking good man keep it up :thumbsup:

[MVDB]

Nice concept/sketch, cool colors..

Lovely brushstrokes! :thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

m lost for words :bowdown:


u rock man!! good luck for the challenge dude!

cheers! :P

[NathanielWest]

Wow...so many nice comments! Thank you so much everyone for the kind words. I was thinking maybe of going with a darker scene...maybe a little later on today. I think one chapter had something like fire moving across the sky. That sounds really fun, so maybe that one...So many great scenes to choose from, how are we all going to decide! Thanks again everyone!

[beelow]

Hey, nathaniel! Nice start! Again good luck!:thumbsup:

[stoiik]

I'm a beginner in computer graphics and I'm impressed by your paints so I can waiting for a good final picture. hihi


I think i'll ask you some advices soon.

have the best luck !

[SONIC-X]

Great concept and painting.

[mazalo]

exellent work...looking forward to see future work on this ..:)



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[NathanielWest]

Thank you everyone, and stoiik, if you have any questions, please ask away! That's what these challenges are for!

[OKMER]

hey really great and moody sketch!Love the soft tones!

[bearfoot]

really nice colours and concept nathaniel


keep going :thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160689837_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160689837_large.jpg)

Here's my next mood piece for the Second Chamber. I know these domed things weren't in the description, but I added them in just for fun. Which concept do you like better so far? More to come soon...

[nwiz25]

this one rocks big time buddy! :eek: fabulous use of colour and depth! love it so much man!

cheers dude! n good luck! :) :) :) :)

[ReinaldoRomero]

Nathaniel lot of potencial on that sketch, ill be looking forward for your entry. Keep it up

[ramy badie]

All I can say is wow. This is one of the best concepts I've seen here yet, I can't wait to see how you execute this. Incredible work, keep this up, I love everything about it!

[coCoKNIght]

that concept sketch looks awesome! I've been wanting to do chamber 2 also, but from what I've read till now I can't really picture it in my mind...

[OKMER]

Really great sketch Nathaniel!!!Some kind of stormy sky behind there could be cool.Nice depht and really cool towers out there!!!
looking forward fot the upcoming!!!Cheers

[walrus]

Nice work so far, Nathaniel. i like the second even more than te first, maybe just ebcause it's fleshed out a bit more. The framing in it is nice too. Neither one really conveys being in a cylindical world yet. Even just seeing the plasma tube in the background of #2 might be a fun concession to mkae. It would be nice to see some future sketches try to integrate that aspect of the source material. But hey, keep 'em coming! :)

-mike

[faultymoose]

Man I love visiting the challenge thread. Images like this are inspirational, even in the blocking phase. Excellent work!

[NathanielWest]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Walrus--I agree, it's definitely straying from the text so far. I'm more concerning myself with moods and getting a feeling for the overall narrative, and will begin being more true to the text as I get further towards a final direction. I got really intrigued by the idea of those big chandelier shapes in the description and got carried away! Thank you for the comments, and I look forward to your thoughts as the images progress. Thanks again!

Nathaniel

[Slav]

holy schnapps batman!

i like the earlier versions of your concepts but all round they all kick ass.

[stupendoh]

Very nice! I like it, a lot.

[flaeticia]

hi nathaniel ! i really like your design and your sketch :)
:thumbsup:
good luck to you

[MichaelZHsee]

getting even better mate,i love this composition better,the domed thing looks fine:)

[mv]

I like that last one, but it feels like you've been a bit shy on the compo... make it epic man!

here's a suggestion:

[Neubius]

loving this new composition.

A

[living_for_cg]

hi there,
nice work till here.. i like it.I think this challenge is for adding more things to this book.
i like the second one.

[flatline01]

Nathaniel West is entered in the "Eon Challenge" update: View Challenge Page (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/eon/view_entries.php?challenger=12065)
Latest Update: Concept Art: Second Chamber

I like the framing of this piece. reminds me somewhat of some the hudson river school of paintings (which is a good thing :)).

One thing you might want to think about is that these chambers are (from what i remember from my read through and reading these posts) is that the cities go all the way up and around the chambers, so that there are "upside down" buildings "above" you. maybe some hints of those dome-things or just some hints in the clouds/haze of somehting above the horizon...

the background and the sense of depth in this piece is really well done.

[NinjaA55N]

yet another master in the play :) good luck Nathaniel! I'm signing in, hehe..

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160764417_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160764417_large.jpg)

Thank you everyone for the nice words!

Matthias--Wow!!!!! You are amazing, and I love your version! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. I looked at my second comp, and yes, I agree that it wasn't epic enough. So I went with your advices, and I went ahead and did the 2.35 aspect ratio just as you did. It really is an aspect ratio for epic films, and thus epic scenes.

So here's my quick attempt at doing something grander and hopefully a better composition. It's pretty rough, but I hope to take it further soon. Let me know what you think folks! Thanks again!

[mv]

No problem man, your scene is inspiring, and I saw that there didn't need much more to make it totally great. Your new version is sure better, I think you should be more accurate on perspective though, looks like the extreme foreground plate is a bit off. (just check if the lines meet at a vanishing point on the horizon)

Also, I wouls suggest you put one more of those "mushrooms" between the big one on the right and all the ones in the background - would create more depth. Cause right now the extreme background seems detached from the rest of the pic.

Keep it up!

[TheFirstAngel]

yeah m@ rox just got the eye :) great update Nath, keep on going! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[ramy badie]

To be honest, I feel that the structure on the version that m@ suggested looks better than the new one you posted, mainly because of the relative size and positioning of the characters, and the placement of the mushroom-shaped buildings. This is still looking awesome though, just something to consider.

[nwiz25]

wowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwowwow!:eek:


wat else can i say buddy..m outta wows :( ;) :D \:D/ >:D<

cheers to mate! n good luck! :)

[johantri]

Great sketch ! i love the mushroom like shape, and how it become a nice composition. did you place it above and below ground ? or is it circling ?you know, like in babylon 5. odd gravity, strange universe. i feel like entering a twilight zone in this challenge heheh :thumbsup:

[warpy]

nice mushrooms :)

[OKMER]

Agree with mv and maybe also open up the canvas a bit more to get even more in the epic feeling of the pic.
But i think this is really an awesome pic and concept,love it!!!
CAn"t wait for the update!!!

[artvandeley]

Very, very cool!
I dig the colours, very effective and a good choice for creating depth.
Still feels kinda narrow, c´mon, give us the big screen :)
Definitely one of my favorites around. Way to go!

[ReinaldoRomero]

Nathaniel your image looks awesome, im sure whit the details you will get a stuning image...
I like much more the new concept, maybe adding more distant buildings background would look good but really you got a great image there... keep it up :thumbsup:

[notpill]

Wow I like how coming out this thread. Full of fresh ideas and tips to learn.
Thats why I love the CGchallenges:buttrock:

[SquishMe]

Outstanding! I really like your style
Best of luck.

[popol]

really nice man !
tottally agree with mv.:wise:

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160928859_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1160928859_large.jpg)

I've made some changes based on all of your comments. I added a couple of other domed structures receding into the background, and I brought the figures closer to us. It really makes me feel like I'm right there with them. The one thing I haven't figured out in this comp is the fact that the whole scened is in a big cylinder. I want to show that indication of that, but I'm not sure that this is the perfect angle to do so. Maybe another pass...maybe I will mess around with another chamber too. Thanks again everyone for your comments!

[magnifybehnoo]

really nice work man, i dont have any thing to sey just wohoooow:thumbsup: keep it up

[Gune]

really really cool , i like your last post, i´m all on edge of the next!

[zweiDee]

I like the new update. Nice styles of the Buildings. Fresh Stuff! Keep on going :thumbsup:

[rawwad]

Good luck man! Fantastic start:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

Great job on that concept man, can't crit, just amazed!:thumbsup: :)

[SONIC-X]

Looking great.Nice take on the theme.Keep an eye out for this one.

[Neubius]

excellent, great compostition and design. will be watching very closely!

:)

[AK47]

nice concept ...i liked 2nd one . keep it up........
my wishes for u ..
cheers

[Istmo]

It´s coming along very cool, Nathaniel!go for it!!:scream:

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1161119292_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1161119292_large.jpg)

Here's a REALLY quick shot of the city. I've started to indicate some curved forms in the background...maybe I will put structures on them to indicate the curve of the city as it goes up the side of the cylinder. I've gotten rid of the travellers in this one too. Please let me know what you think, and thanks so much for the feedback thus far!

[tlggungor]

ı think,we thought same thing :)

[NathanielWest]

Tolga--Yes! I noticed you had a similar 'mushroom' thing going, but for the 6th chamber I think it was? In the description of the 2nd chamber, those tall structures are described as pinball bumpers. I think I might evolve the shapes though, just to try something different.

[OKMER]

Excellent sketch Nathaniel!!!Whooohooo.Indeed curving up on the sides could be more like in the book.
I still feel the canvas a bit narrow personnally.
You'll bring in other things in the foreground later on?

[yanbing]

I feel that the spectacular scene! very good~

[nwiz25]

absolutely mystifying! :eek: damn man! the glare on the river is freakin awesome! the environment .. colour .. haze ... wow! :eek:


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

[RaresH]

Very nice start. Definately a contentious piece. I'll be watching this one.

[daWinky]

Hey Nathaniel!

I'm just amazed to see your last update! Good way to integrate the cylindric shape according to the book description:thumbsup: ...The general coloring of this one is very pleasant and so far I don't miss the travellers in this composition...Can't wait to see your progress:) !

Cheers,

-sabrina

[MichaelZHsee]

i am thinking of doing the 2nd chamber too:Dman i must say that ur concept here looks pretty solid,keep it this direction,i liking the overall composition as well as the color choice:thumbsup:

[mazalo]

I think your concept is geting better with every new submision..:) keep on

[SONIC-X]

Your second concept is much better-I like it.

[NathanielWest]

Thanks everyone! I'm still not totally convinced about this latest composition. I think it would be nice to be lower down, and to feel the massive size of those mushroom structures. But then the higher angle allows us to see way into the distance. Any thoughts on this? Let me know what you think!

[MarkSnoswell]

great architecture -- this is coming together nicely :)

[NathanielWest]

Thanks Mark! Does anyone else have an opinion on whether to do a shot from high above the city, or down behind the travellers?

[nwiz25]

either way buddy! this is still magnifique! :bounce: :eek:

[brrrhmmm]

You definitely are Nemkos and Nilesh long lost brother as evidenced by your common
love of huge detailed cities.Keep up the good work.

[OKMER]

Behind the travellers will give the piece a more dramatic feeling and you'll keep more sky for the epic part of it.
Great sketch again mate!!!

[MechaHateChimp]

Hi Nathaniel,

Beautiful roughs, man. I personally like the 3rd Pass the most... but pretty much everything youve put together so far looks great. Not much I can say other than keep up the great work - J

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1162486427_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1162486427_large.jpg)

Here's a piece I was messing around with, and I thought that maybe the overall mood might look nice. I may take this further and start introducing key elements from the book. Maybe I'll apply this lighting to previous images of the city. Just playing around and looking for some additional inspiration. Let me know what you think!

[monochromed]

I love your rocks :)

Greetz, Markus

[nwiz25]

dude! dude! :eek: :eek: this concept rocks big time man! awesome colour shift ... top level blue to bottom level brown! love it! :love:

damn! i cant help but drooool! :drool:


class work buddy! :thumbsup:

[MrFreeman]

:applause: Great work...

Love your style of working - great atmosphere and use of colour

Looking forward to the next installment :bounce: :bounce:

[KarelFourie]

Great work, I love the way you got the Atmospheric Haze up and running on the structures. I would like to see the complete version of this one !

[Kerem]

Fascinating composition. I look forward to see detailed version.

[TheFirstAngel]

really lovely mood, waiting for the add of the keyelements. dig your style, once again, looking forward to oyour next update, keep on rocking!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Last one, in my opinion, is the best one.
Atmospher is exellent, exellent arhitecture (and when you ad some details-wow)
Overall, i like that you ad nature-it' s peacefull
I' ll watch progres on this one

Good luck
M

[rawgon]

your sketches are really awesome, everything is there! good luck

[magnifybehnoo]

woooooow
I like your style, great concept, looking for more update and good luck.

[Wualforvalle]

going nice man, i loved the color looking forward of seeing the updates :D my favorite one yet cant wait 2 c all that with details

[rawwad]

Man! Another great concept, and when is this only concept, then I am very excited to see final. I am sure that will be rocking piece:D

[Istmo]

A very cool concept, Nathaniel:scream: :thumbsup:

[walrus]

Gorgeous work, Nathaniel! I't's not quite representing the book for me yet, so I look forward to seeing what other elements you add... or to see you bring this mood to yuor other sketches. It's very placid. This piece alone is so evocative, part of me wants to NOT see you ruin it by adding anything else, just set it aside, and call it done (as a piece by itself, not as a challenge entry.) :)
Anyhow, looking forward to seeing more!

-mike

[Hideyoshi]

wow, there is some VERY promising stuff coming! Love your style and designs!

[rianchen]

nice Atmosphere...another great work .Hi, Im Rian. nice to know u ,from my point of view , i found that the composition a little bit out, make it longer a bit may can help, i guess u love a lot realistic kind of texture, c u .

[tlggungor]

This is another great sketches...But you shuould start detailed works asap.... The last one is my best...

sorry for my terrible eng..:)

[MikeTheHunter]

Nathaniel - amazing mood you've got there. Absolutely great work. :thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

Thank you everyone for the kind comments! I definitely think I will explore more options based on the lighting of my last post. I may try a different version of it, or apply it to the previous city shots. More to come soon...

[dragginart]

It's a great piece already. I like the mood and atmospheric feeling already evident. I was wondering, as a relative digital newbie, what type of media you use to achieve that look. Is it layers used with textures, or is it within the program itself? Just curious. Good luck.

[NathanielWest]

Thanks for the nice words Dragginart! I primarily in photoshop. I usually work on one or two layers, and I use transparent texturing and/or photos to add additional depth to the artwork. I would suggest playing with brushes, different brush modes, photos, etc., to see what techniques work best for you. I hope this helps a little, but if you have more questions, please feel free to let me know! I'm always glad to offer any advice. Thanks again, and good luck in the challenge. Your thread is coming along nicely!

Nathaniel

[minminxu]

wonderful！！~

wonderful scene~ wonderful sketch~ wow~ I so love the picture~ keep it up ~ good luck~:bounce::bounce:

[ICHOMA]

Great shiop design, I always like to createmachines with insectoid origins.

[ICHOMA]

Great ship design, I always like to createmachines with insectoid origins.

[Wualforvalle]

OMG!!!:thumbsup: whats taking u soo long update that image! i want 2 c update is one of my favorites in the contest :)

Edit: Forgot, what program do you use? Photoshop or Corel? and if Photoshop... are they custom brushes?

[NathanielWest]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

ICHOMA - Thanks! It's nice to hear from you again!

Waldoerick - Thank you! I have been so so busy with other things that I haven't had a chance to get to the challenge. I'm hoping to get some time to really start working on this one very soon. I've got some new things in mind, and I'll be posting them up as soon as I can. As for the program I use, I'm working with Photoshop only, and I use some custom brushes and photo textures as well. Thanks again!

[ICHOMA]

Nathaniel.
Excelente lighting, it develope a very special modd, Calm and Natural.
About the key elements, I think you can complete the scene with a distant City or may be you can dreo the entrance to the asteroid, of course from the inside, cause I think nobody has done it yet.

regards.

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164357214_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164357214_large.jpg)

Here's a rough model to get me set in the right direction and for basic perspective reference. Things will probably change or move on this model, as I will rearrange things as the painting evolves.

Okay, I'm off to begin the coloring!

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164360802_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164360802_large.jpg)

Here's my first pass at color. I'm just letting things flow and feeling for the mood of the piece. I'm not concerned with details just yet, but mostly just the ligthing and the value structure to base the details on. Any comments are always welcome!

[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

[NathanielWest]

Wow thank you brrrhmmm!!! That was very informative and much appreciated! It's nice to see a break down of how many people are doing each kind of image. Thanks again!

[shattered-fx]

Hi Nathaniel,

I love the latest sketch you made ..Im just concern about the straightness of the ground, should it be more bended ? like the inner latteral surface of a can ?..anyway I have been following your sketches from the earliest to this last and man your have a superb sketching ability..keep it up!:thumbsup:

-raffy


my EON entry

[brrrhmmm]

I like your artwork they have a high quality feel about
them even at this early sketching stage.Message me if you
want an update of the list and the reasons for the list given
to grin3d.Please Please do a tutorial on how you do the early sketches.:)

[Gune]

I´m a great fan of your scetches... and i can´t wait to see more or better the final image of you!...

[JeffZugale]

I really like the atmosphere of this and it's got a great feeling of size and distance. Keep going! :)

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164766239_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1164766239_large.jpg)

Here's the image, but a bit more refined. I've begun adding a hint of the curved chamber walls to the background, but I may actually put this whole image aside and begin anew with a different view and entirely different lighting scenario. More to come soon...

[DanBird]

Looking excellent.:applause:
Good luck. :D

[prabath]

The details are sitting in quite well with the large structures.The composition is well balenced.Good approach.

Cheers!

[Leotril]

your images are a source of inspiration.. i love ur work :wise:

[GaeasHerald]

Great job! You've worked your atmospheric perspective perfectly and there is an easy flowing visual path that makes the image appealing. The only thing I can think of would be to add some sort of visual pay off where that "path" ends. :)

[element5]

Hi there Nathaniel,

Good to see you again and as usual some very powerful images :-)

Seems alot of us are using 3D as a tool to set our seens up....:thumbsup:

Cheers
Mark

[MarkyG]

Nathaniel, this is gorgeous. Grand. Love it!

[rawwad]

It looks awesome man!:) I like it so much , keep working!

[NinjaA55N]

A whole new image to begin? well, its nothing wrong with this one :) I supose u meant to make every chamber the same? When I take a fast view over the whole piece, I though it would be much more interesting to make all of those mushrooms different on top. I dont know if that is ok with the original story (I didnt read it yet) but I think it would be a nice touch to a whole image. Other than that very nice start as always. Keep the great work coming!

[NathanielWest]

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I haven't had a chance to work on this for awhile now, what with the holidays and work schedule and such. I have been thinking a bit about it though, and I think I will still change this image completely. In the description of the city, it is described as Los Angeles on a clear day, but I just don't see that lighting scenario from a plasma tube, and to be honest, that just doesn't sound as fun as using a hazy sky to indicate the vastness of the chamber. So I think I will probably pick a different angle, and really showcase the details of one of those big structures. I might warm up the scene a bit too. Hey, and I might play around with changing the structures a bit Ninja! My original plan was to put buildings up on top of each one, but maybe they each hold some sort of power source? We'll see what comes up. Thanks again!

Nathaniel

[nwiz25]

hey buddy! wishing u and ur family a very merry christmas! :bounce: :love:
http://nwiz25.cgsociety.org/gallery/444492/

cheers! :beer:



> man! this sure is one helluva refinement! :eek: the haze is spellbinding! .. plus ... gotta love those lights on da structures n all! draws attention very quickly! :D nice work mate!

[CodeNothing]

BEAUTIFULL!! not sure if i have any crits here. Your color and lighting are realy great. awsome pallete.



:thumbsup:

[naetronic]

Hey Nathaniel your latest looks really good, I'd stick with it but good luck with whichever concept you go for, and have fun!

[icedeyes]

this one looks incredibly nice man.... good luck.. no comments from me...

[CodeNothing]

This is one of my favorate enteries here! Hope you Finish it off! I realy want to see it completed!! :thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

Nwiz, thank you, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!

I'm hoping to get to this image in the next week or so if I can get some of my work commitments out of the way! More to come soon...

[ginoshu]

Very nice concept man...I like it very much...It's very similar with the story...Good Luck!!!

[JeffZugale]

Ah, I like that last image, it's got a cool "Sparth"-y feel to it. Whichever one you complete will be excellent, best of luck!

[prabath]

Hey Nathaniel,nice work.I love the overall composition.
All the best to you.

Cheers!

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170067177_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170067177_large.jpg)

I'm back! Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I've carved out some time to hopefully finish this one. I'm sooo happy to be back with this, as I didn't think I would get the chance to finish things up. I'm going to go with this image for times sake. Maybe another time for the other image...

But what I'm thinking with this one, is a reflective surface on the walls of the chamber, that doesn't show the plasma tube, but gives that hint that it's there. Let me know what you think!

Nathaniel

[Neubius]

excellent, you got a really nice painty quality.
great work, good luck man. :)

[Manzieri]

I think this image is simply fantastic. Great atmosphere!

About the indirect presence of the plasma tube on the reflective chamber walls, I don't know... It deppends from its Watt power... :) Here as it is, it looks as the reflection of something from above. Maybe the light should be more linear on the walls, maybe in some way touch the architecture below inside the camera, some reflective buildings...

[naetronic]

Hey great update! dig the reflective lighting, very cool, best of luck finishing:thumbsup:
Nathan

[NathanielWest]

Manzieri-Yes, it's a fine line with the reflection (no pun intended) I'm hoping that the viewer will catch that the light reflection is from the plasma tube, and I may have to make it a thinner and more defined line to indicate that. I think you've brought up an interesting point, and I will make sure to define that light source!

Thanks for the comments everyone! I'll be back with the finish soon (I hope)

[MarkyG]

Hi Nathaniel, great looking piece!

One thing, are you going to put back those foreground dudes? I kind of miss how they pushed the spatial distance of the image.

Great stuff nonetheless!

markg

[NathanielWest]

MarkyG--Thanks! Those foreground figures will be there in the end! They just disappeared for construction :)

[MartinNielsen]

Great work! :thumbsup:

Well, everybody have already said it all, so just... :thumbsup:

[beelow]

This is already impressive! Waiting to see the next stage! good luck with finishing!:thumbsup:

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170148270_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170148270_large.jpg)

I've detailed this out a bit more. I'll be working on the travelers up front, and then tightening up some additional areas of interest.

[musi]

Indeed, very beautiful peace!

Well done, Nathaniel :applause: ! I love the depth in it, yellow visa blue contrast works very good here!

Just keep going and get it finished! :)

[artvandeley]

Wow, using just the reflection of the tube is such a great idea, i´m impressed.
Works a lot better with the people in front.
:thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

:eek: m dumbfounded! :eek:

that says it all i guess :p

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

cheers! :beer:

[NathanielWest]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170236405_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12065/12065_1170236405_large.jpg)

Here's my final image of Alexandria. I've added my own liberties to the scene, while following the basic concept of the original text. At this moment, the explorers are just coming upon the vast city before them...

This has been a lot of fun, and the work in these challenges gets better every time! Good luck everyone!

Nathaniel

[OKMER]

Whoooaa, Nathaniel, congratz on finishing mate!!!And not just a finish like that.I love the pic!!!Nice colors, great dynamic feeling and love those reflects on the wall and water,great idea!
Nice smooth formes on he platform too!
Good luck Nathaniel, although I doubt you need that!

[nwiz25]

congratulations dude! :scream::applause::arteest: awesome piece man! :eek: :bowdown:


good luck as always! :thumbsup: :beer:

[Istmo]

Beautiful image dude!! I wish you good luck with this contest!:thumbsup:

[beelow]

Nice entry Nathan! Good luck!:thumbsup:

[Manzieri]

It's indeed a very beautiful interpretation. I see that you solved with success your plasma-tube idea and the final result looks solidly convincing.

Good luck, mate!:thumbsup:

[zweiDee]

congratz mate, this piece is a ten*!:buttrock:

[NathanielWest]

Thanks so much for the kind words everyone! I'm glad that the plasma tube reflection is working reading to you all. I really can't wait for the next challenge to start...I've had so much fun with this! :)

[Lman]

Nathaniel your stuff kicks a$$

Best of luck mate
Fantastic style.

:)

[TheFirstAngel]

stunning work and i expected no lesser from you. i loved every work i seen from you yet and thanks for one more piece to stuff my nathaniel west folder with :) congrats on your great final, and best of luck. hope to see ya next challenge. keep on rocking!

[LightSovereign]

Jeez!, that is an effort and three quarters, Nathaniel. The reflection of the plasma tube is spell binding, Ingenious!.

top stuff!

Marley

[SONIC-X]

Great work dude.That is an excellant piece of painting.Good luck.

[NinjaA55N]

Hi Nathaniel! Im glad to see u finished ur marvelous piece! It sure is one of the best around here and I hope that judges wont miss u :) best of luck and I hope we see in next challenges as well.

[ginoshu]

very close to the story, I like it.....good luck!~

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