Dead End..., Raphael Lacoste (2D)

[MVDB]

Lovely image, cool lighting, angle and coloring!
Lovin' the atmosphere.. :thumbsup:

[tuuhia]

WoW...it's really a great work!!:thumbsup:very nice lighting

[Cris-Palomino]

I love the palette, lighting and angle. Very effective.

Cris

[slickgreekgeo]

Incredible lightning effects. I don't usually give out 5 stars, but I couldn't control myself this time.

[prasa]

Wow! Great lightning and contrast .. 5 stars

[DeeVad]

I really like your Cgwork as usual, and "your name<->5 stars" are always connected to my mind. This work his truly good. As usual : ligning/material/angle view... Nothing to say when a master as you want to represent something.
Great work.
If I would have to enforce one things in your picture it would be to add some bugs/insect, more foggy and volumetric light for the windows on the foreground.
anyway, 5* cause I can't give 6.

[RuanJIAJIA]

i love you work

[Djampa]

Except for the wolves I couldn't tell it is 2D, it seems a full 3D !

As usual you did a masterpiece ! Tilted camera, balance, composition, colors, lights, what else? *lol* You're impressive. Thanks for sharing that !

Congratz !

Best wishes, cya,

[Raphael-Lacoste]

thank you for the stars :)

I'm happy you like it, I like your comments on atmosphere, I agree with you regarding ground fog, I will add some!

cheers

[degerardo]

Hello Raphael, great work as all the time... 5* form me, but the light have very strong bright for me.. I like for 100% the top side of the image...perfect work man! :thumbsup:

[EhsanD]

I always love your works ... :eek:
perfect ... :thumbsup:

[elnady]

Man this is awesome

5*
more please :)

[reiv]

Great work as usual :)

[bartus000]

fantastic work 5:buttrock: stars good light i love it i read interviev with you http://www.max3d.pl/artykuly.php?id=027_1 your works on your website are the best

[inky2]

Something new... :)

It is awfully ominous of course and great!

I always love your works pallete and works quality.

May be only one-you can to continue play with arch,light for the windows too.

But wolfs are sooo nasty.So good that in my city was shooted this animals a long time ago:)

[irananimator]

Great job Raphael.
I like it.5*
Godd luck.:thumbsup:

Hamed katebi

[PhilOsirus]

Very nice and different from your previous work!

My only crit would be the floor seems equally reflective. It's unclear if there is a thin layer of water covering the whole ground, but it looks like a sheet of glass/plastic is over the ground. Maybe if some of the rough parts were sticking out or where not as reflective it would break this impression.

Anyway I love it! Reminds me I gotta get to work on my own stuff!:)

[icharin]

Wow, this is amazing. I love the cool tones you used for theme, a perfect match!

[yellowdog]

Salut mec !!

Great work ! love the mood and the color palette... you really nailed the creepy feeling in this one !!!

Where do you get so much free time as to do all theses great images!!? I'm jealous ;)



a big thumb way up :thumbsup:

[vindow]

cant resist writing reply..... its very cool image all togather love the pallete camera and moment..
very wel captured especially the shine on the tiles along the wall is it 3d rendered.... it has come out too good..... just adding 5*

[ser09a]

cool work ...great:buttrock:

[Raphael-Lacoste]

yellowdog: I take a looong time to do those pics :) sometime, when I am sick at home and when my child is sleeping!

PhilOsirus: I agree with you, but I was a bit impatient to finish!

inky2: remind me your city? :) thanks, I love your works too!


Reiv : thanks you rock:)

[lildragon]

I always enjoy seeing your new works Raph. This is no different. Great lighting and execution. The Wolves are a bit rough in comparison, but doesn't take much away from the image.

{PLUGGED}

Cheers

[PureMoxi]

wow...that is a fantastic use of light. I particularly love the hightlights on the tile and the overall eerie feeling about it. Great composition. Keep it up.

[yellowdog]

Congratz on the front page !!!You deserve it !!!


:)

[kuraudo]

The whole scene with the dogs and the alley reminds me of Lady in the Water when the critic dude got killed. And those dogs are damn scary. Nice job.

[APD-Jack]

Great job. :thumbsup:
Impressive atmosphere, lighting and texture :bounce:

The only thing that bothers me is the wolves :shrug: They are not as beautiful as rest of the work..

And adding some bugs would've been nice..

Anyway, 4* from me :)

Congrats
Keep good working:applause:

[Maven]

Nice work...I'm not to sure about the clock however...doesn't seem to fit...and why 5 oclock? Is he late for a meeting and the wolves are in his way?

[hesaei]

hey raphael its great:thumbsup: :bounce:

good coposition and lighting
i love your lighting reallllllllllllllllllllly.:bounce: :eek:
good luck.

[hesaei]

hey raphael its great:thumbsup: :bounce:

good coposition and lighting
i love your lighting reallllllllllllllllllllly.:bounce: :eek:
good luck.
4*from me

[Jassar]

Great image! it shifts a bit to the horror world...cool:buttrock:

I wish there was more than 5 stars!
-Jassar

[bblanar]

oh man, i thought this was the scene from Snow Crash where Hiro rescues YT from jail.

[ffourier]

love this piece of work. Nice mood, and good lighting. The clock is so bright that it's focalized a lot the attention but i think this is wanted :)

[living_for_cg]

wounderful image....just like your other works..:thumbsup:

[tonyb83]

Very nice!!! 5 stars :eek:

[Raphael-Lacoste]

thanks all for your positive feedback!

for those who were wondering, I tried to distort a gothic architecture in a modern / horror mood...
The clock is placed here, like a stained glass would have been in a church for instance, for the shape similarity ;)
and there is no reason why it is 5 oclock or another time :P

[HappyCalaveras]

Excellent work - great staging and atmosphere. I like that every viewer probably creates a different story in their head to explain the scene captured.

My only suggestion would be to refine the wolves/dogs; they have a rougher 'concept art' feel to them while the rest of the image is highly detailed and more realistically rendered. Since they're in the extreme foreground the difference in detail/quality stands out a bit. Fantastic image nonetheless though :thumbsup:

[TAVO]

what a nice mood, love the palet, you domain the use of color as your wish, very nice job. :thumbsup:

[dunsoner]

that is awesome keep up the great work :thumbsup:

[Nux]

i love this image. might be one of the best digital pieces i've seen. really very stunning! thanks for sharing it with us.




i actually have a question about this piece. i'm wondering, is it about suicide? there's a lot of reference in suicide literature to the "black dogs".

this narrow hallway, the black dogs at one end and a person standing alone at the other, as well as the title all seem to fit pretty well with a person who's on the brink of suicide. the ultimatum, kill the dogs or kill the self to get away from them.

[MrPositive]

It's rare I can feel the tension and this still has it.

[bilay]

It reminds me a corridor in the first "Resident Evil" on PSX. Do you remember the dogs jumping out of the windows? :D. Supherb lighting, great textures. Overall 4 stars from me!

[rrobert]

Smart! To use a 3d background as a depth reference! :)

I like you style. Great work :thumbsup:

[no]

I love it!
Vraiment cool Raphael!

Ben

[Fantast]

Great work, Raphael !!!
Lighting is awesome! :thumbsup:

[Samsonite0077]

Love it. 5 stars

[ParamountCell]

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Title: Dead End...
Name: Raphael Lacoste
Country: Canada
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop

hmmm... what is going to happen?
As usual, a 3D base was used for perpective and details like the tiles, but it is mostly a 2D job.

hope you'll like it.

enjoy!

I must comment, I love this image! does it have a story to it?

[Scob]

Great work , amazing lighting , just I think that the dogs are below the remainder...
Cheers..

[KaDDD]

pouaaaaaaa ! ! !WWOWW

amazing style and glossy aspect , le floor is really excellent
perfect job , 5 *, our charactere is paint or in 3d ?
congrats for the front page
master pieces ( like usual )

[Raphael-Lacoste]

thanks! yes the dude is 2D :)

I don't like to model uh uh ....

paramountcell, you imagine the story you want!
I like when a picture tells a storym but I can't tell you what's going to happen !

[aoliwei]

good job!! I m gonna check your portfoliot!

[Spc]

Awesome.
That's a masterpiece!
10 stars!

:buttrock::bowdown:

[Spigaou]

:thumbsup: Beautiful mood !!

[abourabe]

wow really fantastic work . I love this atmosphere very nice lighting :thumbsup:

[leishman]

Brava.:thumbsup: cool .Let me bethink the wolf in steamboat part story from movie <The day after tomorrow >.

[Neil]

It's a brilliant piece that i feel is being hindered by the dogs. They just seem too rough in comparison to the rest. Even if they were cropped, you get the feeling that the man at the end of the hallway is there for you (the viewer) instead. But if they're there for the story, then I guess it's important to keep it. Possibly polish them off more?

[Anthonie]

Love the lighting man. Cool atmosphere too.

[vivien82]

wow it's excellent! just love everything about it!

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