Eon (Illustration) Entry: Marley Mcleay

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ok, im in..i had to 'interloan' the book from the wellington library. It is pretty good isn't it..so far, very rudimentary sketches, i'll post em soon.

well good luck to myself, im sure i'll need it hahaha.
XD..

even though im late, good luck everyone!

cheers

Marley

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just getting myself used to the concept here..an axis..

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I remember reading a segment about an energy barrier which was like liquid, it was just as they came up to nader for the first time..hmm, interesting showing my pieces this early X/.

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A sketch with a bit more time devoted to it. There are a few possibilities with this one. Will experiment with extending the canvas either way. Nothing solidified in terms of story narration, still playing ^^.

cheers

Marley

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Ok a slight issue with viewing peoples artwork. I get about 3/4 of the main artwork loaded then the entire thread stops loading..refresh is pretty much useless im afraid (using latest firefox and IE)..owell off to try and sort this out ^^.

Marley

[abscnth]

hey Marley
You definately have some mileage with this last sketch but i am quite keen on the second also. I am liking the strong perspective in all.

Good Luck
Sean

[Anatomista]

I really like your last sketch. It is very fantasy like, specially because of the colors. Maybe you should bring the perspective a little to the center like you did in the others.

[aurora]

I really like the latest sketch too. Nice designs, just don't forget theres two cubes between the maltese cross and the Buffer section which attaches to Axis Nader.

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Thats great, thanks very much everyone, i am liking the last one aswell, i took me 2hrs maybe to whip this up, by no means fast, but by my standards, thats quite fast for me XD.

Yea, i actually have two cubes there, but i placed the maltese cross on the wrong end. so will re-work it when i get once i get into a final version..Many thanks for commenting!!.

Marley

[Ivy00]

nice sketches, I like the colors on the last one .. I have the loading problem also, I figured it was because of my rotten dial up connection. Refresh will work, sometimes you just have to refresh about 3 times to get the whole picture to load.

[Thaldir]

Great sketchwork, Marley, and very individual as well: just from the thumbnail I knew it was you.

I'll join the chorus of approuval for the last one, love how you show the scale and how 'alien' the environment looks even with very familiar shapes (for instance the Malta cross) composing it.
Looking forward to seeing your progress!

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well have spent an hour and a bit extending out, have also flipped the imge...I can see potential, this way for sure. cool, gettin more comments.

I am on a 56k modem aswell, so perhaps this is it :(..well i'll regularly visit my local net cafe then ^^.

cheers everyone.

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Just would like to add that this is by no means "final" in design, but i am liking the perspective, so that may stay.

ohh and tizziano, yea i actually went around a few garage sales yesterday and spotted a cross on a mini cup holder, so i grabbed it for 2 bucks and went with it. haha. i really liked its shape!.

Many thanks again everyone!.

Marley

[umbrellasky]

Hey Marley! Looking good! I love your use of colour, and perspective. Great work so far!

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[brrrhmmm]

Side by Side comparisons So that you know who is doing

what in the illustration category of the eon challenge only.

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

multiclassed..

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

Movie Posters theme.

Characters in dramatic poses.

Characters have detailed skin,muscle and skeletal structures.Characters may wear detailed armor.

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

Holly Fix


Karoly A. Szoke

Rafael Mir

Vladislav Drumev

Tiziano Baracchi

Mateja Petkovic

chiang chong

Alexandra Ciolac

Samuel Burton

Mathieu Didier

Juan Díez

Kari Salmi

Andrey Akulov

Lei Jin

Albert Feliu

Damir G. Martin

Niels-Ullé Walther

Mathias Verhasselt(Forum Leader)

Tan Guang Yu

Simon Bull

Michael See(Based on Sacha Word Of Mouth)

Justin Kellis

Da Feng

Giuliano Brocani

Roderic Rodriguez

Marek Okon

Edward Cicka

Tuan Nguyen

Linda Luksic(Based on Sacha Word Of Mouth)

Linda Smith

William Leafe

Raffy Encarnacion Dermawan

Marco Alejandro Castelan Morales

John Streider

Radu Bogdan Boeru

Tiberius Viris

Sacha angel diener

Niklas Frostgard

Michael van den bosch

sabrina bott

michael dashow

nabil hamadi

alwyn talbot

timur kiryashov

damir g martin

Nathan L Bachelder

Daniel lu visi

Maurizio Manzieri

dale thomas

ego lataire

rune rask

guo jian

hugo araujo

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

Marley Mcleay

max cunningham

colin brandt

ori arad

danny Silverstonecis

Kazimierz Fit

Lowell Aromin

Mike Moir

Ernest Burden

Lamair Nash

Marty Jones

Raul Heib

Elena Fitts

Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe(Inspirational Art)

Claire O'Brien

Sean J

Tibor Bed(atš

Michael Merrill

Michael Krenzin

Kerem

James Nelms

mihai liviu

nabil hamadi

Bjorn Norberg

Tian Yanbing

David Wolstenholme

Ales Marcik

Renee Bailey

Krystian Polak

Jean-Sébastien Guillemette

Tuan Nguyen

Jesse Speak

Timur Kiryashov

Mark Goldsworthy

Roman Bernhard Eppstein

Raffy Encarnacion Dermawan

Tiberius Virius

remko troost

tolgahan gungor

torsten wolber

nathaniel west

ramy badie

bryce smith

martin nielsen

emrah elmasli

mauricio alvarado kladt

prabath wijayantha

maciej frolow

nilesh ambekar

constantinos krystallis

greg kaperski

adrian fekete

reinaldoromero

marcin j. nikiforuk

james nelms

maurizio manzieri

jarek sznytzer

Derek wilson

Nazirull Safry Paijo

Daniel justin bird

dale thomas

erik linden

rune rask

david freeman

ori arad

markus graf

ali jalali

raffy encarnacion

alex kelly

jennifer Kathleen Phillips

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

and Environment is the Focus and site of adventure.Open Pit Mines abound.Mining Machinery act as props.

Peter Kneeshaw

Michal Matczak

Kerti Alev

sean counley

Mark Cripps

Jeff Zugale

Thomas Ingham

Tan Guang Yu

Ric Brehm

lei huang

adrian baluta

gonzalo golpe

gunilla elam

jonathan colvin

guo jian

oscar jostedt

brian Slayton

yann tisseron

yaroslav kravchenko

dusten s. sonnon

: party scene with the character interacting and gossiping

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

Radu Bogdan Boeru

nekomouse

Phillip Buchanan

christian paterson

Alex Kelly

Martin Dolejs

: wonderful sense of humor even black humor and caricature

Torsten Wolber

per trystad

mark david

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

Andrzej Rudz

thierry schiel

paul hume

Karel Fourie





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

kouzala

Ricky Cox

Viktor Nering

Bazzaro

John Cahoon

Kirt Stanke

Mona Eriksson

Emil Petrinic

Bjorn Norberg

Will Brown

Michael Burburan

Phillip Buchanan

Dmitri G Michniouk

Mark Alford

sacha angel

neville de souza

prabath wijayantha

greg kaperski

mona eriksson

attilla kurt

vladimir davidenko

paul b castillo

juha kamarainen

mauricio alvarado kladt

joel carlo

shawn andrews

matt benya

Derek Wilson

blaz porenta

oscar jostedt

pavel elagin

yann tisseron

blaz porenta

Fabio Oscar Corica

: detailed explanatory tutorials

sacha angel(divx tutorials)

matt benya(photoshop of atmospheric effects)

Nathan Bachelder(Painting a posthuman)

Raffy Encarnacion Dermawan(Painting an Angelina Jolie lookalike)

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sorry, very small scan of my sketch using a ball point, and slightly coloured. i forgot to save a different version all by itself...though i do have a progress of it in my next post...

Basically, i havn't completely gone off doing axis nader but at the moment i have seen one too many derivatives, all very similarly themed (even though we virtually are depicting the same scenes, given that it is eon.) I thought id try a different tact, see how i go..Looks very messy at this size i know.

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Here it is a little developed. Greyscaled and working in the tones...I am enjoying the process...though i do smell a slight compositional issue .-,.-*

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Hey madelaine, cheers for the props, its sure fun going, and all the nicer when people drop by ^^

brrrhhhm, cheers very much for the update...its very interesting ^^.

Marley

[Slav]

i really liked your color studies. i hope you dont loose any of that in your new sketches. :)

[Nazirull]

The Wald?? Wut?

U know...i dont care what that is....(The fact im stuck at the Russian attack on the Stone part of the book)

Its fantastic when ppl look at ur work and go....

'whoa...what is that?'

Coz thats what i ask myslef when i see this....

Keep it like this and you'll come up really with something.

[Thaldir]

Hi, Marley!

I liked your previous sketch a lot, but this one looks absolutely fascinating, can't wait to see it done in your own magic colors.:)

If I can make a little suggestion, the left 'arm' of the foreground element (the part going into the mountain), might be a bit problematic composition and perspective-wise, personally I'd take it away to have a more clearly defined foreground building/structure.

Of course my feeling may just be because of the work-stage (sketches are rarely defined, anyway) and it's just my very personal 2 cents ;) :)

Keep going, mate!

[Nomad]

Wow this last sketch is absolutely great :scream:


I like alot the complex shapes :thumbsup:


Great work so far :bounce:

[element5]

wow, wow i am really liking your drawing style. Love the concepts....looking forward to more :thumbsup:

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Wow thanks so much for all the comments and compliments, its great to see more than one :P hahahaha

Just seeing if i could actually colour it. it turned out i needed to be quite carefull as the colours tended to look flat over the b&w work.

Those mountains may not be there for too long..i tried and painted over them, while the composition needed work, it did give more focus on the structure, which i liked. anyways..a bit of colour for the mix!!

Thanks very much everybody, greatly appreciated!.

Marley

[Terro]

Very nice, your color choice make the atmosphere look very unique. BTE, I love the design of the building and how it looks as if the coulds were tugging at it.

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from the previous version, I have actually pushed the colours too far. disapointed, i let it go. Today found an earlier version (Xpress love for earlier versions :scream: ). which had a light dusting of colour..Yayy!!!. got back into it, removed those awefull trees and went with some lines around the pyramid. to make this uplifting swerve, i like it very much. Although only minor differences, i feel back on track which is good!. Also studied some bierdstadt/sp? landscapes to help with contrast and colour a little!!..

And lastly thanks very much for commenting terro :D. always good to get feedback!

Marley

[bearfoot]

wow marley


i love the design and the colour palette

excellent work !

cheers

[ginoshu]

I like how u get the idea from...the cup holder...

nice perspective, I like how u played with the shapes...very agressive...sharpes shapes...cool colors..very dramatic...good luck..!

[Thaldir]

Hooray for earlier versions! :)

If you don't mind a suggestion, Marley, and keep in mind it's a pure gut reaction no 'technical', brainy reasons, I liked a lot the mountains on the left in the previous version.
For unknown reasons they felt more appropriate there, to me. I'd suggest flipping the image and see how it feels.

As I said, it's guts talking here, so if you don't see what I'm babbling about don't sweat it, mate! :)

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Have extended canvas downwards to get more sense of space. added a teeny tiny character just to get sense of scale sorted out..uumm has highlighted some compositional issues, not too much work i hope.

The canvas could possibly be shifted left a little more and an inch off from the right side, we'll see on that!

Am happy with the liquid energy barrier, something that never left my mind from my earlier concept sketch :P.

but am feeling that buzz that i can finish this piece in good time :D.

Thaldir, thanks, yea i've flipped the image and yo're right accept that the way it is now the building looks questionable :P..thank you

and ginoshu thanks very muc, i appreciate the feeling in your piece aswell.

Manythanks u 2

Marley

[walrus]

I really like how your piece is coming - the layout, the colors, the mood, and everything!
Only comment I would add is that I have absolutely no clue what part of the book, if any, to tie it to. I really liked your earlier sketches because they said "Eon" strongly. I can understand your reasons for wanting to do an Axis City image, but you may have gone too far in the opposite direction. Perhaps making the backgorund behind your structures clearly cylindrical could help...? Or having a diagonal slash of the plasma tube in the sky, from upper left to lower right, not a hard edges line but a hazy, soft-edged one, could help tie it to the book more too (and look cool, compositionally!)
Anyhow, just some thoguhts. Good luck with it!

-mike

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Michael, you have an eye of an eagle :D, thank you so much for the advice of the flaw..it works ^^. I t brought me back down to earth thats for sure ^^.

You are right. this one needs to be staired back on course, thanks very much for the crit, greatly needed!!

Marley

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Ok thanks muchly to walrus for providing a proverbial nudge. have tried what he sugested and really like it..Basically adding the flaw top left to bottom right and removing the sniff sniff* those beautiful mountains :cry:..HAH and replacing it with a cylinder effect..(done hastily i might add)

PLEASE, crit away!..

thanks evryone in advance

[aurora]

Like Walrus I'm not 100% sure were this lies within the book, but with the addition of the plasma tube it deffinenetly nows seems to belong in ThistleDown. But there is something about this piece that makes it one of my favorites. Not sure why I just love it. Extending the canvas down to add the water and the character added tons of depth and scale to the image. I'm glad you went with the subtler colors too.
Crits, not sure what those brigt bles dots are about but they seem to saturated in color compared to the rest of the image
Make sure the plasma tube is centered in the cylinder borehole as it exits the chamber.
I LOVE the pyramid however take it one step further. The book says they used rotated step pyramids throughout the seventh chamber so you might want to do that type here. Basically it is a pyramid that is stair stepped all the way up but each new step is slightly rotated comapred to the previous step.
This is one image I look for eveytime I pop on. Can't wait to see your future development!

[rawwad]

Awesome design, I like it so much. Looking foward to more!:thumbsup:

[walrus]

Marley -

Good, I'm glad that post was helpful to you! I think your changes are really moving in the right direction. You've got a nice flow, left to right. You've got the cylindrical shape. The one thing I think you still need to think about more is scale.

The chambers are all 50km in diameter. Which means it's 25km from the floor to the Singularity (or if you're not a metric kinda guy, over 15 miles.) The breathable atmosphere only reaches up a small part of that. Looking at your cap, it feels like the chamber is only a half a mile wide or so. If we were looking at a cap behind the building, we'd really only see a small fraction of it. Anyhow, just something to think about: I'd been thinking about the plasma tube going behind the building, not necessarily through it. But anyhow, just some thought to share with you about it.

Good luck!

-mike

[aurora]

Looking at your cap, it feels like the chamber is only a half a mile wide or so.

Hmm, and to me it seems the cap is just HUGE due to the immense size of the chamber itself. I do see where you are coming from though walrus. I agree the cap should be smaller but I do like the size of everything else in scene.

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ok. interesting times, i tried to mimmick the structure on the left. if you see on erlier version, not symmetrical..(yet it does work but... while i work in the composition..i won't worry about tonal value at this point..i can see its losing it at the seems but thats ok 32 days left. i'm sure i'll manage P..


Hay and thank you very much mike rawwad and aurora. greatly appreciated..
aurora cool, that is extra special, thanks for the continued support :D.

Marley

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oohh, forgot to mention, my way of dealing with scale issue was to paint a small city, just to see how that works..comments, feedback would be great.

have a good one all
:D

Marley

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a little more emphasis on the central liquid thing. and a bit more colour for teh win ^^.

..im going to take a wee rest, im starting to feel light headed...take care everyone..such remarkable artworks being posted, its great!

Marley

[Ivy00]

I think I have fallen in love with the color and texture of your creation

[NinjaA55N]

..and it would be a shame to miss urs. Simply great! what an organic shape and those soft colors. Again something completely different from others, which is always so nice to see when something pops out from the crowd. The only crit would be that I think the main round part isnt in the right perspective... or it is? It seems strange, headed too much to the viewer. I guess if u put that blue part more to the left, it will read better. My opinion. Keep up the great work!

[R-K]

Wow, pretty unusal! Looks really interesting! I would subdue the color pallette a bit now.. oh and maybe look for some art nouveau style patterns and designs for your piece? Might work here.. The composition with the light beam works very well too. Good luck!

[bandro]

your design it so exciting and original one of the best i`ve seen, please finish it, it will go for the winner!!! I loved it man, go forward!!

[aurora]

The addition of the city does give it alittle more size perspective but the buildings deff need more detail work done to them so you know its a city and not just a wierd out cropping of rocks.

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wow, what bunch of great comments, thanks very much everyone. goorsh hahaha.

Ivy, i thanked ya already :D, cheers ^^.

Blaz your right it is kinda out of perspective, i had a feeling to lean it forward to the viewer, it seemed right at the time, i have gone on to do more on it, but is still the same shape..will keep that in mind however!.


Ranath: cool thanks very much, im liking the noveau suggestion, it could certainly help with my buildings for sure!, thanks for dropping by and commenting


Bandro, please don't get my hopes up hahaa :D. to be honest that fact i can add a new piece to my collection is anough for me, i am glad you've clicked with me piece however, thanks kindly

aurora, spot on, im going to work on them now and should have an update by tonight, my time ^^..thanks for the continued support!

Marley

[Blachart67]

Marley,

I showed your piece to a couple of guys at work...at lunchtime of course ;) ...and their comments were that it was "grand" in relation to perspective... i.e. they were impressed...

That together with the colours makes it pretty cool.

must get back to work ...cough...

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Ok, looks messy aye?, its because i haven't touched the right hand side just yet, will getthere soon enough..

lemme see.

tidied up the city somewhat, added a water ripple visual effect to the left, have yet to impliment this for the otherside, though i might find another way to balance it up!...

thoroughly enjoying this excercise :D.

cheers

Marley

[kazziu]

I like the left side of the image alot but the right 1/2 kills the sense of scale for me. The buildings could use some variation in their structure.

Keep it up.Cheers

[Thaldir]

Love where this one is going! :)

As to the right side, for me it's just the fact that the right of the painting is at a lower level of detail (right now) that the left is.
Guess that's going to change soon, though :)

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Paul: haha, you naughty bloke :p. thanks so much for letting me know, always great to hear feedback...Thats what i love about the net. you never know who has seen what.


Kazzui: YUP agreed, haven't touched that right side just yet, it would be interesting because iup until this stage have not had an answer for it, but will get there for sure.

As for the Buildings needing varriation?. which ones per se? the front buildings too formal in shape, too similar to the structure behind?. thanks for dropping by and commenting

Thaldir: Of course mate ^^ only a temporary issue with the right hand side. I am glad you are liking the direction, thanks for the feedback ^^

Marley

[aurora]

LOVE the improvements. Add a couple more buildings with some nice height, not many you don't want to crowd things. The water improvement is a great improvement. I'd also suggest sofening up the distinction between the brown dirt and the green grass a bit. I really look the banding but the contrast is a little harsh compared to the rest of the image.

[OKMER]

Yop, really like your concept man!
Maybe just that I feel a bit of dark tones are missing and so the feel of depth is a bit less.

Great and original!

[element5]

Looks like someone is having fun with there image, Your artwork is looking awesome :thumbsup: great idea and the colours are perfect.

waiting for more detail

Cheers
Mark

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hhmmm, i think i've pushed too hard, imho. something has got to go. soooooooooo i''l wait till after christmas and get back into it i think :).

merry christmas to all if i don't post b4 hand :).

edit* remko and mark, thanks very much for the comments. Remko, where do you think there should be darker tones?..In the sky or on the ground?

thanks again u 2

Marley

[Ivy00]

Looking beautiful :) Not sure what remco or mark meant but if you put some darker tones more toward the foreground and a few harder contrasts it might give you a more dramatic sense of depth...

[Thaldir]

Agree with Ivy00 on darkening the foreground a bit (in my opinion *that* would be enough to put more contrast in the image).Although you've me too stunned to contribute anything more detailed, it really has the 'multidimensional magic' I feel when reading about gates to parallel universes.:thumbsup:

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Awesome guys, thank you, i shall give that contrast suggestion a shot. Thanks for the wonderfull compliments aswell, truth be told, the extra sharpened look, this website gives, really is a little more generous to my image than it should be ^^.

Thanks again you 2

Marley

[aurora]

hhmmm, i think i've pushed too hard, imho. something has got to go. soooooooooo i''l wait till after christmas and get back into it i think :).

Help! Somebody hijacked your thread. I have no idea what you mean all the detail work you have added is fantastic. I especially love that last little bit you added around the plasma tube at the cap. I, for one don;t want to see anything go adios.

[Hideyoshi]

hey man! This is a great entry so far! Very daring color choice and interesting design! Definitely stands out from the crowd :)
Keep it coming!

Merry X-Mas, Marley!

[tofuangel]

I like the colours and design of this a lot. The tube that is going in though kind of bothers me. It feels like it gets smaller as it gets closer, and also it is going almost directly into the corner there which kind of locks my eye into the upper left hand side of the painting instead of moving me around through the rest of it. I do really like the textures you've built up here though.

[BaronImpossible]

Excellent, Marley, possibly your best yet. From what I've seen you stand a great chance of placing - nice job!

[ReinaldoRomero]

Very interesting entry, the organic desgn is awesome and the colors are good so far. I will be lookingforward on you thread, good luck and merry x-mass

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yea, really feeling a positive vibe now :P.. just gotta sit back and tidy the little bitz and pieces..with 21 days left, i'll take me time i thinx.

[LightSovereign]

ReinaldoRomero : Hey thank you very much mate :D, very kind of you to say so ^^.

cheers

BaronImpossible : ahh, simon my friend great to hear from you..Yea i am thinking its my best (i really wanted it to be anyway). My frame of mind about this is quite positive, so it can go on for some more i am thinking (usually i am dog tired and wanting to finish, i didn't envision needing 23 days + for this). An honour having your insight, simon.

Thanks very much. have a great xmas and new year :).

Hideyoshi: ahh, thank you very much, merry christmas to you too (wait hang on i said that already)..I hope you get that inspring streak of brush strokes that renews your faith in your work (and ability)..I got lucky twice in this respect XD

take care mate


tofuangel: AAHH XD!, well i think maybe too late to re align the singularity, i'm not in the mood to move the cap, thats why ^^. But you are quite right, I will still do some more work on it specially with regard to perspective.

thanks for the crit, really appreciated.


aurora : ohh i know, its the evil twin. likes to place doubt in my images, the fat bastard!.

haha,

no worries mate, its been dealt with with out any drama!, i dampened down the white spot of liquid by the blue orb, bottom right of it in the previous image. That was stopping my eye from resting ^^.,

Take care mate.

Thanks so much everyone,

Marley

[fO_o]

Nice! It has a Final Fantasy feel to it :P. Definitely something different....the organic looking structures..cheers.

[nwiz25]

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

cheers! :beer:



> awesome concept dude! :eek: very rich in bright colours and fantasy :eek: even reflections are spellbinding! love it! :love: good luck for the challenge! :thumbsup:

[LightSovereign]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167288902_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167288902_large.jpg)

just a general tidy up. bit of a juggling act trying to tidy up details... hehe, looks like little progress since my last post i realise..just a little work on lighting cast onto structure from the cap, though not sure it makes an improvement, detail toward the bootm left aswell, and of course the light bulb has been givin some treatment!. Nwiz and fO-o, thank you very much for the props ^^

Marley

[thepineman]

I've been here in this thread before just for a quick glance but right now I have to say it looks spectacular and very original. Very few have the organic motif in their designs. I think you really captured the idea of world within worlds in this piece. Keep up the goodwork.

[Manzieri]

Wonderful and original!!!

This is one of the most interesting threads. See you on the arrival line!;)

[LightSovereign]

Awesoem, thank you both very much, been a wonderfully insightful journey,, see ya both on th efinish line :D.

take care

Marley

[Ivy00]

I dont' really have anyting new to say, but hey wanna trade colors? you can have my dark subdued colors and I'll take your bright ones ha ha. Your updates are looking excellent :) can't wait to see the final.

[LightSovereign]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167558756_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167558756_large.jpg)

I'd like to call it finished ^^. i do realise the two very strong light sources. but i'm liking th eway it is..if anybody has advice, that 'd be great.

happy 2007 everyone its 10:54 ish here.

Marley

[crazybread]

So it is finished. Wow. I really like your style. Your Piece looks beautifull, misterious and majestic. Every corner is filled with detail (Thats how I like it) Good luck, although I don't think you'll need it, I see this piece finishing at the top. Happy 2007 to you too! :buttrock:

cb

[Istmo]

Oh, what a beautiful and original work!:thumbsup:

[OKMER]

Indeed man really nice job!
Happy new year for you and all the ones you love mate!
:beer:

[LightSovereign]

Hey guys, thanks very much for the kind words, you have your selves a mighty 2007 aswell ^^..This is definately finished..due to health reasons more than anything :P, so now all i have to do is think of some intellegable writing to fit this scene..Something which doesn't sound like rhetorical nonsense..hehehe

cheers people
link edited :scream:
Marley

[mdavid]

Wow! I've been dropping by your thread during the challenge but this was the first time I've gone through it completely. Your work is fantastic. I love your imaginative and futuristic look. Very original and very impressive. The high-res was definitely worth a visit too. Good luck

[LightSovereign]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167730448_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/14/12461/12461_1167730448_large.jpg)

Sorry guys, no work done, just filling up the "final" milestone..

Mark :D, wicked, thanks so much for the compliment. this is the best part of the competition, mingling with other artists and learning much in the process.

thanks very much ^^

edit* the reasoning

Ok a history of the developement of this piece..

Sure was a journey, this piece..


I did do concepts that were fairly close-ish to various descriptions in the novel. But i scrubbed them, as i saw many derivative pieces popping up, which featured similar compositions.

What my next sketch was based on was infact inspired by a pattern of wood grain on the wall above my shower..:wise:.. What i saw in it had my imagination going and i could infact morph it into something which might fit eon.

here it is in my scraps on da
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46144419/

About two weeks into this development i hit a well concreted brick wall. The issue was at this stage i was still vague as to what i wanted. Infact it was to the point of not being able to justify why i took the direction at all (hehe quite a gamble placing faith in a wood grain, lemme tell you).

Fortunately I was given quite an insightful dream.

Details of the dream: (and please don't laugh :P )

I am having a conversation with an artist I know online (a representation at least).

She asks me
"what is the significance of the wave?"

I was not only stumped, but embarrased because i had no answer at all, yet this would not be an issue had i re read the "inspiration" section.

I open the actual novel to read but there is nothing but a blank page, Gradually some words appear, as I am understanding what is written, My friend tells me

"The Ability to travel to distant worlds at any point in time you wish"
(close enough, i should have written it down that very day)

As she is speaking, I am given images of us walking onto a platform looking down a vast tunnel surrounded by many many people, watching as a giant and gentle wave glides towards us.

As the wave passes over, A select few have the ability to travel. In a crowd of one hundred, five disappear into another dimension.

The dream ends

Put it this way, this dream gave me enough inspiration to continue and best of all some form of justification about my direction...

This piece to me represents the concept of multi dimensional travel, showing three different realms connected by one massive alien construct (adapted by humans)..

That is the significance of the way...in my mind.

cheers

Marley

[walrus]

It's just beautiful, Marley. congrats on finishing. Your piece reminds me of the old Arthur C. Clarke adage, that any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic. Your landscape is filled with these wonderful, impossible structures and light that feel so much more "sufficiently advanced" than most of the tech the rest of us are cobbling together. :) Great work and congrats for completing it!

-mike

[Istmo]

Congrats again!just great! ;)

[Thaldir]

I can only repeat myself: heart-felt congratulations on a wonderful job, Marley!

Glad to see you at the finishing line, it has been a great race, hasn't it?

[Ivy00]

congratulations , it is indeed a fantastic work of art :)

[mdavid]

Yeah congratulations from me too. In something as spectacularly futuristic as the technology within Eon you'd expect to find something unfamiliar, and your scene is exactly that. But hey it looks beautiful too and that's got to count for a lot!

[aurora]

I love the new complex of buildings(?) on the left. They make the chamber look much larger and more complex are you going to do the same with the main city?

[LightSovereign]

Mike, gonzalo, Tiziano, linda, mark and tim. thanks for the fantastic compliments once again. Sure is nice to know what you think of my art..Thanks to all those who have commented throughout the development.this contest truly is a unique experience, very enjoyable and non too complex, love it..

Tim, naa its done, my nerves are shot to pieces unfortunately, and have made a descision to end it here, it seems no one is complaining :). Have to say, been a wee while since i've needed 4 weeks + on any piece, a good 2 years at least!..I'll just explain the buildings are in a different dimension from each other, cheesey but quite plausable :).

does anyone now wether a written description is needed for the final FTP..im no good at writing about my art..

cheers

Marley

[aurora]

Well I for one LOVE IT. As for a description I'm not sure, I know the Modeling section has to have a description along with the final render and the animation so I'd assume the Illustration section does too.

[walrus]

You don't need the final description for the FTP, only the "final" post (when you submit your image like normal, but pull down the selection for "final image.") I'm not sure the description really matters all that much for the final judging. It traditionally ranges from long paragraphs about the artistic and mental process of the artist in the ceration of the entry to ultru-brief "here's my final entry" kinds of posts. So it's entirely up to you, and it shouldn't really affect the judging one way or another. It could be a good place to explain how you feel your piece ties in with the 'Eon' universe if you feel it's not entirely self-explanatory.

-mike

[musi]

One almost hears the music looking at it. It's kind of the world that most of us would like to live in, I guess...

Just beautiful work, well done! :thumbsup:

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

[daWinky]

Hey Marley,

congratulations for your final image:applause: ! Refreshing unexpected to see such an abstract approach to the EON theme and I really like the result with it's beautiful coloring and lighting!
Well done!:thumbsup:

-sabrina

[HFix]

really interesting design...and beautiful color scheme!! cant wait to see the final!! :)


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

[LightSovereign]

Ok a history of the developement of this piece..(yes its late, extremely. just needed to get my thinking in the right manner)

Sure was a journey, this piece..


I did do concepts that were fairly close-ish to various descriptions in the novel. But i scrubbed them, as i saw many derivative pieces popping up, which featured similar compositions.

What my next sketch was based on was infact inspired by a pattern of wood grain on the wall above my shower..:wise:.. What i saw in it had my imagination going and i could infact morph it into something which might fit eon.

here it is in my scraps on da
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46144419/

About two weeks into this development i hit a well concreted brick wall. The issue was at this stage i was still vague as to what i wanted. Infact it was to the point of not being able to justify why i took the direction at all (hehe quite a gamble placing faith in a wood grain, lemme tell you).

Fortunately I was given quite an insightful dream.

Details of the dream: (and please don't laugh :P )

I am having a conversation with an artist I know online (a representation at least).

She asks me
"what is the significance of the wave?"

I was not only stumped, but embarrased because i had no answer at all, yet this would not be an issue had i re read the "inspiration" section.

I open the actual novel to read but there is nothing but a blank page, Gradually some words appear, as I am understanding what is written, My friend tells me

"The Ability to travel to distant worlds at any point in time you wish"
(close enough, i should have written it down that very day)

As she is speaking, I am given images of us walking onto a platform looking down a vast tunnel surrounded by many many people, watching as a giant and gentle wave glides towards us.

As the wave passes over, A select few have the ability to travel. In a crowd of one hundred, five disappear into another dimension.

The dream ends

Put it this way, this dream gave me enough inspiration to continue and best of all some form of justification about my direction...

This piece to me represents the concept of multi dimensional travel, showing three different realms connected by one massive alien construct (adapted by humans)..

That is the significance of the way...in my mind.

cheers

Marley

(ps i'll cut and paste this into my final image aswell, since its on the previous page)

[LightSovereign]

musi, daWinky, Hfix

thanks so much for the compliments, always appreciated.

Hfix, its done and dusted ^^

cheers

Marley

[nwiz25]

congratulations on ur final entry dude! :applause::buttrock::bounce:

extraordinary sense of color and imagination! :eek: u've captured everything so beautifully! i especially love the fact that u've been inspired by ur dreams to create this piece!

amazing!


wishing u the very best of luck for this challenge! :thumbsup:

god bless!

[thepineman]

This piece to me represents the concept of multi dimensional travel, showing three different realms connected by one massive alien construct (adapted by humans)..

congratulations for this piece; it will look great when framed and place on a wall.

speaking of travel hows NZ these days?

[Falcorr]

Nice details man. Reminds me of that master of orion game series.
Ever heard of it?

Very different approach. :thumbsup:

[LightSovereign]

haha, thanks you three, appreciated

Nwiz. i appreciate your kind words mate. especially with regard to my dream. It sure was an interesting moment for me.

thank you very much.

Pineman. Cheers. going very well done here actually. tourist season always seems to liven up the place somewhat. Although good luck in finding a car park in this small space :rolleyes:

Thank you very much mate :D

Falcor, thanks very much for saying so..Yea Masters of Orion rings a bell, must be an oldy. though never played it. Last game i played was Half Life 2, and that was some time ago!.

cheers all very much

Marley

[Terro]

Congratulations on the final image Light and thank you for your advice mate. Best of luck my friend.

[LightSovereign]

Thanks mate, yea, best part was the interaction, its interesting, sometimes you worry the advice you give may be out of kilter with everyone else but i learnt I need to have more faith in my original intent,to refrain from second guessing your original intuition, thats how i feel at least.

thanks very much terro.

best of luck to you too!

Marley

[artvandeley]

I love your style and colors, those are gorgeous!!
Congrats on finishing and good luck.

[OKMER]

Whooo,Marley just love the fact this all started with a piece of wood and then became concrete because of a dream!!
Whooo, man you make me dream and isn't it wonderful "imagination"!
Anyway congrats on finishing this so moody and great pic man!!!
:beer:

[LightSovereign]

Thank you both so much

artvandeley, coming from you that is a great compliment, i appreciate your art aswell :D, love the painterly feel.

thanks very much

OKMER, hey thats awesome i'm glad you appreciate those aspects, let me say that it was one of the more memorable shower incidents i've had..I had shampoo in my eye and whilst trying to clear it, I had to look up. I thought oo, that looks good :scream:..The dream was the icing on the cake :buttrock:.

cheers to the both of you, best of luck finishing!

Marley

[bandro]

beautiful painting my friend!!! loved the colors you have some poetical soul

[TheFirstAngel]

great work mate, its refreshing to see a very dreamscape like painting in a style you dont see all days painted at all, love how you combined the technical parts with the fragile jellyfishlike materials, and the light simply is beautiful. congrats on a great final and best of luck on the judgments. :)

[Suirebit]

I like the colors and shapes you used, it gives a very alien and advanced feeling, different from what i've seen :)

[LightSovereign]

woah, totally been like a month since my thread was last up here haha :D..

Thanks for the kind words suirebit,(Sacha and Alex included) really appreciated ^^

Marley

[abscnth]

Hey Marley, jst a quick line to say well done mate this looks stunning, and thanks for kind comments and advice you left on my thread.

Best wishes
Sean

[LightSovereign]

Thank you, sean. Thats not a problem, i clicked onto your vision very quickly, its a nice one alright..I'll go see if ya finished...

Take care mate

Marley

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