Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: Cliff Cramp

[SideAche]

I'm hoping to have time for this one - I missed the EON WIP - Too much work.

[Squibbit]

yea good luck with it dude


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[walrus]

Hey, Cliff, good to see you here. Four months should be enough time... Good luck! (Oh, and hey, nice little feature on your work in IFX, way to go! :thumbsup:)

[SideAche]

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Well, I've been so busy that I'm just now jumping into the fray. I'm not sure if someone has done this already, but this will be a warm-up. I'll call this one 300-1

[SideAche]

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A quick value pass

[SideAche]

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Quick color pass - I'll start adding the Spartan props next.

[cabertevon]

Cliff! Nice to see you again.

Nice start. :)

Shoulder and hip needs tweaking.

Good luck!

[SideAche]

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Another pass at it - I'll fix the foreshortening on the upper arm in the next pass,

[SideAche]

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Some more - I'll slow down a bit and start to fix things and add detail

[beelow]

Heya cliff! Welcome back!

[Gord-MacDonald]

very good idea - funny - nice illustration. :thumbsup:
(I didn't see the Teddy bear at first)

Gord

[Peter-Eriksson]

I like the idea, keep rocking!
/peter

[NinjaA55N]

hahaha, so funny :D from idea to his expression. Please finish this concept coz its original, strange/funny and it will be unforgotable. its great to seeu in the challenge, hope u do well. good luck!

[GurinIgorJevg]

I think that you have to do Teddy more noticeable, couse when you cast a look at first - Teddy bear is invisible!

[plasteredcat]

Very funny idea! I love the expression of his face... :D
Agree with the above comment about the teddy bear, a big girly fluffy one would maybe suit better.
Looking forward to seeing more!

[SideAche]

Thanks all - yep, I agree that the Teddy needs to be developed as more of a focal point.

[Nemesix]

*Claps* Very cool idea and well done. I will have an eye on this. Awesome color and pose. Best Luck!

[SideAche]

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Another small update - I made the teddy bigger with more saturation - I'll start working on detail and a more dramatic light source soon.

[dinodog-jr]

is this Leonides?

hopefully not..hehe..

Maybe u can make a fire besides him. To depicts the sparta is having a deep sleep in the forest. And that is how enemy approach to him silently. It will looks more atmosphere.

The Teddy bear can be change material from cotton to cloth to match that century. You know the puppet design from Korn cover.

Funny concept.hee.

[SideAche]

Actually, the guys approaching are fellow Spartans - it's the moment that it is found out that he's a closet thumb sucker and teddy-bear hugger by his comrads. The lighting will be more dramatic - suggesting a fire just off screen. Good suggestion on the teddy. thanks

[norzaful]

uhuhu very strange man.. its really funny..cant wait to see more of it.. keep it up:)

[SideAche]

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Another pass at the light before I work on the detail.

[SideAche]

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Another small update. Starting the detail - I worked up the teddy bear a bit, changed the color and added some detail.

[SideAche]

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Another pass at detail. I'll get to the face and hand next.

[nwiz25]

yup yup .. love his expression a lot! :p details are coming up really well too! :eek:
good luck dude! :thumbsup: looking forward to the next update! ;)

[Tremoside]

:bowdown: Lifelike work with awesome idea! Just :applause: Only crit if i may: the background is too vertical composited. Mainly coz of those red skirt parts. Maybe a silly idea, but I thing a lightsource from the background should be cool. Like a warm candle light in a cooler shadowed foreground. A night scene or dawn. It could look like a surprising awakening of him. Just an idea.
:wavey:

[SideAche]

Thanks nwiz

Thanks Thermoside.
That is where I'm going with it - I haven't gotten to the BG yet. It will be cooled down on the off-light side. I may add a shield to one of the guys on the ends to break up the repitition. And you nailed the theme - he is waking up to discover his comrads are on to his closet thumb-sucking and teddy cuddling behavior. :) Thanks for the comfirmation.

[musi]

Oh yeah, big strong men and their hidden inner worlds :scream:
Like your concept very much!
Good luck!

[SideAche]

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Another little update. i'm still working on the figures in the back.

[Hiun]

This is priceless :D Lovely concept and great execution of expression. That's a great thought on the shield to break up the repetition I was thinking the same thing. Something to break that constant line moving to the right of the image. You could try and see if placing the shield to the far right in the warriors left arm at an angle in a way of cutting that side of the image to lead back to the focus. Intended in a way to act as a stopping point like the helmet does for the lower left.
Lovely piece Cliff :thumbsup: Happy painting!:bounce:

[SideAche]

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Added the shields and a bit more detail in the back

[Hiun]

Nice update:thumbsup:

[SideAche]

Thanks Hiun

[OKMER]

Hahah, priceless indeed his expression!NIce idea and work!Personally at the bottom, I'll just open the canvas a bit up to bring in more dynamics in the perspectif.Just a thought ofcourse.Great work!

[Squibbit]

good stuff :thumbsup:


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[nwiz25]

damn! :eek: this keeps getting better and better! me with Remko regarding the perspective also, i think some more soldiers in the background will add to the depth?
just an idea :p :)
awesome work so far! :thumbsup:

[SideAche]

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Another small update

[Hiun]

Opening up the canvas a bit like Remko (OKMER) said is really doing nicely for the image. :thumbsup:

[digital-bobert]

bahahaha... this one is awesome!

[ashiataka]

Hi Cliff, You've progressed so well, that's a really strange behave for a Spartan and the name 300-1 is superb. Looking forward for the final image. Cheers!

[SideAche]

Thanks for the kind words ashiataka, digital-bobert, Hiun

[MartinNielsen]

LOL - great idea and well executed :thumbsup: Even a warrior needs his little furry teddy...

[SideAche]

Thanks Martin

[Ferx]

Hey Cliff, that is awesome!! I love your concept, really cool !! and the lighting for the scene its great !! Perhaps some of the back soldiers can have a sword, with the arm and hand hanging, in order too look not only legs and shields, only a comment :) Again, superb work and concept mate!! Cheers :beer:

[VitruvianMango]

Awesome update; the concept for this piece is hilarious and the execution is nicely done. Can't wait to see more.

[SideAche]

Thanks Megan

Thanks Ferx - I agree - thanks for the suggestion

[SoulKontributor]

this is one of the funniest things i've seen in a while! it's also a remarkable painting. i love the slight tatteredness of the teddy. did Spartans have tatoos? it could drive your point even more. that might be overkill, but just a thought.

[darklion6583]

Hey Cliff, your illustrations cease to amaze me. This one has a nice loose painterly feel to it, but at the same rate very tight. Funny stuff.

[SideAche]

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another update - I brought a couple of hands down as suggested.

[SoulKontributor]

great modifications! i can't see where there's anything left for you to tweek. wish you could teach me to paint like you! (hehe)

[darklion6583]

Hey Cliff, I think the hands made the piece come together much better. I've been looking at the piece for a while and I haven't seen any thing else that needs to tweeked or fixed. Maybe you could pull out a little more highlights in the helmet and armor, but I know your going for that rustic look. It looks really good and the hands turned out great. Good luck witht the rest of the compitition.

[mb]

hi! thats strange.... on one side it could be funny on the other side its tragic. I'm not sure about the expression of the helmet... why is the expression not stronger like a warrior to create more contrast to the "inner world"? Maybe the teddy could be more damaged. Good work and good luck!:thumbsup:

[SideAche]

Thanks all - I just need to clean it up a bit more to be done.

[Chewsif]

Lookin' good Cliff, can't wait to see the final piece!

[Zazill8]

Man if the romans saw this. .. .. uold be in a lot of trouble, looking great . keep it up :scream:

[musi]

Agree with others - hands made a really big difference! :thumbsup:
Looking forward for the final peace!

[plasteredcat]

Hi Cliff.
Probably it's just me, but I'm sorry to differ from the "add hands" point of view. Granted the background figures read better with them, but somehow it looks to me like if his own fellows were menacing him in his sleep, and takes some fun out of the pic. It can be though that I got the concept wrong from the beginning, as I thought more of a tough warrior that is afraid of the dark, for example, if not with his teddy bear.

Maybe a different attitude for them hands, no swords but some gesturing like "wake up at once, man!" would suit it better?? Again, it's just probably me...

On the other hand, no crits on the artwork, brilliant! ;)

[Korendo]

Cliff,

About the teddy bear, you promised not to tell. :)


Historians are still conflicted as to the impact the teddy had on the out come of the impending battle.

[SoulKontributor]

this is one of those paintings that just STAYS awesome, no matter how many times i look at it. it's hilarious with a definitely pleasing, painterly quality. great work Cliff!

[SideAche]

Thanks all - I'll get to wrapping this thing up in the next couple of days.

[SideAche]

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Final Image

Title: 300-1

Story: Spartans are a warring people, trained from an early age to be excellent in battle. After a hard day of conflict in which much blood has been spilled, this particular Sparatan finds comfort like none of his comrads. He awakes to find that they have discovered his secret sources of comfort.

[tschmidt]

Hey Cliff,
great story. The gladiator's expression is great too. Caught in the act! Good luck!

Tina

[digital-bobert]

hahaha... very funny. Bravo!

[VitruvianMango]

Awesome job! It's very funny and well done. Good luck! :)

[ashiataka]

Hi Cliff! Congratulations! It's a real 300-1 heheh! Cheers!

[darklion6583]

I think we have a winner here. I love this strange behavior. I wish you the best of luck and thanx for giving a new guy alot of support.

[MartinNielsen]

Superb final. Congrats, champ :beer:

[IlincaMilosan]

Neat concept!
I like his expression and the cuts on his skin. Also the teddy bear is cute ^_^
Really nice work :D

[SideAche]

Thanks all for the kind words - it was nice to get back into one of these competitions again, even though it was late in the game. This is alway an inspiring thing to do - so much talent on this forum. Thanks again.

[OKMER]

HI Cliff!Yessai, so funny!!Still think if you open a bit the canvas up in the bottom it will bring some more dynamics maybe but it do really work great this way also as the eye really is well catched by the character!Love it!!!This is madness!!!No this is.....Good luck buddy:beer:

[Korendo]

A Spartan effort with epic results, congratulations and best of luck,

[jamiewong]

ingenius! i wish i could've seen the other peoples faces as they gaze upon the enemy of comrade. ^_^ best of luck with it

[SideAche]

Thanks Remko - I added some but maybe not enough.:)

[SideAche]

Thanks Ralph and Jamie!

[rottenbanana]

Hey Cliff! Awesome work. Super funny! Love the teddy bear. Good luck dude!

[SideAche]

Thanks Neil

[GonzaloGolpe]

hahaha very funny. It´s his "rosebud" moment:D

Good luck to you friend!

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