Palace Entrance, James Paick (2D)

[kiboSVK]

nice piece I like idea colours and composition.:thumbsup:

[paul-baaske]

Very nice colors and athmospere! I especially enjoy the subtle tones of red in the lower right section and the bloom on the rocks.
Some critique: I think the middle tower could have a little bit more mist on the top, and I wonder if there should be some more perspective/distortion on the top of the towers as well because now they seem very straight.
Paul

[Toastage]

oh man you so have to do a video tutorial or speedpaint of your work process. Your stuff makes me half want to cry and half wobble with admiration, in a good way of course ;)

[Artist-Lounge]

Wow ..

Thats amazing, very nice concept and beautifull atmosphere.

5*

[Ghotire]

Nicely done! The spot where the sunlight hits the waterfall is awesome. 4 stars

[naetronic]

Another sick piece James you gotta teach me some stuff!
ps. is this and the last one from The Golden Compass?
5 blings from me:scream:

Nathan

[Hennaha]

Absolutely amazing.

5 stars!

Edit. I see lot of stuff like this have recently made into Choice Award Gallery. Lets just say that I would not be too surprised ;)

[Vinta]

:eek: Amazing work, beautiful atmosphere. For sure 5 stars :thumbsup:

[MoonVisionStudio]

Amazing work, great atmosphere! IMHO, I think the perspective is a bit forced, specially the scale between the monks and the stairs in the background. Still 5 star work though.

[Daffydd]

Excellent! Really nice work! :)

Daf

[prasa]

Excellent .. as usually .. 5* :thumbsup:

[marcotronic]

top notch. The composition is excellent and I love the rock textures you painted. 5 stars.


Marco

[Philipstraub]

Nice work James- its good to see you put the time into a painting...and the love really shows.

Phil

P.S. Nya

[CyrilT]

Excellent work. Very nice colors and athmospere! The light on the rocks and on the waterfall is awesome.is wonderful.
Your gallery is stunning,....5*

Cyril

[rawwad]

Awesome job man! I like it so much, great brush style and idea. But the most i like realistic lightning, which I try to learn, but you know that so well. 5stars:thumbsup:

[xchosun1x]

Very nice colors and athmospere! I especially enjoy the subtle tones of red in the lower right section and the bloom on the rocks.
Some critique: I think the middle tower could have a little bit more mist on the top, and I wonder if there should be some more perspective/distortion on the top of the towers as well because now they seem very straight.
Paul

Hey guys,
thanks for the comments.. i totally aggree with what your saying...and I made some changes to the piece and it really helps. too bad i didnt post it up again on here =)
thanks for the crit guys!

[Caelicorn]

Amazing work! I love the composition!

[d3cap]

Hello James,

This piece really stands out to me because of the strong vertical elements! I am really enjoying all of your latest paintings! You have an amazing eye for details, atmosphere, and storytelling! It's been exciting following your portfolio since artcenter. You have really eclipsed yourself with your new stuff! 5 stars well earned.

-Jason

[Zocsi]

Awesome work Dude! I love the details and the stile of yours. Nice concept, too... reminds me bit a mix of the star wars universe and some other fantasy worlds... I'm not a big SW fan at all, so i hope this will be a positive crit..:D
4* Keep it up! :thumbsup:

[PhilOsirus]

Incredible piece once more. Nice sense of scale!

[reviresco]

really cool work, I love the perspective, would work very well as a vertical camera pan from top to bottom - I love that you have figures at the bottom, it sets off the scale very nicely

[xchosun1x]

thank you everyone for the great comments.
phil- the extra love did make this piece...thanks for noticing.

d3cap - lately i've been working hard to get my new work out there. thanks for following my work and i hope to get better =)

i really appreciate how love this forum has shown. I'll be working a few more pieces for the series that will hopefully surpass what I've done thus far.

Thanks again,
James

[xchosun1x]

really cool work, I love the perspective, would work very well as a vertical camera pan from top to bottom - I love that you have figures at the bottom, it sets off the scale very nicely
I appreciate your comments. I was really trying to push the scale of this piece. Its something that gives the piece power. Being able to realize how big something is. Thanks again ...
james

[xchosun1x]

Awesome work Dude! I love the details and the stile of yours. Nice concept, too... reminds me bit a mix of the star wars universe and some other fantasy worlds... I'm not a big SW fan at all, so i hope this will be a positive crit..:D
4* Keep it up! :thumbsup:
Hey thanks alot for the crit. it does mean a lot to me when people actually take notice into the smaller details. =)

[AlonChou]

Hi James
congratulation on the award!
it's well deserved, very awesome scene, lightng..

cheers,

Alon

[PMD]

I second that, James - totally deserved, this is an exceptional image. Well done!

[contrafibbularities]

Wow, this is so beautiful! It's got an amazing atmosphere and very appealing light and color. It reminds me of works by Werner Sahm. Very well done!

contrafibbularities

[Xdreamer79]

Absolutly fantastic and well executed. Good job and 5 stars :)

[flaviomonteiro]

great concept and light

[xchosun1x]

hey guys...
thanks alot for the great comments. i'm very happy and proud that this piece got into the choice award gallery. hopefully it will be the first of many ;)
thanks again....i'll be submitting some new work very soon
keep an eye out
happy holiday
james

[BarneysPosse]

WOW this is an awesome piece of work
very good atmosphere
I could never make something this amazing

one crit though, I'm not sure but I think I can see where you used some type of circular brush being used in the clouds between the middle and far right tower.

[eractou]

Superb mood.It really bewitched me. :applause:

[Kaleen]

Excellent!
Well done.
Congrats.

[mattjames3d]

Great work!! Nice colour scheme and a great sense of scale. The only things that i noticed is that the birds maybe slightly too big, but thats being hyper critical. Keep up the good work!

[xchosun1x]

thanks guys for the great critiques and comments.
Good news is i will soon have a tutorial done for this piece....=)
stay tuned

[kilon]

An tutorial will be a very welcomed gift. Thanks for sharing. It looks amazing.

[rianchen]

cool work, im sure u will get more award . ur art was convince me.

[rianchen]

master piece.

[xchosun1x]

"master piece"
thanks...thats the best compliment on my art i've ever recieved
=)

[nightwoodwolf]

wow .. wow .. man look at the mood of the image ... and professionaly done 5 stars :thumbsup:

[Designer CS]

you have a great sense to choose the color for your work and effects but there is blurv in the lighten clouds at the top make your work not comfortable for viewer eyes

[JohannesThe3D]

What an impressive composition!

[bjp1218]

:thumbsup: Amazing work

[Herwin-du]

cool
i like it
thx

[Kuda]

Nice, I like the figures!

[xchosun1x]

thanks everyone for the great comments.
=) i hope to get some more free time soon and post up more work.

[idtdi]

hi so good!
i like it

[shadowseve]

Wow. I'm lost for words. Perfect piece. I love everything from the clouds to the lighting. Every thing. REally Great work. If was realy I'd love to visit. :-)

[iamprophet]

Great Work!

[du0ngnguyen]

beautiful lighting !

[phoenix]

Hats off man lovely paint

regards

[chino-rino]

wow,, MR PAICK i have the honor to see the "making of" of this fantastic image,,,and also share my work, with this sstuunnninng piece in DAM volume3
thanks

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