Meeting of Land and Water, Dan Phyillaier (2D)

[adrephil]

hey dan, i love this piece!...the glow from the lantern on the children faces totally gives this piece its mythical quality:thumbsup:...as well as the light house and the lights on the bridge. i love the expression on the boy's face, especially his rosy cheeks:scream:! the contrast with the cool blues and the warm hues just does it for me:)!...brilliant, 5 stars!

Karisa:)

[MichaelZHsee]

fabulous,everything is very well rendered,great use of cool and warm contrast:thumbsup:

[Syku-Wolf]

I love the composition and water-texture.
The colours and rendering are great!

[Garciar]

Simply beautiful, I love it, great work!

[notpill]

great, great, great.
five stars absolutely well deserved.

[SirNeo]

Very good work; like fairy tale...
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale)

[walrus]

Just gorgoeus work. Palette and subject-matter wise, it reminds me a lot of the work of Scott Gustafson, who is one of my favorites. And this is right up there... Great job!

[Artbot]

I absolutely love this piece! The only thing that gives me pause is that I have seen that stretch of coast many times, and the boy seems a little casual for such a dangerous and frightening position out there on the rocks. Perhaps he should be hanging on a bit tighter. :)

But I can totally imagine the mermaid getting washed away by the next wave and the boy later trying to tell his parents what he saw wash up on the rocks!

Edit: Just noticed on your site there are prints for sale. Very seriously considering buying a large print of this image. :thumbsup:

[pkok]

this is great art, I love it. Look forward to more of yr post.

[TimAnderson]

Very nice work! The composition is great, the values and color temperature leading the eye right where the story wants it to go. The technique is exceptional. Great job.

[Byaku]

Sooo beautiful! It's amazing! The colours, the lighting, the composition, everything is sooo good! I am so sorry that I can only give you 5 stars.

[Ghotire]

Beautiful, beautiful piece. There's not much more to say. Fantastic work!

[Enjutom]

Cool image!!!, the water is amazing.:)

[dapride]

Beautiful image........5 stars!

[ICB]

Hello Dan, absolutely great work.

You show a lot of talent with this image.

Congrats. 5 stars.

[Paulo-Peres]

Wonderful work!!

I liked so much the colors and the lights!

Congrats!! :thumbsup:

[CGadrian]

gr8 work ! but there is so much water and the boy is not wet at all ...! looks like frozen world , frozen time I mean...
anyway a very good work !
4-5 stars from me ! ;-)


PS. Sorry for my poor english !

[VVITCHER]

Very Good!!! :applause:


smaaaaaaaaaal smaaaaal crit:
boy stay in center of wave and absolutely dry :shrug:

[PMD]

What a truly magnificent piece of work - man, you have captured pure magic, Dan. The lighting, the water, the composition, the emotion - all just perfect. 5*

[Vinta]

Everything was said. I can only add my evaluation................5 stars of course :thumbsup:

[Rod31Pereira]

Great art man, love it.

[Hennaha]

Pure magic. I see this at the 2D Choice Awards gallery already :)

[Vinnieart]

Gorgeous work man!

[Monk2]

I am also very much looking forward to the second one.
This is fantastic, you definitely captured the magic in this one! Great execution all around, this definitely deserves some praise.

[Mar10Fagan]

Hi Dan,

Great work. This piece reminds of the old traditional illustrators from the early part of the last century...yet completely done with modern digital techniques.
The lighting is great and there's a real sense of drama in the scene.
The colours are great too. I especially like the subtle colours in the mermaids tail.

Fantastic job. I can't wait to see more.

-Martin.

[BC1967]

Beautiful illustration! The color and sense of light os inspiring. Great job! :bounce:

[frebell]

Simply amazing :eek:

[vinegaria]

Pure magic. I see this at the 2D Choice Awards gallery already :)

I second that.

[kiboSVK]

Gr8 concept nice colours perspective, cool image top rate:applause:

[Borilius]

Not much to comment, Excelent! :thumbsup:

[PiJiK]

Award :thumbsup:

[flair]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Is it possible to update the image in this thread? After uploading, I noticed that it is lighter then when I painted it. I thought it was just my monitor, but after looking at other monitors, this version looks a bit washed out.

What do you guys think? Does the one in this thread look better or worse then the one I just edited in my portfolio? http://flair.cgsociety.org/gallery/

Thanks again

[notpill]

Maybe the one in your portfolio its a little too dark. I prefer the thread version.
Anyway, I think you can update the image in "edit detail" from "manage gallery" section.

[jurffy]

I'd like to say that this piece is really nice. I haven't seen mermaids painted at this age, really neat.

[treepp]

OH goodjob!

[olive2d]

Wow! Great great work!
Nice composition, design, atmosphere.
Really beautiful!:thumbsup:

[BC1967]

Dan,
I like the one in your portfolio. I think the darker version has a more engaging sense of mystery.

[flair]

Giuliano, I think your were right about the one in my portfolio being a bit too dark. So I lightened it slightly after your comment. However I still think the one in the thread is too light. I could not find how to change the thread image in the "manage gallery" "edit details" page.

Thanks, Bill, for letting me know which one you liked better.

I am working on a Mac, and it seems they display images on the web lighter then PC's do. So I was trying to hit the middle of the range so it would look good on both platforms. To me the one in my portfolio is similar to the way I painted it. I don't have access to a PC with a decently calibrated screen right now. So could someone with a PC tell me if the one in my portfolio looks really dark and over-saturated?

[notpill]

Giuliano, I think your were right about the one in my portfolio being a bit too dark. So I lightened it slightly after your comment. However I still think the one in the thread is too light. I could not find how to change the thread image in the "manage gallery" "edit details" page.


Yeah Dan, I know, I'm on a mac too and sometimes I used to apply a correction in PS just before exporting, only for cgtalk. U can also try to preview your jpeg in Safari BEFORE uploading in gallery. Sometimes 'export for web" from PS it's a pain in the ass :).

Anyway, in Manage Portfolio, scroll down the page, look at your uploaded image thumbnails:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5974/editao8.jpg

...click the "AaAa" button and upload again the image just like the first time. I'm not quite sure if u can change the main image, I don't remember, but I know for sure u can change the thumbnails, so give it a try.

[TMArtist]

Gorgeous work!

[rianchen]

Nice work. im vry interesting to know what kind of feeling during the painting on this work. c u

[BuckRogers]

=) wow, it looks really epic. very nice, if it was a cover of a children book or dvd cover, i'd wanna watch it

[Kaleen]

Fantastic...!
Just like a dream.

[ptcmia]

seems like the boy should be drenched or at least wetter to me.

[HuiTian]

great art work!
I love the color,and the little girl is so lovelly,so sweet~

[flair]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments, they are very encouraging.

Giuliano - Thanks again for your help. I found the link that you described, and was able to change the image in my portfolio. However it didn't change the one in this post. It really doesn't matter now since it was updated when it switched galleries.

Nice work. im vry interesting to know what kind of feeling during the painting on this work. c u

Rian Chen - Some of the main feelings that I wanted to express are curiosity, innocence, pleasant surprise, a sense of adventure and wonder. I painted this for my nephew Josiah, and he is a very curious and observant boy. He takes time to notice things that others are too busy to see.

seems like the boy should be drenched or at least wetter to me.

You are probably right. However I figured he would be cuter if he was dry. My "justification" for this is that it was the first large wave to hit the rock while the boy was that close to the edge. Also the mermaid is diverting the water away from the boy. A few seconds later he is going to be drenched.

[flair]

http://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_24-ImageM-36.jpghttp://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_27-ImageM-39.jpg

http://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_24-ImageM-38.jpghttp://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_27-ImageM-41.jpg

http://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_24-ImageM-43.jpghttp://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/images/MeetingProcess_27-ImageM-46.jpg

Go here to see more process images. - http://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/MeetingProcess.html

[marcotronic]

I´m speechless... This is soooo beautiful. Excellent composition! 5 Stars.


Marco

[flaviomonteiro]

Beautiful colors!

[Mcuzino]

Wow, you have real control.
I always admire those who can control water in thier illustraions I can never master it good jog

[nwiz25]

absolutely spellbinding!! :eek: love it a lot!:love:

[NybeKat]

Ooh, this is so beautiful! I love the idea and they are so cute ^^

Nice coloring and detail. I would love to have this on my wall!

[alenamation08]

Very nice and smooth, kinda looks like it was created from pastel. I like the mood too! :cool:

[snowdreamuu]

i love this great art!
quite good of idea,light control skill,everything!!muua!cute children!

[nightwoodwolf]

the image has artistic power and expression .. i like it .. keep the good work

[jokerom]

great and beautiful! Cheers!!

[dev1n]

so lovely :love:

[ceruleanvii]

When it comes to lighting and color, this is absolutely my most favorite thing I've ever seen on CG Talk.

What a fantastic mood you've created - I've been there, I know that feeling, and you've captured it perfectly.

[MatteoM]

Excellent work.... Is similira to a oil paint, great...

Matteo

[MindTraveler]

Wonderful image man. Jeez that kid looked like he really over came some dasturdely dangerous obstacles to meet with that litter water woman haha. Good work on all levels.

-Anwar Bey-Taylor

[rosomi]

really it's great works

[Designer CS]

I think more dark on this work will give it a true eniironment and good subject

[katjal]

Light is magnificent, really it 's beautiful

[colt51]

The environment is so fully expressed and felt, then you toss in these delightfully rendered children for the fairy tale finish...words cannot do justice to the result.





Colt

[kayness]

hey dude, I saw this over at GFXartist first and I KNEW it's going to be here! THis is truly outstanding, you set the standard for all of us to aspire to
and you totally deserve it.
congratulations!

[rezatayebi]

Gorgeous. What else can I say? ... 5 stars.

[Dorisss]

i love the expression on the boy's face,beautiful
我很喜欢这种表现手法人物在光的衬托下很美:thumbsup:

[sh2o]

oh.my!that's inconceivable.nice colour,nice child motion.

[KimEugene]

Very Nice! I like it.:applause:

[Moonshadowravenfire]

This is stunning, delightful! The children are too sweet for words.
Bravo!

[everlite]

You have a captivating style that's very warm and endearing. I'd love to see a collection of your work compiled into a book. Go to lulu.com and make one :)

Nice layer breakdown too.

Dave.

[Manzieri]

It was wonderful to watch the complete process on your website. I'm enchanted and looking forward to your next illustration! I liked very much your approach and journey towards the final composition...

MM

[SeanHong]

i really really loving your idea and painting!
the world is full of beyond-discovery in children's eyes^-^
5*

[WarrenLouw]

Holy crap! this is incredible! very very well painted. LOVE the content. very cute. the lighting and use of colour is exceptional!

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