Uplift Universe - Image Entry: Kory Heinzen

[Squibbit]

alright kory have fun dude

[NathanielWest]

Have fun! I'm looking forward to seeing your entry. :thumbsup:

[miketche]

Attaching to thread. Should be great.

[KOryH]

geez I didn't even finish typing my hello!
Thanks guys i look forward to seeing you entries as well.
I really think this will be a good challenge. It is ripe with potential

[KOryH]

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Here is a first Idea that I had.
It's a depiction of a first date gone wrong, but in space.
and a galactic tow ship has come to the rescue.

[joshpurple]

Great idea! :thumbsup: Excellent looking work, I dig your style!

[Dragot]

Nice ship design but one thing. Is your ship teeing up for a game of golf lol Hahaha.
though that would be a cool idea if ur going for a toon type project.

[KOryH]

Ha,
Nope not golf this time.
It's just a big ship towing a much smaller one.
I'll be doing some more designs to show this off better.
And Yes it will be a little toony.
but just a little.

[beelow]

Interesting idea KoryH. Welcome to the challenge and good luck.

[azazel]

Glad to see you in :). Nice ship design, but the framing of the upper images does not really show the ship ;).

[KOryH]

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Here is a quick first pass at some character design.
It is almost guarantied that this will change, but it's fun to see how these things evolve.
the idea is there but this pass may be a bit too cartoony. I don't want to do realism, but I don't want to go too cute either.
stay tuned for more.

[RoGreg]

hi,

lovely characters.
I hope you don't change them too much towards realism.
I really like the cartoony feel.
But that's just personal preference. Reminds me somehow of the Jetsons.

good luck to you

[KOryH]

thanks gregor,
I wanted that jetsons feel so I am glad you picked up on that. I will refine the style a bit
but I will keep the toony feel. Once it goes in to 3D a lot will happen to make it look real so the more fun the designs are now the better the 3D will look. I hope.

stay tuned for the alien

[rahulmehta]

your style is awesome ...!
i like your drawing so much ...
good characterstic + good concepts ....

best of luck my friend for this challenge ..!
waiting for your next progress....

regards
www.freewebs.com/lalitrahulmehta (http://www.freewebs.com/lalitrahulmehta)
http://www.vimeo.com/805979

[KOryH]

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Here are some more character designs for the kids/teens. I Am going with the ones on the left. I think they will be fun shapes to get in 3D.
thanks for the comments so far.

next will be the alien or some 3d doodles,
I haven't decided yet.

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206434021_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206434021_large.jpg)

well, I should have been asleep, but did this instead.
Here is a quick test to try and get some of the personality from the drawing into 3D. close? maybe textures and a body would help.
this could be fun to do.
g'night

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206523046_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206523046_large.jpg)

Here is an in progress shot of the guy character. This is the base mesh that I will use to pose the figure and use for compositions and what not. I will also take this mesh into z-brush and detail it out.
I am still working on the alien. I have a couple of directions I would like to try.
I'll be sure to share some drawings soon.

[Russel-Nash]

Those characters look great. Looking forward to see the alien. :thumbsup:

Good luck with challenge.

Torsten

[jtjota]

Excellent work man! Very funny characters, they seem to be alive and already have personality!! Looking forward to see the darwings of the alien you mentioned!


Hope my work can be like yours someday!!! Good Luck!

[ErwinM]

This is great Kory. I like the development of the characters so far. I can't wait to see what you do.

[nightwoodwolf]

very cool characters .. i like the design

[KOryH]

Hey thanks guys.
I have been having fun.
Right now I have been working in z-brush detailing out and painting the torso of the boy.
i think it's looking pretty cool. Trying to find a nice balance between style and detail
has been a fun challenge.
I will update with some screen shots soon.!

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206860932_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206860932_large.jpg)

OK here is some more work on the guy character.
I think I'll move on to the girl before doing the final detail pass on this guy.
so I can start to see them together.
I did some more alien sketches in my sketch book. i think I found something I like. Now I just have to paint him up and show it to you.

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206867408_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1206867408_large.jpg)

here is a full body version.
with some work on the asteroid ground.

[Nickillus]

Wonderful characterisation Kory. Love it.

[KOryH]

thanks Nick,
It's been fun so far.
I think I am finally getting a hold of this crazy 3D thing!
meaning I can express my own style in 3D.
It has been a struggle for years.

thanks again

[Playmobil]

hi Kory
i really love the character's style and expression,
and i'm going mad for the sketches u made before!

great!

good luck man

frk

[BaronImpossible]

Unique character with some great colour choices :thumbsup: Look forward to seeing how he fits in.

[KOryH]

frk- thanks I'll have an alien soon... I hope. I keep changing my mind about what it should look like.

Baron- Thanks mate! That's kind praise from someone who knows color like you.

this character is one a date with the girl. He borrowed his dads rocket car and promptly
smashed in to an asteroid. they called a tow truck and the scene I am depicting
is when they picked up.
Let's hope this isn't the end of the relationship. Although the girl doesn't seem like the type
to give second chances.
It's just as hard being a teenager in space as it is on earth.

[RedThirteen]

Hey, Kory! Great work you have here. Your characters have soul.

[OZ]

ONE OF THE MASTER IS HERE GUYS!
:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:

KOryH ROCK AROUND!!!

happy to see u here.!!splendid work as ever!

[Cyberone]

looking nice already...
will be fun to keep watching..
:thumbsup:

[KOryH]

red- thanks. I try to get personality in these guy as early as possible.
I can't stand to look at the "T" pose for too long. it drives me nuts.

OZ-- HEy GReaT TO bE HeaR. It hAS BEEn a wHiLE!!!

Cyberone- Thank you. It should be fun to finish.

the girl model is turning out OK. But the porportions are hard to nail down in 3D.She is a tricky one. I'll post something soon. right now she has club feet and no hands. Not too
cute. I'll spare you all from seeing her in such a state.

[Slav]

i love your style. i really out of words to describe this but i know its going to be awesome. :wip:

[HFix]

great modeling. very appealing character designs!
fantastic unique style! very refreshing!

[na]

Very stylish, cool model. Good Luck to you.

[NH]

Awesome ! Great modeling and concepts ! Keep it up mate :)

[Multiductus]

I like your style, it's a bit "cartoonesque" and I didn't see much of this kind lately...
Go on, I wait for your evolutions!

[mdavid]

I love this kind of work. As someone who has personally struggled (and still does) with getting my 3D to match my 2D style, I really admire it when someone gets it right. Superb work

[pixemo]

Hey man, (long time no see! :) )these wip's are looking very cool! The idea is funny already, can't wait to see the progress.

[Manuel3D]

wow!
your style is awesome ...! :thumbsup:

splendid work!

[TheFreak]

Love the style of this, really looking forward to seeing more or it.
Its really putting me in the mood to get my ass in gear and start working on something.

Look forward to more

[KOryH]

Slav- thanks, i hope it turns out they way i see it in my mind!

HFix- cool thanks.

Pearlyking- thank you. modeling is hard for me.

bouboul- I will try to get an update soon.

Multiductus- thank you. I wanted to do something not to dark or serious.

mdavid- thanks. I struggle too.

pixemo- Hey dude. I hope the final holds up to my concept.

Neo-x- thanks. more soon I hope.

TheFreak- I am glad people like the direction I am taking this.

More soon.
I am pretty much done with the base mesh of the girl. and finally have a design of the alien that I like. I will do a little more work tonight and finally post something again!

[dharmaestudio]

I really enjoy your style.
I love the characters, look so good for me.
Can´t wait to see more characters.

Arturo

[KOryH]

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well here she is so far.
no displacements yet and
place holder textures.
that said I think she looks pretty good.
I am going to do a render of both of them next.

[nwiz25]

absolutely fabulouso dude! :bounce: :p its amazing how you manage to keep the 3d characters close to the 2d concepts, normally there's always a slight or massive change to the 3d character..
a small tip .. how about adding a little or more gloss to the suits? :) your models 'pop' really well! waiting to see more my friend! u rock! :buttrock:
cheers! :beer: n good luck! :thumbsup:

[KOryH]

thanks I tried really hard to keep the look.
It is something that I have always struggled with.
For some reason these guys are working.
I agree about the suits.
I will do my final texturing and shader stuff when I get more onto the lighting.

[miketche]

Your modeling is fantastic, but I can tell you I'm not crazy about the hair on this girl. It looks like a helmet.

[KOryH]

yup.
100% helmet hair.
I totally agree. what looks interesting in a drawing won't always look good in 3D.
I will work on integration. I am hoping some zbrush magic will help.
I do have a back up plan too.
can you say " I am V'ger"

[OZ]

YEAH! i agree with nwiz25...! im alway amazed by this skill...the characters are very close to the 2d!!the girl model rocks! the expressions rockS a LOt!! Is form the early challenge on CGTALK that i follow ur work with interest! everytime is funny and amazing! KEEP IT UP!! i think u have a great image in ur hands!:buttrock:

[lauranonce]

the hair need much more work as already said.
the style of concepts and models are really nice!

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1208016696_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1208016696_large.jpg)

Here is a concept of what my space will look like.
also there is a rather bad teenage driver behind the wheel of that rocket-red rocket car.
Watch out for the asteroid belt!

thanks for the comments keep em going.

[authentic]

Nice environment kory. Love the colors

[HornlessUnicorn]

Beautiful image! Great colours! :applause: I'll be watching this thread, that's for sure.

Cheers,

Dimitrij.

[Jaba153]

Hey KoryH your characters and environnement are just fantastic ! high class!!:buttrock:

[Goro]

Hey Kory you're doing it in 3D? Respect :)
I actually thought about merging 3d and 2d on my entry...but first I need to find a
good idea.

Awesome concepts and nice 3d models! Looking forward to your next updates!
It looks very promising.

[mdavid]

I love the look of that background. The colours are fantastic

[Multiductus]

very beautiful background!
...perhaps there are too many stars??? It sound a little too "star-populated" to me...
...but perhaps it's because it's an alien space ;)

[OZ]

Prerfect colours...perfect mood...great style! :bowdown: :bowdown: this is the stuff i love to see!!

[KOryH]

authentic- thanks. hopefully I get the integration like I want.

HornlessUnicorn- cool. I hope I cn give you plenty to look at.

Jaba153- thank you. It's been fun so far.

Goro- I should be doing a final layout pass soon. I almost have all the elements done.
then I will start composing and finalize the models based on the final layout.

mdavid- fom one illustrator to another. thanks!

Multiductus- I was definatly going for more atmosphere than realism. but believe it or not there is a LOT LESS stars in my painting than in the reference I found.
maybe we modern city folk aren't used to seeing so many stars?

[KOryH]

HEY OZ-

Thanks.
Next I will show either the alien or the car.
both have a little work, but are turning out nicely.
I also need to start exploring a layout.
Oh so much to do! So much fun though.

[jeromoo]

I love the space concept! But shouldn't the asteroid belt encircle the planet instead of the other way round? Looking forward to how you put them together! I love classic sci fi look!

[Paul4wood]

No shortage of talent here either! Great stuff!

[Russel-Nash]

Great updates, I love the backgroud. :bounce:

Bring on more.

Torsten

[OZ]

UUUH! so u are near to present us ur alien!!! SLURP! cant wait!!:beer: too cool!!

[KOryH]

jeromoo- yeah if you want to get all sciency about it. But hwo would want to do that!
I'll save it for the Star wars guys.

Paul- cool thanks.

Russel-Nash OZ- more to come soon!

[KOryH]

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OK finally I have something new.
here is the alien Tow truck driver.
He really won't be featured too much.
but He does have a job to do and he has a little help from some sort of little alien furry thing.

next up the car.

[walrus]

Looks great, Kory! Terrific design on him. The tentacles feel a bit light compared to the upper body. I'm not saying the lower half should ahve the same weight as the upper half, but some thicker tentacles to match the arms a little more might be worth trying (unless he's going to be completely hidden by the vehicle?) Anyhow, great work so far. Good luck with the rest...!

-mike

[Fetus23]

lol great monkey! I really like his little friend and lunch box too. The concepts are fantastic, become one with the polygon ;). Can't wait to see you cook up the image.

cheers
-love

[Chupacabra]

Haha, Kory you're crazy..
Sweet stuff.

[Jaba153]

Awesome ! go gorilla! very cool designs i'm fan!! keep goin!!!:beer:

[KOryH]

walrus- he will be partially obscured by the car. But you bring up a good point. I might address that in modeling.

Fetus23 Chupacabra Jaba153 - Thanks. I have been having fun.

[Russel-Nash]

That alien sure looks great. :thumbsup:

Can't wait to see him in 3D.

Torsten

[KOryH]

Russel-Nash- thanks.
I look forward to getting him into 3D as well.

I may have to slow down for a bit this week because of some
previous obligations. But I will put a greateffort to make up for it
the following weeks.
I have a plan.

[KOryH]

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well here is Dad's car.
pretty slick huh?
Too bad I have to crash it!

Things left to do...
model ground, alien and BG asteroids and planet.
Design and model Tow truck ship.

texture everything and light and render render render

easy right! 23 days!

[gpepper]

Amazing work again Kory !
The style is so great !
I can't find my words !

[mdavid]

The car looks perfect! It reminds me of the 1950s concept cars (which assumed every future car would have a nuclear power unit inside it!)

There's an exuberance about this illustration which keeps me coming back for another look. Fantastic work :thumbsup:

[KOryH]

gpepper mdavid - thanks guys.
I am definatly going for a classic 50's Sci-fi thing. A little more innocent than some
modern takes.
more soon

[OZ]

YEOW!!! marvellows! oh guys,o guys! i love this style! can't wait to see more! you got to do an animation of this! too cool.:cool:

[sasquatch70]

Wow what a great style! I love the little black furball. He definately needs to be doing something mischevious in the piece. Your a fantastic illustrator by the way, very playful work. It's easy to get immersed into the world you've created here. Fantastic job!

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1208961511_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1208961511_large.jpg)

whoops here is a render test with the wrong depth of field.
Back to the computer.
another one soon

I think you can still see what's going on though

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1209025448_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1209025448_large.jpg)

here is another layout test.
with a draw over.
Now I will really start building the image and refining the models.

[KOryH]

OZ- if I had the time I would love to do some animation.

sasquatch70- thanks. I have a few ideas for the little guy.

[Russel-Nash]

That looks amazing. I like the layout very much. Hope to see that alien soon in 3D.

Hurry up, time is running. :deal:

Torsten

[Leydecker]

I like the 50s theme alot.

So much, I´d love to see more.

How about widening the framing a bit
to make the guy look even more lost
and give some feeling along the line of:

"The galaxy. Huge. One rock, but you hit it"

"Suddenly there was this whole asteroid belt
out of nowhere"

"So you took my car through the black hole?,
you wait ´til your mother is back!"

"But Dad!"

Cheers

tim

[KOryH]

Russel-Nash -- I know time is running out. I'm busy but I will get it done!

Leydecker -- totally agree. I will be tweaking the layout a bit. I like the 50's stuff too.

look for some new stuff soon!

[Necronomiden]

hey kory! i love the 50's motive in the car and your characters look amazing, you think they can stop at my diner :D? anyways the only critique i have so far is the female's hair, im not sure sure what kind of material is it supposed to be, it has shape but the texure is just a blob, ill see you on your next update :wip:

[decosouza]

Very funny, great concept mate! I agree with Sergio about the girl's hair. Keep up the great work!

[na]

I haven't seen what you've been doing for a while, but I must admit I love how this is going! The retro feel is just right and I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out overall :)

[grafixsuz]

Awesome work so far. Question which or where is the alien? I will have another look, just thought I would say that I love your style man. It is great!

[Multiductus]

I definitely like how it is coming out!!!
Hope to see more soon... and I'm waiting for the alien ;)

[headtrip]

Been a while since I've looked at this entry and I'm lovin' the cool retro style, excellent character design. Looking forward to seeing the finished image.

Great stuff! :thumbsup:

[OZ]

I really hope you will find that time!! You have created something that must be a brighter future!! I mean ...a short or a miniserie.
Im on projects...here in italy...to make a dvd short collection. Must be interestig having a piece of art like your on it!!
anyway...im here...sit and waiting the final image! Your fan... -OZ- :love:

[KOryH]

Thanks for the comments guys.
I got slammed this week with a couple of projects.
So I was a bit slow.
But no worries I'll get it done.

[RaDeaton]

Hey Kory,

I like your style! Always a big fan of the retro look and combined with a cartoony feel is unique. I love the dude's suit with the exaggerated feet, the car, and the tow truck driver. The girl is cool to but I liked the other look better. I see where you are going with her though and I agree it could work but something about her look, to me, is a bit much.Actually I think it's the hair maybe just the color against the planet in the background. You have a lot of interesting elements brought together in a clever way. I can't wait to see the final piece.

Good luck!

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=235&t=621357&highlight=home+jijo

[KOryH]

Thanks RaDeaton.
Great observations. I'm still not sold on the idea of the hair either.
we will see what I can come up with this week.
I will be burning the midnight oil as they say.

Should be fun!!

thanks for all the support so far and look for updates later.

[scala]

Hey Kory it's a real pleasure to discover your wip wonderful sketches and characters and the 3D part is awesome .After your famous Grand Space Opera Challenge and your Fantasy Forest .
I'm sure that one is gonna be as famous as the other ones .

[ErwinM]

This is looking better and better! I can't wait to see what you do with the ship.

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210455987_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210455987_large.jpg)

OK here's the deal.
I totally ran out of time to do this three dee because of life and work and stuff.
SOOO. I am going to try and finish this as an illustration!
Wish me luck.
and thanks for all the support so far.

[RoGreg]

Good luck with that.
But I think it'll be good nevertheless.
:)

[KOryH]

OH and that was just a quick lay out it will be more design when I am done.
I'll try to throw up some progress as I plow through it this weekend

[azazel]

Good luck! 2d, 3d, it's all good - whatever gets the job done, especially when the time is short.

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210466293_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210466293_large.jpg)

Here is some progress.
I am out on the town tonight with the wife.
But more tomorrow or at some unholy hour tonight.

see ya!

[OZ]

HEY! your image is cool in 2d too!! A "MUST FINISH" WORK! :wip:

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210517895_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210517895_large.jpg)

A little here and a little there and soon this will be done.
actually a lot here and there!

[Russel-Nash]

Wow, I really like this layout. Looks amazing. :bounce:

Hope to see the final image soon.

Torsten

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210532782_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210532782_large.jpg)

OK here is some more work.
progress is going nicely.
I added some style in the FX just to pull everything together.
Lets hope the final holds up.

everyone is making a push here at the end. It is fun to watch.

[asparta]

Incredible work, mate...I like the style and the format of the picture...cool story and characters.
I like very much the way you show the trajectory of the vehicle..haha...nice

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210545185_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210545185_large.jpg)

more work done.
I am getting closer. lots of little tweaks and texture things still to do. I also want to fix the asteroid belt. we will see
if I have time.
any last comments as I head
down the home stretch?

[RaDeaton]

hey Kory,

You should stick a fork in it soon buddy call her done!
Any way, the girl is great much better she fits right in I think.
Were you not going to have the towship somewhat in the shot?
Because I think it would be cool. I don't know maybe it would be a bit much.
I just realy liked the towship concept though wanted to see it in the final image.

Thats all I have to add other than hurry hurry don't be late!!!

And Good Luck!!!

[headtrip]

Hey Kory, good to see this is almost finished. Pity the 3D didn't work out in time, but the 2D is really cool.

Good luck, and excellent work!

[scala]

Come on Kory it's almost finished .

[KOryH]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210575176_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/20/14577/14577_1210575176_large.jpg)

OK this is pretty much done.
I'll take a few hours off and take a look at it later
to see if anything jumps out at me.

thanks for all the encouragement.

[KOryH]

azazel- yup. that's what I thought!

OZ- your wish is my command!

Russel-Nash- thanks

asparta- It's been fun. I am glad you are enjoying it.

RaDeaton- thanks. I wish I could have figured out how to get that ship in there too.
I even had a model worked up for it.

headtrip- Yeah, you know how those things happen. I am glad I decided to role with it.
eventhough I wish I could have done the 3D. Maybe I'll do a short animation with the kids!


scala- thanks. send coffee! fench roast.

[Multiductus]

Kory, I like the 2D more than the 3D!!!
I think the girl is a lot better here.

Really nice going ;)

[KOryH]

Thanks Multiductus I like the 2D too.
It is in my confort zone.
For me the 3d is way harder to do, that's why I like it.
I actually like the way he 3D characters were turning out.
It's too bad I abandoned them.
Maybe they will resurface somewhere else.
I think they could pass for some background characters for a short film
I am working on. some images here (http://korysdiner.homestead.com/RETRO_port.html)

[scala]

Hey Kory I really like your work , work on a close up and call it Final Image .You've got the concept and 3 characters ok just do it .

[Multiductus]

The main character of your short film is gorgeous! Has he got a girlfriend already? ;)

Your work rocks, really!

[KOryH]

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He was a astro-geek and she was a shapely spacley how did they end up here?
For the answer we have to go back to last Thursday LPC(local planetary calender).
She was about to fail out of cosmic algebra so our reluctant nerd let her cheat off his holocube with one condition... a date. A bit bold? Perhaps, But she was the cutest girl in school and it was his only shot.
She agreed to a dinner and a movie, but NO physical stuff and absolutely no nerd talk. He agreed.
The big night came and he borrowed Dads car, picked up little miss space hottie and off they went. Now I don't need to tell you that late model Titan x7's have loose handling at speeds greater than .27 Lsp, But someone should have reminded our young rocket geek. At .35 Lsp the Sector 7 Asteroid Beltway practicaly jumped out at him. Two screams, both of wich were rather girly,
and one crash later, all hopes of cosmic romance had been trashed. Almost just as bad for our never-gonna-get-it nerd was that Dads car was totaled. Within three minutes a Centarian tow truck driver was getting ready to haul Dads prized possession away and the angry space vixen vowed never to cheat off a nerd again. Within five minutes she was posting a full holo of the episode on her MyFaceinSpace page. Within eight minutes she already had 1,120,000 views and his Dad was on the way.
Worst day cycle ever? Wait till Monday back at Lunar High.

[scala]

Nice colors nice concept and nice character :beer:

[KOryH]

Multiductus- ah Thanks! Most people who know me say most of my characters look like me.
So uh I'm married sorry.
joking aside. I am glad you like him. I should finally be finishing the movie someday soon.
I am sure I will let everyone here know when it's done.

scala - Im'm glad you like it. It means a lot from a fellow illustrator.

[walrus]

Congrats on getting this done, Kory! It may not be the method you started out with but you still got the point across (and I really like how her hair came out in the 2D version.) And good to hear you're still working on RetroActive, too... can't wait to finally see that!

-mike

[KOryH]

Hey Mike.
Thanks. I am glad I got it done too. Yours turned out great.

And yup still going on the RetroActive.

[Russel-Nash]

Congrats for finishing your image Kory. I really like it and the story is great too.

Hope to see you in the next challenge.

Torsten

[KOryH]

thanks, I had fun, but I am glad it's over

[Ferx]

Hey Kory, really great image, love the characters, a great style on them !! :thumbsup: The environment for the whole image is awesome and great retro design on the space car :D And love the story too!! cool!! Congratulations for this great image! Good luck!! And time for really well deserved cold beers!! Cheers mate ! :beer:

[KOryH]

Thanks Ferx. I'm glad you like the story. I like telling them.
And I am having a cold one right now.

[OZ]

:beer: First...congratulations! YOU DID IT! and it must not be easy! So (if thare was no dubt) i confirm my absolute love for your work! You style still is damn cool! And...to tell the truth the 2d work...look perfect...look professional...look at the same lavel of your 3d.
So...I still hope in an animation. in the end...
GREAT!! :drool: :buttrock:

[Paul4wood]

Hey, Kory, this is some very nice work here and the background story is very funny too. I just took a peak at your "RetroActive" extracts and I must say that the work there looks extremely good too. Congratulations on finishing the race and good luck.

[KOryH]

OZ- yeah somehow I managed to get it done. May be I'll do an animation someday,
But not too soon.

Paul4wood- I'm glad you dig the story. I always try to have a fun story for my stuff. It makes it easier to get lost in the art.
I am also glad you checked out my Retro stuff. Hearing people say they like what I am doing on it keeps me going. "It will be finished." It is sorta like a mantra for me.

[Pegahoul]

Cool artwork, great story! lol! It's cute! Their expressions are great too ^^

[mdavid]

Most of what I was going to say has already been said so I won't repeat things here. Oh what the heck, yes I will...

Your drawing style and use of colour is superb. I love your work. Filled with humour and magic and fun. I love the polish and professionalism of your work too. I was enjoying your 3D version - it had a sense of sparkle and volume which makes 3D so much fun, but like the others have already said, your 2D result lost none of the clarity and humour and succeeds beautifully.

And your story is just wonderful

[Necronomiden]

lol kory your image's concept was great, i knew either way 3d or 2d it was going to be great, congrats :arteest: your character design is really cool btw

[KOryH]

Pegahoul,Octostatue- I am glad you liked the story too. It seems like these kids might have a life after this contest. we will see if they pop up anywhere else in my works.

mdavid- Yay, another illustrator! thank you for the kind words. as you know switching
from one D to another can be tricky.

[mv]

great style! :D

[KOryH]

cool thanks mv.
It's always nice to hear from fellow concept dudes.

[lynch]

nice style and colours ...your braver than me ...i wanted to do a lanscape version but ,....scared

[KOryH]

What? you scared? painter of killer disco monkeys and terror lizards. I think not.
Would have been cool.

thanks BTW

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