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timovihola
03-29-2008, 03:11 PM
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Title: Battle in Snow
Name: Timo Vihola
Country: Finland
Software: Photoshop

It's my weird cartoony characters again :)
Our console game is almost ready so I had time to finish this painting. The style was refreshing change from realistic game art.

Some problems with character scale carried over from the old sketch as you can see: (it's fun to sketch without worrying too much about perspective, so bad habits is to blame):

http://www.timovihola.com/gallery3/battleinsnowsketch.jpg

Disney artist Eyvind Earle vivid colored artwork was an inspiration, even though it's probably not immediately apparent.

highres version:

http://www.timovihola.com/gallery3/battleinsnowhires.jpg

(original is 6000pixels)
LadyPurple
03-29-2008, 05:30 PM
Good realization! :thumbsup:
jttruong85
03-30-2008, 06:52 AM
Haha, violent and funny at same time. Love the concept. :thumbsup:
timovihola
03-31-2008, 06:38 PM
LadyPurple, Thanks!

jttruong85, glad you like it! I was interested in seeing how people react to the combination of violence with cartoony characters. Old Warner Bros cartoons are very violent but I don't think they actually ever show any blood. Of course in Japanese animations blood flies almost like champagne after a formula 1 victory ;)

Progress shots shows the small changes it went through along the process:

http://www.timovihola.com/gallery3/snowbattleprogress.jpg
Johan79
04-02-2008, 09:49 AM
Really like your style, I think you did a good job with the lightning aswell it really made them pop. keep it up.
timovihola
05-02-2008, 04:41 PM
Thanks Johan!I printed the painting on three A4 photo papers and glued them together as a painting, and added a black frame. I ran out of ink for the third print so it has slightly different hue :cry:

http://www.timovihola.com/gallery3/battleinsnowprinted.jpg
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