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Goldeneye
06-01-2003, 06:58 PM
I've been forking on this picture for a while without any reference photos. Just recently I checked out the scene on the LOTR DVD that inspired it and noticed a bunch of stuff to change.

The ring looks too big. I'm going to add the chaing around it so hopefully it will add a bit of size perspective to the image. And yes, I know the ring doesn't glow in snow, but it looks cool.:) Also, if anyone knows how to make realistic or just better snow for a close up shot, I'd love to know how.

The Picture (http://dfexchange.ca/display.php?id=455&actual=yes)
mattclinch
06-01-2003, 09:04 PM
lovely perspective.. and i love the snow texture near to us...

a few crits though

1. ring isnt shiny enough
2. the writing doesnt have the right effect as the films (not necessarly a bad thing)
3. the ring only shows the writing when exposed to flame or the hand of sauron... so as an image it confuses me...


other than that...great work
Tuqui-tuqui
06-01-2003, 09:37 PM
I like the composite, the only thing is the perspective. The ring looks larger than what it really is. I recommend you add something that shows its real size, like a hand, or a foot next to it. Just a comment... don't forget to take into account what Hardnox said.
Gremlin
06-01-2003, 09:57 PM
your ring looks huge cause there are tiny ass pebbles around it... maybe if the rocks were big like normal rocks, instead of grains of sand.... lol, you get what i mean... also, the ripples or crevases in the snow are very small... you have everything so small, that it makes the ring look abnoxious.

but your gold material needs work, and I dont remember the ring being so skinny...
but good start!
keep up the good work!
Cheers,
:beer:
Goldeneye
06-30-2003, 08:14 PM
Yeah. This was just an early image. I noticed the ring looked huge and I've been meaning to make the necklace the frodo had on in the movie to add some scale. The Snow is tough. I have no idea how to make it so any help would be great.

The writing... yeah I know it only appears in flame, sauron's hand, every rainy tuesday, etc... but how boring is a regular ring in the snow.

Oh yeah. The skinny ring... I realized this too after I opened up my LOTR DVD and looked at the close ups of the ring. Oh well, not hard to change.

Thansk for the C&C guys/gals.
The-3D-Data-Labs-Guy
06-30-2003, 08:48 PM
wow..y're doing really well.. keep up the good work!:thumbsup:
wayfaerer
06-30-2003, 09:25 PM
An interessting picture so far! Perhaps the stones should be bigger! Also, I think the contrast of the inscription is to hard! And perhaps it could be a little more golden.
Should be great with chain and so!
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