Pendelhaven, Philip Straub (2D)

[PMD]

This is gorgeous, Phil - and right up my street. I always have the urge to put tiny golden windows in my trees ;) The atmospherics make the image for me - the soft, diffuse light and deep mist are just wonderful. Good to see you around! Phil

[LadyPurple]

Very nice atmosphere :thumbsup:

[cglight]

Wonderful environment & dreamful world, your tones are superb.

Yea, it's been a while since we've seen your work here,

You got back with a great work.

[jefflai]

o wow this is beautiful
i love the green back lighting
sets the mood quite nicely

[Dreetsch]

Wow, i really like the back light that breaks through the dust and the the lights out of the tree, very nice glow.
The old gnarly tree is great, too! very nice atmosphere! like it!! :applause:

[Sully]

Really nice work you have a great imagination.!

[CNell]

boy this really draws the viewer right in. the atmosphere is mesmerizing! excellent work! :bowdown:
claudia

[Littlelizard]

Simply beautiful:applause:

[Lunas]

Knew it was your work just from glancing at the preview. You can spot your style a mile away :) great work.

[kay2]

Very very nice..colors, atmosphere..! Congrats!

[marioucci]

Cosy, warm and misterious. Love this image man.

A quick question if you dont mind:

In the middle of the tree you put some red bleeding on the trunk. Was that made with an overlay layer on top of it?
Im asking because Im still deciding between trying to reach the colors with brushes in one layer or making use of blending modes in PS.


Cheers man.

Mario

[Philipstraub]

This is gorgeous, Phil - and right up my street. I always have the urge to put tiny golden windows in my trees ;) The atmospherics make the image for me - the soft, diffuse light and deep mist are just wonderful. Good to see you around! Phil

Thanks so much Phil-always a pleasure to hear from you.

Phil

[Philipstraub]

Knew it was your work just from glancing at the preview. You can spot your style a mile away :) great work.

Couldn't ask for a better compliment. Thanksfor the note:)

Phil

[Philipstraub]

Cosy, warm and misterious. Love this image man.

A quick question if you dont mind:

In the middle of the tree you put some red bleeding on the trunk. Was that made with an overlay layer on top of it?
Im asking because Im still deciding between trying to reach the colors with brushes in one layer or making use of blending modes in PS.


Cheers man.

Mario

I usually define color in a painting by using both methods but, almost always create local color with the old brush to canvas method first. Then from there, depending on what I'm trying to do with my light I may use blending modes to further accentuate a particular color or temperature of light and shadow.

Phil

[Jassar]

I'm sure that's one hell of a card!

The mood is perfect :) , can't really add anything that has not been already said :)

cheers

[marioucci]

Thank you for the explanation Philip:) Ill adopt your method.

[VladMel]

Just wow

your work makes me feel like a younger kid, thank you

[degerardo]

Hi Philip,
that`s exactly your style :) another great work from you! What I like most are the colours. They match perfectly! Also the windows are very nicely integrated into the tree. Good!
:beer:

[xenomorph-designs]

Brilliant as usual Philip. The amount of texture in your work is astounding and was wondering, do you texture totally from the brushes themselves or do you use any filtering/layer effects.

Thanks for sharing another brilliant piece!

[dimms]

Superb. Talent as it is:)
My wife has gone mad about your artworks. In a good sense :)

[Philipstraub]

Brilliant as usual Philip. The amount of texture in your work is astounding and was wondering, do you texture totally from the brushes themselves or do you use any filtering/layer effects.

Thanks for sharing another brilliant piece!

Hey Dusty-

Thanks for the note- I use a combination of painting and drawing, custom brushes, texture brushes, and layering of some photo texture here and there until something sticks. I recall painting this one over about 5 times until i got the look I was going for. Never quite nailed exactly what I saw in my head but got close- and then the deadline came:)

Hope that helps.

P

[xenomorph-designs]

Hey Dusty-

Thanks for the note- I use a combination of painting and drawing, custom brushes, texture brushes, and layering of some photo texture here and there until something sticks. I recall painting this one over about 5 times until i got the look I was going for. Never quite nailed exactly what I saw in my head but got close- and then the deadline came:)

Hope that helps.

P

Thanks for the insight Philip! Very, very helpful.

[MarioVeltri]

I like the green glowing light, it helps alot in the depth of the image

[chrom]

top work
i want to rest there

[Cerebr4l]

Awesome work as always, I particularly like the backlighting. This work as an excellent sense of depth and mood. Can't wait to check out your book when it is released :D

[Philipstraub]

Hi Philip,
that`s exactly your style :) another great work from you! What I like most are the colours. They match perfectly! Also the windows are very nicely integrated into the tree. Good!
:beer:

Thanks man-I hope all is well with you:)

[Philipstraub]

Awesome work as always, I particularly like the backlighting. This work as an excellent sense of depth and mood. Can't wait to check out your book when it is released :D

Thanks-

I can't wait to finally finish the book and show it to the world:)

Phil

[marcotronic]

brilliant work again - I love the awesome mood it has. The volumetric lighting is excellent, too. Your artwork is "out of this world" again. 5*

Looking forward to your book!

Marco

[Ganimate]

I must say I love all of your work, I've seen quite a bit of it on D'artiste and in the web, and this is another great piece, I would love if you could give me some pointers to improve my work!:deal:

[Melvil]

That really looks great. Excellent sense of depth. It's a little hard for me to grasp the scale of the tree, but that could just be me.

The rest of your portfolio is really beautiful as well. Looking forward to this book you mentioned. :)

[Philipstraub]

brilliant work again - I love the awesome mood it has. The volumetric lighting is excellent, too. Your artwork is "out of this world" again. 5*

Looking forward to your book!

Marco

Thank you Marco:)

Phil

[Philipstraub]

That really looks great. Excellent sense of depth. It's a little hard for me to grasp the scale of the tree, but that could just be me.

The rest of your portfolio is really beautiful as well. Looking forward to this book you mentioned. :)

I totally agree on the issue of scale. It was something that always bugged me about the piece as well. With the cards being so small its always tough to cram all the information necessary to fullflill the assignment and read at a size just a bit larger than a postage stamp- in addition, the usual trick is the use of a human for reference of scale but, the brief didn't include that or really anything else to establish it. So- great observation, one I didn't quite figure out how to resolve...thats what the next painting is for:)

P

[Philipstraub]

I must say I love all of your work, I've seen quite a bit of it on D'artiste and in the web, and this is another great piece, I would love if you could give me some pointers to improve my work!:deal:

Thanks-

Pointers- tough to cram all the info I can think of in this space but, I can reduce it down to this- practice practice, and more practice. Really, thats it. Break your images down to steps that allow you to focus on specific aspects of good picture making until they meet your standards and move on. For example, as my course in CGWorkshops clearly shows, think; concept, composition, perspective/anatomy, value structure/lighting, color theory, and depth atmosphere and scale.

And- look at tons and tons of work - not just what is popular on this forum or any other but, what is popular in international illustration, fine arts, and the long rich history of art.

Hope that helps:)

P

[Ganimate]

I totally agree with you, I'm going to practice like there is no tomorrow!:thumbsup:

[Philipstraub]

I totally agree with you, I'm going to practice like there is no tomorrow!:thumbsup:

your welcome- good luck!

P

[phoenix]

very impressive work


regards

[Nicolie]

wow... very beautiful picture. Sort of eerie.. love the detail

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