Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Bobby Chiu

[digital-bobert]

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Hi everyone,

Excuse my late entry but I didn't know about this challenge! Another fun topic.

For this challenge I decided to put a spin on a legend of the wild west. It's going to be an old Billy the Kid making his getaway on a cool looking mechanical horse with steam coming out of the nostrils.

Should be good... as long as it's finished on time :)

Good luck to everyone! I see some great work has already been done. I have some serious catching up to do.

[adrephil]

Hi bobby great to see you in!:thumbsup: .... now hop to it and get this done:wip: lol! great idea!! perhaps you can give it an even "more legendary" feel by letting it be "The buffalo Bill" or chief Crazy horse (my fav really, google it and see :D ), etc.... just some ideas:shrug: ;) ....anyways best luck i know you'll finish

karisa :)

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Here's a little update since yesterday. I was thinking of having steam coming out of the nostrils of the horse. Should look pretty cool... we'll see tomorrow.

[digital-bobert]

adrephil - thanks for the suggestion Karisa! I went a different direction because I already had a picture of Billy the Kid in my head.

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Here's a new update. ..

[beelow]

Hey Bobby nice entry so far. Already looking good. Waiting for the next update.

[Womball]

You did this in 2 days?!?! Your guy has a long face too! I like this a lot.

[guterrez]

great start Bobby, looks very promising so far
have fun man!

[digital-bobert]

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thanks for the comments all. In this one I'm roughing in the guys in the back and added some lighting to the horse and Billy the Kid

[digital-bobert]

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Thinking of background ideas...

[Ataulfo]

Hi Bobby Chiu,

I am a fan of your works. I like a lot your style of drawing.:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
This one also looks great.:)
keep it up, dude; i want see more updates.
:beer:

[digital-bobert]

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Here's a background idea I like a bit better...

[Nigel-Q]

Looking great man! I like where you're going with the new background and the cool tones you're introducing... coming along nicely.

[kaparo]

Hi Bobby,
I´m really glad you entered the challenge. Great to see you here! This is going to be another awesome piece, full of energy. I love the faces of both the cowboy and the horse. Just one suggestion: the steam coming out of the horse nostrils is a great addition but I think it could be cooler if it would comes out straight to the front as a steam jet, with more pressure due to the race effort.
Can´t wait to see more! Good luck!

[digital-bobert]

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Had some time to work on the piece today.

[vmulligan]

Hey, Bobby -- I always enjoy seeing your creations and your process, so I'm glad to see you're in this Challenge. Great start, and best of luck!

[DougFerreira]

Hi Bob Chiu! I remenber your work very well from strange behavior! This new thread is looking fantastic,good luck on your late entry!

[jonone]

well bald decision to go with the west !:D

cool idea with the western ,i like the atmoshphere!
cant rly tell anything as your early into the image,just gotta notice that its abit to flat the horse,as in little going on.hope you finish it!gl

[AlyFell]

Bobby - Looking fabulous. You have a real ability to introduce a feeling of reality into what is fundamentally a cartoon image. Your lighting is excellent. :)

[JackZhang]

This is jaw-dropping! The fact you entered one day after the old deadline and made such a huge progress in 4 days just blows my mind off!

If you manage to finish on time,next time I see you in a challenge, i might just step out... :P

btw, huge fan of yours here! Good luck!

[beelow]

Billy the Kid! You're not going to catch his old ass. LOL. Got to love your humor. I am just going to watch you finish. Nothing more, nothing less. Let me pop some popcorn first...sit in this cozy chair and just enjoy the show. It was great meeting you and Kei at San Diego Con as well. Hope things are well with you.

[W-I-L]

hi great idea and looking good... i know its rough so nothing to crit really. comp is good.

[balasa]

nice, to see you in the mix. now everyone really needs to step up in the last few days

[Korendo]

Great to see your take on this challenge!

[gpepper]

Hey Bobby, a remake of Samurai On Horseback in a steampunk style ?
Great job, continue, it looks promising.

[Rupy]

Hey Bobby, good to see you in it,

You running out of time though,
but looking amazing like always, I look forward to seeing the final!

Rupy
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working on the background...

[JackZhang]

Bobby, there's 21 hrs left. better hurry up!
Good luck mate

[dselvabfa]

Its great Your use of colors is good

[digital-bobert]

Isn't the deadline for this contest until Feb 3?

[MR]

I am awfully sorry for you, but the 3. is for the video category. image is in a couple of hours.

Love your videocasts :beer:

[digital-bobert]

oh crap... I see... ok time to turn on the jets... hopefully I'll make it.

[MR]

you will !!!
good luck

[digital-bobert]

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AHHHHhhhhh!! Painting frantically!!

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Painted in some bg characters

[Elendil_le_Grand]

Hey like your style. And as usual it's really fun ;)
I hope you could finish it ;)

[Are3D]

Great so far man! Not many hours left; fill up the coffee pot, get that pack of redbull and paint paint paint! I really hope you will be able to finish on time.

Cheers,

Robert

[vmulligan]

C'mon Bobby -- we're all rooting for you!

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Painting is coming along... just have to keep going :)

[SynthOrange]

Holy crap you're tearing along here. :D

Go Bobby!

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More stuff to do ... it's coming together

[balasa]

wow you're so fast. it's really coming together. I wish i can paint that fast

[mr_carl]

common bobert "U can do it" coming along really nicely, looking foreword to see next update soon.

[RogerNobs]

Keep it going, Bobby! You've invested it with such an energy and immediacy. The long lens look squashing the action is such a cool idea. Did you use any reference. If you didn't then your powers of memory and visualisation must be extraordinrary, as well as your knowledge of form.

Best of luck. This is something special.

[jpedro]

godspeed bobby :) looks awesome!

[digital-bobert]

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took a few hours to sleep. Feeling refreshed! Let's get this going again!!

[Slav]

haha, awesome work bobby! i love the guys expression!

[balasa]

awesome bobby, very nice speed

[walrus]

That's looking really nice, Bobby! Great character design - he reminds me of Clint Eastwood, without looking just like him at all - just that nice, weathered, determined face. The horse design - and the impression of the horse-skull - is terrific too.

Your Billy the Kid is feeling like to me like he's receiving more atmospheric hazing than the guys behind him (especially when I look at his hat and side-bags and compare them to his pursuers' dark black hats.) I think the feeling of depth was more effective when the 3 horsemen were less crisp and more roughed out in the earth-tones of the background. Perhaps you'll bring that back in as you refine more?

But anyhow, nice work, and good luck!

[digital-bobert]

Thanks everyone who left comments. Walrus - There's still much to do. Your suggestions are on my 'to do list' :)

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working on the metal horse...

[guterrez]

do it man, we all believe in you^^
very nice shading on that horses leg
cheers

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these little mechanical parts are taking for ever...

[digital-bobert]

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Here's the final.

Billy the Kid's last heist. It was a blast to paint. Hope you like it!

Bobby

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Software: Photoshop

My Steampunk image is about the legend of Billy the Kid. The image depicts his last heist.

[vmulligan]

Congrats, Bobby! I'm glad you got it done. Nice work!

[Coldrum]

Hey Bobby congrats on a great image. Your paintings are always so clear and easy to read... and this one cracks me up.. haha turbo steam horse strikes again ;) I remember your entry from Master and Servant... good to see you're still churning them out. Best of luck

[digital-bobert]

Thanks guys. It was a bit of a mission to finish. At first I thought I had until February 3rd but found out that it was due today so I stayed up most of the night. Had a couple of hours sleep and ended up finishing at 6pm (an hour before the deadline)... whew!

[Goro]

wow when did you enter!? lol
Welcome to the challenge and congrats on finishing.

[digital-bobert]

Entered 6 days ago... lol.

[Elendil_le_Grand]

Nice finish and fast :)

[RogerNobs]

Wayhey! Fantastic, Bobby. Painted with fire. I admire that you kept the unity of vision from those first strokes. Congratulations.

[digital-bobert]

Elendil_le_Grand/Roger Nobs - thank you... I tried hard. either way I enjoyed the competition.

[RandyToons]

It was a joy to see this great piece.
Thanks, Randy

[Justame2002]

Nice work Bobby. I've been looking/commenting on everybody's work but i didn't notice your entry until now, interesting and funny concept, wild west themes are cool. I especially like the way you approach light and shadow in digital painting, looking forward to another one of your inspiring YouTube blogs..!

[dodgeOrBURN]

I love your concept of the old West! I am amazed by how quickly you work and your ability to detail. Congratulations and good luck!


Lynda

[naetronic]

frucking AMAZING!

[mrpeace]

Whoa...amazing image...nice work!

[digital-bobert]

Hey thanks everyone. You guys are very nice.

For your kindness I will give you a little gift. Animated GIF!
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[ChrisThatGuy]

Awesome image. Well done.

[dodgeOrBURN]

:bounce: digital-bobert!

What a fantastic idea! I didn't think it was possible to appreciate your WIP any more than I already did! I LOVE it! :love:

[iatriki]

very nice illustration!

[Pooyag]

Good Stuff Bobby...it's too bad you didnt win though.
I really like your previz, it's perfect!:cool:

[Gord-MacDonald]

I love it!

[dapride]

I think this is now my favorite.

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