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lioration
02-24-2009, 06:42 AM
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Title: Stromboli's catch
Name: Lior Arditi
Country: Israel
Software: Photoshop

This piece is my first cg challenge try, just couldn't say no to a steam punk theme, I always liked the tale of Pinocchio, and for me, Stromboli the villain dude was a perfect choice for a steam punk character. my inspiration for his features, based on his description from Disney's work:
"Charm and flattery are the facade for this heartless showman who burns his puppets for firewood when they've grown too old to perform. Money is the puppeteer's sole passion, and his marionettes are only a means to an end. As soon as Stromboli realizes Pinocchio's carnival potential -- a puppet who can sing and dance without strings -- he'll stop at nothing. Only kidnapping can ensure this "little wooden gold mine" keeps performing for him, whether Pinocchio likes it or not."
http://disney.go.com/vault/archives.../stromboli.html
I tried to give my piece the feeling as if it was ripped out of the pages of a children book, but not the one you read to your kid before bed time.
Wip can be found here:http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=278&t=699393
Cheers
Lior

marilenamexi
02-24-2009, 10:10 AM
Amazing work!
five stars for me!;)

phoenix
02-24-2009, 10:26 AM
hats off Arditi the work is exceptional. lovely Mood.

Regards

SquishMe
02-24-2009, 12:27 PM
Fantastic!
Very cute and extremely well painted. :thumbsup:

Littlelizard
02-24-2009, 02:15 PM
beautiful painting! :thumbsup:

Abelo
02-24-2009, 02:48 PM
Great work indeed! Amazing style and color.

However, if I may criticise a bit, it looks like the automaton had an outline, which I feel it would have been nicer if it was more subtle, just suggesting the occlusion of light; it almost looks like it was traced with a marker. Hope that helped.

4 stars though :)

acb12
02-24-2009, 03:09 PM
well ive watched this work since the begining of it and it turned out to be freakin amazing great job !:thumbsup:
ben zona shel davar ahi mashu best ! :thumbsup:

motr
02-24-2009, 05:22 PM
wonderful. delightful and completely in your hand.

Pigmat
02-25-2009, 01:37 AM
Amazing render of the main concept. Powerful execution. I enjoy this image so much. Beware oh this furnace belly Pinocchio !

Pigmat
02-25-2009, 01:39 AM
Oops, forgot to rate it with stars...5/5

JosefK
02-25-2009, 05:59 AM
veeery nice! love it! 5stars!!!

FRENZIEDmind
02-25-2009, 07:26 AM
Awesome! Excellent work!

Chachi
02-25-2009, 04:11 PM
I watched your developement of this image during the challenge and am glad to see it finished with such great results. Great work!

Ikaa
02-25-2009, 07:48 PM
Absolutely wonderful! :love:

lioration
03-23-2009, 09:46 AM
Hello boys & girls and thank you so much for you praises & crit. sorry for the slow respond...
Must say, all-tough I've put a lot of energy in this one, its not a piece I'm pleased with- it was a good training for in executing a hi-rez piece, and sure- there are a lot of small corners I happy with,. but yet... not there for me. I must agree with Abelo words: my technique using outline is a weak spot that must be improved.
Any way- the whole process was a lot of fun, specially playing around with all the big boys- I've learned a lot by watching the WIP of all these super talent dudes.
See ya around
Lior

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