Steam Punk Oriental City, Raphael Lacoste (2D)

[largil]

Wow !!! , Great piece Raphael , my favourite, congrat !!! :thumbsup:

[ajsa51]

Stunning work! Awesome job. I will be really P.O'ed if you don't get any recognition for this. Everything about this painting is beautiful. Right down to the dust being kicked up by the elephant. Color, composition, mood is superb. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[JiDy]

Good idea to create the india country with a futurist touch. Good mix with the real world and futur. Beautifull details on elephant. I like your work raphael! Congratulate!My last work (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=133&t=781011)

[schmeerlap]

I love the dystopian feel to this piece. Great use of colour.

[mitsuk]

Wow, amazing picture, love it

[schmeerlap]

I like the dystopian feel to this scene. Excellent use of colour.

[Felideus]

Excelent work. Five stars :thumbsup:

[boomji]

Brilliant !!!


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[pawelturalski]

"I didn't get a lot of success lately on cg society" - do u always need applause to ur art? :) no hard feelings:)

[letheath]

how Beautiful~! I love it~:love:

[chokata]

Brilliant work! :thumbsup:

[PapaNinja]

Amazing work Raphael :eek:

[Dechakamphu]

Very professional.....I love it so much!

[Sardinha]

Raphael

Very nice! It has a really nice painterly feel to it. I especially like the modest use of the bright spot colors in the foreground. Well done indeed.


Rick

[levent]

always incredible india:buttrock:
very nice job:applause:

[marilenamexi]

Great work, and amazing colours too.
I think the next cgchoice award is yours;)

[JM-art]

Love this piece.

[HRFleur]

Excellent！！！！
I love the contract between the foreground and the background. And those realistic details are also amazing.

[ritter]

Excellent,very nice work!!

[INFINITE]

amazing, great piece of art. :buttrock:

[Trenox]

Great stuff.. Although I'm not instantly thinking "steampunk" when I see this pic. The skyline seems too sleak and futuristic imo.

[nickykyo]

very good,smell like Thailand

[nictey]

Absolutely brilliant work!! Very good details and lighting! Well done!

[Raphael-Lacoste]

very good,smell like Thailand

Like Bankok? :) sure it is, in a couple of years from Now!

[Raphael-Lacoste]

Raphael

Very nice! It has a really nice painterly feel to it. I especially like the modest use of the bright spot colors in the foreground. Well done indeed.


Rick

Thanks a lot! Yes I am trying now to diversify more my palettes, happy it works.

thanks all for the warm feedback so far ;)

[aaraaf]

This piece is full of mood and atmosphere and something downright honestly gritty in a way I haven't seen in a long time.

I know it's set on a different continent and all but this really makes me want to go back and read "When Gravity Fails" by George Alec Effinger for some reason. Maybe the traditional (at least quasi) garb and the run down-ish tech in the background.

Really great piece!

[jtvergarav]

Man, beautifull atmosphere

I can feel so much life around it

also, the scale, amazing

5 stars ;)

[kiboSVK]

Absolut cool contrast between poor place and rich part of city I like this idea is our world
Keep it Raphael

[diissar]

nice painting,congratulation :thumbsup:

[David-J]

Amazing work. Love the color palette.

Your work is always inspiring.

Cheers!

[PhilOsirus]

What do you mean your other pieces have had as much success here recently? They were always well recieved:)

Great image, and I really like the presence of more characters, the elephant, etc.

[consciousspace]

hey nice work man, the elephant steals the show, and the bg is contrasting and very cool. neatly executed, cheers.

[claudiasutton]

This is so beautiful. Wow...

[Raphael-Lacoste]

Absolut cool contrast between poor place and rich part of city I like this idea is our world
Keep it Raphael

Indeed, contrasts ... :)

[undoz]

Simply beautiful! Love the palette and the atmosphere.

[PMD]

Stunning. I don't know what else to say mate. The colour and light are truly special in this one Raphael, even more than usual. Hope all's well, Phil

[st3dcenter]

Very nice job.Well done.

[unwrap]

Haven't had success on CGSociety lately? You're being delusional. I'm not gonna say I worship you (in a way I do), but you're undoubtedly one of the best on CGTalk and everybody knows that.

As for the work. I don't think I'm in position to criticize you. Flawless as always.

[Renderspud]

How about just saying... "Whoa!".

[Intervain]

i love the combination of different landscapes - works well together :)

[thenextside]

Nice one man! Good to see some new stuff from you. Really interesting subject as well. Best of luck at your new EA gig. It will be cool to see what you get into there. Maybe another VES???
Cheers,
Tim

[MikkoK]

This piece turned out great. Bring the success!! :)

[rubenmontecinos]

awesome work.

[Raphael-Lacoste]

@thenextside
@Mikkok

thanks you guys :) we'll see what happens here, but it takes more time to make a videogame than a matte painting!!

cheers

[slowgolde]

Absolutely brilliant piece, it would be great to see some wip stages just to get a feel for how you integrate your photos into it without it looking too noisy or drawing the eye. If I'm trying to incorporate photographic elements I always feel like I need to overdetail the entire piece...this (and your other work) seems to avoid that completely.

Great work, 5 *s...or the new 'love it' equivalent :)

[linainverse23]

Great citiscape. I like the contrast between the city and the filthy foreground. Also that it has more color on the section, verus the light sky color impuded on the background. Love how the elephant turned out. The characters are good too. Nice work. It turned out great.

[Alphagsv]

Beautiful work man!!:thumbsup:

[DarkTownArt]

Look who is so annoying!

(me)

But look who got pinned up!

(again)

I am not getting over the fact that you want to improve - with what?! Do you wanna make me blind? And I am not a fangirl it's just like you recently are like everywhere I'm going. I'm scared. o_O

[Raphael-Lacoste]

you see me everywhere Azu :)


wait a minute, I have to improve my stuff to beat Stephan Martiniere ;)

[collings]

Love it ! love the composition as well as all the stuffs mention by the others guys in the previous page like contrast etc. :arteest:

[nightwoodwolf]

coOool one

[ShenRui]

very beautiful! 5*

[jdsb]

thats amazing , congrats *****

[aknair81]

Great stuff as usual Raphael.

"I didn't get a lot of success lately on cg society so I hope this one will get through"

Who said this, ur always there at top in our inspiration chart.
I love all ur works. Keep up the good work so that v could learn by looking at ur artworks

Cheers
Arun

[usma1000]

I LOVE this picture. I was so excited about it that I had to show everyone.

[mechaniac]

this is simply incredible! excellent if I may say so!
I want to see more!

[lmpi16]

This is great. The combination of modern city in the background and the ethnic motives is wonderful.

[bearfoot]

terrific work raphael very inspiring.

top stuff

cheers
n

[Syllo]

nice compo/colors choice! how much hours on this one? -congrats-

[Horsea9788]

nice atmosphere!

[shennie]

nice overall work ...

but where's the steam? ;)


other than that, nice work ... especially the elefant comes out nicely.

cheers

[x70]

:buttrock:Great painting and I love the feel of it. I'm just not sure how this qualifys as steam punk?
I see the blimps with the weird stuff on the belly of them I'm just not seeing the STEAM powered mechanics. Maybe it's behind the elephant.
It's kind of like the band no doubt saying they were " ska ", It's just not really part of that genera, you know. I'm not knocking the piece itself just how it is categorized. But it truly is a great painting.

[shtl]

Yeah, instant :+fav: for this one. I think my all time favorite from your works (from what I know at least).

Btw, do you own authorization from Raphael Lacoste to post it here? ;)

[grundelboy]

Agreed, Great image but I fail to see how this is "steam punk."

[rmejia]

Very nice piece of art :buttrock:

[Raphael-Lacoste]

Agreed, Great image but I fail to see how this is "steam punk."

I agree there are not so much elements, but check the dirigible in the background ;)

[Ammarkk]

Actually, it's so so awesome, Very good job Raphael.:applause:

[Silgrin4D]

Good idea to create the india country with a futurist touch. Hmmm... India? I see sth like Burj Dubai here...
Regarding the painting itself, I`ve always been curious how people come to such results in nearly pure 2D. all photoshop work,, standard brushes and some photo manipulation Wow...

[Caelicorn]

Yay! /adores. You are one of my idols - I am always pleased to see new work from you.

I have been to exotic, dusty markets like those in the Philippines, and the feel is very authentic :-)

I wish there was a "love heart" icon. You will have to imagine!

[Mrbonbon]

what a stunning work... as usual.

[DOGJAUSREILY]

great work, an incredible atmosphere.
5 stars no doubt

[JasonLin]

this is absolutly beautiful man
love the mood and color:buttrock:

[Rogier]

Amazing work, excellent piece. :buttrock:

[badz525]

"I didn't get a lot of success lately on cg society" - do u always need applause to ur art? :) no hard feelings:)

sometimes, designers need that for motivation. peace.

[reviresco]

really nice work - love the atmospheric perspective

great brush work too

Jim

[kennychaffin]

I love this. Certainly would make anyone want to read the book!

[henkten]

It reminds me of Dubai. I can't spot anything to critique. Brilliant work.

[smartsimplicity]

Hi Raphael,

A brilliant and a mature use of color. I love the way the background compliments and blends with the foreground. Could you put a little light on how you managed that? Cheers.

[azozel]

:buttrock:Great painting and I love the feel of it. I'm just not sure how this qualifys as steam punk?
I see the blimps with the weird stuff on the belly of them I'm just not seeing the STEAM powered mechanics. Maybe it's behind the elephant.
It's kind of like the band no doubt saying they were " ska ", It's just not really part of that genera, you know. I'm not knocking the piece itself just how it is categorized. But it truly is a great painting.
Agreed this is a most impressive. image I'm just not getting a "steam punk" vibe from the dirigible in the background.
Otherwise it is a very nice painting.

[phoenix]

Really Nice


Regards

[Pitchi]

Great work :applause:

[dracoroyal]

wow!! Very good work,I like!!

[MaryamNademi]

Awesome work,

You know i have showed this to several friends and they all agree that the scene looks like Dubai!!

[Hypercoolhimanshu]

hey bro its a master piece of work , i realy like it its awesome man , u rock the cg society
keep on going good
hats off :wavey::thumbsup::buttrock::applause:

[WWWoj]

The atmosphere is amazing. Excellent work!

[Ferrick]

One more time, a masterpiece. Amazing concept, really fine technique and very perturbing atmosphere. Congratulations!

Best regards
Ferrick :beer:

[CGSTEF]

Salut Raphael,

This piece is amazing!

the building in the middle remind me the Burj Dubai but the junk in the foreground looks like mumbai in India! where is it..?

I really like the mood, everything is right, the atmospheric fading, the color of the smog affected by the low sunlight. the very colorfull asian color palette! WOW so much details!

dis salut a Fred! hehe

[ultinato]

really love the colors and light,,,simply beautiful..( not sure if the zeplin is adding to the pic) but any way ...great job..keep at it

[Crayfish]

I especially like the colors and lighting. Good job man!

[BludeousWhallean]

THis is incredibly well-done. How could you work on the details on the city and its traight lines?

[mroveli]

OMG!!!
Amazing!!! gREAT cOLORS. sUCH A TOUCHABLE FEELING. NICE ATMO!
rESPECTS

[frnkcrnk]

Very nice lighting in the foreground and the background matte, but midground seems to be done in less time. Anyway great piece nonetheless, 5*s.

[doffer]

Your body of work is nothing but fantastic. This one is amazing too.
Great job!

[jpraghav]

hi
this is reakky nice.





warm regards
Raghavendra

[moonbeam15]

amazing work..excellent concept......

[aleixo]

great simply beutiful ... good work

[frogchild]

A nice spin on the old.



Has a nice nation geographic/pulp mix to it.

[Matt5]

I love steampunk and this is a prime example of how steampunk should be done, thanks for sharing this!

[nomand]

To be honest, I don't see much steampunk here, if any. But I love the piece non the less, you have a great sense of light. By the looks of it, this is an arabic setting, it could very much be the future of Dubai ;)

[LutienantJohn]

wow, I am really impressed with all the good stuff I have seen in here. I like the mood, the envirement, the feeling this creates. But I am really wondering, how do you guys practice, how do you improve your skills and how did you start. thx

[Exevalon]

I really like this painting, especially the perspective. However, I fail to see the steampunk-ness in it. It feels more dystopian and probably a tad bit cyberpunk, but not steampunk.

[Thelby]

Simply Astounding!

[Rafel]

Piece of Art! i love your work, Congratulations

[wohlstadter]

unreal..I love your work man.

[olbertus]

While it's definitely more cyberpunk than steampunk (the high tech architecture and craft just seem more advanced) it is a beautifully lit and executed piece...Good job!

[madbot]

Just brilliant Raphael. I just love the old world look in the foreground mixed with the futuristic of the background. Very inspiring.

[bakiyaraj]

Wow !!! amassing good job.................

[kurios]

great painting !

[KIDI]

You are the master ! :bowdown:
amazing colors and lighting

[joyblack]

hello! everybody! nice to meet you ,and i like your jods ! very cool!

[kono]

fantastic!! I really like the contradiction. =)

[CGartistDaily]

I Love this image - The traditional and modern elements have been blended beautifully.

thanks for sharing

:applause:

[FailureT]

Very nice work! I like this style!

[CGartistDaily]

I love this image - you've captured the traditional element and blended it beautifully with the modern background.

thanks for sharing

[Hesketh]

love it colours are excellent

www.graphicpainter.com

[marcogalli]

great art! I love your textures style and ideas.

Marco

[senthilkumar-gk]

Simply Superb Raphael!
good show...:applause:

[KyleKane]

Hey, This is the cover for "the Windup Girl." I just read that. It was pretty good. Your cover art for it is really solid btw.

[PowerRender]

Great use of color and strokes for the paint effect.

[fredduck]

Comme d'habitude c'est magnifique.
Always been a great fan of your work since a 3DVF challenge where we compete and you came up with "the lord of the birds" image.
Really inspiring. Congrats and hope to see more soon!

[onemaxian]

Has a very imaginative works

[simrat]

very sweet work! i can say just WOW....

Good idea to create the india country with a futurist touch

do India really look alike that? i never know that Indians still that backward....im an Indian....never saw arab people or elephants on roads o_O

[SteveV]

Amazing work, mate, you're up there with my favorite oriental period artists with this piece.

[Imperial-Jade-Seal]

Wow !!! , amazing picture, love it, my favourite, congrat !!!

[ONEZUKA]

This is really awesome!!!
I hope that I will be able to be a skilled CG painter like you. :applause: :applause: :applause:

[karthikarctic]

i shall worship this painting and stare at it for long.

[vikhyath47]

amazing work....

[magicalblunders]

awesome work mr.lacoste .. :applause:

[angel]

This isn't India... it is supposed to be Thailand in the future. An amazing piece of art for a pretty damn good book "The Windup Girl"

Nice work! :beer:

[Websofy]

the scene represents the fusion of modern and ancient times...royal elephant on the street and air crafts in the sky.

[3D-ima Green]

Wow Great work! Very impressive :)

[harshi88]

great work!!!