Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Laurent FERNANDEZ

#5

Here is an early concept of the Siege scene I’m thinking of (the one of the end of the war). You can see a preliminary concept of the Klaeneks Exo-armor on the left. The middle part of the picture will be the ruins of the city with Klaeneks fighting against the remaining praetorian guards, and in the back, we’ll see the last human troops trying to keep the non-humans away from the palace’s walls. In the sky, we’ll see human ships chasing the Klaeneks ships marking the ground for their troops to teleport.
Let me know what you think of it, and if I should go for the first scene instead of this one.

#6

in my opinion i’d choose the second idea: “the last battle, with Klaeneks besieging the Human leader palace” mainly because there could be alot of varied scenery, creatures and people running around in addition to spaceships. I guess both ideas could be visualized from the surface of the planet. The first could be visualized from space, but the second maybe not. If the second was seen from space, the pic would be mostly spaceships and the planet, unless if seen from the inside of one of the ships. And actually, i’m wandering if it’s allowed to have a pic that’s based on the surface of a planet, and not in space if it’s a “space opera”:shrug:
anyway, sounds like you got a lot of neat ideas to pull from:)

#7

Thanks oid for stopping by :bounce:

It’s fine to do a scene on the surface of a planet, as long as it still deals with the space opera theme (see the illustrations posted in the opening challenge thread, not all the pictures are taking place in space :slight_smile: ). Plus, we’ll still be able to see spaceships, even if I go for the second scene.

I do agree with you that if I choose scene 2 for my entry, I’ll be able to show a lot of variety in the action, but if I were to chose the first scene, I could do really huge spaceships, almost destroying half of a planet, which would also be really impressive IMHO. But I would lack soldiers, infantry fighting on the ground that can give a very epic impression…
Well, are there other people in here to tell me what they think ? :slight_smile:

#8

Hey , Chug. I like the composition on the concept sketch. It gives depth to the image.

Keep it up!

#9

good sketch

all the best:thumbsup:

#10

Thats quite a storyline.I can see epic battle taking place for sure.very much within the theme.For me I would choose the second scenario…I think for this praticular challenge vessels and architecture are more the models of choice…But of course a few infantry nearer the foreground can still show more of what you have wanted.Adding to the vessel attacks…Ok,I hope the best for you.Best of luck,and have fun with your Space Opera…:arteest:

#11

Cool robots around here ! We want to se more things !

#12

Hey guy, you really created a nice history!:applause:
You have a very good imagination. I Like it, when you use a “real” contest when and where the history happens we can really feel the final scene, and understand what is going on.
Good luck! I´ll be back lookng for updates!:slight_smile:

#13

Virtuoso has a point there, the second story " I think is the most apropriate" for this competition…

Nice sketch and great story.

  • cheers!
#14

I vote for the second one :bounce: et maintenant, bon courage…

#15

Cool, another french artist !
Good luck to you !

#16

Anybody home? I was hoping to see more of this thread :frowning:

#17

I also like the composition of this scene, and am lookig forward to seeing the “tower of babel” looking super-structure and certainly the suits frame left.

#18

Sorry people, posting this really quickly just to ensure you that I’m still thinking of it, and trying to find some time to work efficiently. Next update to come in less than 3 days, with 3D modelling, and at least one more concept sketch :). Thanks for the interest you’re showing.
/bow

#19

okay no prob. we’ll wait for it. :thumbsup: clear concept there… hmmmm… it’ll be fun.

#20

Mmm can’t wait till tommorow :slight_smile: Nice so far, but more concepts, so we have something to critisize.

#21

So, this building is some sort of a cathedral that is on the top of the Palace, a huge Pyramid. It is at a very early stage in the modeling phase, I actually tried to find a global design, and if possible to do something that would look gothic. The palace will be a mix of different architecture styles, but mainly gothic, egyptian and ancient greek. It is in order to show what the human civilisation inherited through ages, and that Human leaders built their empire refering to the old succesful civilisations.

Now that I have a basic shape for my building, I’m going to work on lots of details, so that I can “dress” that basic shape up :).

Will post the other concept later, it is also focused on the building.

#22

Here is another concept I’ve done, mainly in order to have another angle on the palace, and to try to make it look a little more technological. In the end, I think that I’ll go for a mix between this one and the one from the first concept sketch. The angle of view will however be more like the one in the first concept sketch. You can also see how the city will be, almost built on the palace’s feet, so that it can protect it, and can slow down attackers. Of course, the buildings that are so close to the palace are military ones (barracks, headquarters,…).

#23

Great Sketches! and a very nice perspective…looks like a Maya temple but in the future. I would love to see some deep modeling work!

#24

Very nice concept. The composition is nice too. There is a story present in your work, which is easy to identify and interprate. Great work, and keep it up. I look forward to seeing more. :slight_smile: