Machineflesh 2D Challenge Entry: Nicolas Richelet

#61

The flipped version, theres a nicer line for the eye to follow, down the wings to the smooch, yes definitely the flipped version for me.
Oh and might I add that it looks great, I like the water allot.:thumbsup:

#62

Dude :applause:

Congratulations for your magnific job. The idea is sensational!

I prefer the original version, because the eye movement in the read of image is positive, finishing the read to right and above.
I think with the inversion this movement can be lost. Well, is only a opinion, the image original is more cool to me.

well, back to work.

keep this fantastic job! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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#63

I don’t know.:shrug:

#64

Youve jsut hit the nail on the head with these last two updates,:bowdown: the water line effect youve created has really just hit your image off. Its just looking better and better, Its the little details the bring it all to life, the bubbles and the surface riples in the water have just done it for me. AWESOME job.

And as to which version i would prefer, i would say the flipped version as what O-2 said, for some reason which i cannot explain the eye seems to follow the image nicely. The flow of the image doesnt seem to be as forced as in the original one…if that makes any sense. hehehe

Im extremely impressed with your latest updates bud, keep it up.:thumbsup: :smiley: :beer:

#65

For my part I prefer the original pic not the reversed :wink:
because of the fact you didi it in this sens so reversed it looks unatural drawn…

anyway great job !
let see more clearly the face of the girl :wink:

#66

1000 Thanks for you guys, for your opinion.
The results is : 2 points for the original one and 2 points for the flipped one…
I think i must take a decision by myself :hmm:
Ok i’ll see later but i think i’ll keep the original one. I used to work on it so the flipped version seems strange to me…don"t know why…Arf.

Thanks again guys !:thumbsup:

#67

Here’s a little close-up :

#68

Newke!!!

superb! great details!!! :bounce: :bounce:

hei dude, thanks for your post in my tread.

I like you job, specially the lights and your reflexes. Very, very cool.

ah! the imageof transparent ocean is AmAzInG!!! How did you make this?

keep this wonderful job.

Force, and continues!!!

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#69

hei, I forgot…

your avatar is very cool!!! Funny!!! hehehehe :applause:

Forcemy entry

#70

lol

Thanks to you londero !
This avatar took me some hours of hard work to achieve :wink:

Don’t thank me to post on your thread, this is deserved : your work is very insteresting and original, especially the mix technique with analog and digital. I’ve not seen many works like yours in the competition. Very fresh and inspirating, as i said. :bowdown:

For the water effect i used a special tool of Painter 8 : the distortion tool with the “thin distorto brush”.
I proceed like this : i paint some loosy blue/green colors for the surface and i use this famous tool to “pull” the ripples in the wanted direction. The “grain” parameter adjust the power of the effect.
After that i drop the opacity and i add some foam with the FX “glow” tool (with some jitter). I use the thin distorto with the foam too, to help it following the ripples.
I’ve also added some reflection of the city background…i’ll post a close-up later.

I don’t know if the “thin distorto” effect exist in photoshop, but if it exist, i’ll be happy if someone tell me how to achieve it.

oh…and the details in the precedent image are not finalized. I think i’m gonna sharp the flesh and add some underskin machinery to achieve a better mix between the metal part and the body.

#71

Here’s another close-up :

#72

I like Your idea - the kiss concept is more then very interesting… and the painting is looking very impressive.

I suppose I will confuse You a little saying that I like the flipped version better :smiley:

good luck! :smiley:

#73

Thank you Ananke, you give me an idea for the title of my painting : I will now call it “The Kiss” :stuck_out_tongue:

And yes, you are confusing me because you prefer the flipped version :wip:
Ok, i’ll wait until the dead line to choose which version i will use for the final image, so other peoples are free to give their opinion…:bounce:

Thanks again Ananke :beer:

#74

wow. this is an impressive progress! I´ll keep one eye on this thread! keep going! :wink:

cheers

#75

Another little update

#76

The latest effects on the oil water are crazy.:stuck_out_tongue:

#77

Russo -> Thank you very much ! I must admit that my two first attempt at coloring looks like…mmm…crap.
But after seeing all the great jobs on this challenge, i learned a lot and my painting, fortunality, has take a better way (i think).
This challenge helps me to progress and that’s the goal !! (Special thanks to the CGtalk team :wink: )
Thanks again Russo. :beer:

Riddick -> My oily water is less crazy than you :drool: :beer:

#78

Added some caustics and made some minor tweaks.
Comments and Critics are welcome :slight_smile:

#79

:slight_smile: I can’t believe I’ve not come across your thread before now…

really great image and the details are superb. It’s a real shame that because of limitations of image size for posting that you lose some of the definition on the wide as I bet this will look great as a high res final image.

Great work!!:applause: :thumbsup:

#80

dude , this has taken a leap from the early pics ! yea
they was just sketches , but anyways

I especially like the glowy parts , the closeup was pretty
cool too