nhmchallenge Bence Kresz (kbarts)

#22

Another wip. it need more details. Now the snow is painted.

#23

still wip. Hm. The bg mountain and pillar rythm need work. I painted about 50% of the picture and not photorealistic:(

I am thinking on to crop the picture.
I need your opinion and suggestion. Please tell me how could it be better. Thanks.

#24

the snow is starting to work really nice. great !

#25

great image here, I like a lot those long shadows coming from the back sun, I also think you’re getting some nice detail on rocks and snow, nice one !

#26

Looking good. I think the building should be a little more silhouetted with the light source behind it.

#27

Thanks. The deadline is coming. I hope i can do my best.

what do you think to crop the image? The black transpareny blocks show what ia wnat to crop.

#28

This is looking really awesome, loved the concept from the start and the more you progress on it the more I like it. I am not experienced matte painter so I really can’t give you any advice on the crop, but wanted to tell you how much I like your image so far.

#29

Wow, I love this image so far. I think the crop would work well to give it more of a cinematic feel without losing any impact. Overall, I love the mood and lighting and the way you’ve broken up the ground. Great idea placing it on a jagged plateau - it gives it a “lost temple” feel, and gives the whole scene a sense of wide-open grandeur.

#30

thanks. I appreciate your comments.
My average time with a picture is 3 hours. I more like creating speed paintings.
But now it is good practise!

#31

Here is a next step. Still not photo realistic. It is not a matte painting, just an illustration.:frowning:

#32

It’s looking great man. Considering how much you painted, it’s close to reality.
Have a look at distance haze, as the mountains shadows are darker than the churches shadows at the moment. Should be the other way round.

#33

Oh! I love waht you did with the ground!
And the colors are very well chosen - it just looks cold in there! :slight_smile:

#34

Thanks.
A little update (clouds painting and play with leveles.)
the original dimensions are 3400x2200 px.

Now i do not know what ill be next…:S

#35

kb, man, this looks awesome.shiny,icy ground, sunset, just great…shadows on the mountains could be more darker and you can add a glow where sun shows up.cheers

#36

And here is composition guide lines. The arrows show how move your eyes to the focus point (the sun)

#37

cgoz: maybe yes. but the mountain snow shadow need to be darker or the building snow shadow? i think the mountain shaodow brighter because the athmospheric depth. Hm. i need to think it.

#38

looking greeeaaat! maybe try to add some translucency and sparkle for the snow in the light; the sun rays “eating” more from the structure of the building and also some more bright highlights on the structure.

#39

This is really nice, great atmosphere and composition, just a shame the snow is not completely realistic. Very nice painting though :slight_smile:

#40

Mr Kbarts I like this image, thank you for putting your composition guides in, i have learnt something. I love the low lying sun reminds me of Stonehenge and the solstice.

Rich

#41

Thanks the support! I will update the image tomorrow (i hope).

About the composition: When i croped the image i did not use the rule of the thirdes. It was not scienter. I just made this lines for observe what i did.