nhmchallenge Bence Kresz (kbarts)

#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.

#42

One of the strongest concepts so far, I think. I’m not entirely sure that the NHM could last long enough for the ground to erode that far away but it’s just visually very interesting. You’re probably right about it being closer to an illustration than a Matte Painting, but it’s still very awesome. Great job!

#43

Its looking amazing!
I’m not sure i like the crack in the steps. I like the idea but it doesn’t look as good as the rest. probably you’re still working on it :wink:

#44

A little update. I think i can not work on it more. Tomorrow i will post the final iamge.

#45

Looking great my friend!!

A couple of things you might want to look at before final submission:

  • The archway on the far right, the light should probably come more through that arch because its making the sun look as though it is much too close at the mo.

  • Maybe soften the long shadows from the stair banister as they move towards camera?

I must say, I love that addition of the extra pillar half buried in the snow. Really sells the idea that parts of it have fallen down over time. Some of the other mattes do tend to beg the question ‘where have all those broken parts gone?’, so ts good to see you have addressed it!

Good luck mate!

Nick

#46

Thank you for creating such an amazing image! I’ve enjoyed watching the progress and I’ve learned a few things along the way. Best of luck!

Bonnie :slight_smile:

#47

Great image & concept! Love the snow. Really nice feel to it.

Markg

#48

Thanks everyone the feedbacks!

Now it is time to post the final image (i do not say it is a matte painting, it is much less…):

It was a good practise and had a lot of fun.

link for high resolution version (you can see the brush strokes, and it is no good on a matte painting):