Rock city - future

#1

Hello everyone

it was ages since i posted in this forum so i wanted to start a new WIP…

here is the original plate :

more to follow :

will start some 3d soon

cheers for any crits… matte painting is not my strong point !

First paintover and concept :

#2

ahh but environments are…I’ll be watching with interest :thumbsup:

#3

ok dudes … here is an update :

more painting…

and then some 3d projection and ideas

and then some rendering to see how it looks…

am liking this :slight_smile:

thanks for crits

#4

it is certainly looking very cool I like the concept and the mood in general, what I suggest is try to change the shape of the rocks, so they don’t look the same and unnatural ( spikes ), also I would add more buildings, and somehow lines on the ground that look like pathways or streetways , looking forward to the final image

#5

hi jamie

thanks for your reply… i think i will keep the rock shape for now but i will defintely add more
buildings and some forground elements… i dont think i will add streets or anything as i wanted this to have a more remote feeling to it…

cheers
n

#6

nice wips and progress. The repetitive shapes at the same distance level is a bit disturbing…not the shape itself. I say if u try to reposition them it will be better. Try to put them to guide the eye through the entire composition, not just concentrated in one tiny place.
keep it up.

#7

hey guys

thanks for the feedback…

have been painting some more and adding more 3d… i also changed the shapes of the rocks
to add a bit of variation to the composition.

tweaked the colours to give a cooler feel in the shaded parts… added more buildings
and twinkley lights…

will add some ships and stuff next week… time for a break i think…

cheers

#8

Bookmarking this as well :wink:
Gotta admit - I’m still finding the “cone” shape of the peaks odd.

#9

hey everyone

another update with some ships … and changed slightly the buildings

Some i modelled but the big one on the right was a stock model i think or kicking around from
an old project…

cheers

#10

Hey Neil,

Looking nice :slight_smile:

A few thoughts and i’ve made a little scribble over:

Personally i’d take a step back, i feel there’s too many ships, probably drop the ones in motion and keep the ones that are docked. Also maybe crag up the spires a little, the main one to the left, perhaps extend this as i’ve marked then add in a few sutble lights into the shaded area. Again the far right spires could be extended.

The cliff face to the bottom left feels a little bare, maybe add in some kind of contruction work going on, or mining, not sure. Also if you cut down a cross section of earth like this you might see wavey lines making up the layers, that could be quite cool.

Where you see the curved line that breaks up the middle, be nice to have something coming through here, a river, train line or something?

Also the new platform feels a little streight. maybe break this up a little, a few different heights. Would also add a little depth if you could curve this around bringing it closer to the view point.

Looking forward to future progress with this :thumbsup:

Dave.

#11

brilliant crits thanks a lot dave !

will take heed :slight_smile:

cheers
N

#12

Hey everyone…

am running out of time for this project now so
i think i am coming toward the end…

many thanks for crits

cheeers

#13

and the final…

many thanks for all everyones help

cheers

i am gonna enter it in the NVart comp so stay tuned !

cheers
n

#14

Wow, looking much better, good look with the competition.:thumbsup:

Dave.

#15

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