Spectacular 2D Entry: Nathaniel West

#41

I am loving the angle and atmosphere, great stuff you got going here!:thumbsup:

#42

your sketches, colors and everything are just so cool to watch , this
is one great thread to drop by :thumbsup:

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#43

I like your colour score - softly and is very realistic :thumbsup:
Good luck!

#44

Here’s another one. A vehicle resting at the mechanic’s, or maybe a drive up diner? In the background is a vast metropolis. Any opinions on which direction to head?

#45

My God! You are a master with color, light and shadow. I’ve been noticing your thumbnails in the thread listing page and they’re just fantastic! Upon opening the thread, I suddenly become dumb-founded by the simplicity of your sketch and strokes.

How long did that last sketch take? It looks like it was done very quickly. Yet viewing the thumbnail version all of the light and shadow placements look perfect and almost photo-realistic. This would take me hours to get correct (if at all).

My hat is off to you Nathaniel … you’re going to be one tough competitor. :thumbsup:

#46

welcome buddy! it will be nice following ur thread :slight_smile: good luck!

#47

the light fantastic! (i did have like 6 more exclamation marks but for some strange reason cgtalk will not allow it…yet saying shit is ok… crazy!) Loveing it still… the second from last one you did with the cool perspective is ace…

#48

Nice progression, I like the second to last best, with the dramatic angle.

#49

just tighten this one up. Thumb looked perfect, and I mean, perfect. Everything’s dead on. You just need to make it tighter so everyone’s gonna understand it.

#50

Thanks for all of the comments everyone. I have to say the last two seem to be doing the job of showing some story, but also showing a vast city shot behind them. I think I’m going to work in this direction…maybe I’ll do a pirate ship first though, just because. :slight_smile:

Rebaccak-We might have met…I’m not too sure. When were you attending ACCD? I noticed on your site that you studied with some of the life drawing masters, but I came too late to have their classes. Nonetheless, it’s always nice to hear from a fellow alumni!

Avatarist-I’ll consider a pure city shot without a ship, so as not to distract the eye. Does anyone else have an opinion on whether the foreground elements are taking away from a spectacular landscape shot?

Digital_bobert-Yeah, I like the serene quality of a cruise ship with active docks full of wealthy patrons. I’m not sure if that’s too boring though, or if we need some impending doom or action to make it more interesting to the viewer. Anyone have an opinion on what is more interesting?

ColbyBuss-The building on the right is a photo that I copied a couple times and manipulated. The entire sketch was under a half hour.

Kirt-Thanks so much for the kind words! The last sketch was something around 15-20 minutes. There’s really no detail in it, so it goes pretty fast initially.

So I’ll wait for some opinions on which of the latest I should go with, or if you all like a whole new subject, maybe I can start playing with those. I’m taking all requests! :stuck_out_tongue: A few more comps, and then we’ll make a decision and start tightening a couple up. Hey, maybe I’ll work on two at the same time, and we can figure out which one to go with at the end. Is that allowed, because I’m having trouble deciding at the moment. Anyhow, thanks again everyone, and keep up all of the great work! :

Warm regards,

Nathaniel

#51

Hey Nate,
I sure like looking at your sketches. Nice use of color and diffused lighting.
Anyway I like the sketch of the giant ship over the city from a while back.
Maybe make it a Laputa/ floating island city thing to push it over the top.
I think you could really pull something like that off.

Best of luck to you.

#52

Nathaniel, you have a big experience with lighting!:bounce: I need sunglasses to view your images!
good sketches, especially the first of the spaceship?! and the dark city!

keep it up!

Gus

#53

You’ve a very good eye for colour, looking forward to see what you’ll decide on.

#54

Nothing to say more as the others!!!really nice lightening and sketches you got there.Curious too to sse which way you’ll be heading!!!:thumbsup:

#55

KOryH-The floating city is a pretty cool idea. I’ll play with that idea a bit.

#56

those sketches are way above cool! will there be more?
cheers !

#57

I like your lighting in you concepts. Keep it up.:thumbsup:

#58

Okay, here’s one more rough value color test. This is basically a waterfall in the foreground, with a city extending to the horizon. I’ve thrown in some massive structures on the right to give it a grand scale. Anyhow, please let me know what you think compared to the rest. I think I’m going to pick two versions and take them to a near completed level and then submit whichever one you guys like the most. I need your help deciding which are the most spectacular though, as well as ideas to make them more spectacular.

Oh, and Koryh, I tried the floating city, but just wasn’t feeling it. Oh well, maybe it’ll come back at another time.

One last thing. Since these competitions are about learning and sharing, I was thinking of turning this thread into an in depth view of my thought process and techniques for all to see. Like breaking down every step and explaining more about the process. Maybe we can all do this for our threads in order to share different views etc. I don’t know, I’m just thinking out loud! If anyone’s interested, let me know. Keep up the great work everyone!!

#59

wow impressive lighting! I love this one, very dramatic. Nice work! :slight_smile:

#60

I like it! Definately one of the best concepts you have done.:slight_smile: Really nice colour and lighting. It might be cool if the city was built on a series of waterfalls/rivers, with bridges conecting each section:shrug:Maybe it wouldnt, but i thought it could make it more spectacular, and probably somewhere i’d like to live!