Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: Andrew Domachowski

#21

took me few seconds to get the idea, but it’s sooo good! i love the idea.

#22

wow…thanks for all the replies everyone.

Walrus- agree with you completely here with the ping pong effect. The other “drawer” looking back would be great. I’m also going to experiment with the expressions a bit more now that I’m progressing past the concept stage.

eclipse115- I also realized that with the lighting the first time I was rendering it out. I dont know why I didn’t change it. What I probably should do is look at some good high noon reference for lighting.

Thanks again for all the replies and I’ll post again soon!

Cheers

#23

Definitely a tough decision . . . go with the better lighting and lose a bit of the theme value or stay true to the theme but risk some rich atmosphere . . . either way though it should look great

as for expressions . . . maybe a few bemused spectators would help . . . just suggestions . . . afterall you are the artist on this one :wink:

#24

yeah exactly…a tough decision. I might be using my artistic license here and cheat a little bit. Bemused spectators was next on my list. thanks eclipse.

#25

Very nice concept and well done lighting sketshes
good work man…

#26

i give up… been staring at the four pictures on page one and i cant spot the difference:D

yes this is better and will be muc imporvd with the otehr guy looking over his shoulder. kep it up

#27

That’s an awesome idea :thumbsup: And you chose wisely; I prefer the concept of the both of them at the easel.

You said this standoff was over the love of a woman. Will she still be appearing in the composition?

#28

hey all

beaver- thanks and yes, the woman will appear in the composition somewhere, I’m trying to figure that out right now. Stay tuned! I’ll try to get another up as soon as I can.

Cheers

#29

lol… mate that was a joke. like it was supposed to be a spot th difference game

#30

Maybe one thing you could do is bump the composition a little to the right. The guy we see beside the easel would be cropped out a bit, but that’s okay – As long as the cropping looks deliberate, it’s a way to go. It’s better than having him crammed into that little area between the easel and the page border; cropping him partly would enforce that the scene continues beyond the picture plane. Once everything’s nudged over there might be juuust enough room to put the lady on the left side of the image, because there’s not a whole lot going on there at the moment.

#31

chrisbeaver: you may have a point. I’m going to try it out and see what it looks like. thanks for the advice my friend.

#32

I really like your concept, been watching it from the beginning.

Beautiful line art this is. Only comment I have is about the pose of the closer gunman, i almost want to see him in mid-action, right when he is turning to grab his gun, somewhere in between your two sketches. Although I think current expression on his face is very humorous too. Anyway, can’t wait to see it colored. good luck…

My Strange Behaviour entry:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?threadid=513176

I could use some help in hiding this link like everyone else does btw :slight_smile:

#33

Funny concept! I like it!

Cheers,
Carlos

#34

This idea is so damn cool! Artduell :smiley:

#35

haha really great :thumbsup:

#36

This is great!
It’s eye catching, because the theme is so well known, but so obviously changed.

Good job!

Keep it up =)

#37

Between working fulltime, doing mixed martial arts and other commissions, it’s hard to find time to really sit down and work with this concept. Nonetheless, I have something here. Although its not much, I’m sort of teasing myself with possible colour choices. Lighting and colour has always been a huge challenge for me. It usually frightens me. I want this painting not only to be really strong in terms of lighting and colour, but also to be a huge stepping stone for me in the world of illustration. It was the problem I had in the last contest that really set me back.

I’ll be posting again soon and I appreciate everyone’s comments and words of encouragement.

#38

looks good to me

#39

Looks I’m not the only one to use the far west as basis of this challenge:)

Your concept is excellent, I like the posing and composition. Nothing to crit.

#40

Hi man, I like this concept very much. I’ll keep an eye on this tread so keep posting.

Good luck

M