December 2014 - Nikolay Razuev

#1

Hi! Happy holidays!
I am very happy to participate and improve my skills.
This is my first color sketch.

#2

Some new color variation

#3

let’s add realistic mountains! :arteest:

#4

In this WIP I added textures on mountains

#5

Loving this, Nikolay.

#6

This is my final work for the december challenge.
Please watch my video process and a simple animation. I hope you enjoy!
Happy holidays! :thumbsup:

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#7

:applause: Good job man !!! congratulations
i really like it !

#8

Really diggin Po’s pose! Good work man :slight_smile:

#9

that’s a nice result and breakdown that you have! :slight_smile:

#10

Sweeeeeet! Very nicely done, Nokolay. :slight_smile:

#11

Thanks a lot guys! :smiley:

#12

Oh yeah! Nikolay, you made anothe one awesome work. Good luck :slight_smile:

#13

Wow this looks awesome! The close resemblance of your concept to final matte painting looks very professional to me, not to mention the final animation you’ve shown, very cool! Very strong submission, well done and good luck! :slight_smile:

#14

Allo Nikolay,

So many strong entries this month, it was really hard to choose for all of us, congrats on the honorable mention here. Really great poses for Po, and even though you didn’t have to animate anything, the breakdown was nice for your dmp here. Also the Oogway theme always pulls my heart’s strings, I miss him! Lovely dusk colors, with a red moon reflecting the light from the surface of the planet. I like your silhouetted mountain shapes and pockets of mist between them. At this time of day though, I think they could go a little darker, and a little more of the orange, that the moon would be reflecting back on the ground, in some parts that’s not occluded. Po’s rock below him and the tree is definitely in the style of KFP.

#15

Thanks a lot David for Honorable Mention!
I’m very excited for attention to my work. It gives strength and confidence. Thank you!
Your comments and Milan’s and Scott’s comments are themselves valuable prize.
I congratulate all three winners!!!

#16

This is the first time all judges found it necessary to include an honourable mention. Your final image is wonderful, and as a stand-alone piece, a great achievement. The main reason you did not rank higher is that you have gone somewhat beyond the premiss of the movie reference in terms of realism. The set style could however be respected by painting a bit over your current textures and bringing it back into a more feature animation world. That said, I enjoy your painting very much the way it is now. Good job. As for other improvements, I might want to add a lighting note concerning the light wrap around the silhouettes of the cut-out mountains. They currently feel too flat. You can infuse some dimension into your layers by treating the elements more spherical. Make them a bit brighter towards the outside in order to mimic the way the moonlight would be caught on the receding surface. Keep it up.

#17

Congrats on the honorable mention for the DMP Challenge Nikolay! Your image is very compelling and nicely composed. Impressive animation also. You really went above and beyond with it.

This would work well if we created a live action version of “Kung Fu Panda” :slight_smile: But as a environment in the film it definitely is too realistic and photographic. The palette is too de-saturated and mono-chromatic. Although this is what we strive for in Visual Effects, it needs to move away from that for animation. It definitely is a challenge to set aside those inclinations for the animated look. Trust me I know! Jumping from one to the other, Kung Fu Panda to Avatar, is not always easy. This is an excellent image on it’s own merit! Excellente!

#18

Huge Thanks Scott!
It is difficult to express my respect and gratitude. Thank you for feedback!