DWIV - Mini Challenge #1 - War General Portraits 2D


#381

>paperclip
hi thanks for your comment :wink: that’s what i’ve been thinking too. i’d probably add more colours before next process, but i quite like the way your painting is so vibrant in many ways! it is simply magical. thought he had somewhat tomboyish feeling ; ) General Poodly’s story is wicked, it gives even more depth to your nice work! :wink: looking forward to seeing your final piece! ;D

>syrez-one
hey thanks for the reply. yeah that's right, her face looks quite dark on WIP D; hoping to correct some lightings and tones on the next WIP.;) im happy to hear that pose is nice, i thought that pose was a weee bit questionable! lol 

yours is coming out very nice, wish my WIP was that nice and tidy :wink:

and great work everyone! keep uppp! :D

#382

Hi everyone. Im having difficulty finishing this piece of work and I need some suggestions on what to do, im lost and I don’t think i can finish… Please help!

C & C welcome!!


#383

I’m about to start tightening things up.

PeteS: Thanks for the crit. I put an adjustment layer on and pushed it a bit. I don’t want to go completely black, but I think it helped.

ShogunWarrior: Will do.

Paperclip: I don’t like to get too heavy with the darks right away. I usually hit the heavy highlights and darks last. Adjustment layers help tremendously though.

Question… as far as the torso is concerned… should I leave it like it is or block something in? I want the focal point to be his face/helmet.

Thanks for the crits all!


#384

Hey guys an other update.
Needs more work especially on cloth and overall mood of the piece.
Any critics or suggestions welcome.
Hey SHogun Warrior look pretty good so far especially on the head.
I think it will be good if you identify more clearly where is your light source and paint color and brightness according to the light. Just a suggestion :slight_smile:


#385

thx alot paperclip! i really like the old master paintings, so i guess this influenced me alot… and for pirates… yeah, as you tell me now… G funny how ideas and my brains work… i always feel like i recycle stuff i’ve seen some time… dunno if this is bad…

darkriddle: if i’d be nitpicking, there is some stuff i would go different with in the pose, if i’d draw it… but thats not the question… and i’m also just a beginner …

shogun: thx! i’m trying my best here… this is my 5th painting, besides all my study stuff of reference… to your image… the face is already very far in rendering… this is something i also do alot… and i always feel so uncomfortable when touching areas, i tried to get around of … so i can imagine what you’re in… perhaps just try to get the rest as far as the face… block in stuff… just do it… i today also sat infront of my thing starring, managing layers for an hour with no outcome, cause i couldn’t decide where to go with the ornaments… but guess, we just have to decide and go with it… we can do better always … next time, in the next picture G

jushra: just go a bit crazy on a new layer and block in something in the back… maybe a banner or a flag or something he stands in front of… or push the colors into complentary? dunno, hard to tell… i also love what BaronImpossible did, this kind of wild west bounty mug shot :), if that is what your’e up to you need darker background for the “light” colors of your person…

wuha, hope i don’t sound precocious… not intending to… decided after last challenge even if i can’t do better then others, i’d at least try to say what i think, or what i would do… this has also helped me alot…


#386

Shogunwarrior - nice concept and design. You need to block all your character, first. Second; put the textures (scratches, bumps, dust, spots, hair, cloth), and major details (medalls, buttons, etc.) Third; put shadows and darken zones ( take care from where is your primary light source, and the lighting bounces) Fourth; put highlights, reflections, speculars, again use your primary light source and bouncing lighting. You can check your contrast puting an saturation adjustement layer on top of your layer with saturation at (-100) ->> (Layer/new adjustment layer/Hue-Saruration/ ok / saturation= -100). Your image change to black and white and you can check your contrast, deep and lighting. When you put no visible this layer you can view your image again in color. Work the contrast on the layers under this adjustment layer. Hope this can be useful :smiley: Cheers!


#387

CharlesVarenne - Really nice portrait. Like a lot your idea odf a shark helmet. great! :smiley: Perhaps you need to work a bit on the contrast to gain a bit on volume, only a comment :slight_smile: Cheers mate!

Jushra - Nice helmet on your character ! Keep the good work

Remko - Cool expresion in the new gesture for your character, really great!! :smiley: like a lot!! (Can General fill his pipe with tequila?? :smiley: ) Cheers my friend! :beer:

Syrez-one - Like a lot your concept, the uniform is looking really good. Waiting for more updates! Cheers mate!

Stridiggio - Cool concept. Like the details on it. Perhaps you need to start to work with some lighting zones to put more form and volume on your portrait, only a comment !! Salud!! con un aguardientico por supuesto :smiley:

Yakonusuke - Nice concept, really cool expression for your general! great!! Maybe the stich and the hand scar are in tangent, perhaps you need to move the stich to above or below a bit, only a comment. :slight_smile: Cheers!

PeterS - Really cool first sketch man!! Cant wait to see more updates on your idea!

Neurolinked - Nice background for your character! Keep the good work

J4Q - Genaral Lestat is looking really great!

Ravensbane - really great armor, great details on it! like a lot!

DeadinTheAttic - nice concept and expression on your general. Perhaps the helmet look more like wood than metal. Take references on some photos of roman helmets, only a comment. :slight_smile:

Darkriddles - sexy, sexy general :smiley: Like the claws hand device. Cheers mate!

Nikolay - Really cool concept and design. Like a lot the helmet, great ! Cheers!

VictorRojo - Nice concept, like the dragon design for the shoulder armor, cool!

Ersinerturk - cool armor, and nice expression for your general!

Wild Brew - Nice concept and like a lot the uniform for your general, relly nice. Cheers!

Krishna-Fu - Cool colors and palette on your concept, nice! Cheers!

Splintercannon - Very original concept. Maybe a more malicious expression for the character, only a comment. Cheers !!

DerRoteBaron - that face is looking really nice! Cool work!! Cheers!

Gyorkland - really cool sketch and start. Waiting for updates! Cheers!

Ik-Po - Cool design. The glowing skink is a very cool touch! Cheers!

Killermachine - really nice start. Think you can play a bit with the face exprsession to avoid the symetry on it, only a comment. Cheers!

Crix Dorius - Really nice concept, like your eye device idea! Cheers

G3p - nice wxpression and uniform for your general, cool!!

Robottank - nice background and lighting, Waiting for more updates!

ChaosShanon - nice start. Try to block on color all your character, only a comment

Naito - Nice armor design, like the helmet a lot, great!!

Megoru - very original armor, nice work!

Remton - very cool uniform, and nice details on it, great!

EjcBlue3 - Really cool character design!! Keep the good work!

Innate - Very unique concept, nice. Like a lot the mood and lighting of the background, cool!

Ektho - nice start, like the pose of your character, a bit on frazetta style, great!!

Navigator Jones - Nice face and expression on your designg, cool. Waiting for more updates! Cheers!

Phill99 - Nice work! Thing you need to move your character more to the left and the logo to the right, only a comment

Tedskis - very original idea. Like a lot the surrealist touch on your portrait, great!

Saint-Max - Looking really nice. Like a lot the head device, great! Cheers!

Jamihn - Great armor, like the idea of the use the logo design on the armor, very nice

Felicity Moore - nice start. Like a lot he uniform design, really cool !

Regimon019 - Cool design, very original! Cheers!

JonathanLin - nice sketch, really cool design. Waiting for more updates! Cheers!!

Everybody are making a superb work, really cool updates!! Cheers!! :beer:


#388

does anyone know how the voting process works? do we each pick our favorite, or top 5, or…


#389

WIP 4

Adding a Bird of Prey :smiley: (need to be more fast… hahahahaha… no more beer for now :D)


#390

Been lurking on this site for awhile, this looks like a fun contest. Basing mine on actual General:)


#391

finally some colour, getting there… slow…ly


#392


Shot at 2009-02-25
Here’s my contribution. Nothing really unique. I haven’t rendered out a portrait
in a long time, so this was much needed practice.


#393

Hi all! nice works!

ShogunWarrior - Belongs to a very high rank, is powerful. Yet perhaps he could show some
medals.

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[left]CharlesVarenne - Hundred of wars,I like how well it reflects experience.[/left]
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#394

Ferx, thanks for the comment…I will update soon

Okmer, your new version looks good, but I like your first design better. That pose, the color & lighting, and the fact that I can observe so much detail. However, it seems that more people prefer your new version (assuming their being 100% honest). It really doesn’t matter either way you go, you have the skill to make anything look bad ass.


#395

General Poodly Rocks!!!
Ferx: Go get some beer!Getting along really great man!
Tommorow more comments,:)…now game over…gotta sleep. zzzzzz…

Ok don’t hit me, but was late night doodling with the cg colors and would appreciate your opinion on this one anyway…What do you think?The power of the dark side is strong…:rolleyes:


#396

Good work everyone!! here is my new update, it still long way to go to finish it up, not much time spend during weekday, wish i can have more time to finish it during this weekend. Need more work on the bottom part…Any c&c are welcome.


#397

OK, so I actually got my tablet hooked up at home and decided to actually start over. Now that I have sorta have an idea now of what I’m going for it was a lot easier to sketch it out and get a better pose than I had before -minor changes. I’m still not completely digging the whole helmet-head peice thing - it feels like she’s in a marching band or something. I am considering ditching it…opinions?


#398

Thanks,

CharlesVarenne, Ferx, VictorRojo, and everyone else who has helped me. I will changes and add some special effects to my design. By the way everyones projects are looking better everyday as the contest comes closer to an end glta!!! Ill posts some more updates either tonight or tomorrow…


#399

try this again…hi guys so many great artists here thought i might join too here is my WIP for the challenge. Please let me know what you guys think!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WOye0hKy7YU/SaVY9sT8aVI/AAAAAAAAAC4/2dOHI7c2X7M/s1600-h/general-thumbnails.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WOye0hKy7YU/SaVY9kZsHfI/AAAAAAAAADA/g7w18cX_amc/s1600-h/general-vish+copy.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WOye0hKy7YU/SaVY98TXzeI/AAAAAAAAADI/o2Jj8oVFf_o/s1600-h/general±+rash+copy.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WOye0hKy7YU/SaV3yFnhvKI/AAAAAAAAADQ/CmO3EGwZJ2g/s1600-h/general±+rash-marker+sketch+donecopy.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WOye0hKy7YU/SaYo-dClnII/AAAAAAAAADY/iXjdg7Jkgms/s1600-h/pencilrenderpt1-mini+challenge+copy.jpg

i hope this works…you can check here peterbraeley.blogspot.com on how i work, i explained everything on there.


#400

Real thanx for all the c&c ,have been busy recently, so I am going at serious snail speed here, should beable to pick up soon, hopefully will bebale to make it. Never the less, a quick update , all C&C are welcome