CHALLENGE 4/30/2012: Pane-ful
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Topic: CHALLENGE 4/30/2012: Pane-ful
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 4/30/2012: Pane-ful
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 12:01am
Replies:
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 4:33pm
Witch's cristal ball. Sorry for bad WIP... |
Posted By: a3um
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 6:26pm
here goes quite unoriginal glass golem wip
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Posted By: ||||
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 7:03pm
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sounds like a fun one.. Someone please do a close up of Cinderella's slipper :p I like the idea of a crystal ball. |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 8:00pm
| Yeah thanks :) I have to fix that, its terrible - -' |
Posted By: a3um
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 8:37pm
ok, added some story. wip2:
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Posted By: Trick17
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 8:55pm
@philippejugnet: Such a Glassball can be tricky if you consider the reflection and/or the distortion for the scene inside. @a3um: You seem to have some time or you are very quick  Your WIP always look really great. |
Posted By: a3um
Date Posted: 30 April 2012 at 9:06pm
| @Super17 - thanks. It's holidays and I caught a cold so I have some free time. Plus, I bought myself a tablet:) Also, this sphere looks more like a chromium-plated metal rather than glass |
Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 5:20am
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Originally posted by a3um @Super17 - thanks. It's holidays and I caught a cold so I have some free time. Plus, I bought myself a tablet:) Also, this sphere looks more like a chromium-plated metal rather than glass Do you mean you weren't using a tablet previously? :O |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:09am
| Its great isnt it? =) the tablet I mean; |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:12am
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Supert 17 - yeah thanks =) Gecimen, just so I know the shape yay cause its not reflecting its inside so its probably the same shape. |
Posted By: Trick17
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:25am
| Ye, the reflection is too strong on my example pic, wanted to show more the distortion. |
Posted By: a3um
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:30am
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@Gecimen - I used a tablet only once. Mouse is my ultimate pixeling weapon:)
@philippejugnet - yea, it's awesome |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:52am
WIP, I had to do the drawing this time, using moebius's hand btw.. |
Posted By: moondrome
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 11:49am
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Originally posted by philippejugnet
WIP, I had to do the drawing this time, using moebius's hand btw..
moebius is great but this is m.c. Escher! |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 12:33pm
| Oh, yeah I messed up with the name - -' sorry |
Posted By: shampoop
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 1:14pm
| http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11870 - this challenge already had the 'Hand with Reflecting Sphere' idea. It got first place =]. |
Posted By: Trick17
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 4:05pm
| Oh, I don't want to misdirect you Philippe, Escher's drawing is clearly a chrome orb and not made of glass like a3um said, just want to show that you could adjust the perspective of the scene inside the orb to the shape of it. But looks like you took it right, just want to be sure ;) |
Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 5:31pm
WIP: he is supposed to be holding a glass ball, but im not sure if I like the concept yet. Mainly just trying to test out some colors. |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:21pm
I swear I didnt copied you Idea of the crystal ball, I was doing it before, just changed the pic. studied a3um's palettes and came out this result |
Posted By: Mille
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:32pm
 That's a first quick draft, but I changed his pose a few times and I'll stick to that I think. Might fool around with the lightning, I want some atmosphere but nothing too contrasted, more melancholic than dramatic. Not sure what'll put in his snowglobe collection. Either small figures, playing with the scale, some painting references or some small landscape, maybe some iso stuff ? EDIT: btw Adcrusher I know you said you're just testing color and may be well aware of drawing issues but just in case: before you go further, you might want to fix that right arm, it feels odd. The arm itself is ok but seems to be attached to the body too low and somehow a bit on the front. May be a matter of perspective but I do think something's weird. ------------- Une signature? Comme Zorro ou Batman? |
Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:55pm
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Mille you are right! I didn't even notice but now that you say it I can see it. Thanks! Loving the green on yours by the way. Your pallet is looking great. |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 5:34am
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Posted By: Franuka
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 8:50am
| I think you should check that tower's perspective, philippe(at least the pilars surrounding it). It differs from the orb's and terrain. |
Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 1:30pm
Hand tower and sky are all aligned perfectly, which imo makes a boring composition. Try throwing the tower to the side, make the main focus the hand and the tower in the background  (ignore the yellow on the clouds i was screwing around :P) |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 2:45pm
| Thanks guys ;) I will update it |
Posted By: jellybeanfish
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 3:00pm
Is this straying too far from the spirit of the challenge? I really wanted to do something with stained glass when I read the guidelines for this week... It's Isis, an Egyptian goddess. I thought, "What do you most often see in stained glass art?" Religious depictions such as stained glass installations in churches are the most obvious answer. I wanted to try a stained glass portrayal of a non-Christian deity. |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 5:16pm
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love it jellybeanfish! It might be cool to have really intense light shining through certain parts of the glass to make it look less flat and uniform. Maybe the light could even improve the composition, such as the red circle at the top being really bright  |
Posted By: Mille
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 5:50pm
 Started to clean that a bit... ------------- Une signature? Comme Zorro ou Batman? |
Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 6:43pm
| jellybeanfish: stained glass is fine. You could do like Frost Butt suggested, and/or show some kind of glaze effect. |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 6:54pm
6th wip for this challenge 0____________0
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Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 7:37pm
 need to change the character, this guy is trash. Anatomy is wonky and his character is boring. Those wings are really giving me trouble I began to shade them like dragon wings but then I got a reference but they look unattached. |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 7:17am
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Here some refs for you ;)
http://www.deviantart.com/download/130470928/Chandra_Nalaar_by_SteveArgyle.jpg http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/products/planeswalkers/ChandraHeadshot.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F9KRgrfdidk/TLifpRbHU5I/AAAAAAAABXQ/X7Vd3vz1MXw/s1600/Legend-of-the-Guardians-The-Owls-of-GaHoole-Take-Flight-19-9-10-kc.jpg http://tvcinemaemusica.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/lenda-dos-guardioes-22092010_f29.jpg http://www.memoriacinematografica.com.br/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/A-Lenda-dos-Guardioes-289x235.jpg |
Posted By: FrostPumpkin
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 7:22am
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Originally posted by Mille
Started to clean that a bit...
I love your idea and I'm jealous I didn't find it myself I don't think iso stuff would really fit perspective and context of your piece. In the snowglobes I imagine some small animals, kept in life by the same system as the character but in smaller scale but I don't think it fits your original idea. |
Posted By: jellybeanfish
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:23pm
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Originally posted by Frost Butt
love it jellybeanfish!It might be cool to have really intense light shining through certain parts of the glass to make it look less flat and uniform. Maybe the light could even improve the composition, such as the red circle at the top being really bright [snip] Thank you, and thanks very much for the suggestion! :) I tried what you said, and boy, stained glass texture is hard. I can't tell if I managed to achieve my goal or make it look like a pizza: 
I also altered it somewhat to make the green more dominant for increased color unity, in addition to a few other tweaks. Originally posted by Jeremy
jellybeanfish: stained glass is fine. You could do like Frost Butt suggested, and/or show some kind of glaze effect. Thanks, I wasn't sure if it'd be alright! Honestly, I'm not sure how to go about achieving the glaze look 
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Posted By: Nevercreature
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 3:36am
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Originally posted by jellybeanfish
Originally posted by Frost Butt love it jellybeanfish!It might be cool to have really intense light shining through certain parts of the glass to make it look less flat and uniform. Maybe the light could even improve the composition, such as the red circle at the top being really bright [snip] Thank you, and thanks very much for the suggestion! :) I tried what you said, and boy, stained glass texture is hard. I can't tell if I managed to achieve my goal or make it look like a pizza: I also altered it somewhat to make the green more dominant for increased color unity, in addition to a few other tweaks. Originally posted by Jeremy jellybeanfish: stained glass is fine. You could do like Frost Butt suggested, and/or show some kind of glaze effect. Thanks, I wasn't sure if it'd be alright! Honestly, I'm not sure how to go about achieving the glaze look Amazing!
 Why don't you make the reflection bigger?? |
Posted By: RodrigoCard
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 5:32pm
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Nice ones so far =] Here is my WIP:  |
Posted By: jellybeanfish
Date Posted: 05 May 2012 at 8:57am
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Originally posted by Nevercreature
Amazing! Why don't you make the reflection bigger?? thanks! I was thinking about it, but that reflection is so difficult haha... #_# honestly at this point I'm not sure I'm going to find the effort to work on it more before the challenge is over so I guess I'll submit it as is before I inevitably forget to. Thanks a lot for the suggestion though, I appreciate it! rodrigo, I love the idea and how it's coming out! Their expressions are amazing. It's hard to tell at this point when it's a WIP but the shading on the wood floor seems overly bright - 3 shades including a rather dark color compared to the shading on the bird, which is only 2 shades over a flat area. I really like the style of shading on the bird, so I would maybe try to tone down the color contrast on the wood boards (maybe less dithering, even?) or even reduce it to 2 colors. But, that's kind of nitpicky, and it doesn't stand out too much. Don't forget to be mindful of the shadows the objects (bird, pig, glass, etc) will cast on the floor :) |
Posted By: RodrigoCard
Date Posted: 05 May 2012 at 3:28pm
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@jellybeanfish Thanks for the tip! You are right and... I didnt like the wood too much, neither the bg, I was thinking about put grass instead of wood and use a yellow-ish background. What you think? If I end using the wood, it will have less contrast, and some shadows, certainly. |
Posted By: RodrigoCard
Date Posted: 05 May 2012 at 6:10pm
Updated! Finished the bird and the pig... Changed the wood to look more rocky =P Nah, still dont like this, should be the dithering like jellybeanfishsaid |
Posted By: Mille
Date Posted: 06 May 2012 at 2:48pm
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@FrostPumpkin: thanks ! Well the idea with iso would be to have something very different, that precisely don't fit the rest of the scene, but turns out it's a bit small for readable iso stuff. Your idea with the animals is nice but I decided to go for really mundane, everyday life things in the snowglobes, to have some opposition and an idea of this guy missing a former life... anyway I'm done working on it, might use some polishing but the clock is ticking and my bed is calling... so it's updated in the gallery. ------------- Une signature? Comme Zorro ou Batman? |
Posted By: RodrigoCard
Date Posted: 06 May 2012 at 3:23pm
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I call it finished: http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/70172.htm  Yes, I used that same wood, event with its problems... I have no nome time to work on this piece. Hope you like anyway =] |