Pixel Joint Forum: Earthday WIP

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   I haven't had a great deal of luck receiving C&C for the contests here so far but there's always next week's! Possibly due to low quality WIPs? :(

But here's this week's WIP, anyway!
Trees should follow in the background after the initial scene is set up.
As always, any input is appreciated!

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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Topic: Earthday WIP Posted: 24 April 2007 at 1:59pm
	I haven't had a great deal of luck receiving C&C for the contests here so far but there's always next week's! Possibly due to low quality WIPs? :( But here's this week's WIP, anyway! Trees should follow in the background after the initial scene is set up. As always, any input is appreciated!
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 24 April 2007 at 6:27pm
	Vidd your pixels are not the easiest to give c+c to. You're ideas are so over there ------------------> that from here its hard to know what to say. By the time you get there its already in the gallery and to late for technical pixelling c+c which is the only thing I could ever be of help with. I do think you're very creative, don't misunderstand me, this for example is so wierd I'd make more sense on oprah's show talking about menstrual cramps than figuring out your image.
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Yar Midshipman Joined: 25 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 24 April 2007 at 9:09pm
	Only one question: why are the trees having happy-tea-time around the dismembered corpse (stump) of one of their own?
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 24 April 2007 at 9:14pm
	Well tea leaves themselves come from trees. This would suggest some cannibalistic nature with these trees. You can't impose your brand of morality on other cultures/species.(It's not politically correct.) This picture is symbolic of our modern society. We think nothing of killing our own fellow man and take from his body valuables. The dancing represents the constant change found within developing cultures. One tree is taller than the other this hints at how we allow ourselves to seem above the law for the common man. The tea cups are the hospitals of our country, they hold the remains of the dead until they are absorbed into the earth. The most powerfull image however is the tree stump. This represents the future it seems doomed to fall at the hands of the present but even in death presents am obstacle to the living. The smiles are the modern presenting self, we put of masks to hide our true feeling of pain and sorrow. Edited by Pixel_Outlaw - 24 April 2007 at 9:18pm

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Yar Midshipman Joined: 25 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 24 April 2007 at 10:25pm
	Ha! Somebody is (or should be) in an Art History class...
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Yar Midshipman Joined: 25 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 25 April 2007 at 10:31am
	Realized I probably seemed pretty negative there. Sorry, Vidd. Didn't mean to because I like a lot about this piece. I like your coloring style much. The stances are great (especially the one on the right) as are the expressions (especially the smile on the left). Just wondering about the stump, is all. Who knows maybe it was Jeffrey, the a****** conifer and they're celebrating his arrival in the lumberyard.
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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 25 April 2007 at 10:44am
	By the time you get there its already in the gallery and to late for technical pixelling c+c which is the only thing I could ever be of help Yes, I generally don't ask for C&C on pieces but I really wanted to get something submitted this time that seemed decent. Also, I was so surprised to see so many replies. Pity they were mostly about the cannabilistic tendancies of the trees...
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Metaru Commander Joined: 28 December 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 25 April 2007 at 12:32pm
	how much laugthed with this... maybe they're lovers?
	I ate leel's babies
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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 26 April 2007 at 2:10pm
	Getting there... Also, Metaru, your sig rocks. EDIT: Am I on the right track here with this shading? Edited by Vidd - 26 April 2007 at 2:17pm
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Stitchy Commander PJ Pioneer Joined: 09 June 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 405	Posted: 26 April 2007 at 2:20pm
	Hahaha, this looks cute so far! Just keep posting your WIP as you progress and don't add it to the gallery until you post this thing when it is near completion. Since Jalonso said that you seem to be a little quick to put your pieces in the gallery, just keep it in the WIP thread until you start getting some positive feedback. BUT ANYWAY. I would say my only problems are that there doesn't seem to be much sense to the droopy tree on the left, the shading doesn't go with the top left lightsource. And also, the tea cups need a lighter highlight and slightly dark shadow. You might wanna try and tweak the shading on it as well, since the lightsource seems to be coming from the above leftish. There doesn't need to be shading on the top of the cups or on the left side of them. That should all be the highlight color. I would also cut off the stump on the left side where the first ridge type bump thing starts. Lol, I make no sense when I try to critique. Edited by Stitchy - 26 April 2007 at 2:20pm

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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 26 April 2007 at 3:07pm
	just keep it in the WIP thread until you start getting some positive feedback. I had no intention of submitting it half-finished and I had actually gone out of my way to ask for C&C. :/ I don't think I have previously other than the other contest contributions which I never entered, anyway. Also, I'll address those details tomorrow when it's not 11PM! About the non-sensical shading, I imagined it as being in some sort of clearing so the light/shadow would form a basic circular shape (like the little piece of ground that's already highlighted). That's why both both of their highlights seem to point towards the middle. The cup shading colours were placeholders but I see what you mean by the stump. Thank you for your reply. :) Edited by Vidd - 26 April 2007 at 3:07pm
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Vidd Commander Joined: 06 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 28 April 2007 at 6:00pm
	Traditionally, double-posting is discouraged but what if you're posting an update which is several hours after the original post? Also, I need sleep. :( EDIT: Thanks about mentioning that delete post trick, most forums that I go to do not allow deletion of posts in that manner. Edited by Vidd - 28 April 2007 at 6:18pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 28 April 2007 at 6:11pm
	Nice progress...it makes sense now :D ps: you can always edit your last post with an update. You can delete one so the new one reads as 'unread'. I found this double-post OK tho :/ Don't worry about it.
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