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CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
04 Jun 2018 19:26 #21343
by Atto
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Ok, love this theme but I've been struggling to decide which element to take on. I knew I wanted it on a ma-hooo-sive scale but that was all.
Here's my first sketch - a fire elemental indescriminately laying siege to a city as the summoner walks away, her job done. I really struggled to find the horizon line here (thats why the mage is on the rocky outcrop to our right). Early days but I would love some feedback regarding the very loose perspective I have set up and any thoughts on the composition. About half an hour in so please excuse the very rough sketch.
Here's my first sketch - a fire elemental indescriminately laying siege to a city as the summoner walks away, her job done. I really struggled to find the horizon line here (thats why the mage is on the rocky outcrop to our right). Early days but I would love some feedback regarding the very loose perspective I have set up and any thoughts on the composition. About half an hour in so please excuse the very rough sketch.
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04 Jun 2018 21:05 #21344
by Charlotte
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Replied by Charlotte on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
I'm not very good at making the best of perspectives myself, but here are my thoughts:
The current perspective divides the image in two equal halves. Yet I feel like we're approximately at eye level with the elemental. I think I'd suggest a higher horizon line. That could also leave room at the bottom for some forground rocks and trees, to further emphasize scale (plus dark tree silhouettes against firey inferno = amazing
)
For the mage, I think she's a bit too far out to the side... The elemental is at one third in from the left, maybe she should be at leasty closer to one third in from the right (not too exactly though, that'd look constructed
). She also looks fairly big just now, being larger than the hinted town structures below... Yet she doesn't feel like she's that much closer. But like you said, it's an early sketch 
The current perspective divides the image in two equal halves. Yet I feel like we're approximately at eye level with the elemental. I think I'd suggest a higher horizon line. That could also leave room at the bottom for some forground rocks and trees, to further emphasize scale (plus dark tree silhouettes against firey inferno = amazing
)For the mage, I think she's a bit too far out to the side... The elemental is at one third in from the left, maybe she should be at leasty closer to one third in from the right (not too exactly though, that'd look constructed
). She also looks fairly big just now, being larger than the hinted town structures below... Yet she doesn't feel like she's that much closer. But like you said, it's an early sketch Any an all misspellings are henceforth blamed on the cats.
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04 Jun 2018 21:58 #21349
by octoberstormxx
Replied by octoberstormxx on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
Not sure if I’ll get the time to finish this, but I started a piece for water/ice!
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05 Jun 2018 00:47 #21350
by Atto
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Replied by Atto on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
Good stuff October - loving the early colours and forms and the idea of a portrait is something I never thought of.
@ Charlotte - Thanks thats a real help and forced me too take a second look. This is now more along the lines of my original thought and came together pretty quickly by just copying and pasting the original sketch on to a new canvas. Much happier with this but as always C&C would be a huge help.
@ Charlotte - Thanks thats a real help and forced me too take a second look. This is now more along the lines of my original thought and came together pretty quickly by just copying and pasting the original sketch on to a new canvas. Much happier with this but as always C&C would be a huge help.
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05 Jun 2018 07:00 #21352
by Charlotte
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Replied by Charlotte on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
Atto: I still think the horizon line behind the elemental could be higher (just mountain silhouettes might do ) - but yes this has a "tighter" feel to it!
) - but yes this has a "tighter" feel to it! Any an all misspellings are henceforth blamed on the cats.
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06 Jun 2018 15:05 #21354
by Valence
Replied by Valence on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
Good starts from everyone!
I love the colours in your pic, Madi. It manages to look icy and radiant at the same time.
And I like the changes you've already made, Atto. In the first version the land seemed to be falling away on the left (I always make that error with vanishing points too.) As Charlotte said, this one does look tighter and more efficient.
25 days is plenty of time to finish.
I love the colours in your pic, Madi. It manages to look icy and radiant at the same time.
And I like the changes you've already made, Atto. In the first version the land seemed to be falling away on the left (I always make that error with vanishing points too.
) As Charlotte said, this one does look tighter and more efficient.25 days is plenty of time to finish.
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11 Jun 2018 18:47 #21408
by Atto
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A little more and I've taken a colour pass to try to define the light I want to capture - I feel its still a little unrefined almost 'childlike' especially round the city walls but I'll keep working into it and hopefully it'll look a little less colour by numbers.
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23 Jun 2018 00:50 #21492
by Valence
Replied by Valence on topic CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - WIPs
Adding those darker background hills has really enhanced the fiery glow from the figure, Atto. Hope it continues to a finish this week.
And I hope you get time to do another update too, Madi.
Ice vs Fire will be a great contest!
Sadly I'm a bit out of action at the moment due to excessive football and some techie issues. I was thinking of doing a stone giant for "Earth" but I can't even get started.
And I hope you get time to do another update too, Madi.
Ice vs Fire will be a great contest!
Sadly I'm a bit out of action at the moment due to excessive football and some techie issues. I was thinking of doing a stone giant for "Earth" but I can't even get started.
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