CGAN June 2018 - Elemental - Final entries

Elemental

Brief: Taken from the suggestions thread posted by octoberstormxx . Create a representation of an element (Earth, Wind, Fire, or Water).

Deadline: Entries must be posted by midnight (GMT) on Saturday the 30th of June. VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL 8TH OF JULY

This is where you post your final entries. Works in progress should be posted in the thread over here: cgartnexus.com/index.php/forums/challeng...-2018-elemental-wips

Challenge rules and guidelines:
cgartnexus.com/index.php/forums/challeng...s/39-challenge-rules

Rules in brief:
All challenge entries must be your own work.
You should post at least two WIP images that are clearly different from your final entry and each other.
Your final entry should contain your image (inserted so it shows up full size) and at least two links to your WIP posts on the forum.
No chatter in the finals thread – if you have questions, post them in the WIP thread or PM an admin.
Feedback is allowed & encouraged together with the voting and in the WIP thread.
Deadline is given in UK time (midnight GMT) with a grace period of 5 minutes for getting the post sorted.
Each member may cast one vote
No cheating! Admins may decide to disqualify an entry that does not adhere to the above rules.

WINNER: VALENCE (See entry below) .

wasn't there just a couple of days left?

Voting is open and closes on the 8th of July.

OK, I'm gonna have to vote for one or other of the guys, and gaaaaah... I haven't been able to make my mind up for days.

Val, I really like the landscape and atmosphere. I think your stone elemental suffers from the same thing some of your human characters do, which is slightly clunky anatomy. For a stone giant that might work, of course, but I still feel there are areas to improve. I love the texture of the shrubby grassy landscape, but the trees (including those on the elemental's back) seem to be of a different scale from the grass tussocks (if that's what they are). Maybe the trees are small...

Atto, initially I was sure I was going to vote for this, due to the strong story elements and the stark colours. I still like those things about yours, but Val's cool greens and blues have been winning me over, which is why I cannot make my mind up! Both images have a bit further to go so I can find no help there. That said, besides polish the only thing that I'm not convinced by, is the pose of your fire elemental. It looks rather more erotic than destructive...

So uhm, seeing as I had slightly less feedback for Atto, I think he might get my vote this time. Unless I change my mind on the way to the vote button....

*looks at poll results* Someone else better vote before the poll is over - tomorrow!