wip environment: something different(?)
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an early early shot of the next scene im working on in the blocking stage.. i've gone thru about 9 dffernt versions of this scene trying to get a unique art style, from super realistic gritty to mario DS style. to now this.. to me this kinda looks cool? haha, im imagining the scene being in a comic book art style, im not sure whether to leave it b/w or color it, i have a couple color versions but they just looked too happy go lucky for my liking..
there's not much going on just yet, yes its a boat (not textured) in the middle of the cliffs, im planning to add a huge statue on the front of the boat, tarps and other props to show its been there for ages and used as a shelter now ... yah im trying to go for something bizzare and fantastical, im planning to add a guardrail to the foreground along with a pully type bridge/elevator
anyways. i'd love to hear some feedback more on the art style, if this is crap , or its cool or whatever, im sure there'll be alot of mixed reactions, just wanted to do something different than all the gritty dirty overbloomed gears of war style stuff out there and get my painting skills up to speed
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I would just say that sometimes it is too low-poly and blocky, especially on cliff edges. Also Grass/plain ground texture looks too simple comparing to well ellaborated rock texture (upper right corner on top of highest hill and under she ship the ground pattern is too evident).
Good idea anyways!
hey guys, glad its somewhat interesting to some people.. lol
so just been playing with the part of terrain . i think im close to getting the look i want.. a bit of okami style in there .. trying to keep a desaturated look, i'll post up some earlier shots later, with vibrant colors.. uckk.. me no likey
yes. i never use enough pollies.. danm me and my handheld experience ;p
I think that color is a choice of taste. Everyone would have different prefereces
However, what concerns black outlines, I find them sometimes too thick, especially those on the foreground dividing steps of the terrain and the one of the cliff, just where bridge starts. Imo outlines take too much attention.
Keep it on!
slowly but surely, blocking in the dragon and some colors to the sky, lots lots left to do and starting to get lazy ;p
oh just curious is there a viewport shader out there that can do the black outlining? im just hacking it right now using duped pollies
As far as I kow there is no toon/sketch viewport shader for max, but having duped polys is more flexible, more controlled and less heavy on render, so as for me u have made a good choise.
still super WIP
blocking in colors and rough shapes.... wanna get a bit more depth before i start detailing things in ..
Alex
The reason is that this one seems being better exectuded. Toon version needed a lot of corrections in order to look really good.
wow i wasnt aware that people liked the toon version so much, kinda feel bad for going the realistic route ;p but i must finish this piece off sooner or later , i think i had alot of trouble with the toon one because i just didnt have it thought out completely and when i mixed in dramatic lighting and fog , it just didnt look right?? anyways i spent way too much time with it, however i wont ditch it for sure i have another scene in mind with that particular style
so i just threw in some grass n the bigass tree on the side.. dont mind the bad uvw's havnt been done yet..and i concepted out some lighting.. a yellowish/purple lighting
so peoeple have asked me why the hel is there a boat on land.. well story is. its an old wise travelers boat, and he just couldnt part with it when he stopped travelin so he decided to make it his home .. its like. in those rpg games when u travel to some wise dude to ask bout maps n the world. so the boat itself is all worn down with lots of repairs from being around the world.. and the guy uses this area as his home.. so you wil see his clothes hanging. a few chairs outside..the dragons head is the chimney so u will see smoke particles comin out.. anyway thought i'd have a good story to go with it instead of just chucking a boat in there for the helluvit
heres a really quick quick concept of what i plan to do with it..
hopefully in the end it'll have a light hearted feeling to it.. i was considering turning it into a mid forest boat-pub drinking hole ;p
No significant suggestions from my side though. Just watching for now lol.