ART WAR | 2D | G.A.I.A | Tck

tck 2017-01-27 13:08:24 UTC #42

hahahah that was basically an entire day of progression

albek 2017-01-27 13:20:26 UTC #43

This is incredible already, can't wait to see it done! Only criticism is I don't feel much energy from the attack, kinda feels like it was jogging along and got its arm stuck in a troll Overall, seriously amazing though, great sense of scale and motion, and even unfinished the composition is working well.

tck 2017-01-27 13:38:50 UTC #44

Thanks Yeh I been feeling that too... any suggestions on how to improve that? I was thinking I might make the arm be deformed like it's snapping (but not too gruesome :P) Other than that all I could really think of is adding some form of motion blur but I don't want to obscure any of the champions design details

HorizonDweller 2017-01-27 13:44:34 UTC #45

you could also do an external fracture, not too gore but something visually strong

albek 2017-01-27 13:44:51 UTC #46

Deforming the trolls arm would be my suggestion. And yeah, maybe some subtle blurring dragging back on the fingers? Might take some playing around to get it looking good. You could also experiment with some sort of shockwave, or detritus flying back from the impact point.

tck 2017-01-27 15:26:09 UTC #47

Thanks for all the help I've basically done everything but put blur on (as I figure that would be a post effect to add anyway)

thoughts?

albek 2017-01-27 15:27:40 UTC #48

Awesome! That works really well : )

tck 2017-01-27 23:46:19 UTC #49

Taking a break from the illustration, I wanted to invisage the leader of the whole operation, sitting in some crazy sci-fi office

but I'm not really sure where to take it from here

I found the face very difficult and I'm not all that happy with it...

malcom 2017-01-29 02:57:49 UTC #50

Not only do you have an really interesting character you have an awesome illustration so far and a cool story to boot. Solid stuff. Keep up the good work.

mr_dessin 2017-01-29 07:54:53 UTC #51

As much as I like your final artwork...are we really allowed to do that ?
I mean fantasy + sci-fi is ok ?

I asked that because...well that was my really big concerned at the beginning
And your world look so strong and alive (same as your characters !). I even feel like if all of what you did could be a movie or something like that !

Go go team Sci-fi ! (sure I like fantasy too )

ESL 2017-01-29 08:18:51 UTC #52

@mr_dessin It is definitely allowed. If anything, it helps push the idea that G.A.I.A. is stronger than any fantasy hero.

Holy moly. If I were to compile everything together thus far, it'd feel like a concept package for a short film! Very impressed, keep it up!!

tck 2017-01-29 16:36:27 UTC #53

I was concerned myself but really wanted to do a giant epic battle illustration regardless and it's been really fun to do designs for both the Sci-fi and Fantasy sides, it's also helped distinguish all the differences between the two and then sell the idea that G.A.I.A is essentially a hybrid of both
(this is actually something I'm not sure how to tackle come the concept sheet since G.A.I.A is far more mechanical and sci-fi in the illustration of the lab but morphs into a more organic looking mech once the big crystal-y thing is installed (most notably growing a humanoid female face in place of the abstract geometry that preceeded it.))
Also it's really encouraging to hear that you can see it as concepts for a film because that's exactly how I've been envisaging the whole project It's been interesting because I've had to think about the sort of motivations and feelings behind the characters and that has really elevated some of the illustrations I've done, making the one of her sleeping quarters by far my favourite simply for it's story telling elements.
Anyways, I'm rambling, thankyou all for the responses

rgdraw 2017-01-29 16:39:15 UTC #54

Just keep up the good work man !
Can't wait for more

tiearius 2017-01-29 17:21:58 UTC #55

amazing development so far! I really like your attention to details in regards to story and lore, very engaging. The fantasy people are in big trouble haha

tck 2017-02-02 23:51:19 UTC #56

I wanted to explore some some of the fantasy characters I had been putting in the big illustration. I also restricted myself to painting only as I feel I've been relying on photobashing too much in my other backstory paintings.

rgdraw 2017-02-03 09:14:25 UTC #57

Really nice ! reat work

tck 2017-02-07 21:59:41 UTC #58

I've been having alot of techy problems with photoshop (including the old nightmare of losing progress D: ) but I think thats pretty much fixed for now and I've definitely made progress on the illustration regardless

I'm still struggling to add believable depth (I think detailing the ground beneath the fight will help with this) so any help in that regard would be great

rgdraw 2017-02-07 22:51:48 UTC #59

Oh tough, i know that feel man, hope it won't happen again
Great progress it looks amazing, I love the colors
Can't really help you about the ground I suck at painting that , good luck dude

albek 2017-02-07 22:55:53 UTC #60

I think part of the problem is that you've got the small knight directly in front of the troll, and then the giant warriors directly behind him. Because they're both human shaped your brain assumes they should be the same size so it spoils the illusion of depth you've created with the value shift.

Detailing the ground beneath the fight will help, and maybe add some 'human scale' figures alongside the giants in the background, to help maintain a constant sense of scale throughout the piece.

Don't get me wrong though, its still spectacular!

tck 2017-02-08 09:30:07 UTC #61

hahah I've tried a couple of things but I think painting ground is a weak point of mine too...