Originally posted by GecT
Oh definitely looks loads better with the seam gone. I don't think the volcano is a bad idea and I think leaning more toward red is good, and adding some falling ash, [maybe blur the bits closest to the camera] will add some depth.
My only reference of volcanic ash is from childhood memory, while we could see it, we didn't have to deal with the brunt of the ash cloud because it was happening on a neighboring island, the winds brought the particles, it was kinda like fine, dark gray snow with a slight but gritty feeling haze.Originally posted by ben hobden
you mean as if the ash is reaching and falling all the way into the foreground? if so, i think i can visualise what u mean. be good if i could pull it off. need some reference for that...
you have been involved with an errupting volcano?Originally posted by GecT
My only reference of volcanic ash is from childhood memory, while we could see it, we didn't have to deal with the brunt of the ash cloud because it was happening on a neighboring island, the winds brought the particles, it was kinda like fine, dark gray snow with a slight but gritty feeling haze.
oh-oh...is that good or bad?!Originally posted by ColdWave
Interesting...!
thats a shame about the foreground rock, its supposed to add depth, like what genny said, and i thought it had worked ok, but it is hard to tell. i guess its 2 to 1 against. its meant to be more in the foreground so its not actually going to hit the dragon. i like my dragons too much for that! dont blame you about the holiday though , its probably quite cheap, but i think youd be taking a risk without the rough guide, which i believe at the time of writing, is still a long way from publication...Originally posted by daverave
Hi Ben
I think the rock that is about to hit the dragon does not look right. after long consideration Ive decided not to take a holiday on your island LOL........dave
Originally posted by Chirone
hah, yeah dave has a good reason not to visit!
that rock in the foreground is a bit funny.
good that you made the faces in the sky a lot more subtle, now it's at the point where i see multiple faces that share some bits of cloud in common
you don't need to change it though, i'm only kidding with you, i'm just trying to see faces where they arent
glad the faces are subtle enough now...i think I need to move on from this,mayb put some finishing touches to it at a later date,its become more obsession than enjoyment. Ive learned a few lessons,i think ive reached a point where I need to move on. Got a couple of unwatched gnomon tutorials to go through,plus some ideas from zcentral.com. Need a good brainstorm session to figure out what to do next. Whether to carry on in the scene/mattepainting route,or go back to zbrush.dynamics? Rendering? The choices are endless!
so thats 3 to 1 against 'the rock'...Originally posted by GecT
Well you could always revisit it down the road. About the blurred rock in the foreground, maybe instead of a big chunk of rock, you could add some sparse, blurred ash particles?
... Ok, i'll break it up a bit.
