03-13-2016, 09:25 PM
Hey great stuff guys. Sorry I haven't been able to be responsive, got a lot on at the moment :P So just some quick remarks.
@AChi: I agree with neopatogen, that the middle one is the best. Probably because you've actually nailed the contrast at various depths in that one for the lighting scheme. wrt depth, most of the time issues with depth can be resolved by enforcing overlap of shapes and adjusting contrast of the various objects. With your top one I see mid distance objects having the same darks and lights as the foreground...this is why depth is lost. Reduce contrast as you get further. I have a vid on my youtube channel that talks about factors involved in depth. Proko and S.Robertson have great vids as well.
I rarely use lighten or overlay layers to colour anything. I sometimes use a Color layer if I want to slap on a base coat without changing the value of the grayscale, but then always paint in normal mode after. I also prefer going straight into colour early, but this doesn't always work for client work which is why I showed this process.
@Jirayu: Those are cool. Some intriguing comps there, with a nice sense of atmosphere and great sense of scale. Also strong shapes. wrt the figures...try mixing it up a little. Dark silhouette looking out over landscape is fine, it works..but it will become a crutch sooner or later, so explore other ways of doing scale and integrating figures. If anything I think you tend to blow out your mid range values sometimes a bit much towards the highs so the lighting seems very "overexposed". It kinda works in the middle right one, but the others look too much, except that middle left one has a very nice value balance. Also don't be afraid to show objects being directly hit by light sometimes, rather than all fairly ambient. It can make the scenes more dynamic with strong shadow and light interplay.
Good stuff people.
@AChi: I agree with neopatogen, that the middle one is the best. Probably because you've actually nailed the contrast at various depths in that one for the lighting scheme. wrt depth, most of the time issues with depth can be resolved by enforcing overlap of shapes and adjusting contrast of the various objects. With your top one I see mid distance objects having the same darks and lights as the foreground...this is why depth is lost. Reduce contrast as you get further. I have a vid on my youtube channel that talks about factors involved in depth. Proko and S.Robertson have great vids as well.
I rarely use lighten or overlay layers to colour anything. I sometimes use a Color layer if I want to slap on a base coat without changing the value of the grayscale, but then always paint in normal mode after. I also prefer going straight into colour early, but this doesn't always work for client work which is why I showed this process.
@Jirayu: Those are cool. Some intriguing comps there, with a nice sense of atmosphere and great sense of scale. Also strong shapes. wrt the figures...try mixing it up a little. Dark silhouette looking out over landscape is fine, it works..but it will become a crutch sooner or later, so explore other ways of doing scale and integrating figures. If anything I think you tend to blow out your mid range values sometimes a bit much towards the highs so the lighting seems very "overexposed". It kinda works in the middle right one, but the others look too much, except that middle left one has a very nice value balance. Also don't be afraid to show objects being directly hit by light sometimes, rather than all fairly ambient. It can make the scenes more dynamic with strong shadow and light interplay.
Good stuff people.