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The story line:
In the hospital for heart disease.
The robot says to the sick boy: "If your heart does not function properly, you can take mine!"
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The story line:
In the hospital for heart disease.
The robot says to the sick boy: "If your heart does not function properly, you can take mine!"
WIP













]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8035.html Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:44:15 +0000 Zorrentos]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8035.html "The cat vs the dogs"

The contrasts im planning to use in this are several diffirent ones. Big vs small, evil vs good, cat vs dogs etc 

Note, im stealing Jvonnys excellent template for his scene descriptions that he used in his thread  : 

http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8020.html

Description of scene

The scene takes place in a forest glade where the two dogs have set up their camp. A huge cat robber/highwayman has raided their camp and is looking for the dogs so that he can kill them or w/e. While the cat is searching, the two dogs are hiding behind a rock. The archer dog is loading her bow and preparing to fire at the cat. 

Contrasts:  

Big vs small, evil vs good, cat vs dogs

NARRATIVE: 

Who are the characters: 

The cat: A huge, heavyset robber/murderer highwayman who makes a living robbing and plundering. His armor is made up of stolen and scavenged pieces that he has modified for his need.

The male dog: A soldier in the dog kings army who is too scared to fight head on against the cat. His plate armor is made for the dogs army with the kings sigill on the front

The female dog: A ranger in the dog kings army. She is more badass/brave and is preparing to snipe the cat with an arrow from her bow. She is wearing light armor/clothing for agility.

Where are they?

In a glade where the dogs set up their camp.

Why are they there? 

The dogs set up their camp and the cat raided it.

What are they doing?

The dogs are hiding behind a big rock while the cat is searching for them to kill them. The male dog is shaking from freight while the female dog is preparing to snipe the cat with an arrow.

How does the background help? 

The camp has been trashed up, with the tent ripped open, boxes and barrels emptied in search of valuables to indicate that the cat raided it violently. The kings sigill is on all the boxes and such, indicating that its an army camp. 

The forest should be sunny and colorful in the style of pixar/dreamworks/disney to sell the idea that its a frame from an animated movie. 

Problems/Things to develop/Questions to ask yourself.

Coming after crits I guess ...

Here are some of my character designs and studies so far, thumbnails and the rest of the character designs should come up later today

I was told on my earlier challenge that I "needed to draw more" and I have rly taken it to heart this time. Im planning to use less 3d as well and practice my straight up painting skills too:











Studies:



]]> "The cat vs the dogs"

The contrasts im planning to use in this are several diffirent ones. Big vs small, evil vs good, cat vs dogs etc 

Note, im stealing Jvonnys excellent template for his scene descriptions that he used in his thread  : 

http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8020.html

Description of scene

The scene takes place in a forest glade where the two dogs have set up their camp. A huge cat robber/highwayman has raided their camp and is looking for the dogs so that he can kill them or w/e. While the cat is searching, the two dogs are hiding behind a rock. The archer dog is loading her bow and preparing to fire at the cat. 

Contrasts:  

Big vs small, evil vs good, cat vs dogs

NARRATIVE: 

Who are the characters: 

The cat: A huge, heavyset robber/murderer highwayman who makes a living robbing and plundering. His armor is made up of stolen and scavenged pieces that he has modified for his need.

The male dog: A soldier in the dog kings army who is too scared to fight head on against the cat. His plate armor is made for the dogs army with the kings sigill on the front

The female dog: A ranger in the dog kings army. She is more badass/brave and is preparing to snipe the cat with an arrow from her bow. She is wearing light armor/clothing for agility.

Where are they?

In a glade where the dogs set up their camp.

Why are they there? 

The dogs set up their camp and the cat raided it.

What are they doing?

The dogs are hiding behind a big rock while the cat is searching for them to kill them. The male dog is shaking from freight while the female dog is preparing to snipe the cat with an arrow.

How does the background help? 

The camp has been trashed up, with the tent ripped open, boxes and barrels emptied in search of valuables to indicate that the cat raided it violently. The kings sigill is on all the boxes and such, indicating that its an army camp. 

The forest should be sunny and colorful in the style of pixar/dreamworks/disney to sell the idea that its a frame from an animated movie. 

Problems/Things to develop/Questions to ask yourself.

Coming after crits I guess ...

Here are some of my character designs and studies so far, thumbnails and the rest of the character designs should come up later today

I was told on my earlier challenge that I "needed to draw more" and I have rly taken it to heart this time. Im planning to use less 3d as well and practice my straight up painting skills too:











Studies:



]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8031.html Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:20:04 +0000 Cuki]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8031.html
Title: Visiting Grandma
Description of Scene: A small girl wearing a witch's hat and holding a wand, with a carpet bag beside her is standing on the path leading to a cottage, looking towards the door. Old, thin woman is standing at the door looking towards the girl, she is dressed modernly and is holding a phone. Both look surprised and embarrassed. Cottage is old fashioned with dark forest in the background. 


Contrasts: Old/new, young/old, little/tall?, round/skinny?

Story: A little witch is coming to visit grandma. Wanting to please her grandma she is trying hard to go old school with wooden wand, pointy hat etc. Grandma has opened the door to reveal a very modern appearance, holding a phone attached to VR goggles. 

Problems / Questions / Things to develop:
Whether to have both faces visible or have the girl facing away from the camera.
Need to figure out what mood lighting I want, currently it doesn't seem to be giving anything to the scene.
Currently the background isn't really giving anything to the mood. Narrative seems too plain and 1 dimensional. 

I'm currently favouring the 3rd thumbnail but worried about having a character facing away from the camera.


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Title: Visiting Grandma
Description of Scene: A small girl wearing a witch's hat and holding a wand, with a carpet bag beside her is standing on the path leading to a cottage, looking towards the door. Old, thin woman is standing at the door looking towards the girl, she is dressed modernly and is holding a phone. Both look surprised and embarrassed. Cottage is old fashioned with dark forest in the background. 


Contrasts: Old/new, young/old, little/tall?, round/skinny?

Story: A little witch is coming to visit grandma. Wanting to please her grandma she is trying hard to go old school with wooden wand, pointy hat etc. Grandma has opened the door to reveal a very modern appearance, holding a phone attached to VR goggles. 

Problems / Questions / Things to develop:
Whether to have both faces visible or have the girl facing away from the camera.
Need to figure out what mood lighting I want, currently it doesn't seem to be giving anything to the scene.
Currently the background isn't really giving anything to the mood. Narrative seems too plain and 1 dimensional. 

I'm currently favouring the 3rd thumbnail but worried about having a character facing away from the camera.


]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8030.html Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:18:18 +0000 Fyyaa]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8030.html which somehow turned into a giant castle monster or something lol, now trying to make sense of it

  cc7thumbnails.jpg (Size: 651.63 KB / Downloads: 348) ]]> which somehow turned into a giant castle monster or something lol, now trying to make sense of it

  cc7thumbnails.jpg (Size: 651.63 KB / Downloads: 348) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8027.html Sun, 13 Nov 2016 20:55:58 +0000 neopatogen]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8027.html I think I'll proceed further with the orc close-up version, with slightly curvilinear perspective.
Although, I love the Odyssey and cyclops sheep story  as well (but not my thumb lol)

This time I tried to sketch  a bit more because  during CC6 I made too few thumbs. Hopefully, my sketching speed and quality will improve with more practice :)

Comments appreciated, as usual :)

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  compo studies.jpg (Size: 281.7 KB / Downloads: 235) ]]> I think I'll proceed further with the orc close-up version, with slightly curvilinear perspective.
Although, I love the Odyssey and cyclops sheep story  as well (but not my thumb lol)

This time I tried to sketch  a bit more because  during CC6 I made too few thumbs. Hopefully, my sketching speed and quality will improve with more practice :)

Comments appreciated, as usual :)

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  compo studies.jpg (Size: 281.7 KB / Downloads: 235) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8024.html Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:03:27 +0000 Vandall]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8024.html
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I think I have a tendency to make my themes too complicated and subtle so this time I want to make my idea so clear and simple, and really smack the viewer over the head with it so they really can't miss it, and then put a lot of energy into the facial expressions and composition to make it beautiful and interesting. That's my goal anyway!

Not sure if I should bash out another few sets of these concepts, I did 6 so far, these are the better ones. I really like the 'she wants an adventure' one and the 'giant and the acrobat' one. But still not sure if I should keep digging.


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  161109 Idea 6 - she wants adventure.jpg (Size: 318.61 KB / Downloads: 915)




  161109 orc design.jpg (Size: 221.62 KB / Downloads: 933)

Then just sketching around and looking at design inspiration for a monster for the 'she wants adventure' idea - but might try to bash out some more idea thumbnails first before going further. What do you guys think? Any of these ideas feel strong enough yet? If you read all the ideas, sorry for taking your time! and thanks for reading!]]>
I think I have a tendency to make my themes too complicated and subtle so this time I want to make my idea so clear and simple, and really smack the viewer over the head with it so they really can't miss it, and then put a lot of energy into the facial expressions and composition to make it beautiful and interesting. That's my goal anyway!

Not sure if I should bash out another few sets of these concepts, I did 6 so far, these are the better ones. I really like the 'she wants an adventure' one and the 'giant and the acrobat' one. But still not sure if I should keep digging.


  161109 Idea 01 - maiden and monster.jpg (Size: 292.48 KB / Downloads: 948)


  161109 Idea 05 - the missionary.jpg (Size: 196.23 KB / Downloads: 932)


  161109 Idea 03 - VS the giant.jpg (Size: 196.53 KB / Downloads: 898)


  161109 Idea 04 - acrobat and giant.jpg (Size: 239.56 KB / Downloads: 937)


  161109 Idea 6 - she wants adventure.jpg (Size: 318.61 KB / Downloads: 915)




  161109 orc design.jpg (Size: 221.62 KB / Downloads: 933)

Then just sketching around and looking at design inspiration for a monster for the 'she wants adventure' idea - but might try to bash out some more idea thumbnails first before going further. What do you guys think? Any of these ideas feel strong enough yet? If you read all the ideas, sorry for taking your time! and thanks for reading!]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8017.html Wed, 09 Nov 2016 17:27:57 +0000 Leonard]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8017.html


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]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7997.html Sat, 29 Oct 2016 19:02:53 +0000 Simba]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7997.html
Those are my earliest sketches right after the researching phase. I was kind of sad that I didn't keep the cute'n'creepy bearded dude, but somehow he didn't quite feel right for the contest, also I couldn't tell wether he should be a creature or a humanoid, so I went for a clearer design.

The color thumbnail is the only step in the painting I kept; somehow I'm bad at keeping the stages, the urge to merge the layers is too big!! Also, next time

A few hours into the painting, I didn't like the color scheme anymore, especially because I've used exactly that one in my previous finished painting and I wanted to push myself to go out of my comfort zone (and I wanted to go for a more subtle color scheme).

If you've read thus far, thanks for reading!

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Those are my earliest sketches right after the researching phase. I was kind of sad that I didn't keep the cute'n'creepy bearded dude, but somehow he didn't quite feel right for the contest, also I couldn't tell wether he should be a creature or a humanoid, so I went for a clearer design.

The color thumbnail is the only step in the painting I kept; somehow I'm bad at keeping the stages, the urge to merge the layers is too big!! Also, next time

A few hours into the painting, I didn't like the color scheme anymore, especially because I've used exactly that one in my previous finished painting and I wanted to push myself to go out of my comfort zone (and I wanted to go for a more subtle color scheme).

If you've read thus far, thanks for reading!

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  12con61.jpg (Size: 386.28 KB / Downloads: 723) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7995.html Sat, 29 Oct 2016 10:29:08 +0000 Alessio]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7995.html
In the images below you'll find my entry for the challenge, a wip and some of the images which inspired me the most. I did not include the references i used because there's way too many of them and i don't really see the point. I think it's way more useful to see what made me take the direction i took with the image.

The first picture is my entry,
I wanted to have a VERY low light setting, where the eyes would almost have to adjust to the dark before everything becomes clear. I only rendered some crucial details, leaving most of the image in shadow, to go with the dark and mysterious feel.

The second picture contains some images which inspired me a lot.
The red one on the right may not look like much but it made me go from landscape to portrait. Until then i was sure i wanted a big scene where the two figured would appear in their natural habitat, doing stuff. But i figured a portrait would make the figures tower over the viewer while also seeming more unsettling because of the verticality. Maybe.

And finally, if you're really interested, the third picture contains a few steps for the final image.
I actually managed to stick to the initial sketch, which is a huge victory for me. The absurd amount of shadow probably helped a lot.

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In the images below you'll find my entry for the challenge, a wip and some of the images which inspired me the most. I did not include the references i used because there's way too many of them and i don't really see the point. I think it's way more useful to see what made me take the direction i took with the image.

The first picture is my entry,
I wanted to have a VERY low light setting, where the eyes would almost have to adjust to the dark before everything becomes clear. I only rendered some crucial details, leaving most of the image in shadow, to go with the dark and mysterious feel.

The second picture contains some images which inspired me a lot.
The red one on the right may not look like much but it made me go from landscape to portrait. Until then i was sure i wanted a big scene where the two figured would appear in their natural habitat, doing stuff. But i figured a portrait would make the figures tower over the viewer while also seeming more unsettling because of the verticality. Maybe.

And finally, if you're really interested, the third picture contains a few steps for the final image.
I actually managed to stick to the initial sketch, which is a huge victory for me. The absurd amount of shadow probably helped a lot.

  Ammonourhesic.jpg (Size: 953.24 KB / Downloads: 258)

  inspiration SMALL.jpg (Size: 314.04 KB / Downloads: 247)

  wip SMALL.jpg (Size: 184.03 KB / Downloads: 223) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7993.html Fri, 28 Oct 2016 23:56:25 +0000 Danny]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7993.html Looking at it now the portrait looks pretty lame.. Guess I'll have to fix that. Btw can anyone guess what the painting on the wall is referencing? And yea I know it's not very convincing as a painting but ahh well.

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  gost story.jpg (Size: 145.44 KB / Downloads: 267) ]]> Looking at it now the portrait looks pretty lame.. Guess I'll have to fix that. Btw can anyone guess what the painting on the wall is referencing? And yea I know it's not very convincing as a painting but ahh well.

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  gost-story1.jpg (Size: 55.83 KB / Downloads: 201)

  gost story.jpg (Size: 145.44 KB / Downloads: 267) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7992.html Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:25:21 +0000 milkdose]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7992.html
i felt like i came up with some nice ideas and then settled with the lamest one


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i felt like i came up with some nice ideas and then settled with the lamest one


  4ref.jpg (Size: 253.71 KB / Downloads: 574)

  ds dsd.jpg (Size: 101.8 KB / Downloads: 619)

  finalcomp.jpg (Size: 228.4 KB / Downloads: 593)

  sketch.jpg (Size: 202.71 KB / Downloads: 604)

  uhhghg.jpg (Size: 230.9 KB / Downloads: 567)

  Untitled-1.jpg (Size: 345.22 KB / Downloads: 567)

  Untitled2.jpg (Size: 272.99 KB / Downloads: 609) ]]>