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Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 1:29 pm

here it is ppl, im very pleased with how this turned out, considering that i only started it as a mear painting excersize so that i could get used to my wacom tablet and PSP package. anyway i got a bit carried away and ended up spending about 3 nights on this one.
so please tell me what you think and all comments are welcome.

thanx
http://doctorfuchs.homestead.com/files/Skyward.jpg

[ October 25, 2001: Message edited by: Arc]i[Pello ]

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jayceeL · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 2:05 pm

I would change the fuzzy airbrush looking background it takes away rather than ad to the very nice character.

JayceeL

Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 2:09 pm

I really wanted to emphasize the character so i blurred the background in order to define him, im just messing around with techniques at the moment.

shahar2k · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 8:45 pm

that's a good goal, however there are much better ways to emphasize your charecter, infact that's the whole goal of graphic design - to understand how to make the viewer feel like, look at and look away from whatever you want them to,
here are some good sources
http://www.graphicdesignbasics.com/
or the examples on Ron Lemen's old site (freddy flickstone on the board if he ever comes back)
at - http://www.geocities.com/lemenayd/page2.html
it's a slow loader, but scroll down you'll see some great helpfull stuff

Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:12 pm

Hmmm...awfuly quiet round here, thought these were busy forums.

stanly · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 5:18 pm

You do great job!
My English is short.
But I want to talk about your pic.
I want my words helps you.

The perspective of sword is not correct,I think.It heads inward,but if you change that outward, it will be look more dynamic.

It's just my thought.

Briareos · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 5:29 pm

If hes in space why is there grass. No human pelvis area looks like that, is he alien?

Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2001 4:18 am

yes hes an alien thats why his skin is a blue/grey colour, i suppose hes actually rather skinny underneath all that armour, just coz i called him a space marine doesnt mean that he floats around in space all the time.

Anthony J · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2001 4:12 pm

don't use so much highlight tool
your colours are nice, but it is too blurry
try to sharpen up your image.

but good concept!

Shijima · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2001 1:30 pm

the "space marine" looks pretty good, but i was thinkin he would be in space.

mybe u could find a different atmosphere for him that would fit him better

Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2001 2:31 pm

Im leaving this piece for the meantime, im just trying to get as much experience in digital art as i can, so im trying my best at a whole range of styles and subjects, the space marine was my second attempt at digital art and i feel ive learned quite a lot from creating him.
can anyone sugest another topic that i could delve into?

Highfive · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2001 6:52 pm

Your texturing of worn metal armours pretty good. Could try some wierd 20-foot tall alien bio-mechanical bipedal mech?

Arc]i[Pello · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2001 6:58 am

the reason it looks so blury is because the image is twice the size it should be, your more or less zoomed in on the pixels.
the bio-mechanical thingy ma bob sound interesting but i was thinking about a hi-tech female assassin, probably ben done a few thousand times but what the hey.