[PlantMan]

Here is a picture of a room with a spooky dinner table. I tried to create some mystery as to what is in the cage behind the arches. It was a basic 3d render that I then coloured. Technical crits/ questions very welcome!!!
http://www.digitalart.org/artwork/artwork.php?ID=2699

[[ArcanE]]

Looks good but actually it doesn't look very spooky to me ... it needs more atmosphere and its too bright to be spooky ...

Try setting your lightsources your 3D program a little less bright and add some other lightsources to increase atmosphere ...

[Icannon]

it looks nice, but could definitely be spookier. i look at the image and think "k, then what?", because whenever i see a 3d render that looks nothing more than just a 3d render, my mind kind of falls asleep, ya know? i sure couldnt explain that well :

[LeChuck]

Its a nice picture. But Im sorry to say that its not spooky at all. You might want to make it darker and add some purple hues. Long prominant shadows could help too.

[Spooky]

Spookiness is truly created in the balance between light and dark. The contrast between what's in the light and what's in the dark or shadow. As a kid, you learn how to make yourself look spooky by shining a flashlight up your face from your chin or from another angle. Try playing around with your light sources and seeing what looks, and more importantly what feels the spookiest. I love black and white movies, the old Universal Monster flicks, Film Noir, The Old Dark House. Films like that you have to concentrate on your textures and your lighting because of the absence of color. Maybe pop in a few of those old flicks and watch them to really see what you may be able to fix in your work. I think you'll find that it will help and you'll learn a lot in the process as well. Good luck!

[ October 11, 2001: Message edited by: Spooky ]