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Belisarius · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 6:48 am

Hello , long time no see

here is my newest pic , comments how to
improve the look , or make it more
realistically ?

Nex · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 7:07 am

Topic reminds me of the good old days when I played Bard's Tale 3 on my C64..

I did a quick repaint (pathetic I know..):

I am not sure if it looks better than that what you did but I darkened the shadows, corrected the light on the mountains (would come from the moon then, so from behind) and added some colors fomr the fires on the figures.

I hope this helps you a bit.

P.S. The shadows should be darker that you see them in my repaint.. somehow colors display way brighter outside of photoshop and I don't know why...

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Loki · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 12:34 pm

belsarius - hi!

tried to correct the lighting - take the moon as a lightsource - that will add lots to your image ...

Worthy · member Member # Joined: 26 Jun 2000 Posts: 143

i dont want to be rude..but the middle warrior..kinda looks..well..like hes got a big turd or a large..twig and berries..hanging down there..might think about tweaking that area a tad

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Fred Flick Stone · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 10:30 pm

Belisarius-hope this helps a bit. I didn't spend very much time on it. If I had done this image, I would have done it at another angle.

What you need to work with is more contrast. There is very little in your image right now. THere is too much color. Forms can't look 3 dimensional unless ther is values, planes, and these are either in light or in shadow. YOur scene is at night, so the majority of the stuff in the image should be influenced by the moolight, with only the immediate stuff influenced by the campfire.
I would start learning to draw from life, whether it be a figure, a pot , a boat or whatever. This is vital when it comes time to inventing as you are here. I am sur you have plenty of time to learn, as you are probably fairly young. Be patient and try learning something new every time you draw and paint soemthing.

Good luck with your image and post the finished peice when you go back and rework it...

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Freddio · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 11:31 pm

Good,, better BEST

heh

nice work guys

g:tech · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2000 11:35 pm

Belisarius:

Very cool pic! I'm glad to see more fantasy-based pictures around here.

One thing that might help your picture to look a little more "realistic" would be the use of custom brushes. I've just started using them, and I like them a lot. I'm assuming you are using Photoshop. Make some custom brushes for the tree leaves and the grass and then redraw them, using the new brushes.

If you need help on making custom brushes, let me know. I think there is a great tutorial around here somewhere. You can do a search for it if you like.

Cool pic! I hope I helped

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Belisarius · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2000 1:53 am

Thanks for the great feedback and I'll
post the reworked version soon , hopefully .

worthless_meat_sack · member Member # Joined: 29 May 2000 Posts: 141

Try to "sneak up" on it after you have the basic warm and cool colors laid in. Loose a lot of those edges, at night you would not see them.

This image is exceptionally hideous, but it gives an idea of a different way to do things.

Farwalker · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2000 4:05 pm

Wow great re-paints all. Learned a lot by seeing how different each artists take on the painting is.

Spooge: Thats just a chilling scene. awesome.

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Belisarius · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2000 7:02 am

Ok then , I hope the painting improved with
what I redid . Thank you for your feedback
and I surely will use the advice on future
paintings ...

Slicer · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2000 9:08 am

You have improven the image alot, but there are still some things to do. For example the mountains are to light I think, and the guy sitting by the tree should have a darker leg. and maybe the shadow for the left sword is wrong? maybe the shadow should be a bit more to the left...oh..the fog/clouds at the bottom should maybe be a bit darker? I get the feeling that the background is to self-illuminated...

yes I know..details and Im being picky.. =)
really glad to see some fantasy art though.

ooh..maybe darken the grass a bit..?
I better shut up before Im gonna get hurt by someone.. =)

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