DSG 306: Environment: Neo Tokyo

[dsg bot]

Today's topic is: Environment: Neo Tokyo

[davi]

i smell fear.

[davi]

Http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg027.jpg

[knightkarr]

little tokyo :)

http://home.pacbell.net/egonza/neotokyo2web.jpg

Carlos

[Thanoz]

http://www.astralmatrix.net/patrickdoran/background.JPG In my version of Neo-Tokyo, Jenna Bush (the future president) has already taken over Japan after using the scandalous "Video Games of Mass Destruction" war motive. After the nukes stopped dropping, the population of the entire state of Alabama was transported to Japan to rebuild an Aryan racist stronghold, free from all the ex-slaves now occuppying the original Alabama. For some, it would be paradise, but for most, it would just be a big bloated, bar filled truckstop, with crappy beer and an endless supply of homoerotic professional sports - wrestling, football etc.

This my first cityscape so don't tear into it too much. I tried using the acryllic brush in painter 8. Not sure what everyone else is using, but I think I like the other painting's brushes a lot better, whatever they are - watercolors, oils?

[Thanoz]

Davi - What brushes/tools etc. are you using in Painter Photoshop? I like the coloring, it's even yet it has nice texture and belnding, I must know!!!

[davi]

i haven't touched photoshop in over a year.

i used painter8, only used texture on the foreground building.

i used a custom brush but the same effect could be done with probably painter8's design marker with low opacity. I also used the scratchboard rake, which i tend to use in most all pieces lately..

Use 100% with the acrylics at first but when you want to start making your colors blind take the opacity down to like 30%(any lower and you'll get layer'd strokes). I think that's what you for more of a 'painter look'. Don't stick to using one brush either. The acrylics are honestly crap if you want to into exterme detail(unless you are drawing a huge res). I use felt pen>felt marker.

One obvious perspective error in your piece is the front of the car in the foreground. It should be following the same direction as the street's edge on the otherside of the road.

hope i helped.

[Wednesday]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/toke.jpg

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/sleepyishblah1.jpg

i have insomnia so i did two, blah.

davi , your colors rock

[davi]

as do yours wednesday

Http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg028.jpg

[OLSEN]

Nice stuff all.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/tokyo.jpg

[davi]

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/skycity/interactive/interactive.html

check this out btw

[oppolus]

Tokyo Streets by Midnight
http://www.faded-reality.net/pictures/tokyo.jpg

just a 30minute of a job...at least its up right?

[Hanuka]

15-20 minutes :/

http://hanuka.250free.com/neotokyo.jpg

some really noce ones today

olsen: nice colors and architecture

[Railboy]

Aw hell yeah.

*gets started.*

[dfacto]

Something new today. I actually tried... to a point....

I quit before I finished the water. I just don't know how to make it look real, and I didn't detail the spacelift beyond those glowy rings.

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/dfunkt/306-2_copy.jpg

I think this took me about 2 hours, if I discount all the time I wasted in between work. It took me a while to get the hang of it as I have never done anything like this before, and I think if I had to do it again I could do it in 30 minutes or less.

Like your colors wednesday!

EDIT: whoops, forgot to say that I used reference for Tokyo Bay. (Yes that is actually what it looks like more or less, unless I got the wrong picture accidentally) I also used two reference pictures from google for the street/road textures.

[Lyliani]

omg .. i still have to a lot to learn about photoshop... how do you guys make stuff look so not blah! My stuff always come out so flat :( OOH - my boss said i can take my tablet and photoshop to work *muahaha*


thanks for the link dave, thats awesome - i know that in hong kong, they actually started expanding into the sea. They'd make these platforms to build tall buildings on >.<

[S.C. Watson]

Originally posted by davi
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/skycity/interactive/interactive.html

check this out btw

That's not a "sky city", that's an archology. They've been kicking ideas for these around since the 60's or late 50's. I figure it's just a matter of time before cities with any sort of serious population level just sort of morph into one by necesity.

[Form]

http://formdesigns.250free.com/tokyobug.jpg

Looks like the scientists were wrong about the radioactive bugs produced by the hiroshima bombs. They have been growing undeground all these years, and are becoming restless due to global warming. Now they have surfaced, and they have decided to take neotokyo with them!

I personally dislike this one - bad use of warm/cool colours.

Bad lighting. But meh. its 4am and only my 2nd ever digital painting. so its not that bad i guess.

good work all

[Railboy]

I have bigger things in mind, but in case I don't get a chance to finish them, here's what I've got so far:

http://www.atomicagedog.com/art/images/neotokyo_r.jpg

More later, hopefully.

[plaf]

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/neotokyo.jpg

davi: niiice! lighting in that is exquisite dude!
dfacto: cool, i see you're playing with textures? looks sweet.
wednesday: nice. both have a great atmosphere, i like the blue/underwater one best though :)
olsen: i like the background in that. not sure about the structure in the foreground though. seems a bit out of place to me anyways.


all the best.

[georgem]

dfacto in my opinion the water looks fine. The picture is awesome aswell.

[lichtpartikel]

wow - i know that i can't compete with you guys... great works

http://lichtpartikel.de/relay/tokyo.jpg

[Railboy]

Okay, it's finished:
http://www.atomicagedog.com/art/images/neotokyo.jpg
No reference, but it's very Akira.

I really like form_n_focus' bug.

[EDIT] Forgot to mention: seeking guidance. If you could change ONE thing about this image, what would it be?

This topic has produced some amazing stuff.

[futureprobe]

Here is my little contribution... About 30 minutes in PS7. Still waiting for that Wacom...

http://www.aeongate.com/danielbrandt/dart/neotokyo.jpg

[oDD]

http://www.sport.wroclaw.pl/~sport005/odd/0613-neotokyo.jpg

[moops]

very messy and it kind of hurts my eyes when I look at it, but ah well.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/naart/painting/neotokyo.jpg

[Lyliani]

http://members.hometown.aol.com/kalai82/images/dsgdec30.jpg

[Form]

ty rail!

i like yours too - the 'tier' effect of the two cities old and new is clear and effective.

i also like yours moops - a lot of energy and pace there.

everyone else, great work alsu!

[Wystro]

The residents of Neo-Tokyo love color dodge, and they demanded that I use the custom shape tool. Critique if you wish, but I take no responsibility for the will of these exotic, futuristic people.

http://sparkles295.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/neotokyo.jpg

[Form]

did anyone see the simpsons go to japan episode...with the epileptic robot cartoon.

hahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahah

oh that was good....

[Timeleech]

Originally posted by form_n_focus
did anyone see the simpsons go to japan episode...with the epileptic robot cartoon.

hahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahah

oh that was good....

Worst thing is: It is true. There was a cartoon with lights flashing at a frequency over a sufficient period of time for kids with epilepsy to have a seizure...

[Form]

/me shuts up now :(

[tumbra]

Very nice Wystro. I like the originality. Very bright and lively. I'll post mind as soon as I can get to my computer.

[Form]

theres a 'one of a kind' in the world place called "Infinity" at surfers paradise, austrlia. You walk in and i swear it looks exactly like wystros pic. Its freaky. Its all made out of mirrors and it looks like theres no floor.

Caution: Do not enter sober!

[phantom_head]

and the cartoon in question was none other than POKEMON!

ok, here's my thing for today...please be nice, it's my first city:o i'm kinda glad i resisted the urge to keep the lineart...
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Phantom_Head/bf1e8e84.jpg
btw, you're all awesome:D

[futureprobe]

Railboy: If I indeed had to change anything it would be the sky, going up in a gradient of darker blue on the top. Besides from that absolutely nothing - love it as it is!

And keep all those awesome posts coming, people. This is indeed great fun!

[Skank]

Originally posted by form_n_focus
theres a 'one of a kind' in the world place called "Infinity" at surfers paradise, austrlia. You walk in and i swear it looks exactly like wystros pic. Its freaky. Its all made out of mirrors and it looks like theres no floor.

Caution: Do not enter sober!

i walked by there many times when i was there (goin back in may fro my brothers wedding) i always wondered wtf it was....now i know!

[Idiot Apathy]

Aaaaaaaaaaah! Huff huff... too tired to experiment. I wish I knew what I was doing, not enough know-how to do what I wanted. Anyhow here ya go-

Took a look at some Blade Runner and Fifth Element pics for inspiration. Based off a view from the Tokyo Tower "That Eiffel looking thing". The triangle in the middle is a graveyard.

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/dsg-dec30-tds.jpg

Siiiigggggggh.

Some really amazing stuff today, I'd like to do more enviroments, I need practice!

[Thrash]

http://www.chaingunstudios.com/ArtGallery/dsg/ThrashNeoTokyoSmall.jpg

I spent an hour working on it and 2 hours trying to post it to a website :mad:

[Hanuka]

amazing one thrash :D

the colors and lightning are very good.


@all: great pictures today, and by all i really mean all except for me.

[SABRE]

THE MINE.....xp

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/SABRE/neo_tokyo.jpg





CHAUU............................

[Wundergeek]

Gah. My environments need serious help. I spent about 45 minutes on this, but it's not really worth working with. I know the perspective is off...

*Tons* of good stuff today. <envy>

http://www.pbtteam.com/dump/neo-tokyosm.jpg

[silentbrain]

I love the base-lighting look that I see sometimes in city photos, I'm glad that I got to see other people tackle it as well. :chug:

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/123103-dsg-neotokyo.jpg

Oc, made a wpe, it's kinda sorta nifty to watch.
950kb .rar (http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/123103-dsg-neotokyo4.rar)

11 hours till new years...I think I have time for some sleep, lol

Good stuff everyone, esp the silly ones. The future looks fun~

unfortunately Olsen's host doesn't seem to be up, or doesn't like my country or something, will try again later. :D

[S.C. Watson]

http://img9.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/Concept1/306-neotokyo-copy.jpg

*GOOD* works people. This has been a fun one today.

[avalos]

no reference,
http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/lavacasuprema/city.jpg

[smithb7]

I'm taking a pass on a landscape, but I figured I'd drop some comments. My favorite was the one by railboy. I like how the lighting works and the different colors give a sense of depth. Also, I liked the "satelite photo" image. It almost looks like the real thing. Good job!

I'm doing studies for evil clowns for the time being, hehe. What!? Can't a man have his pet projects?

[moops]

I couldn't sleep.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/naart/painting/tokyo.jpg

[davi]

real spooky i love the last one!

[inkwerkz]

http://www.inkwerkz.com/images/artwork/12.30.03-s.jpg

A doodle before nap time

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg306nt.jpg

Thanks davi for the link It was an interesting study.

Wednesday: Good light and colour, I like it.

Dfacto: Really curious how you did that. Like the cityscape texture.

Thrash: I like the signs, one thing I find distracting, is the thing in the middle(not the city). It´s getting a lot of my attention when I look at your sketch, yet It is too unclear what size it is and where it is in relation to the dome and the bridge/road. You wanted crit, hope it is of some help.

Sabre:I like it, because of the colours. Usually the buildings are brownish grey or something.

This is my 55th DSG (Not in a row but still...), and to celebrate I am taking a break from It to review what I´ve accomplished so far, what I need to improve and so on. Not really going anywhere, I´m just going lurk a bit more than usual.

Good stuff everyone :chug:

[OLSEN]

Heres an update, i did it last night but i wasn't able to upload it untill now.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/tokyo2.jpg

[stereophoenix]

ahh! the new dsg is already up. i'll have to sneak in..
http://members.iinet.net.au/~prondoso/dump/neot.jpg
heaps of good ones in this dsg. my favourites being from davi, wednesday dfacto, plaf, odd, moops and others too

[mtomczek]

If anyone cares, the cartoon that caused the epileptic seizures was Pokemon. There was an episode where Pikachus little red dots and eyes flashed like crazy and made the kids all freak out. [/end useles info]

[Famboozled]

I totally gave up on this one

http://www.jawesome.net/tommy/wip_neotokyo.JPG

[knightkarr]

nice one inkwerkz :)