"The marvelous creations of Victor Bodin"

[master.mind]

Yeah!
Good luck to you all:mod:

UPDATE: Final 404sign:

[master.mind]

warming up and searching for ideas... I Know my sketbook is a mess but this is what`s going on in my head;)


....and :rocker: I finally got an idea, more detailed informations later...

[ROBOT_TANK]

I like that machine head on the bottom page, nice sketches man..

[davidherd]

Lovey work, it's just great to see someone's actual sketchbook. Looking forward to seeing this develop.

[master.mind]

hi guys... got finally a bit time for this...

Here`s the first rough linework.. Its going to be a very dark stempunky picture. It shows an entertainer at work... and the big machine in the background helps him bringing his imagination to life...

[miycko]

i rerally like your sketches, you have a great style

cool idea btw

[AhChu]

holy s$!t, wicked sketchbook pics, and your image look crazy cool, cant wait for some colouring

[master.mind]

thanks guys

final linework (the projection, the pink drawing in the earlier post, I`ll do on an other sheet)

title "The fantastic Victor"

feel free to critizise
good night

[dwenkarikatur]

like ur skecthes man..the penciling damn nice

[master.mind]

thanks dwenkarikatur

line overlay... ready for some colours

[Nickillus]

Great drawing master.mind. I look forward to seeing the colour bring it even more alive.

[davidherd]

Lovely work, I've been waiting with baited breath to see what your composition was like after seeing those lovely sketches at the start and you have not dissapointed . . . great work. Can't wait now to see some colour.

[master.mind]

Nickillus, davidherd thanks , me too:^^;:

some colours.. but in a very very VERY early stage...

[master.mind]

I`m still searching for the right mood... critique is always welcome.

thanks

[silliKONe]

i think it's coming together quite nicely master.mind ! maybe some punchier highlights, more colours and lighting variation here and there could go a long way. a lot of that awesome linework you did in the sketch gets lost in the darker areas, and it gets a littel muddy in places. you could play with the values a bit and get some more depth, particularly to the right where it feels it should fall back into the haze a bit. feels a bit dark overall. i like the subject and composition a lot. nice work !

[DeadInTheAttic]

Got something of a lonesome navigator. Or perhaps a bit of those aliens of "Alien", who were sitting in their chairs at the beginning of that movie (though they were dead already).

I also admit not to lose all your lining within the dark shadows. Perhaps adding some bright edges in order not to lose them all.

[master.mind]

silliKONe : Thank you very much, that`s what i call a good critique! I`m working on these points. But don`t worry about the linedrawing, I`ll remove it in a later stage if I start with the actual painting...

DeadInTheAttic: thanks, yeah in the end there won`t be any lines anymore, just form and value.... i hope so

[Jason C-M]

Man, I could have SWORN I posted on this thread before . . . guess not.

I thought I'd said I really, really dig the jester hat aspect of his helmet. It's fascinatingly incongruous, but comes together quite strongly. I think the gesture of his slump would be strengthened by simply narrowing the ellipse of his facemask vertically.

Looking forward to seeing how this renders up.

[silliKONe]

you mean this is still the sketch stage? whoa...we are in for a treat!
i actually really dig the line work, but it sounds like you have something special up your sleeve. i look forward to the evolution of this one!

[master.mind]

Jason C-M: thanks a lot... good point I`ll put this to action.... I`ll have some very very busy days in front of me..

silliKONe: :) thats right :) but it will be quite a birth..

[rickardwestman]

hey, i bet this is going to be an awesome piece in the end. have seen some of your other stuff and it kick some ass. your dominance entry was one of my favorites. so, as silliKONe said, we are in for a treat!

[master.mind]

rickardwestman : thanks a lot, I also liked yours...

[Chance.]

Very nice piece so far, one suggestion though. Try to build more contrast between your focal point and the background. He is kind of lost in the muddy mid-tones. Darken the bg more or lighten him up a bit and it will read tons better.

[oren90]

hi great sketch you have there and an intresting concept as well
silliKONe gave some great advice so i'll just try to add a bit to what he said
about the color i'm sure you will add it later just a little advice if you would
use less saturated color where you want the focal point to be and as it goes
away from the focal point you should use the more saturated colors
this way the area where the focal point is will pop out the moment
someone will see the work and this will be the first place his eyes would go

hope it will help you
and keep up the good work :)

[master.mind]

Chance. thanks. thats what I`m doing at the moment..

oren90: thanks, in the latest post the projection was just a placeholder, the final piece is looking very different...even so thanks for the good advices ..

[master.mind]

a little update, I worked basically on the background. Didn`t work on the projection yet and also the reflecting lights are missing... still a week to go :vodkamachine:

comments ans crits are welcome

thanks

[Arenyth]

I really love how this is coming out so far, although I think you may be getting ahead of yourself on the glow of the projection. I'd get some texture in there too, if you're going for steampunk there should be some grit in the corners of all those pipes and stuff. The only thing I'm confused about is the entertainer's position. He's bringing the projection to life, but he looks very dead or at least disinterested. I would expect him to be looking at his creation. I do love the feel of this, and the colors though. And your linework is fantastic! I can't comprehend working in lines :) Good luck, we don't have much time!!

[master.mind]

ThinMint- thanks. Yeah sure grit, textures, ornaments and a lot of details are coming soon..
the position of the entertainer looks lame and dead on purpose. the big machine sucks all his imagination and life out of him...

by the way, you have some nice lifedrawings in your sketchbook

[master.mind]

working working working

[R a n d i s]

i really like this kind of designs, steampunk, brass metal, mmMmmm
good job! Best luck for the contest!

[master.mind]

Thanks R a n d i s, means a lot

[master.mind]

here`s a little update..
noow I`ll start with the projection and the reflecting lights..

comments and critique is always welcome

thanks

[Arenyth]

This is looking better and better man, can't wait to see the final projection. Your details are coming along great as well. Don't neglect his hand though, (your left) right now it looks like he doesn't have one to me, getting lost in shadow but you can still see his cuff so it looks like its cut off. Nitpicking!

edit: one more thing i noticed. bring your speakers forward (darker) a bit more. they look like they might be on the same plane as your background right now and I'm losing them. They look cool though!

[Bdbros]

very very cool,the pencil drawing is amazing,just it seems to loose a lot of details through painting process

[st.s]

Have nothing constructive to say.
Just... Looking great so far... Want to see more... :)

[rickardwestman]

can't wait for the final version of this one! the lighting is starting to look really nice and i love the overall mood of it! keep up the good work!

[master.mind]

ThinMint _ i didn`t forget the hand will fix it later. about the speakers, I think I`ll bring them foreward with some reflected lights.

Bdbros: Thanks, if I have enough time I`ll add some more details

rickardwestman: thanks !!


st.s; thanks man

[mohdmubasshir]

whhooaa ......... how did u do that?? .......... cool detail :)

[master.mind]

mohdmubasshir: ha ha ha .... it`s magic:inject:

[master.mind]

..and an other update.....

[R a n d i s]

this orange tones combined with the muted greens is a great combo i think, very nice colors.

[master.mind]

Thanks R a n d i s appreciate it!
If anybody has some ideas how to improve the mood pleas tell me.. harsh crits please!

[Huey Yeng]

Nice progress master.mind.

The mood is great for me but I find the composition a bit awkward. The projection is dividing the artwork into two different area.

I not sure if that's your intention but that's just me. :) Maybe something to link the projection to the entertainer at the bottom right part of the composition.

[davidherd]

The projection is dividing the artwork into two different area . . .Maybe something to link the projection to the entertainer at the bottom right part of the composition.

Mmmm [thinks] . . . maybe gently erasing some of the projection at the top right to darken the top corner might help to link both areas more. I don't think it's a major problem but I'd be tempted to let some of those pipes and stuff show through a bit more top right. I'd like a few more areas of pin sharp focus (even just suggested detail with really thin lines).

Anyway, looking great. One of my favourites from all the entires posted here, very painterly and the colours are brilliant. Good luck.

[Riddick]

Good Luck Master, it is great Art!

[master.mind]

hueyyeng: hanks I`ll woek on this

davidherd: thanks buddy and thanks for the good suggestions...

Riddick: appreciate it!

todays update tweaked the colour a bir added some steam .. I have still work to do on the protection...

[davidherd]

Awe inspiring! Great finish. Those tweaks have been well worth it.

[Arenyth]

This is looking so good, yours is my favorite so far! Detail is looking good, the lighting is fantastic. I think another level of detail on top of the projection will really help it though. Like those particles you see in rays of sunlight, just little speckles where it hits just right, in a light blue. Your greens are taking over now, you should try to vary it just a bit, warmer and cooler blue in touches. Your light is warm and your shadows are pretty warm too, it almost gives a murky feeling to the image, which you might like.
And the speakers stand out wonderfully now, perfectly done!

Good luck on the final!

[master.mind]

davidherd: thanks but not yet finished

Arenyth: thaks good advices I`ll see what I can make.

[Rod.windt]

Wooow, that`s quite awesome!!
I loved the classic old machine design and all the mood.
Congrats dude!

Well, I certainly will not win this time! =/ hehehehe

[master.mind]

--here it is... not turned out the way I planed.. anyway it won`t be my last illustration.
thanks for all the support

[Jason C-M]

Well, very few things turn out as we planned, right?

I think this is a pretty rockin' piece. Very atmospheric, intriguing. I hadn't appreciated the importance of the below-the-stage section until just now.

[GriNGo]

Nice entry man!!!

[calyx]

I reaaaally like the steampunk flavor to this, and how i catch more and more details in your piece the more i look at it. Nice work!!

[zweiDee]

Awesome Work, nice colors and atmosphere.
"Cyclamen" was one of my fave 2D Dominance War Entrys. Good look with this challange too...

Cheerz Mr.!

[NIRONERU]

excellent... he looks rather sad, though...

[master.mind]

Jason C-M : right:\ thanks for the support an good luck in the challenge.

GriNGo: thanks!

calyx: Thaaanks

zweiDee: merci, merci!

NIRONERU: thanks! the sad look is on purpose..