Matte in progress, watch our for falling paint

[Anthony]

Hey guys, this is a little learning exercise I'm doing to help along my meager painting skills(hey, I'm a 3d guy :D ). Anywho, I basically took a day shot of an abandoned building
here (http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Oct2k2/20001125.jpg) that I found on google by accident. I decided to turn it into a little mini project, renovate the house, etc. So its heavily in progress, windows and doors still missing, etc.
http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Nov2k2/abandoned4sm.jpg
Here's a big version:
Big Version (http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Nov2k2/abandoned4.jpg)

Feedback's always extremely welcome. :D If its dark on your monitor, turn the brightness up! If its still dark...I guess I'll have to increase the image brightness. My monitor's really bright at half brightness. :confused:

Anyway, thanks! Be sure to check out my WIP in the 3d section too.

[empty]

that's one hell of a renovation.

[WerxOne]

that sounds like a fun project to take on.
looks good, i really like the wet areas though i think more should be added, maybe give some shine on the wet grass
and the car, but it looks like your headed in the right direction

i think im gonna have to give that type of project a try, im also a 3d artist, and its always nice to get back to painting.

[Sadclown]

This is a really cool idea and very cool piece. Very gloomy atmosphere, it reminds me of The House on Haunted Hill (even though it doesn't look abit like the house...). I likes it, and I can't wait to see the finished version.

[amphex]

I thought I commented on this earlier..I guess I didnt =P
I love how you transformed it into nighttime..Im still tryin to figure out how exactly you did that (its prolly simple, right?)
But..freaking awesome work =D

[Anthony]

Hey guys! Thanks so much for the comments, and I think the critiques were spot on. I really appreciate it! Here's a weekend doodle. It started as a lousy photo (http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Nov2k2/Hunedoara-castle2.jpg) of Vlad the Impaler's castle, and I just expanded from there. The rocks were done in Painter, the rest in Photoshop. About 3-4 hours so far I guess, pretty quick for me.
http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Nov2k2/Hunedoarasm.jpg (http://www.antsin3d.com/portfo/Nov2k2/Hunedoara.jpg)

I might go in and paint over the building too, because its too blurry to hold up at high res. Sharpen it up a bit. Oh, Amphex, to turn it to night I did something along the lines of a hue shift combined with an adjustment layer(forget what setting I used, just experiment), and then a saturation adjustment. Cap'n Flush gave me the great tip of using a layer filled with grey and set to saturation to control the saturation of the image. Damn that guy's good. :chug:

Update: I've started painting over the photo, sharpening up the edges. Looking way better. I'll take it into Painter and add some sharper textures to the buildings now.

[Anthony]

Updated the Hunedoara pic, nearly done now. Click the thumbnail above to see the latest version. Still some tweaks, but I think its almost there!