Elemental Rider

[the machine god]

Here's an interesting Idea I had. I didn't really get the sence of movement that I wanted but meh. Practice practice practice.

http://www.themachinegod.com/ForumPics/ElementalShaman.jpg

[cthomp]

i like the charchter and the motion but i dont like the thing he is ridding. i just cant emagine what it would look like if it was movin sory.

[aesir]

Thats looks great. I love the idea. If you want some more feeling of movement, try and break up the ground A LOT behind where the creature just went. A big trail that it came from.

[MisterJC]

also, for some movement... you could try making the whole creature slanted forward like this... \ instead of just the head.

[Ninjai]

Yeah the guy looks a little deformed there...good stuff though, and you did the mood well.

[the machine god]

Here's an update. I fixed what side the staff was coming from. And I tried to make the Earth elemental lean forward a bit more and make him look a little more jumbly with rocks instead of a mass of dirt. And I added soem Tattoos because tattoos are just cool.

http://www.themachinegod.com/ForumPics/ElementalShaman_02.jpg

[davi]

fantastic concept some of the ambient lighting seems a bit to forced though

[S.C. Watson]

Hey TMG, cool pic and cool idea. I like what you've done in the second version, but man, the first time I saw the pic I thought that club was the guy's schlong haha. Might want to change the position or the color.

I'd love to see some more attention paid to the environment: more detail instead of just quick brush strokes. Also, something about the position of his left leg is really bothering me - looks more turned in and bent oddly instead of gripping the rock. Try checking some horse riding photos for reference.

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[ElvisMcVegas]

i understand what you mean, i think though that it would be cooler if his arm was bacl like he was ready to nock off someones head.

[Jonny]

I have a few crits. First off, I don't think the centered composition helps the rider have an action feeling. Also, I think he he looks a little too big for the rock creature and it looks like he's going to fall off. Maybe make it a bit bigger as well as put it more under him so he really looks like he's riding it. Maybe make the rock creature bigger. In addition you could really make some rocks flying into the air behind him along with some dust to give it motion. Also, as davi pointed out the ambient light doesn't quite make sense. There would be a warm color reflected from the desert sand as opposed to the blue. Also maybe you could give some sort of depth cue to make the painting to look like it goes back into space. Maybe put more riders in the BG or put some rocks in the scene. Other than that, the colors, mood, and concept are nice.

[Tengu]

Everyone seems to cover most of the technique already, so I won't repeat.

this is a cool concept u got here. I really like it. And as u said in your first post that the dynamism is not what you want. and I feel that even after you made the update piece, the movement is still not there. here's a few crits...partly it has to do with your character (the rider). right now he looks tired and not like someone powerful enough to be controling "the element". Now I'm not talking about arm-waving lunacy or lighting bolt coming out of his ears..but a posture that suggests he's empowered and moving. Right now he's just taging along on that "rock creature". another thing that will help the movement is the way the rock creature is designed... You got an awesome concept already. Nice work!

[jetpack42]

i understand what you mean, i think though that it would be cooler if his arm was bacl like he was ready to nock off someones head.

i like it as is. everybody riding something doesn't have to be about to thwack somebody. he's in mid-transport...looks like it to me. i agree with jonny about the composition. the size of the elemental is an interesting thing to think about...true, he looks like he is barely hanging on...but i think it makes it interesting...maybe big rocks don't travel fast? hehe.

in any case...i really dig. great work.