passage henge ( updated small changes)

[defcombeta]

well i did this over the past two days around other things,

http://homepage.eircom.net/~defcombeta3/henge%20final.jpg

the work progress is in my Wip/sketch thread ( link below ) i had fun doing this, since where im from these things are all over the place, though not in as good condition as i have here. anyway this is going into the old folio i hope
comments always welcome

thanks

john mac

[McCambridge]

Hi John Mac,
I like your design a lot, magical place , the motifs on the rocks are great giving the place a strong visuel identity. I feel the trees are not as well executed as the rest. The trunk of the tree on the far left is off centre and not so fine as the rest of the piece. As for the monument I love the entry to the passage tomb and the layout of the paving stones. The tuffs of grass look natuel, the over grown look gives the tomb and henge an aged look. A place for the old gods. this would make a good game enviroment or illustration. Good work
There is something about the lighting I want to talk about, can't formulate what I want to say at the minute, but I 'll write more later concerning that.
John Mc

[jdinx]

hey john mac.

i like this image. you have a great playfulness to your line and design. some of your other environment work has that as well. you should be pursuing some form of kids projects, books, cartoons\animation, toys, etc. if you aren't already.

good luck,
jD

[carnalizer]

Very nice! Magiccy feeling there. A little too much saturation for me (in the darker blue sky) and some darker values/contrast in the foreground would be nice. If the foreground stones overlapped the mid-ground stones it would gain in depth.

[defcombeta]

thanks for all the comments

carnalizer

thanks for the pointers, ill have a lot at it again tomorrow, since i just finished laying down some colours on a new piece. anyway im glad that you like it

jdinx

hi, i did work in the animation business a few years ago then moved into doing online stuff and video work once all the large studios left Ireland. im back to where i belong again i feel, not sure where im going just yet, building up a folio and im going travelling, more than likely the UK or some where in main land Europe. still you never know. i would love to get into games etc, something at least that holds together

McCambridge

thanks for the comments , im glad you got the feeling of the piece. i will be going over this again later since im changing a tree trunk abit and a few detail points. if this was a location i could see the druids making a incantation to summon forward a spirit etc.

[defcombeta]

ok i made some changes in places etc, the tree in the rear neeed to be painted in again etc.

http://homepage.eircom.net/~defcombeta3/passage%20henge%20final%20check.jpg
thanks for the comments again, great help :confident

john mac

[Phuzion]

my suggestion would be to push the sense of space. It's lookin' great as it is, but if you lightened the trees a little bit in the background, it might add some atmosphere to the whole thing, and maybe desaturate the violet/blue in the sky just a tad? It just doesn't look right being that saturated if none of that color is getting onto any of the grass and stones. Also! You might TRY putting a stone right in the foreground, cropped a bit, just to give us a foreground element and a greater sense of depth... just a thought.

I'm diggin' it though! Keep it up

-Daniel

[Gilead]

Definately some blue/gray atmosphere in the trees and maybe a little reflected light bouncing into the undersides ot the lintels so they're not quit so black.

[defcombeta]

ok spent some time on this after i got my rig fixed ( my cpu fan was acting up)

http://homepage.eircom.net/~defcombeta3/passage%20henge%203.jpg

Phuzion/ Daniel

thanks , all very valid points , thanks a million and nice site as well. glad you stopped by and commented. :rendered:

Gilead

i agree even before i read your reply, i worked in light colours and some highlights in the rear trees, no too much. thanks for droping by.

john mac