E.O.W Round 3: The Tavern In The Trees - DESCRIPTIVE ROUND

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E.O.W. - #003: The Tavern In The Trees


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Round #003

Topic:
The Tavern In The Trees

The tavern in the trees lies halfway between two distant cities, deep in a dark swamp, along a major caravan route. It is the only stop between these two cities, and for many men on the long journey, it is an irresistable temptation to be waylaid by its promises of grog and cheap women.

The tavern could not be built at ground level due to the extremely unstable swamp conditions. The patron of the tavern was recently made aware of a new tavern, further along the caravan route, with promises of EVEN MORE grog and cheap women! This has led to a major renovation of his premises...

There is opportunity for a LOT of detail and design in this brief! Once again, the topic is open to interpretation in terms of its time period and so on. Interior or exterior is fine, as long as it shows the swamp environment clearly.



Deadline:
Saturday, 5th November 2005

[Sinix]

That header is sexy. Good luck on this one guys. (nov. 5th sounds soo close already) :vodka1:

[Pixeldragoon]

I redeem mine so that he doesn't have too. I didn't have enough time to finish my sketch, but maybe I'll finish it later.

[koshime]

another assignment...righty, time to fire up those brain cellssss cmon sinix, lets see some cool cocnepts...

[Form]

nice start pixel

at the moment the scale seems way off though. Looks like that door is about as high as his knee :P good mood lighting though. Just reduce the figure height for more scale... also the path is quite high in saturation (and equal along its length) which is something else you may want to think about (in terms of atmos. perspective in such a hazy enviro). Just some things to thikn about while its still in wip stage?

[Pixeldragoon]

Thanks for the advice, I'll get on it!

[Badger]

Once again I'm gonna try and finish mine!!
Nice subject Form, refreshing :) i look forward to the entries all.
-B-

[hurricane]

http://www.diduct.com/Hurri_Sketchbook/Oct-05/EOW_Oct_hurri.jpg

Gator Vardshus - Where all your fantasies come true (now with a "private" outdoor corner)

[speedst]

Wow, this looks like a fun topic. Can anyone join in?

[Wishes]

@ Speedst: yes everyone can join.

Nice piece hurricane, looks very cute!

[S.C. Watson]

Form, if this is too sketchy, feel free to not pass it on to the voting round, but I think this is going to be as good as it gets this week for this one. I'll try to get back and noodle it some, but I wanted to make sure I had something for this week because it was such a cool topic.
http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1130785596.jpg

Cheers,
~Oreg.

PS - do we need to include a description, or is that iimplied in the brief? Just clarifying. :teeth:

[edit]Ohwell, ended up with "Tavern of Trees" instead of "Tavern in the Trees"... :^^;:

[Odds]

Fun topic, I'm gonna get started right now. :)

[koshime]

here's my panoramic WIP. not sure whether to go with this or a close up version

I call this tavern - Deadwood, as its built from the carcassses of nearby shipwrecks and driftwood/marsh trees, which represents a way point/trading house/entertaintment for the two cities - Valyan (situated high in the mountains, producing rare crystals, glow orbs, precious stones and gems) and Nustar (the thriving merchant town adjacent to the swamp land)

http://www.medievalfx.com/concept2/EOW-aerieltavern_03_003.jpg

[hurricane]

koshime, yummy !

[RudeBoy]

Oregano: It's sketchy but it gets the point across loud and clear. Leaving it a bit sketchy gives it more flavour in my opinion. It's a concept not a finished matte. The long and short of it....it's sweet.
Hurricane, Koshime: Same goes....who's in PS? Painter? Favoite tools/brushes?
Voting is going to be hard in here.

[koshime]

Well - I personally use a combo of painter and photoshop. In the WIP above, i started with photoshop becuase i only had to use a size 90 hard brush, 100% opacity flow 60% and pressure sensitivity - semi firm on the intuous. For the clouds - went into painter for its lovely oils, pallete knife and blender options. Nothing fancy really. I am still learning and dont knwo if ther are more advnaced things you can do with photoshop or painter...(but i'm sure there are)

I'll probably try another WIP and try to focus instead on a Tavern Close up....

[AndrewLey]

Nice work guys

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/4285/swamptavern5ks.jpg

[Form]

Fucking Bitching.

[S.C. Watson]

Nice work guys
Oh, shut up. :nohope:













:wink: :tihi:

[Miau]

wee
first E.O.W :)

ill wirte a concept later

Hurricanes is my favourite so far! awesome!!
AndrewLey: very cool

i think im finished with this one, but i startet another one too :)
http://miau.geekhost.info/Images/2005/eow_tavernofthetrees.jpg

[goran]

Nice work guys,here is mine.Cheers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/outpostcolor.jpg
AndrewLey-I like that chair on the table.

[centripetal]

yo andrew did you use PS or paiter for that?....And the second to last one is sick.

[AndrewLey]

Painter 9

[centripetal]

Andrew, when i look at yours i want to walk into it, grab some beer and chill at one of those tables over looking some mysterious view.

[m@.]

yep, Andrew hit hard again in that one...great mood, it has a cinematographic feel. I want to be there!

[vigostar]

Hurricane- dude you knocked it out of the park dude... great work...

Andrew- i like the pov on yours...

miau- i like feel in yours...

pixeldragon- good go at this one dude... the scale is a bit off though... maybe you can alter it a bit...

Goran- your b&W looks great give it some color...

[Badger]

Nice work guys!

Pixeldragoon Nice mix of colours man, i'm shit at that stuff.
hurricane spoken to you already about this, very nice piece. :)
Oregano cool piece, anychance you are gonna work out of it?
koshime Your stroke economy kills me my friend. Hope to see you soon.
AndrewLey Dunno what was in the water at the met Andrew but you definatly kicking some arse.
Miau Nice use of values and suggestion! Lights maybe a bit too bright?
goran VERY nice work man, I love the fresh deign and great sense of depth.

Oh no!! I've gone all Ewok!

http://www.badgertracks.net/eow/EOW-round2-final.jpg

Thought i'd stop mindlessly tweaking this.
Shout to summer pudding for showing me this technique, accept i can't apply it half as well. But in time!!

-B-

[Jokisalo]

Ohh great pics guys!

Here's my attempt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/Jokisalo/sketchbook/tavern_in_the_trees_s.jpg

[Calle_]

above ground :P

[Jokisalo]

calle it's not on the ground ;)

[centripetal]

Jokisalo- just my opinion, but if it were me i would make the man alot smaller...the way it is now makes it look like he would barely fit inside.

[Odds]

this is what i have so far. it's not quite finished, but a lot of school work has popped up suddenly, so i might not be able to finish it. hope so, though.
andrew; awesome

http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/7983/eow17ml.jpg

[brokk]

Man, you guys are rocking this.

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/6827/eow3f0jw.jpg
Set high above the trees, the tavern between the two swamps is a place of relief and replenishment for tired travellers.

[rushtoy]

awesome stuff everyone!
i was inspired to start one

http://www.rushtoy.com/images/misc/eow3rushtoy.jpg

[Aly Fell]

Badger, that's excellent. One of the best environments I've seen you do! The only thing I notice is that perhaps a more defined area of focus would be a good idea. Bring out the tavern a bit with lighting or sharper detail, or push back the background with some darker colours...

[Dragonspit]

I just couldnt get my shit together for this week, but I would have to say, vote day, ain't gonna be ez.

[yAdam]

Pretty amazing stuff so far! Finally got around to entering e.o.w this time!

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/tav_in_trees.1.jpg

[koshime]

Nice nice atmosphere adam. Lots of great entries.....

[Pootle]

Wow, there is some really cool stuff here, and this one was really hard. {sigh}

I'll state the obvious and say that this came out very green!

http://helen.pootle.net/other/Upload/POSTED/tree-tavern.jpg

The tavern in the trees is renowned for its acrobatic aerial ‘floor’ show, which leads even those who do not have business in the city to the swamp. Rumour has it that some of the girls are in fact mischievous wood nymphs, happy to lead over-eager punters a merry dance through the maze of aerial walkways, losing many of them for days.

The heart of the tavern is ‘the tree’. Grown strong over many generations of the proprietor’s family on the enrichment to the poor swamp soil provided by the slops from the bar (and other bio matter deposits!) Now as it begins to hollow it forms a grand cellar that may one day become a magnificent dance hall.

Many believe that the tree moves around the swamp, the proprietor encourages this rumour, and is developing it as part of his marketing strategy (pushing over the sign showing the way to the distant cities of Eraat and Follin was his latest initiative). This initiative has been highly successful as all passing travelers are obliged to call in to find their way, but of course he could only assist his patrons.

[Calle_]

hi, great work all =) heres mine, you guys gotta bare with me its my first enviorment and itl be grat joinning in each week. have fun

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Calle_/ec50a0a7.jpg

"deep down in the jungle stands a little cottage. this little house has everything a man could ever want, bitches and rum. but since not many people do long journeys along this path it usually ends up with long nights for the hoes and bartenders, this ofcourse has been going on for generations so the results of this long going inbreeding, you can guess the rest."


didnt have time to do the last touches but whatev =)

[bengonzalez]

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/8524/treebar0078sl.jpg

On the planet Terra II the overseeing world government has a restriction on flight. this has force the many state to find ways to traverse their ecology to transport supplies across very harsh environments. One such example are the swamps of the state Vacelios.

The swamps of Vacelios cover much of it's central region and to get things across a network of highway suspension bridges have been created. One enterprising man built a rest stop area along the line. The stop is widely known for it's policy of catering to the many and varied tasted of the people coming through. From drugs and sex trade to just a place for families crash for the night on their long travels, "The Tavern In The Trees" tries to acomodate them all. Now after a decade of being the only stop along the route others have started to be built along the way. To compete with the new establishments the owner has begun an expansion from the original building on the tree trunk of a massive ancient Cypress to it's branches. Two areas have been completed and work has started on the third such expansion. These renovations add an openness that the original fortress like building does not enjoy.

[dindon]

Wow, everyone has submitted amazing work.

A note about the header. The text at the bottom is unreadable because the background pic is almost black at the bottom.

[Hazamataz]

PLZpzlzplzpLZPzl please wait If your about to close!, :frustrated: I'm THIS close to completion

[Hazamataz]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/wormaldkelly/Taverninthetreesfinal.jpg

In druidale forest, nature feared for its own exsitence.
It saw that with number of merchants and travellers passing through each day, it wouldn't be long before a road would cut through its heart. So in answer it grew THE TAVERN IN THE TREES. This tree learned how to create the finest ale's from the bog water it soaked up from the swamp. It also learned how it could make a fair bit of money from it as well, finding it could splash out on luxuries like the tastiest compost, and root warmers.

But now the flame of greed has been lit, its literally tearing down all the competion with its mighty roots, saprolings have been known to resort to petty pickpocketing of the patrons, and theres word of these mysterious taverntrees beggining to shoot up all over the kingdom.

Heh, alot of fun, looking forward to next weeks!

[bumskee]

here we go again.. awsome entries everyone.. eeee
http://home.exetel.com.au/bumskee/con/eow_3.jpg

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