Vietnam Battle - UPDATE: 06/09

[Capprotti]

This is a work in progress. It's what will be the cover to a friend's CD. The reason I'm posting this is becuase my eyes are sore, and I'm tired of looking at it :P I'll be adding a few more characters here, but is there ANYTHING that you would change about it. Lighting, colors, rendering, atmosphere, adding elements, removing elements??? I'd love to hear any feedback on this piece. I've kinda been on auto-pilot for the last hour or so, and haven't really gotten anything of any relevance done. If you could make any suggestions at all that'd be great. Basically, how could I make this a better piece??? THanx for your help.

Paintover's definitely encouraged!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/Capprotti/Cover4.jpg

[koroshiya001]

I would put more emphasis on the foot; it seems to be the center of interest. Maybe the explosions could be a little brighter?

Other than that, it's looking great. I'd buy the CD out of principle (wont be the first, or last time I've bought a CD based solely on the cover artwork).

[Alexandr Pascenko]

i like the perspective! i also would say the explosions could be bigger, with more effects,
but the blood, keep an eye on the blood, it´s floating in different directions. i am sure he was hit from the front but the blood is going out like he got a hit from behind, i would take more little brushes. i see you want to show the sun is going up or down, you also choseen a good colour to show , but you should add this to the other fellas also. damn i am really bad in english , but i hope i could have helped, because this could be a really interresting piece, keep doing it !

[MasumiX]

the man further away could be bent more forward at the waist, or have his shoudlers tucked more...something that would unify his motion, his legs have plenty of movement, you can easilly imagine where they might go next, but his torso is very still...

[Capprotti]

Thanx alot guys!!! Pretty speedy response, that's great. I agree with pretty much everything said. I made a few of the changes now and am still working on others, but it's a step in the right direction, thanx. If you still have any thing else to say, please don't hold back!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/Capprotti/Cover5_004.jpg

[JERI]

I think the second one is a good improvement.

I personally can't see anything wrong with it and can imagine it to be a nice CD cover. I think the circle produced by the rotor blades should be cleaner and rounder though.

[REAU]

dude that cover is coming out really well... just a few comments

the sky, the smoke, the helipcopters

[Capprotti]

Thanx guys! All the things you've pointed out are only laid in. I haven't gone to finish any of them yet. But after you're comments, I won't slack on any of them. And Reau dude... go to sleep! Ha ha, I think I'm finally on my way.

[REAU]

I can sleep when I'm dead :)

besides I'm having too much fun
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/REAU/Mike-cover-revis.jpg

-reau-

[Capprotti]

Jesus Mary REAU! Ha ha, you definitely were havin fun! Did you ever end up going to sleep at all. After about an hour of messin around, here's where I'm at right now. Not exactly as "Bay-esque" as Reau's but he gave me a great starting point, showing how far I could push it. I hate feeling dumb when it comes to my art, but hey, it happens sometimes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/Capprotti/Cover5_006med.jpg

[dogfood]

I am so digging these versions. With REAU's, there's no cool to alleviate the warmth, so it's kind of overpowering, but I think it's a little better composition. In yours, Don Capprotti, that one helicopter is just demanding too much attention right now and it took me a really long time to see that he was about to step on that UFO.

So, so cool, though; especially the near grunt.

[veedubb]

thats good shit man, really like the perspective, no crits as of right now though

[Capprotti]

Dogfood - thanx a lot man. I agree with you about the composition. And it is kinda hard to see the UFO (aka landmine) at first. I'm gonna have to work on that some more. I did knock the blue back a little bit, but I don't think the "warm" colors are TOO overpowering. Let me know what you think.

veedubb - Ha ha, thanx!

Still noodling. Laying things in here and there. We'll see where it goes from here.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/capprotti02/Cover5_007sm.jpg

[dogfood]

No, no, I think yours has the nice mix. REAU's lack of cool (in the piece; REAU's cool as all get out, himself) is what I was talking about.

[Capprotti]

Here's a couple additions. Did a few things that probably aren't too obvious, but the image is becoming more complete.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/capprotti02/Cover5_008sm.jpg

[Fellah.]

Looking great, man! Only thing I would crit is the blood coming from the man getting shoot. Its conflicting(?) a tad with the arm from the dude in front. Maybe move it down the chest abit. They rest is looking sharp, dude:rendered:

[Frozan]

wow that is looking great maybe some more light on the pop mine on the ground. i didnt notice it at first.

[jonton]

^ yeh i agree, this is lookign great but i also didnt notice the mine, but when i did i loved it - not for thos ereasons obviously.

it'll make a excellent CD cover, im a person who buys alot of cds just for the art work!

nice :D

[Capprotti]

Fellah - Thanx a lot man. Yea, I definitely see what you're saying with the blood. Maybe I'll have to go back into this and fix that. Good looking out.

Frozan - Thanx man! I changed the mine, and hopefully it's a little more obvious. The simpler shape stands out against the chaos around it... I hope :)

jonton - See above... nah j/k. I hope the band likes it as much, and if I did my job right, it should draw some attention on the shelves.

Here it is. Finished (unless my O.C.D. ass decides something could be better), hope you enjoy it. This is one of my more ambitious paintings, I can definitely say that. I hope the effort paid off.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/capprotti02/Cover5_010sm.jpg

[dogfood]

Man, this is looking sweet.

The Monty Python spurter looks to be an extension to the mine victim's rifle strap, but otherwise, it's very fetching.

[pippin]

sweet dude, very sweet. Whats with the squiggle in the dead centre? I can't figure out what it is and if its actually meant to be there between the shot guy and 2nd chopper....

[LENTZ]

The tangent of the blood squirting RIGHT into the rifle sling bothers me, it's robbing you of two great shapes. Other then that, it's looking great.

[umbc]

looks awsome!

[SEBKEB]

dammm too nice wow !!!

[karmiclychee]

That's some incredible work there. I have a habit of playing with aspect ratio of pictures to get more movement in them, if you want another suggestion to play with. If I were to play with that, I'd slice a bit off of both the left and right side and extend the top border to make the entire composition maybe... 150% of its current height?

I might make for some really powerful downward movement towards that landmine.