subtley surreal enviros (photo manips)

[DrJme]

I'm a big fan of this forum but im not realy a concept artist like you lot, I endulge in allsorts of different art styles...
Anyway I thought I would share some of these photomanipulations i've done, the first one I just finished today:

http://www.porkcharsui.net/Images/FEEDimages/17/idlewindsmallweb.jpg
[large] (http://www.porkcharsui.net/Images/FEEDimages/17/idlewinddisplayweb.jpg)

http://www.porkcharsui.net/temp/DOWn700WEB.jpg
[large] (http://www.porkcharsui.net/Images/FRONTS/DOWn1280WEB.jpg)

http://www.porkcharsui.net/temp/Closerjpg700.jpg
[large] (http://www.porkcharsui.net/Images/FRONTS/Closer.jpg)

Its atmosphere i'm after more than anything else in these.
hope you like em...

p.s the 'post your enviroment' thread is easily the best thread EVER!

[Elwell]

Can we see the source images?

[One Down]

really like the second one, show more

[DrJme]

Most of the stock for the second one (http://www.porkcharsui.net/contentBIN/Photography/Stock/DOWNstockhhhtttmmmllll.htm)

all photos were taken by me
I'll try and get the stock up for the other two later ;)

[Elwell]

Cool, thanks for showing those. I asked because it's so hard to tell exactly what you are doing when all we see is the end result. A step-by-step or some process shots would be great.

[Sam Araya]

Got an interesting treatment of light here... but watch out for the edges of the trees, you might want to experiment a bit with the deep of field there, specially the ones that are pointing the sky.

[DrJme]

This might be of interest... (http://www.porkcharsui.net/temp/Untitled-1%20copy.jpg)

http://www.porkcharsui.net/temp/CharsuiOFFJPG700web.jpg
bit dark for some moniters..

[Wolfbane]

thats alot of layers :P awesome job, looks very realistic

[Interceptor]

That's really convincing.

[asoir]

Interesting process! I like the results, maybe some edges could be sharpened up but otherwise great.

[Soliloque]

nice matte
but you should not be manipulated by the image source. Instead you should use them as texture over a drawing itself =)

great pics anyway

Soli

[Shamagim]

This are really nice, one thing though, about what Sam Araya said, you have to watch the edges of the trees, maybe you should try to reconstruct some of the natural leaf textures ( for the trees in the back) and play with light a little, to make the pics even better.

I must mention yet again that this is impressive :).

Do you mind if I save the tree pics you took for reference? ( I really really like those trees )

[Elwell]

but you should not be manipulated by the image source. Instead you should use them as texture over a drawing itself =)

So glad you're around to explain The Rules to us :P.

[Main Loop]

hmm very interesting, but like as stated before watch to make sure edges arent too hard around certain things..

[jfwalls]

Your skills with blending photos together is pretty good, but I honestly don't understand why you're doing it. You're taking all these seperate images and creating something that just looks like a normal scene from some woods somewhere. Personally I'd like to see you take these in a more fantastic direction. Nothing overtly fantastic, but something that I wouldn't see in an everyday walk in the woods.

[zao75231]

i agree with jfwalls, play around and make some fantasy scenes or graphic type thing like a album cover or something, I hope to see some more. Good stuff you got here.

-Rob

[DrJme]

Personally I'd like to see you take these in a more fantastic direction. Nothing overtly fantastic, but something that I wouldn't see in an everyday walk in the woods.

I'm actualy trying to prepare myself for doing this, ive started sketching/photographing ideas and things want to play with... but I still have this block in my imagination :[ Any tips in that area would be appreciated ;P

Shamagim: yeh you can use the photos, if you want higher res pics just ask =)

Thanks for all the comments guys

[Shamagim]

Thanks man :D, good luck to you.