The Race (Updated 6/24, please decide)

[GhostofMacbeth]

Think I am done with this. Got held up with a last minute project. C&C appreciated.

Okay, here is a quick hack flip job to see if the running away works better since a couple people have had trouble with the "damn the torpedos" approach. Please let me know what works better. Thanks

http://www.glenosterberger.com/images/Race3.jpg

http://www.glenosterberger.com/images/RaceHack.jpg

[MindCandyMan]

Ghost this is a great pic!!! The background wall and the composition is well done. I love the textures you have achieved as well. Couple things that stuck out to me. The guy's bicep (the arm facing us) is a little off I think. And also his forearm doesn't have the roundness that it should it looks semi flat. I think that you could push the contrast with this pic as well...make the lighting a little more moody. I added some contrast to the pic in a crappy paint program but you will get the idea of what I mean hehe.

http://www.mindcandyman.com/jons_uploads/Race3contrast.jpg

[3bleadpencil]

It would really be interesting if we could see the legs of the character in the back instead of hiding it with the robot. It make the composition seems a bit akward....but great effort on that.
Regards

[krayz]

I agree with what the others have said with one comment to add... the way you have it set out - robot is firing at the left and the alien dude seems to be running to that point... looks like they're playing some kinda game where the dude has to catch the bullets..

Could be a great pic. As it is, it just falls short of 'great' because it's hard to believe that he'd willingly run into the robot's stream of bullets.

Maybe if you had the guy facing right and kinda jumping out the way... would be more dynamic and logical.

Just my thoughts.

[GhostofMacbeth]

Thanks guys. Will see about tweaking stuff. Was trying for a "damn the torpedos," crazy, doesn't flinch at the sign of danger thing .. hence the race title. Was just trying for the underdog thing a guy in power armor with a big, honking gun taking on a little guy with two pistols with no way out. Tried the leaping thing but it is kind of everywhere and didn't really work in my sketches as well as this one seemed to. Course it seems I made a bad call again or something.

[Cinsev]

nah way! i totally got the "Damn the torpedos" feel you so eloquently describe! my only beef would be the horns, the seem kinda glued on, still tho love the pic, good feel to this one.

[kabuki]

the thing i dont get, and this isnt really a crit of your pice. but ofmost of the sci-fantasy i see. is WHY pistols in the future are so F'ing huge. Ive been thinking about this since starwars episode 4. look at their blasters, they dont seem to do much more damage compared to a deagle, and although guns are getting larger compared to old style revolvers. we are able to have subcompact guns that contain larger and larger bores, whith greater accuracy. its just wierd is all i say.

pardon my rant ive been up a LONG time.

my only crit is that i would make the pistols a little sleeker, more thought out in the design arena, as gun designers go a long way to make their guns distingushable.

[GhostofMacbeth]

Yeah ... I kind of agree .. people like the bigger guns in stuff LOL Think it looks cool. Was actually advised to make the guns bigger on another board. Sometimes it is cool but sometimes it looks like people have been reading too much "cable" from the old days LOL