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Kian
January 21st, 2007, 07:49 AM
>>Ok. So although I did put these in my other SB, I wanted to have this as it's own. I know it's a load of text to read. But do let me know if you think they are at least pretty pictures :bashful:

Plus. I'll be sorting out some video processes/tutorials along the way. So stay tuned


]Nation[


The Idea
I'm going to create an "Art of..." book about a film that doesnt exist. I'll be doing a rough story and delving into as many areas of CA as I can. Ideally to help me develop in areas I really lack in.
I'll be concepting Environments, Characters, Creatures, Storyboards, Tech-Design, Orthographics, Scenes, GraphicDesign.

Nation
The title of the Story is "Nation", set at the end of the 21st century. Where in the early years of the 21st century, oil was becoming more and more scarce, people had to start taking back some power and re-order the way they lived. Until the day came where great oil fields were found in Australasia and Africa. This soon put a halt on the steady progress people were attaining. They let themselves slip back into the ignorant bubble of bliss. Personal comfort replaced social consideration, and fell low in priority.
With wars and external forces threatening their ways of life, the people gave away their freedoms for assurances of "safety". This was welcomed by governments around the world. The rich could stay rich, and own the souls' of the nations' they protected. The whole process was so subtle no one realised how little they really had anymore. Earth was about to die, and no-one knew. The future became a mis-guided & faceless execution for all who existed there.

Kyal
The Protagonist. Kyal is a black-ops agent for the government. His main objectives are rebel leaders and chains of command. His weapon is the sword, of which he is highly skilled. He has been trained since he was a child. Brainwashed and conditioned. Feels nothing for anyone, and is truly alone.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/KyalPencil.jpg



Guan
Guan is another black-ops agent for the government. Guan knows nothing of Kyal as is the way of their unit. Each agent believes they're the only and most prized member of the party. Guan is a Masochist, and revels in pain. Possibly the greatest fighter alive, Guan has never been beaten. Guan's sex is ambiguous.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/GuanPencil.jpg

Ndrian
The effect of global warming & dimming. Increased pollution and deaths of thousands of species. Nature took her own course on the humans. Mutations were inevitable. These unfortunate beings were cast out of society as soon as they were born. Ndrian is the leader of the mutants who live wherever they can. He is wise and more human than the indulgent and ignorant people of Nation.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/NdrianPencil.jpg


General Public of Nation
Living in the laziest and indulgent of existenses, the people of Nation worry not about the world they live in or its effects, they only trust their government to provide for them what they can't be assed providing for themselves. Their screens feed them the existence they believe they are part of.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/GeneralPublicPencil.jpg

The Military
Obviously with the wealthiest nation in history, the government have the most technologically advanced Military that has ever walked the Earth. Most black-ops agents begin here.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/MilitaryPencil.jpg


YoungPriest
As many governments and civilisations of the past have known, religion is one of the easiest and most ideal ways to control a population. The young priests pronounce God's word peacefully, violently, convincingly, any way they wish. They are very wealthy & glorify those who pay them without question. Any questions posed to the priests is seen as blasphemy; which itself holds a heavy price.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/YoungPriestPencil.jpg

Priests
The older figures exist more for an image rather than what they preach. The young priests are the ones who do the talking. The old preists are kept alive artificially for as long as possible proving the divinity in the priesthood. This re-inforces the belief from the young priests and makes an attractive prospect for the population.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/PriestPencil.jpg


The Awakening
This is a scene concept. Kyal's final battle with Guan. It is the moment where Ndrian's gift kicks in.
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/AwakeningPencil.jpg

The Sight
This is scene where Ndrian gives Kyal his telekinetic gift
http://www.jonmccoy.info/Nation/TheSightPencil.jpg


Ok, heres a first painting of Kyal. Gonna try get loads of these things done. I really toned down the graphics and other designs in his costume. I think this makes him far more realistic.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7628/kyal011fs.jpg

Heres Guan. Again, editing and developing the look. I wanted to tie him in more with the military. So instead of a draped garment as what Kyal has. Guan now has combat pants with straps to place his knives.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5138/guan010hh.jpg

embee
January 21st, 2007, 08:05 AM
This is some dope stuff!
Cool characters and your lines are killer!

Envisor
January 21st, 2007, 08:19 AM
Great work here. The characters seem untouched so far. Would like to see some more scene pics to show more of each character. Would also like to see some parts of the environment around nation, and maybe some city scenes.

Kian
January 21st, 2007, 03:06 PM
Thanks Embee :)
Envisor, don't worry my friend, they are all coming. I'll get scenes started once I really understand and know the characters and their environment ;)

Ok. So heres a 30 minute enviro speed paint. Just looking for a visual language for the cities of Nation. I know its loose but I made up for it by attaching a 15min video of the process for you all. :yayca:

VIDEO
http://www.mediafire.com/?5ytnfyvzfke

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5946/demo16nt.jpg

Dreamworker
January 21st, 2007, 03:14 PM
not bad sir, very good concept for your project!
keep sharing, ciao

TheGnoll
January 21st, 2007, 03:18 PM
this is going to be goood.really gooooooood.
keep 'em coming sir, everything looks great just as usual, can't wait to see something new ;)

ciao

Kian
January 27th, 2007, 11:20 AM
Dreamworker, Cheers :)
And cheers ryan ol buddy. I'll keep em coming as mush as I can. Time is way too short at the mo.

Heres another sketch of Kyal. Starting to really understand his design. I'm taking out the red scarf. He's gonna be the man in black.
I'll be back with more enviros very soon. :)
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3804/kyal011gp5.jpg

TheGnoll
January 27th, 2007, 11:26 AM
hey forgot to thank you for that speedy tut video! i see you're really pushing those poses, they look dynamic...and the linework is more confident than usual...keep sharing ;) hope to catch ya soon on msn to see how you're doin' :) ;)

ciao

Kian
January 27th, 2007, 04:37 PM
Cheers Ryan buddy. I'll catch up with ya next time im online :)

Ok, Here's a sketch concept of the city. The major area where the entire story happens.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4053/city01dg8.jpg

Dile_
January 27th, 2007, 05:12 PM
Bookmarked :D now im wondering... is this your new sketchbook ? or will you keep posting in your "old" as well ? The last enviro really have a nice mood and colors ! *Downloading speed paint vid*

~Dile

Kian
January 27th, 2007, 05:15 PM
Good Q Dile :) This is my major project at the moment. But as you know, its dangerous to get too tied down to the same style for too long. So, I dont know if you remember "JackyD" or "Wez", but I'll be doing cartoon versions of them, to play with colour and style more :)

DannySketch
January 27th, 2007, 05:38 PM
very cool bro, your pencil work and characters are starting to really progress. In your initial pencil sketches your source of inspiration, which I think has been mentioned to you in your sketchbook, is very obvious, but I like how you come more into your own flavour as you start to paint them up.

I really hope you stick to this mate, its interesting stuff.

Keep doing what you do, better than you were doing it yesterday

Chance.
January 27th, 2007, 06:29 PM
Awsome I'm bookmarking this, Keep it coming.

MrBobMarley
January 27th, 2007, 06:31 PM
Dude, very nice colors and pencils here! So clean too. Great works, I'll be back for sure.

Envisor
January 27th, 2007, 09:58 PM
My dreams have come true. The enviro speed paints are awesome, cant wait to see the fully developed environment and character studies. Keep em comin dude.

designboot
January 28th, 2007, 07:28 AM
Impresive works!

Kresh
January 28th, 2007, 10:35 AM
solid concepts from you Kian. I'm glad to see you do some pencils more now. Guan seems to be a paticular favorite of mine, maybe because im twisted like that. Bring more attention to detail to the weapons a bit more, they seem a little vague a need a little more personality to the world around them.

Im digging the dark colors of the character too.

Tigermilk
January 28th, 2007, 11:08 AM
cool work, I really like the digitals. nice cityscape.
characters look cool, nice personas, I'd say some of them lack in proportions though. For instance the first pic of Ndrian.

I like what I see, please post more. :)
/t

Dile_
February 7th, 2007, 11:37 AM
update!

Kian
February 7th, 2007, 11:47 AM
many thanks for the kind words and awesome crits peeps :)
lol dont worry Dile, I'll be updating as soon as I've finished this commissioned gig I'm working on.
I have wrote a very broad outline for the story [3000 words]. Which gave me ideas for loads more characters. But, yeah, things are moving i promise :)

Smoke
February 7th, 2007, 11:49 AM
This looks extreme, and well made. Love to see more.

Envisor
February 7th, 2007, 12:13 PM
Sounds good, cant wait to see the new stuff.

BlackGuy
April 2nd, 2007, 08:33 PM
holy crap man. I'm pissed that I never saw this thread before! update!

RaistlinTheDark
April 2nd, 2007, 10:09 PM
Awsome storyline and character drawings!!

SEVANS
April 2nd, 2007, 10:23 PM
Damn good idea, looking forward to seeing more of the world that you create.

After doing all of this concept work and book, perhaps a short comic based on an event or episode from this world would be a great addition.

ArtZealot
April 2nd, 2007, 11:08 PM
Seriously awesome stuff dude. Jpegged almost everything in this thread. No crits, just wanted to tell ya to keep posting, this stuff is very good.

Kian
April 3rd, 2007, 04:24 AM
Cheers guys :)
I promse you this project is no-where near out of my mind. Second year at university is over and once I've got my list of things to do finished, i'll be going full steam on this :)

Thankyou for your patience.

:yayca:

Extent
April 3rd, 2007, 05:15 AM
Cool stuff. One thing that I noticed is that while you say Guan's sex is ambiguous, "it" is giving off nothing but male gender cues to me, especially when it's shirtless.

mentler
April 3rd, 2007, 10:48 AM
Excellent Work

mark717
May 30th, 2007, 03:25 AM
interesting work

DannySketch
May 30th, 2007, 09:19 AM
*cough*needs an update*cough*dont care if you've got a fancy new job*cough*gimmi my kian fix dammit*cough*

AK86
June 22nd, 2007, 05:48 PM
Thats is one sweeeeeet idea also compiled with some excellent artwork.:D

Shame there hasnt been an update for a while. It seems like another cool idea has been lost and forgotten.

Please update because Iam bookmarking this thread.

Moai
June 29th, 2007, 12:36 AM
This looked really good while it was going. Why no updates for so long?

Kian
June 29th, 2007, 12:51 AM
Hi guys.
Like i said in an earlier post, i've privatley written quite a bit on the story.
I've started full time work for the moment which means i set off at 7 in the morning, and get home at half 8 at night. I just dont have time to devote what i need to nation. But I assure you it's not been forgotten :)

bumskee
June 29th, 2007, 01:05 AM
*subscribed* looking good, waiting for more. :D

stefan_alexandru
August 15th, 2007, 09:07 AM
Hello KIAN. Superb work. Might i add that i just register here to congratulate you. I am amazed by the city scapes. If you don't mind me asking... what type of brush did you use and what affects. I see it leaves a small less opaque trail. Do you have a drawing board or what ? I'd like to learn to draw like that. It's sweet.

Good work. And continue.