underwater building

[jpli]

a quick study to brush up on some concepting techniques.

jp

[K.I.D.]

Hi jpli,

I really like the building part. It holds up well; but, I'm not so sure about the bubble-thingy that comes off the right side. Also, the water texture isn't yet convincing, although the colors are great. Would you consider creating more of a world around this building to put it into context?? What would a city of this type architecture look like? How would the inhabitants move between buildings? Is it a warm tropical ocean that might have life we could see in the foreground...or a cold ocean...or an ocean with magma vents??

Just some thoughts. Hope the critique helps. I like your concept.

Best,

K.I.D.

[HunterKiller_]

It's a cool concept. lovely colours. I think it would work nicely if you polished it up a bit.
I agree with K.I.D that you should put this design into an environment.

[wolverinex]

i will be happy to do something like u!!!!!!!!!!!awesome work

[jpli]

thanks guys,

i definately see how a placement and surroundings can help out the piece.

i primarily used this piece to practice just the techniques of coloring and texturing, which is why i only really put 1 building.

maybe just a few distant buildings to give it some more scale.

jp

[RaistlinTheDark]

like the building, but u might want to add more to it, so it looks more intresting. So it draws the eye, u know wut i mean?

[Beelow]

There is nothing else in this image that is helping this image. You may want to do a full cityscape and not just this one building. Give me something more than just a single building. Try doing that. Maybe adding fish, sharks a reef, humans, subs and anything else that would better explain that this city is underwater. Maybe put this structure against a rocky terrain or something. Composition is another thing that you can tackle in this. It will be a rocky road to getting this done, but I guarantee that you will love the results than what your doing. Good luck! XD

[Adia*Mierde]

Cool poster concept in terms of its design and producing an iconic picture.

But because it's a concept, I recommend throwing in some perspective so we can understand it better in a 3-D format. Lets see at least two sides of this thing. A great reference to understand volumetric forms is "Drawing from Observation" by Brian Curtis.

You've brushed up on some new digital painting techniques, let's see this come alive as a three-dimensional structure. Good luck.

[Rahll]

I definitely think working in perspective would be a huge help, as would at least blocking in some other shapes to reinforce the composition. The bubble on the right, although a neat idea, seems kind of forced, and because of the lack of perspective, seems too perfectly placed on the side instead of encompassing anything.

[Adia*Mierde]

Orthographic views will kill any volumetric form, so always think in 3/4th view as an alternative.