More Non-photorealisitic Renders (NPR II)
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I last few images I did were realistic. Then, I took some time to play Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, then I went to Japan. When I got back, I ended up with a Sinus infection, so yeah, not much art got done.
I did a lot of work on the Horse, because I didn't like how it looked after applying the initial Topaz filters to it. I ended up learning how to use Topaz Studio 2 and Photoshop feautres a little better. This was an image I really wanted to be good.
Sorry to hear you got sick. That tends to happen to me, too, on long flights.
The extra work with Topaz Studio and additional touch-up paid off. This looks really nice.
Here's what i've been working on the past few weeks. Lots of time taken off for being sick (I've got a chest cold that has morphed into something... not quite bronchitis and not pneumonia). At any rate, here's the proof of the finished cover for the Collectors' Club Newsletter (only three days late, btw!). This is actually one of the more complicated scenes I've rendered, in that it has a lot more figures than usual. I typically only put two figures in a scene (not on purpose, it's just the way things have fallen). For this one, I had to put all four figures on the sleigh in order to get everyone where they need to be.
The back cover was a separate scene.
I gotta say, I do think it looks great, but the coloring really took a long time. If I were going to work in color on a frequent basis, I would really need to find a way to get my speed up.
Edits I may make tomorrow are:
I spent the day working on updates, and all in all I'm pretty happy with the additions I've made.
I think it's easy to spot the changes I made to the back cover. I was going to throw in a few more characters (I had a toon kitty almost ready to go), but I really needed to get this thing done and out to the editor.
One thing I'm still going back-and-forth on (not that it matters, because this is what went to print) is the stars in the night sky. Part of me really likes the addition of the details, but the other part of me kinda liked the cleanliness of the version with the single star on the back cover. What do you guys think?
One thing I don't have any reservations about is the "SWOOSH" lines behind the sleigh. I really like the way those came out:
All in all, I'm pretty happy with it.
Looks very good. Looks very professional.
Thanks, man! I really spent a lot of time on this and I'm gratified to know that it paid off.
Santa's Midnight Christmas Run
Under a full moon late on Christmas Eve Santa has delivered his gifts to the good people of the "big city" and now sets forth in his hot rod roadster to visit the rural families outside of the city. Digital illustration I created December 24, 2019 using Wild Hot Rod Fantasy Roadster (purchased here at DAZ), Santa outfit & hair for Gen 2 (purchsed here at DAZ), Daz 3D Studio (posing), Vue Creator (creating environment, landscape, rendering), Photoshop & Topaz Studio Impression 2 for postwork.
Both Daz products were a pleasure to work with.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Cool
You made the right choice. The added stars look better to me.
Thanks for those details!
Wish I could see this larger. Clicking it links to facebook, where I am not a member.
Hey, Robert! With this one I feel like I'm stepping into your territory!
The other day someone asked if I could apply my stile to something more mechanical, rather than figures. So I started a quick image with some buildings and a mech battling a kaiju among some ruined buildings. Before getting to that, though, I decided to take a stab at doing a close-up on the cool mech/robot, and this is what I came up with.
Those of you familiar with my art may notice that this is a bit softer than my usual work (I typically use very sharp shadows in my work). Here, I decided to let the subtle shadows play along the surface in hopes that it would bring out more of a "technical-style" illustration than I usually do.
All in all, another quickie. This particular illustration was done in less than an hour and has almost no touch-up. I just let the Poser Comic Book Preview handle all the edges and lines this time. The only thing I needed to work on was the shading on the faceplate. The mech is one that, I think, ships with Poser Pro 11. Usual workflow applies: Poser Pro 11 render with clean-up in Clip Studio Paint.
Way cool!
Happy New Year - Twenty Twenty - everyone.
Here's something different from me: A Landscape. Nothing weird or odd in it. Just a landscape.
Of course, just because there is nothing weird in it now doesn't mean that it's going to stay that way! This is a set that will be used in two comics.
Looks great and I like your composition. It looks like the trees on the far right are flying in the air, though. Not a biggie one.
I kinda wondered about that, too. So I've fixed it and will be uploading the corrected version soon.
Updated the background to resolve the floating trees, and adjusted the cart in the foreground. Thoughts? Better? Worse? No big deal?
Try this link...
Looks damn fine...Love the look...
That looks better, IMHO.
Okay, looking at the previous version I see that the shadows on the cart are going the wrong way. I got so caught up in the coloring that I didn't notice that the lighting had gotten changed. So, for the last time (I feel like I'm spamming you guys), here it is, all new and improved.
BTW: I just found out that the previous version of this illustration was selected by Renderosity as a "Poser Staff Pick of the Week!" Woo-Whoo!
Oh hey, I posted something.
Just another render of my favorite catgirl.
My first attempt at using D|S's in-software motion blur.
You may or may not remember my Ninja-hating Luchador character, El Punchador, but here he is making an unlucky Ninja wish he'd taken the bus.
Did just a lil postwork, including the "Thwok!".
Great blur effect. And I like the new costume design.
Thanks. I've been on a roll the last couple of days after over a month of nothing.
Any thoughts on whether this page is working? i've got some issues, but don't want to mention them to bias your reactions.
There are definitely things I like about this page, but a few that are bugging me.
Used Oil Canvas 2 preset from Cyberlink Photo Director 10 on Kimm render.
Quick test using IRAY render and doing some custom PShop action for getting Look Like A Toon FX ;)
Well, since you are specifically asking for some constructive critcism, I will give a little.
I love how clean this looks, and honestly my only niggle is that the motorcycle and rider look a bit off scale in that first panel. Like they're a bit too large.
This second thing is more of a personal preference than a critique. I think narrative boxes work better for inner monologes than thought bubbles.
Y'know, I think you're right about the scale. He was originally farther forward in the frame, but I moved a few things around and had to push him farther back down the street, and that made him look larger. Good catch.
As for "narrative boxes," I can fully appreciate that preference. These days they are the modern approach to handling thoughts, and when done correctly they take less real estate than a thought balloon. My preference? Frankly I'm tired of 'em. They just seem pretentious. Kind of like, "Look at me, I'm writing literature!" But that's definitely just me, and there are a lot of good reasons to use them. But it does reinforce a decision I made this weekend about something I'm struggling with for this particular comic. This story is set in 1947, so I think the thought balloons are more in keeping with the time period than narrative captions would be. But, that means I really do need to commit to the time period look-and-feel, and that includes using all caps for the lettering. So, I'm going to reletter the comic with an all capitals typeface.
Thanks for your feedback. I've got a few more changes to make to this page before I can call it "Done."