Explorers 3.0 - V5

bla bla 2 · April 13, 2011, 12:09:43 PM

pretty

Markal · April 14, 2011, 01:14:53 AM

Wonderful work....it tells a story...the viewer sees and interprets that story. Nicely done!!!

Gannaingh · April 14, 2011, 02:00:38 AM

Thanks! I should have the next go at it done sometime tomorrow, i've mostly been working on the shoreline to make is look more lush and realistic.

Redwolf · April 14, 2011, 05:03:58 AM

set the sun a bit to maybe give the mist an orangy morning glow?, excellent image

Themodman101 · April 14, 2011, 03:46:40 PM

Really thats an amazing Composition, you've got most of the 12 basic rules of design in there. Very impressive, I personally cant really think of anything you don't already know to improve.

Gannaingh · April 15, 2011, 11:41:23 AM

Thanks for all the kind comments! I technically had this done last night, but I apparently forgot to enable the water...floating ships looked a little weird

I'm really liking the near shore now, but the reeds just seem sharp to me and increasing AA or changing AA filters has not had too much of a difference, so any suggestions on that area would be appreciated. I'm going back and forth on whether I want some cumulus clouds in the upper left corner, right now I'm leaning towards no, but it just looks a bit empty without them. Thanks for looking!

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Dune · April 15, 2011, 12:45:29 PM

Extremely handsome image! Clean and great composition.

Themodman101 · April 15, 2011, 10:23:00 PM

Personally I would think that the clouds would be fairly distracting, at least for me. Personally I think this is just wonderful! I wish I had some of your skill

Can you send a little this way in that boat?

choronr · April 16, 2011, 12:25:25 AM

An inspiring image you created here.

Mor · April 16, 2011, 03:05:32 AM

Great composition! I wouldn't add anything.

Gannaingh · April 19, 2011, 10:09:29 PM

Thanks for the kind words! This is possibly the last update before I start rendering it big. I've battled back and forth on whether I should add the clouds in the upper left-hand corner but I finally decided that I wanted them, but I greatly reduced the sharpness and density of the to give them a softer and less intrusive feel. I want to play with the haze a little, to either obscure the mountain a bit more or make it more clear...I haven't decided quite yet one way or another.

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choronr · April 20, 2011, 12:06:51 AM

This is a very pleasing image. Looking forward to the final.

Tangled-Universe · April 20, 2011, 02:20:56 AM

Really awesome work so far

Did you give all your populations a bit of tilt?
I have the impression the reeds and other stuff are standing 90 degrees straight up.
If you enter a value of ~3-5 degrees for the X or Z axis in the object maker of the populator, then each instance will be tilted a couple degrees.
I think that looks more natural.

Cheers,
Martin

Gannaingh · April 21, 2011, 10:48:46 AM

I hadn't thought of that TU, I'll have to get it a shot to see the results.

max_thehitman · April 21, 2011, 12:33:18 PM

Superb artwork.
Really excellent idea and creation, many congratulations!

Cheers
MAX