secretpixel - New Heights

[Secretpixelmedi]

Since the underwater-challenge I haven't done anything of mattepainting so I will start today!

My Concept: The world is flooded by water and the last people are hiding in heigh mountains. (sorry bad english)

First concept:

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1ttTYHvMusIwip.jpg

[Alonzo]

nice start

so your concept is something like the film "waterworld" ? besides they didn't had mountains to hide...

[Secretpixelmedi]

I think i was inspired by 2012 :D

some update:

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1pJ7GJYJ6FYwip.jpg

[TheSaraf]

I like it allready :).....Populated mountain tops connected with hanging bridges with a little snow and ice would make a killer mattepainting. Good luck!

[Jaxko]

agreed^ this is looking very nice at such an early stage, keep up the updates :D

[eyecon]

Hey! nice work! I actually had alsmot the same concept but in a different take... this is good! I like it already!

[atulkatdare]

nice start!

[raulfabi]

Nice start.
Some water under the bridge, and between the mountains could look nice.
Just a suggestion.

Keep up.

[dark-blast]

its looking good concept! nice

[DannyCG]

Nice, reminds me of Nepal.

[TheSaraf]

What about an update ...:)

[yaRa]

))))
It looks like Meteora in Greece!
Nice place. I was there!

[Secretpixelmedi]

mh I dont have really ideas yet.. dont know I think my concept is going wrong :(

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1FyICAY5fiZUntitled-1.jpg

I think I'll start some more concepts..

[rofiqalfata]

nice depth and lighting...

[Secretpixelmedi]

Hello guys again, i was really anoyed about the concept so i started in the last days a new one..

The last guys on earth are living in cliffs of vulcanic-stone.

Hope i can finish one..

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/118m8LFdtADUntitled-2.jpg

[Secretpixelmedi]

Some bigger update working hard on it ..

hope u like

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1v9YTOiDwTfUntitled-4.jpg

[2BIG3k]

Good idea, good start. Try to indicate some of the lava's luminance at the bottom of the isles. And some color variation in the sky/haze would be nice. :)

Cheers, Marc

[Secretpixelmedi]

Good idea, good start. Try to indicate some of the lava's luminance at the bottom of the isles. And some color variation in the sky/haze would be nice. :)

Cheers, Marc


Oh yes thanks for ur advice, the point with the luminance will be done at the end i think when the lava is finished and the rocks got texture..

With the sky i have some problems i dont know how it could be.

i have reduced the big rock on the left.. and worked a bit what do u think? :)

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1beSUxllPQ4Untitled-1.jpg

[Akim]

About sky: U can try use deep sunset sky, when sun just gone and only dark red and brown clouds are visible. Its all must be placed close to horisontal line and can be surrounded by your main brown color from all sides.
U dont have to, it just advice :)

[Secretpixelmedi]

Thanks akim, I will try to do some more sky..

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1P5erFZYjunext.jpg

[2BIG3k]

I think the big rock on the left actually kept the eye somehow better in the picture, since the visual path the eye takes followed the shape of the rock. Being smaller it's less dominant now and the eye tends to wander out of the picture on the left side. At least thats how I feel. ;)

As for the sky you could also darken top half of it quite a bit to indicate some dark hanging clouds and a really tight atmosphere where even the sun can't get through.

The reddish tint to the haze you introduced feels very good.
I wouldn't depict people directly, but maybe some small fires with smoke, like the small red dots on your first version.

Cheers,

Marc

[Secretpixelmedi]

Thanks for all yourcritics and advices here is my prefinal image 98% done ~

Original is about 3k

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1gO1ZPD42DQprefinal.jpg

Any more advices?

[2BIG3k]

I'd suggest little less opacity for the orange ground haze/glow and adding some bounce light vom the lava hitting the bottoms of the small isles (just small orange-red brush patches/strokes to make them really sit in there) ;)

Good luck,

Marc

[Secretpixelmedi]

Final image ~

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3492/finalp.png

and wip-process ~

http://www.capslock-ju.de/nbase/1UIJhenV5oZwip.jpg

[TheSaraf]

Simple but effective, very nice color palette. Good luck...

p.s

Final thread should be opened because of public voting system. (like last time)