CHAO5 - Ghost Town

[CHAO5]

hi all.

here is my start wip, first sketch idea.
hope u like it. cc welcome

[CHAO5]

1st update

[raulfabi]

Hi,
Welcome man,
I love the view in your image.
Some cracks,rust and damage on the buildings will look great.
Cheers.:smug:

[CHAO5]

realy thanks man. cracks,rust and damage on the buildings comming soon :haha:
Cheers

[miycko]

awesome start man :D looks very promising

[BiG ToE-3DT]

like the mood. Will you keep these colors. I think it fits the theme perfect.

[CHAO5]

thanks guys. Jep, i will keep these colors. something to the effect that a sandstorm.
I found some time so here is an update... little darker, more flying particles...

sry for my poor english;P
Cheers

[Arteyo]

very nice start.. really like the clouds and tornado on the background there.

[CHAO5]

realy thanks Arteyo :!!!:
here´s a update.

[dark-blast]

ow man! this is awesome! I like the concept and the way how you execute the perspective! good job keep update bro

[CHAO5]

thx dark-blast
here is the next update.:smug:

[dark-blast]

more details part you added :D I guess it would be better composition if you put the street lamp not in the middle of view, because the focus audience is going to be go to the lamp and the importance message at the storm behind is became secondary focus.. just my two cents..

[CHAO5]

Jep, it destructed the conzept. I agree with that so i will change it. thx for the good constructional rap.

Cheers

[dark-blast]

no problemo mate :D all the best

[CHAO5]

i think it´s nearly finished :D some more details. hope u like it guys.

[CHAO5]

experiment :D

http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.01.10/wrclh7ena1v.jpg (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-4320098/new-Kopie13.jpg.html)

[Claw]

Interesting idea, glad you removed the street lamp. definitely helps the composition.

[CHAO5]

http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.01.10/lyjfizf8lrq.jpg (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-4330484/new-Kopie14.jpg.html)

[CHAO5]

he guys... here is a new sketch. the basic pic is made with c4d. i test some options to overpaint it. cc welcome

[washka]

Last image will be kinda impressive in painting, some more flying pieces of building maybe, and you could use your previous painting work over this one.
Kiu!

[VinsanityV20]

I definitely should've check this thread out sooner, Chao5. Your WIP shots are very helpful to someone like me, whose an environment/painting noob somewhat:)

Anyway, I totally dig what you're going for. Love the destroyed city, and it's honestly coming along nicely. Your perspective is super-solid. The buildings are sad and dirty. The whole atmosphere in most of your shots is spot on.

I gotta say though, while I love the idea of the Tornados ripping through things, I'm not sure it's quite ghost town-y. I mean, when you - well, when I - think of ghost towns, I think abandoned and dead. Having a Tornado in mid-destruction mode is too much action. That's just my two cents though; like I said, I'm torn. I love the idea, I just don't know if it's fitting for the theme.

Either way I love what you got going on:) However this thing ends up, I'll be looking forward to the finished piece, man!

[CHAO5]

VinsanityV20: first I'm glad that it is helpful to you.

I think there is one theme. My concept is: the city is sunk in the sand, all people are dead or live in the subsoil.
The atmosphere is toxic or not habitable. Natural disasters destroy the rest of humanity.
So it is a ghost town ... not a town full of ghosts :D

cheers

[CHAO5]

ok. here is a new update of my last pic. some flying pices and stuff like that comming soon. cc welcome

http://www3.pic-upload.de/24.01.10/und6bjew7c9u.jpg (http://www.pic-upload.de/view-4362849/2-Kopie.jpg.html)

[CHAO5]

no comments!? ok here is a new update of my ghost town. I hope some constructive comments to be made.

[CHAO5]

ok... here is the nearly final and the basic picture. hope u like it

[CHAO5]

new update

[washka]

My eye don't like your right fllash of lightning. Like your desintegration/flying piece of building effect.
Maybe you could some more rubbish/trash/rocks/filth or detail? Or some noise for the sand?
Colors?
Keep it up man, nice work so far!

[CHAO5]

hi here is the final. hope u like it.

[washka]

Hey man, amazing one! You're definitly the one of this comp' that can manage and measure zone effects. Maybe I'm missing a bit of desaturated colors, just some hot filter, but it's a choice.
I think that with some more photo work you could even have posted this one for the armageddon matte painting theme, no?
Hard work, good luck for the judging part!