Jacko - The Lost Jungle - Matte Painting

[Jaxko]

Gonna try a matte painting when I have some time this month :D
love the theme, may incorporate some terragen.

Jack.

[atulkatdare]

good luck mate!

[Jaxko]

Ok, I had a lot of time today so Im gonna try and make up some time lost.
here is a few WIPs today:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7296/lf1.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4661/lf2w.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5843/lf3i.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3849/lf4i.jpg

and final (If I dont get any more time to do more):
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/774/thelostforest.jpg

[chunkymunky]

That looks beautiful, could do with alot more detailing but very nice indeed :)

[hulahuga]

Simplistic and very nice :).

Might want to add some more elements. Or perhaps something backlit or a silhouette of something....

[tjerkotten]

For a matte painting you have to add alot of photo reference. Otherwhise its a concept art sketch....

[Jaxko]

thanks everyone, yea I'm planning to add more photo-elements to increase the realism of the forest and to add temples and stuff ;)

regards,
Jack.


Here is an update.
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/774/thelostforest.jpg

[TheSaraf]

Hi Jaxko, long time no see.:) This is looking very cool and different. Keep it simple.

[Jaxko]

yea, good to see you too! :D
thanks very much. here is an update:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/774/thelostforest.jpg

[atulkatdare]

looking nice!
good work on lighting, also liked the mood of ur scene...good luck!!

[hulahuga]

Massive..

[chunkymunky]

Love that warmer feel to the image, totally transforms it. Makes it looks so much more of a grand scale image, very nice :)

[Jaxko]

All of these brilliant comments are keeping my morale up for this,
thanks very much everyone,
just added a lot of final details, the birds, the lighting, colour corrections, etc...


http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9738/thelostjungle.jpg


http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1148/thelostjungledetail4.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5072/thelostjungledetail3.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/379/thelostjungledetail2.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2183/thelostjungledetail1.jpg

I think I am finished, any more critiques before I feel like I want to submit it? :)
regards,
Jack.

[Akim]

wonderful work with color! cool!

[hulahuga]

That is a really nice finish, I think you can call it a wrap :D

Is that grass made by hand :O?

[Jaxko]

The very back mountain is basically all painted, some bits in the foreground are painted but I mostly used images and clone tool etc.. :)
sorry to disappoint :P

thanks again everyone!

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9738/thelostjungle.jpg

[Androgs]

nice entry, Jaxko. simple yet feel so calm :)

[chunkymunky]

Sweet entry, best of luck!

[hulahuga]

No disappointment, all good digital techniques :D

[Standesign]

nice and and simple work ! I love sunset pictures :D lol but in yours there is a nice work on colors. best luck for this challenge :) regards