Valtteri - Nordic Tomb Raider

Valtteri · 05-04-2010, 05:56 PM

Hey,everyone.

I've been wanting to enter one of these challenges for a while and well...now I did!

It may seem kinda obvious that I'm doing a nordic tomb raider since I'm from Finland but actually I was gonna do the classic south American or African jungle tomb first...but then I thought I kinda like the look of the nordic mixed forests and have long wanted to paint it, so I thought I'd do something with it.

But enough talk, here's the first stage of painting...

Hope the picture shows...

Valtteri · 05-04-2010, 06:07 PM

I'm actually quite well on my way in the painting process already...so I'll just put more work in progress stages here. The first one was just a scribble to get a sense of where everything is in the picture...and these are some initial values. I do the first stages with this new favorite brush of mine. It's supposed to emulate the look of thinned oil paint...

Valtteri · 05-04-2010, 06:25 PM

And one more. This is a bit further...there's the tomb now. I wanted it to almost blend in with the rocks around it, and then I wanted these menacing beings stalking the raider but so that only the viewer knows of their presence. Oh, one more inspiration for this picture was the film The Descent. I wanted the kind of feel that was in the beginning of the film. My menacing beings look more like cheap Miyazaki rip-offs though...but you'll be seeing them later

chunkymunky · 06-04-2010, 01:35 PM

Wow looking cool! Great start looking forward to your next update

vnmribaya · 06-04-2010, 01:41 PM

looking good man, waiting for more updates

zanman · 06-04-2010, 06:40 PM

Nice...I'm thinking this might belong in the matte painting section of this months' competition.

vnmribaya · 06-04-2010, 07:02 PM

i think valtteri is setting up for destructive painting approach, no matte, eager to see more

Valtteri · 06-04-2010, 07:33 PM

Hey thanks everyone, you know for a moment I wondered if it DID belong to the matte painting section BUT...as vnmribaya put it, it is just a setup for a destructive painting approach

Never heard that term before actually, but that's what I'm doing. Basically painting it over again once I have that base...although, I do leave patches of photo elements if they look good as they are. Is that against the rules?

Well, I'll keep updating anyway. This is last night's stage:

I noticed I went a bit overboard with the detail so I already began toning it down. At least in more unimportant parts...

Valtteri · 10-04-2010, 02:56 PM

Well, so much for my toning down of detail...anyways, this is where I'm with it now.

hulahuga · 10-04-2010, 05:38 PM

Wow

. I love the trees, the placeholderlike ones actually look really good =).

Those nasty little things look pretty neat as well, especially the treeclimber.

Ps: brush seems awesome as well, is it a custom?

M_Cederstrom · 10-04-2010, 05:55 PM

this is coming out very nicely.

Valtteri · 11-04-2010, 04:59 PM

Hey, thanks again. Umm, which brush exactly?

There's a whole bunch of custom brushes at work there...but most of them are custom so it's safe to say that yes, it's custom. Anyway, umm...I think I'll call this finished now, in fear of ruining it. Been battling with it long enough already. But here it is:

The ascent.

chunkymunky · 12-04-2010, 10:06 AM

That's some gorgeous lighting coming from the left, love the mountaineer too, very impressed with this

chris_solo · 12-04-2010, 10:22 AM

hey nice work, great progress and composition.

hulahuga · 12-04-2010, 12:33 PM

Quote:

I do the first stages with this new favorite brush of mine. It's supposed to emulate the look of thinned oil paint...

This one...

Cool style btw, you did this one nicely

05-04-2010, 05:56 PM	#1
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Valtteri - Nordic Tomb Raider Hey,everyone. I've been wanting to enter one of these challenges for a while and well...now I did! It may seem kinda obvious that I'm doing a nordic tomb raider since I'm from Finland but actually I was gonna do the classic south American or African jungle tomb first...but then I thought I kinda like the look of the nordic mixed forests and have long wanted to paint it, so I thought I'd do something with it. But enough talk, here's the first stage of painting... Hope the picture shows...

10-04-2010, 05:38 PM	#10
hulahuga Dr. Hula Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 139 Thanked 136 Times in 130 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Wow . I love the trees, the placeholderlike ones actually look really good =). Those nasty little things look pretty neat as well, especially the treeclimber. Ps: brush seems awesome as well, is it a custom? __________________ What does the doctor ordain today? - Hmm... What about a shot... full of ideas! Currently using: Maya - Mudbox - ZBrush - Photoshop WIP Hula's 2D Sketchbook http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=777808 Hula's 3D Sketchbox http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=76693 Hula and Waska's Joint Project Thread http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=792813

10-04-2010, 05:55 PM	#11
M_Cederstrom Right Here Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,984 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 7	this is coming out very nicely. __________________ Study Thread (crite's are super welcome) mostly 2d work...

12-04-2010, 10:22 AM	#14
chris_solo looking for job... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: France Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	hey nice work, great progress and composition. __________________ always try to do better than last time! (sorry for my poor english!) ---> DW V - Deus ex machina Lightwave User Blender User

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05-04-2010, 06:07 PM	#2
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm actually quite well on my way in the painting process already...so I'll just put more work in progress stages here. The first one was just a scribble to get a sense of where everything is in the picture...and these are some initial values. I do the first stages with this new favorite brush of mine. It's supposed to emulate the look of thinned oil paint...

05-04-2010, 06:25 PM	#3
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And one more. This is a bit further...there's the tomb now. I wanted it to almost blend in with the rocks around it, and then I wanted these menacing beings stalking the raider but so that only the viewer knows of their presence. Oh, one more inspiration for this picture was the film The Descent. I wanted the kind of feel that was in the beginning of the film. My menacing beings look more like cheap Miyazaki rip-offs though...but you'll be seeing them later

06-04-2010, 01:35 PM	#4
chunkymunky General Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Near Here Posts: 2,981 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Wow looking cool! Great start looking forward to your next update

06-04-2010, 01:41 PM	#5
vnmribaya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: argentina Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	looking good man, waiting for more updates

06-04-2010, 06:40 PM	#6
zanman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Abaco, Bahamas Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Nice...I'm thinking this might belong in the matte painting section of this months' competition.

06-04-2010, 07:02 PM	#7
vnmribaya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: argentina Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	i think valtteri is setting up for destructive painting approach, no matte, eager to see more

06-04-2010, 07:33 PM	#8
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey thanks everyone, you know for a moment I wondered if it DID belong to the matte painting section BUT...as vnmribaya put it, it is just a setup for a destructive painting approach Never heard that term before actually, but that's what I'm doing. Basically painting it over again once I have that base...although, I do leave patches of photo elements if they look good as they are. Is that against the rules? Well, I'll keep updating anyway. This is last night's stage: I noticed I went a bit overboard with the detail so I already began toning it down. At least in more unimportant parts...

10-04-2010, 02:56 PM	#9
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, so much for my toning down of detail...anyways, this is where I'm with it now.

11-04-2010, 04:59 PM	#12
Valtteri Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey, thanks again. Umm, which brush exactly? There's a whole bunch of custom brushes at work there...but most of them are custom so it's safe to say that yes, it's custom. Anyway, umm...I think I'll call this finished now, in fear of ruining it. Been battling with it long enough already. But here it is: The ascent.

12-04-2010, 10:06 AM	#13
chunkymunky General Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Near Here Posts: 2,981 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	That's some gorgeous lighting coming from the left, love the mountaineer too, very impressed with this

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