castle challenge! (mim)

[mim]

Hi, this is result of a hour and half work on this week "2d speed painting challenge" topic, I share this that you help me to improve it and correct my mistakes, please say your comments and critics and help to finish it.

also I think you can post yours work too, this can be fun because in the main thread we can just post final work.

I’m wait to hear your voice please don’t hesitate at all; just type your opinion, thanks a lot.
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& sorry for my poor en!
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mim.Armand

[Josiah]

Very nice start

I like the perspective. Why are there lines missing though?

One crit: this is not really a 'vast Landscape'. And that is what the contest calls for. But other than that, I like it

Keep it up..

Josiah

[cid228]

ahhh ..cool !!! very nice start !

one little thing is the upper tower (the smaller one to the right), is a bit skewed ..other than that : VERY nice !

[waheed nasir]

hi mim, this looks nice and can give u a good result, if u handle the coloring part well. some parts do need your attention though, in drawing, agree with cid228 regarding the tower on the rite....

josiah, its upto the participants to paint a close up of a castle or inco-operate that with a landscape. ive mentioned this at a couple of places in the challenge thread. topic is Castle.... so this one is fine as well.

and mim, no worries about your english, its just fine....

cheers... .

[Josiah]

Okay, my bad

Josiah

[mim]

Hi, thanks all for your ccs,

Josiah- thanks, missed lines is because it is just a primary sketch, I correct them in future (if I can!!), and about environment, it is a good idea, may add some parts of a Landscape in future, thanks man, for useful comments.

cid228- thanks, is it skewed yet, I don’t change it but complete these part just, if this seems skewed yet please notice me to corect, thanks again.

waheed nasir-3DT- really thanks man, I totally agree with you, hope that I can correct them in coloring.


And now I think the sketch level is finished almost (+15minutes), I start to primary layer coloring in next step, glad to hear from you again, thanx a lot.

mim.Armand

[Avatar-3DT]

I think the noisy sky takes away from the sketch - better use a gradient. Nice castle concept.

[jdgill]

Maybe you could sue this technique for teh sky... http://www.nibbledpencil.com/image.p...GERSPAINT3.jpg

[artecnl]

wow mim i see youre working on that castle, good luck it seems pretty great

[mim]

Hi,

avatar-3DT – thanks, I agree with you about sky, I wouldn’t leave the sky noisy or a simple gradient even, but I put them there in the sketch look just to separate the sky and transfer concept of draw better a bit, again thanks for comments, I hope to hear from you again in coloring mode.

jdgill – WOAH, this link is amazing, man. Really useful, thanks, thanks & thanks a lot for it, CU.

artecnl – Hi friend, so thanks for compliments, I hope hear more from you about critics and comments, oh artrage is really awesome, and maybe I purchase it next month, CU.

Thanks a lot, I think I can’t work on castle today, here is a big traffic of works on the desk, but I search for some free minutes to being color.

As I say before you can post your works by this topic also if you want, don’t hesitate about anything just say your opinion or put your half way works to discuss.

Cheers, mim.Armand

[mim]

What you think about coloring, what color I use for the roofs or base, I’m not sure about, but I think to color the roofs of purple!? … mmmm… or cyan!?


+ and which software is better for coloring it you think, PS or Painter(Although both are pro, but which you prefer) and why?



Thanks, mim.Armand

[Avatar-3DT]

I would go with some vermillion (red/orange) on the roofs to emulate the tiles they used back then. Try to think real world terms. Is there a facade on the castle or is the plain stone. If there is a facade, would they have painted it. For exmple your castle has no water drain. That means the walls will be all smudged with vertical lines, more green and dark near the base, more clean under the roofs. Depends a lot on the style you're going with.
As for the software, there is no perfect software. Profesionals use both Painter and Photoshop. In the end its a matter of choice. Choose the one you have more experience with.

[jdgill]

jdgill – WOAH, this link is amazing, man. Really useful, thanks, thanks & thanks a lot for it, CU.

Yeah...that artist is amazing. Check out his regular site... www.nibbledpencil.com. He's incredible!

[mim]

Ok, Avatar-3DT, I totally agree with you, thanks man, I really confused for coloring yesterday but now I know what to do, your suggestions really help me, CU.

Jdgill – thanks.

I want start coloring today; therefore probably I update a primary colored one today.

Thanks, mim.Armand

[mim]

Ok, I just finish the roofs color, please say what you think.
I decide to use painter for it although my experiment is better in PS, anyway I us painter for sketch and just continue to coloring, hope I can do it fine (I don’t think!)!
Oh and I did this part in about 20”.
Thank you, mim.Armand