Matellis-Dragons Lair

matellis · 12-11-2009, 12:22 PM

Hey guys!

I think this might be the first time I have posted on these forums really. I am looking forward to all the entries and I hope I will be able to finish mine. I have a lot going on at the moment but I will try and put some time away for this challenge

Here is my entry so far. I just did a quick thumbnail sketch then put an hour or 3 into the color concept.

Hope you enjoy!

BBB · 12-11-2009, 01:48 PM

nice angle matt!!

KernAttila · 12-11-2009, 02:24 PM

That's really clean, I like the depth, the colors, quite peaceful!
I'm looking this entry.

yaRa · 13-11-2009, 11:22 AM

i like it )
it's really peaceful plase

Dragons must have rest too )

reenukamal · 15-11-2009, 11:31 AM

I like this
but try to give more depth around cracked wall edges

matellis · 15-11-2009, 02:32 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys!

Here is another update from me. I had a bit of time over the weekend so I thought I would get cracking on the final matte. I have mainly spent my time on the main rock structure and I hope to refine the background and foreground some more as well. Also I will be adding piles of bones under each cave, and scattered around the ground. I changed the concept quite a bit. I just wasnt very happy with it after a day or so.

Any crits are most welcome!

Thanks guys

denniz · 15-11-2009, 03:10 PM

Thats awesome! There is nothing I don't like about it.

andreasrocha · 15-11-2009, 10:53 PM

Matt, beautiful work! Very promising.

katana · 16-11-2009, 12:02 AM

Wow, thats amazing...great job.

rocneasta · 16-11-2009, 07:37 AM

looks like grand canyon of dragon lairs

matellis · 16-11-2009, 02:20 PM

Hey guys!

Thanks again for all the nice comments. I am very glad you all are liking the direction I am going in, so I will keep plugging away at it. Hopefully I will have another update later on today/tonight.

matellis · 16-11-2009, 05:56 PM

Hey everyone,

Just thought I might as well post where I am at. Just about done laying out all the rocks and starting to light them as you can see on the far right bg rock.

Here are the references that I have used so far. Whenever I do a matte painting I try and find refences that I can sample from over and over and I was lucky enough to find these images where I could reuse the rock. Although it will take me a bit of time around the end to get rid of any repeating shapes, it helps speed up so many other aspects of the work plus it looks like all the rock is from the same region.

unity95 · 16-11-2009, 10:25 PM

Love the colours and layout. Love the desert theme.

timonza-kun · 16-11-2009, 10:36 PM

that's where my pet dragon was born! good job ^_^

matellis · 16-11-2009, 10:51 PM

Thanks unity95 and timonza-kun, really glad you guys like it!

So I got a little bored of working on the matte so I decided to start working on the dragon design. I want to keep this image bright and sort of cheerful so I gave the dragon a less frightening look.

12-11-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
matellis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Matellis-Dragons Lair Hey guys! I think this might be the first time I have posted on these forums really. I am looking forward to all the entries and I hope I will be able to finish mine. I have a lot going on at the moment but I will try and put some time away for this challenge Here is my entry so far. I just did a quick thumbnail sketch then put an hour or 3 into the color concept. Hope you enjoy!

12-11-2009, 02:24 PM	#3
KernAttila VFX student Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montpellier, France Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's really clean, I like the depth, the colors, quite peaceful! I'm looking this entry. __________________ Kern Attila GERMAIN - VFX student site - deviantart

15-11-2009, 11:31 AM	#5
reenukamal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	i like I like this but try to give more depth around cracked wall edges __________________ ReenuKamal ALL CG TUTORIALS ALL CG TEXTURES Thousands of free to use textures and references

15-11-2009, 02:32 PM	#6
matellis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	update Thanks for all the comments guys! Here is another update from me. I had a bit of time over the weekend so I thought I would get cracking on the final matte. I have mainly spent my time on the main rock structure and I hope to refine the background and foreground some more as well. Also I will be adding piles of bones under each cave, and scattered around the ground. I changed the concept quite a bit. I just wasnt very happy with it after a day or so. Any crits are most welcome! Thanks guys

15-11-2009, 10:53 PM	#8
andreasrocha Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	Matt, beautiful work! Very promising. __________________ www.andreasrocha.com

12-11-2009, 01:48 PM	#2
BBB BBB Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	nice angle matt!!

13-11-2009, 11:22 AM	#4
yaRa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i like it ) it's really peaceful plase Dragons must have rest too )

15-11-2009, 03:10 PM	#7
denniz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Thats awesome! There is nothing I don't like about it.

16-11-2009, 12:02 AM	#9
katana Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 793 Thanks: 6 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Wow, thats amazing...great job.

16-11-2009, 07:37 AM	#10
rocneasta in search of excellence Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 25m2 flat Posts: 5,393 Thanks: 113 Thanked 405 Times in 363 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 31	looks like grand canyon of dragon lairs

16-11-2009, 02:20 PM	#11
matellis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Hey guys! Thanks again for all the nice comments. I am very glad you all are liking the direction I am going in, so I will keep plugging away at it. Hopefully I will have another update later on today/tonight.

16-11-2009, 05:56 PM	#12
matellis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	update Hey everyone, Just thought I might as well post where I am at. Just about done laying out all the rocks and starting to light them as you can see on the far right bg rock. Here are the references that I have used so far. Whenever I do a matte painting I try and find refences that I can sample from over and over and I was lucky enough to find these images where I could reuse the rock. Although it will take me a bit of time around the end to get rid of any repeating shapes, it helps speed up so many other aspects of the work plus it looks like all the rock is from the same region.

16-11-2009, 10:25 PM	#13
unity95 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Love the colours and layout. Love the desert theme.

16-11-2009, 10:36 PM	#14
timonza-kun Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 101 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	that's where my pet dragon was born! good job ^_^ __________________ "...World 1-1. I'm ready. OK, and we go now... WTF?!? There's no floor..." © SMB Frustration comment

16-11-2009, 10:51 PM	#15
matellis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Update Thanks unity95 and timonza-kun, really glad you guys like it! So I got a little bored of working on the matte so I decided to start working on the dragon design. I want to keep this image bright and sort of cheerful so I gave the dragon a less frightening look.

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