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Published: 2006-10-21 03:32:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 4415; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 102
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Well, here it is.I guess it's done.
I was too scared to loosen up on the paintjob--I've been working on it in greyscale too long to stray too far.
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[EDITED] Added sky and small touchups
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Thank you!
I remember you from CA.org--I'm actually I really big fan of your stuff, so the comment means a lot.
Your cephalopod thief from the Character of the week is ingrained in my head.
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Ah, yes, it's you Johnnyhorse, right?
I liked this entry back then !
Cool design!
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Yes, the mystery starts to unravel! And then ends here, hah. It was a fun 3ch. Thanks for the comment
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no prob! Always cool to see fellow CA.org-ers
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I'd say this painting suffers from the lack of amplitude between the loosest areas and the tightest areas. the background junk has a somewhat painterly quality to it but it's very haphazzard and not very controlled while here and there it gets almost as smoothed out as the robot. while the robot itself doesn't stand out as the focal point because it doesn't carry the final finish to pop it such as highlighting, reflected lights, texture, scratches etc causing the overall composition to be frustrating for the only real instinctive indication for the robot is the partially visible shilouette.
and as kai said, loose the lines : )
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Wow, great feedback, and fresh new input! It all makes a lot of sense. thanks -- I will definitely keep this in mind for future paintings and if I ever work on this more!
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lose the lines!! <: () sorry, but thats preventing it from looking fantastic imho. my two cents worth! lovely values setup, do you have a series of progress shots for this?
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Hah, no problem. After a year or so on CA.org, I'm pretty used to (and expect) rough critique. I agree on the lines, you're right. I have progress shots, but for this piece I ended up working on parts of it at a time, hence the lack of wonderful, loose, flowing lines throughout the whole piece 
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Awsome work!
Kind of reminds me of General Grevious.
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I like this a lot, I think the near-greyscale works really well to set the tone of the piece. 
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Very cool. I love the lines and the shapes.
lines and shapes? I sound like an idiot..
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Hey man, that's all drawings are, really.
I like lines and shapes also. Thanks!
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Well I already stated this in the thread, but I think grayscale works good with this one anyways. Awesome job!
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Looks finished to me- if you went further on with this, it would be to tweak some minor details, but I don't think it would change the presentation. Like what you did with the hand- looks similar to the foot, yet you added some details to differentiate them. Though I think the struggle behind them are still visible- or maybe I'm having too much fun nitpicking the hand?
Like the greenish tint, and the lighting is pretty good- looks like an overcast day, which is your intention I believe. Still, I would like to see some clouds in the sky- no matter how dark it is, there is still gonna be some clouds. The headlight beams are a bit too strong, but otherwise adds more drama and action to the piece.
Well done.
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Hah, yeah you are right about the hand and the headlights (too bright)... I never got around to really integrating the hand into the existing piece (and then I did the headlights, which complicated the matter).
I would have no problem with doing clouds, but I didn't know how realistic it would be.. typically it's very hard to see clouds on overcast days, since the whole sky is grey (im thinking winter cast, not storm clouds). I'll check out some reference photos etc. Still got another day for this.
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Perhaps a faint glow or light there is barely there for the headlights would add to the idea that it is a junkyard- we don't want foglights that is visible over a mile!
I think some simple gradience may do it for clouds, especially if it is overcast day like you are thinking about. Remember, even if the sky is grey, there is going to be some visible edges that suggest the idea of clouds.
If you don't want to do clouds, that is fine, but I would like some darkness in the sky. That, with the headlights, would add more ambience, and the idea of things coming to life, like the robot.
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I love it! Looks AMAZING! This is why I watch you, keep up the good work.
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damm! looks way WAAAAYYY better now... yeahh! awesum job! me likeee...
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