EOW 103 Winnerschoice: Tombraider new Level

[chaosrocks]

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Eow 103 Tomb Raider New Level
As winner of The Popular poll for Eow 100. This topic was devised by Gaius

Brief
your assignment is to design a scene from a new Level of Tombraider (I hope you have heard of it.) this would , of course be a huge stretch for me since I have never played it).Required: some specific goal object, and he route to it should be obscured and obstructed. The deadline efor this round is Solid as it would be in a realworld situation. The resulting Environment should look like it belongs in the world of tombraider. so I guess some reasearch will be nessisary.


DUEJanuary 18 2007
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[ALH]

Awesome, i was just thinking about doing something like this for the lulz anyways. Tomb raider 2 was my first 3D game, loved it to death :).

Dibs on dinosaur nest area :D!

[xabian]

ah tomb raider, i remember when i 1st got this game =P like quake was the 1st 3d game i played, or was it duke nuke 'em i cant remember, anywho yeah this will be a damn good thing for me to put in my portfolio, so hell I'm in =] 1 thing though, do we choose from and existing tomb raider title or make our own from scratch?

[Gaius]

I would say make up your own level. Could be anywhere.
No need to reference an earlier game.

[Vyse]

Freakin' f***-tastic awesomness!!
BIG THX for this topic!

I just went through TR:Underworld and i *love* that leveldesign! I was really about to start something like this myself, great!
I´m SO in now, thaaanks~!

=)

[JoeX]

sounds like fun!

hope time permits me to complete this one!

[Trashy]

ahhh Tombraider...one of my first playstation purchases, first game was a classic. Neat topic, totally in.

[shamandalie]

I remembered my cousin playing it on the old playstation, great game. Might give this a go if i have time! :)

[chaosrocks]

Im not asking for existing enviros.. but new ones
Im gonna have to rely on outside help to tell me if these already exist or not

[chaosrocks]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(series)#Canon

my daughter sent me this
those of you who are un familiar withthe series, as I am
might find it useful

[xabian]

http://i41.tinypic.com/xf2ec8.png

its the classic "rope bridge is snapped, how the hell do i cross"

gonna try some diff environments with some different traps/puzzles etc

[Vyse]

Im not asking for existing enviros.. but new ones

Well, the thing is that Lara is always (or mostly) exploring some old ruins and ancient places.... i was also going for some djungle-temple ruins because i feel like doing such a piece right now, haven´t done that in quite a while now. But that´s just the generic TR-Level, djungle ruins. I bet i´m not the only one who´s doing an enviro like that, but is it okay?
Like i said, it´s not really something entirely new, but doing something completely different wouldn´t be Tomb Raider anymore, would it...?

[Gaius]

Dont stress over it folks.

Criteria:

(i) Would fit into the Tombraider Universe, ie: jungles, temples, catacombs ,oil rigs, factorys, pyramids , underwater bases etc

Lara croft has been lots of places.

[Vyse]

Okay, here are some early sketches, but maybe i´ll change the scenery, let´s see...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4121/trsketch1dk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/304/trsketch2ww4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[bLux]

Interesting topic. I think I got an idea, I just hope I can stop being lazy and actually do it. :D

[Dile_]

never played the game (s ?) or seen the film (s ?) but since the deadline is far away i might get the feel til' then :) very open and appreciated topic! just great!

[Hazzard]

Hi, this is my first submission for a 'of the week' compo. Only ever took part in DSG's. Really glad to be taking part! Very excited. Critique more than welcome!

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6928/eow100hazzardjpgmk4.jpg

[tsujni]

wip1...

[064]

WIP 1 Location: Nirvana waterfall,Thailand.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p238/LoneWolf64_DA/StatueWaterfall_WIP01.jpg

[corspufo]

this is a pretty sweet topic. Do I have the balls to enter? Maybe........ we'll see, but still, sweet topic.

[Mishkin275]

Not familiar with the game or movie so... Here's a temple with your super-natural jazz going on inside. Maybe would like to do another one, but we'll see. Atlantis would be cool, but I don't know if that been done in the game already?

Cool stuff Hazzard and 064; those definitely would make good scenarios for an adventurous archeologist.

[Vyse]

Heya!

:EDIT:
Here´s mine, the final version now!

http://arcadian-art.de/pics/albums/userpics/10001/Tomb_Raider.jpg

Nice entries so far!
Hazzard, cool perspective!
tsujni, interesting, really like the idea!
064, impressive!
Mishkin275, love the colors, great lighting!

[ALH]

I have really bad artists block this week, so im finding this really frustrating, especially since i *really* love this topic. I've wasted a lot of time going over the top trying to change and tweak things to fix the perspective/add in more detail etc on paper and digitally but its all been kinda futile- i just cant get it to work. Hopefully ill work my way out of this corner before the due date :(.

[ALH]

WIP update. I feel slightly guilty that this has changed so much, but it really is for the better. The odd angled walls of the old one really messed up the perspective, spent a lot of time today playing about with it but nothing looked right.

[tsujni]

wip 2

[designfox]

great concepts```all looks amazing.
cheers

[CheeseRoca]

WIP1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Shido-kun/tombraiderblahwip.jpg

[UnidColor]

Hi first time doing this aswell.

[goat27]

really nice piece, UnidColor. you've got some great sensitivity to color.

[tsujni]

wip3 or final?

[Cyberman]

I went with something new yet I believe I would see in the game
here are two wips
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=564954&d=1231977859
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=564955&d=1231977892

[revenebo]

I should be working but every time I skip an EoW I feel sad so...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q150/revenebo/EoW103_Revenebo_thumb.jpg

[Hazzard]

Wow Revenebo that is some fantastic brush work!

[064]

Final piece,I guess...
Hi guys! This is my first finished environment work, It's kinda like experimental work with custom brush and all stuff for me...If you have any comments, critiques or suggestions, please feel free to let me know so I can work better for the next one, Thank you.

[Rob!T]

quick question, what is the official the deadline time? just wondering how long I have left.. might have to cut this one short..

[tsujni]

sweet, sweet girl, may we have more time?

[Pixeltuner]

I took a stab at this as well today. I've never really done enviro's, and I guess it shows. There's no real focal point and the composition is kinda bland...It's not finished in any way, but I'd like some good ol' critique :)

[CheeseRoca]

Err first time joining the EOW challenge >_<

Awesome concepts everyone! :)

Final Image:
567914
and thumb: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Shido-kun/EOW103_CheeseRocaicon.jpg

[chaosrocks]

you know it'll be officially midnight in Hawaii... at 8am est.. and the chances of my closing the polls at 8 am est are pretty slim
probably not till afternoon actually...
...

*looks the other way*

[ALH]

Nice work guys.

Skipping finishing this one, i jumped in headfirst during an art block after a week of not drawing so my approach was flawed before i even began. On a positive note it did ring alarm bells that i need to do more study, which is now my priority. Plus my paint technique loosened up a bit. Heres how far i got-

[Trashy]

Oh man am I'm cutting it close here. Anyway this is what I got done for this.

568268
568269

568276

[Cyberman]

I took a stab at this as well today. I've never really done enviro's, and I guess it shows. There's no real focal point and the composition is kinda bland...It's not finished in any way, but I'd like some good ol' critique :)

I think your right about the focal point, I think you should do some more
thumbnails to solve that, I think its good considering your still going to detail it more, but yeah composition is huge in my opinion, I can see thier is like a ruin but It doesnt really stir me. I would appreciate a return Critique if you have the time:)

[Pixeltuner]

I think your right about the focal point, I think you should do some more
thumbnails to solve that, I think its good considering your still going to detail it more, but yeah composition is huge in my opinion, I can see thier is like a ruin but It doesnt really stir me. I would appreciate a return Critique if you have the time:)

hey thanks, yeah I just started painting when I should've thumbnailed :)

About yours: I like the paintdauby feel of the image, blends great with the theme, but I really think that you've put the focus a bit too much on story and the characters when the environment should be most important.

Also, I don't really get a sense of scale. The Tombraider universe is known for it's grand vistas and epic landscapes while yours looks a bit cluttered and small.

[Tonic]

Uhm, I'm working at this moment and in about 4-5 hours the work should be done. If it's possible, please wait for me :)

[Tonic]

Finished. The work was mainly inspired by Jim Hatama's entries for Epic EOW. There are WIPs:

1). Rough sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip1.jpg

2). Erased those blade things as they were distracting too much for my taste. Also, I've decided to make a foggy atmosphere
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip2.jpg

3). More painting, details and texture overlays
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip3.jpg

4). Increased contrast
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip4.jpg

5). Added water reflection and more textures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip5.jpg

6). Added water waves
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/wip6.jpg

7). I thought there was too much of white space (there where light source is) and it didn't look well, so I've added more fog. Added a Gradient Layer with Overlay blending to create colors. Added few special layers for Color Balance, played abit with them and selected the layer that gave the best colors for my taste. Added speculars on water around tunel entrance. Added a ship to give a history and dynamic. Then, for end some color and contrast tweaking. And there's finished piece:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/Cinot/concept_art/eow103_tombraider_level/eow103_tonic_tombraider_level.jpg

[Lady_Avali]

Hahah, I feel like the kid in school who is always running late to class. XD

I honestly don't recall too much from the Tomb Raider games besides being eaten by tigers and drowning a lot. (I have so much trouble with inverted axis games.) But what I did remember and love about Lara is her twin desert eagles. So I wanted something desert-y as a bit of symbolism. I was aiming for an abandoned oasis temple. I don't feel like it's fleshed out that well, but that's why I keep trying to do these to get better, hahah.