Nils and Morten Today

[Peleng]

Hi, here is mine artwork for Next-Gen MAGIC challenge on cgtalk.ru. The task was to create heroes of fairytales in modern world. I have chosen main characters from the Wonderful adventures of Nils book by Selma Lagerlof to illustrate the folowing story:
Morten, poor house goose, becomes unpleasantly huge one, this time having lost habitual shape instead of Nils. Permissiveness as consequence of invulnerability, hopelessness on never-ending existence, transforms eternally young characters into uniform, artful, imperceptible, vain and tragical tandem. Scandals, intrigues, reserve, influence, threats, lie, murders - that is the environment of Nils and Morten. Everyone know about them, but met only the few. Sometimes decision-making of any level goes under the control of the boy on a goose. It is no wonder that for a long time there is a hunting for this two impudent fellows but it has no sucsess. As in the ancient times Nils liquidates "rats" and always remains in a hat when the king removes it.
Here you can see my WIP http://www.cgtalk.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=21635

[Mr.Punch]

Highly dynamic composition and great concept. Amazingly executed and I particulairly like the feathers and the feathers, a delight to look at.

Is the fighter trying to take them out? I don't understand the conflict.

[Peleng]

Thank you Mr.Punch! I fixed the description to this work, so you can see what's going on there.

[Sputch]

Love this! You can really feel the moonlight mood. Great rendering. Crazy cool character design. I have to agree that the jet swoop is a bit confusing. Are the two little splashes from it or the goose? I also wonder if the little bit of saturation on the distant city is a mistake. It draws your eye over. I would have tried using it on the jet instead. Still, a real pleasure to look at. Great work!

[Springborg]

Wow, I really like it, Excellent rendering, great design and nice water.

[OTTA]

That's Awesome. I love your pic

[olivier_P]

brilliant, thanks for sharing.

[R. SERRENO]

nice concept!

[Verehin]

поомню поомню))
шикарная работа получилась)

[Baron Impossible]

Another excellent piece. I can't help thinking it's too monochrome and would benefit from more colour variation but other than that it's A1

[dron111]

This work I yet did not see, as always is healthy, dynamical!!

[Brashen]

More cool work mate.

[Peleng]

Thanks to all!

[DeKal]

BANANAS!!!!

[Lion]

This is a fantastic piece! As a Swede who's been brought up with this story I absolutely love your take on it!

[OmenSpirits]

That is absolutely freaking cool!

[mr. m]

hah! I remember Nils` story from my childhood and your interpretation is just hilarious!
great design and rendering! thanks for sharing this!

(the only thin what I dont really understand is the jet in the background, but not a biggie)

[artistcaleb]

Wow, I love your work!

[bao]

Smokin' piece! I like how you conveyed the texture, very effective.

[dortega]

Very nice talent you got there! I hope to get there someday!

[ColumbusSage]

very very awesome

[Ericus]

I have officially been wowed, this is incredible

[GriNGo]

Really nice pic!

[FedDark]

really mad ))))) sweeeeeett!

[kinnas]

Fuck man, you're awesome beyond words.

[M!CK]

the birds face, jus the kinda wackyness i like =) gj

[Nkristian]

Nice style!!! loved the expression on both the guy and the bird!

[Jeffsimpson]

loving your work dude

[Peleng]

Thank you! Thank you very much!

[Lotet]

awezome image! nice choise of fairytale, our swedish stories goes unnoticed far to often, im glad u found it and used it, it made an awezome illustration.
I think i liked ur sketches on ur WIP pages more though, the once where u had more of a top down perspective.