DSG 1319: Holiday: THE FANTASTIC SPECTACLE OF THE GREAT NEW-YEAR'S ALIEN ROBOT DRAGON

[William b. Hand]

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[ After all the impressive preparation... ]

[ The celebratory beast "does its thing" ]

[ Hope the coming year contains extra extra gusto and vim for you all! ]

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[ Cheers, guys! ]

Holiday: THE FANTASTIC SPECTACLE OF THE GREAT NEW-YEAR'S ALIEN ROBOT DRAGON
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[ Don't and Drive! ]

[Wingstar]

Aw, man, I really want to post on this one but I'm really not good enough

[Dm7]

Aw, man, I really want to post on this one but I'm really not good enough

Please do post. I definitely have been in your position before and all I can say is, practice makes perfect. We're all here to practice and learn. Sure, there are a lot of high talented people here, but what made CA a cool forum imo? They all help each other and even new people can get involved. I'm truely amazed by this forum. I wouldn't be at my level if it wasn't for this forum and my effort.

Wingstar, if you're serious about it, go ahead and practice. It's the only way to improve, really!

Happy New Year!

[William b. Hand]

Wingstar - There is an alternative solution to your angst. If you believe the quality of your image might be too low for IMG posting, then simply post it as a url link. That way, people can investigate and see it if they choose, and you don't have to worry about cluttering up the thread.

Cheers!

[Arteater]

Happy new year everyone!

[huhwhat]

Practice, practice, practice...



Got frustrated, so I played around with the brushes *sigh*

[Hamsta]

[Dm7]

Alright, here's mine, I didn't spend much time on it and to be frank, it's a failed sketch. I was reading about Linda Bergkvist, the famous CGtalk artist whom disappeared since Jan. 2006, and her method of painting. She used soft edged brushes so I was thinking, to achieve a smooth blend, why not give it a try? Hence, the blurry and awfully-done work... not something I'd be proud of showing.

[ScribbleCath]

fail.

[peterhurman]

[PlasmaErnst]

[dan liimatta]

old
...I blame the late nights for the delay, and for the result; first forgetting a rocket leg, then being a poor sport with the light and finally overusing filters.

somewhat fixed.

[Nightblue]

dan: I really love your style! Fantastic lines and colors. It looks so fluid!

Happy new year everybody

[senanimach9]

Hey Dan what filter did you use? How did you get that cool texture? I love the picture and the style!

[Ryoken]

A three part DSG project, all combined into one:
WIRES & HOSES SNAKE OVER SPACE UTILITY-VESSEL'S BLACK & YELLOW HULL
THE GREAT NEW-YEAR'S ALIEN ROBOT DRAGON IS TRANSPORTED BY BIG TRUCK
THE FANTASTIC SPECTACLE OF THE GREAT NEW-YEAR'S ALIEN ROBOT DRAGON



I'm loving yours, Dan!

Edit: Thank you for the dragon topic!

[dan liimatta]

Ryoken, Senanimech & Nightblue ~ thanks!

Senanimech:
I play around, some are for clean up, others are for dirt and flare etc ~ apply the image to a new layer in photoshop and then try various filter/combinations out; then play with the apha and blending; merge down: done.

& I only used some under artistic and blur/sharpen before; but nowdays most gets used.

(and the filter you are asking for might be fibers, but thats just a poor mans wood grain)

[Nettle_Mountain]

This is mine, i don't know how many hours because i lost track of time, maybe 2 1/2.