Newborn-

[ga!]

A little bit naive at the moment, but so are all newborns...

I skipped the presentation Thread, I promise to check it out later, but there is so much to read and see in this forum that I feel it can be days and days until I start posting. I also feel I have a new home in the net.

Now that I have time decided to give a try at this contest and to go into digital painting. Actually this is going to be my first digital paint, so the Newborn thema suits perfect to me. After thinking a bit, I think I will do something hi tech on the background, but the human fetus will stay like this. I thought of two robotic hands on the background, holding the fetus, protecting it... I can think of many reasons to this but the topic is nothing but long discussed (machines protecting/growing humans)... Sort of that.

As I said it might be a little naive at the end, but to be my first try I preferr to complicate myself not too much (we´ll see it at the end...).

I think I might have some troubles with the light direction ( fetus figure is not so bad, thogh some shadows look weird to me...).

Please feel free to post any comment/critic.

I love being here.

[vardoburrito]

Newborn in physical terms? oh yea! hmmm.

[random thread jack]
-I've read newborns don't start to see colours in a certain amount of weeks.
-What else are they not aware of and that, it slowly develops, or introduced.

[I love action, so I would really love this piece if that newborn started developing big muscles. Why? [You ask] To avenge the waking slap given by the doctor. kidding.]

Good luck.

[ga!]

Thanks for the comments dwardo, I promise to do something more comical if I have enough time to. Just for you!

[ga!]

I think the idea is something like this.

Robot hands need all the texture and details. I have to check many threads and works to get an idea of how to draw hi-tec parts (with a mouse!) with PS.

And I still have to choose a proper background. Maybe some futuristic city on the far away...

Not really convinced about the cell surrounding the figure but it could work...

Any suggestion?

[hala]

at this point, the cell looks like a cheesy photoshop filter * i knowit's not, but something about it doesn't look right*. it looks more like a halo than a cell....is he supposed to be encased int he cell? if so--maybe adding some shading/highlights to show the shape of the cell around him? Please don't take my crit offensively, i don't know how else to describe it other than it looks almost like a modified photoshop lens flare

But for a mouse I"m impressed
I dont' know much about robots, but I think if you use shape tools, and paint with hard edges, you can do it with the mouse

[ga!]

Thanks hala! Actually you´re right. It´s not a filter but it looks like... The thing is that I just have some troubles to decide myself about the meaning I want to give to this.

Right now I´m working on a totally different background, just keeping the shape of the human-fetus, wich I still like.

There are some really nice works on this thread, each time I come here get inspired.

[Black Spot]

The main problem I see is that the baby's positional is not original. Maybe having a third eye and showing it become aware will overcome it. Whatever you choose, have fun and learn with it.