Free Climb

[Flycatcher]

Just playing with some different rock formations; a propos of nothing ended up with this little doodle.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1033083330lvc.jpg

Figure modelled in Poser, everything else ZBrush.

[DeeVee]

Interesting rock formations FC :ex: Do you think he will make it to the top :qu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Flycatcher]

Could be in trouble Joe. Looks like there's some nasty loose rock coming up! :D

[DM]

Good texturing on the rock's, good image . I found I had quite a long wait for it to appear on a 56k modem. My images used to be nearing the 200kb maxiumum at times, but I realised it was time consuming and people might not bother to wait. I cut my jpeg's down to generaly under 100kb and really noticed no serious loss of quality. I hope you dont mind me mentioning that point. :tu: :tu: :tu:
Dave

[Flycatcher]

Thanks DM, and I understand your point - I too have only a 56K connection so suffer similar delays loading my own and many other people's posts.

I shall try to bear your suggestion in mind for the future, but if it comes to a compromise between quality and size, quality will win. I think part of the reason I usually post at the least compression that will get me under the 200K bar is comparison with the original, often much larger and uncompressed image. Although reducing the scale to better fit the web page may remove a bit of jaggies, in my usual style of work that is not often significant. What it also does and which is deleterious is lose some of the detail which simply becomes too small. I then get reluctant to apply further lossy compression beyond the minimum allowable for fear of degrading the image further.

[DeeVee]

This morning I was taking another look at this image, and what struck me this time is how insignificant the climber is relative to the blulders he is trying to get over, this makes the image even more interesting. It is one of those paintings which grows on you. :) :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Flycatcher]

Glad you got that impression, Joe. It was intentional. He was also placed in the rather unusual position close to the bottom corner further to accentuate the scale of the near rock-face to his own relatively diminutive form. :)