ZBrushCentral

Tortoise and Hare Development Page 3 9-04-02

ZBrush Artworks
#1

I am working on this little ditty here and looking for some feedback. There will be a character on the path to be added later, and still there is much to be done on this. I am enjoying how this one is coming out, so I decided to post it. Plus there might be something I am missing that could improve this drastically. Don’t worry, the lighting will be improved soon. Thanks for any comments.

New update with my characters in there. You can probably guess which direction I am going with this now. It is my take on the tortoise and the hare. Still some bit of work to be done, but getting closer though. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for all of the wonderful comments to help this evolve! And of course comments always welcomeon the updates! :smiley:

#2

Hello…(fade away)
Hello…(echo)
Is anybody out there… (fade away)
No…(echo)
Doesn’t anyone want to critique. Please! :frowning:

#3

hi, D! its a lil difficult to do a 121 without knowing what figure you plan to put into there, what size it will have realating to the surroundings and all… but assuming that the project might go into a cartoonish or childrenbook like direction (and the figure, too :D), here is what i think:

:+1: subtle details
:-1: sparse use of different materials (at least to my eye) - therefore a little uniform look - lighting will improve that for sure
:+1: love the wooly clouds
:-1: painting of the path towards the horizon: i think it should be less broad there for perspectivities sake (or broader in the foreground)… a little more depth (adding more hills between furthest aways that are there yet and the skylayer (?) would add to the image as well
:+1: lovely tree - with personality :slight_smile: the holes in there look like perfecto dwarf or mice or the like house-doors :slight_smile:
:-1: i would try to add at least one other kind of flowers
:+1: great project and i cant wait to see what you will add as a next step!

  • juandel
#4

Thanks, your feedback is quite informative. The character is going to be cartoonish, sorry I left that out. Thanks again for your constructive feedback. :smiley: :smiley:

#5

I like how this is coming along so far. I think a cartoonish figure would be great in the image.

I really like the clouds and ground texture on the far hill, as well as the mushrooms.
I like the shape and detail on the tree. The top part of it reminds me on a head sitting upon the shoulders with the arms extended. If this is what you intended, it is off to a great start. If this isn’t the intention, I would stretch the ‘head’ to taper and more gradually fade out or maybe bend it into another branch.
Seeing Juandel’s suggestion about the flowers, I agree different types would look nice. Using the same one would look good if the size were varied also, maybe do all of one color as small ones, or add a bunch of tiny white white ones.

All the little details so far and the overall look of the image is great as is. I can’t wait to see your update on this magical image :+1: :+1:

#6

Hi D - not ignoring you, but you have to make allowance for the different time zones. :smiley:

I think this is coming along just great. I love the whole feel of the piece, and the tree is particularly effective.

I agree with Juandel re the perspective for the distant part of the path. However, I think the flowers are very pretty and just fine as they are for this genre.

I seem to be in a minority of one about the clouds, though. For me they have a little too much material intensity compared to other elements of the picture; I would have preferred a slightly “flatter” look. Maybe it’s just me; I don’t see this kind of work often.

Anyway, an very good start to what promises to be an excellent painting.
:+1: :+1: :+1:

#7

I was really just having a bit of fun earlier, I hope no one took me serious. It’s probably because I was a little punchy. I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. to try and get this posted so I could get some response to ponder during the day. Silly me I forgot I had to get up at 6a.m. to go to work. Silly ZBrush is so addictive! :smiley: Anyway, I hope no offense was taken, and thanks for the feedback! :+1:

#8

I really like the flowers and the distant hills. Gives it depth. Very pretty.

#9

lookin snazzy there…I like the update

#10

I think you are getting there. The update has improved this image significantly. I like the additional varieties of flowers. The continuation of the road has added to the perspective of the image giving it greater depth. Well done. Looking forward to the other updates.
DeeVee,
Joe.

#11

#2 definitely shows this image moving along. I think the tree has a character all its own. What other plans do you have for this, aside from the character? I think, if I were to change anything, I would somehow try to get some haze at the horizon line, to bring the clouds down behind the hills. Otherwise, I love the variety of flowers and other elements in the grasses.

#12

The distance you’ve added is a great addition, but personally I think the tree looks a little strange…I think a bush would give a better scale to the image. In other words, I think you either have to make the tree taller, or make it a bush, with a thinner profile…

Just my opinion… :wink:

#13

Certainly no offence taken by me - I was just funning too. :smiley:

I love the update. Re StoneCutter’s comment on the tree: I hope I’m right in saying that the resemblance of the tree to a human form with outstretched (maybe pointing?) arms is intentional. If so, then you’ve got it dead right; if not, then SC is probably correct. I like the man-tree as it is.

#14

I really like the updates to this one. The flowers and grass looks great and the turtle is really cute. Can’t wait to see the finished version. :+1:

#15

Well, here it is again. Do you ever feel like you’ve almost worked a picture to death. Anyway, I wanted to try and get more separation, more contrast from character to grass and such, and I think I have achieved this. I think the character stands out a bit more, but of course now I have to finish it. More things to add. Comments are gladly accepted. :slight_smile:

#16

This is really turning out well. I just love the turtle! And his shoes are awesome.

There is so much detail in the foliage, it’s amazing! You are really doing great with this one! :smiley:

:+1: :+1: :+1:

#17

coming along great!!! what do you think about giving the shoes (the part covering the toes) another color to discern them from the turtles skin? imho, the flowers are topnotch now, but i liked the grass (esp. on top of the hill on the left) in the second one best. in case the tree is sitting on a layer of its own, you might want to deactivate the “all” layers button in the pickerpalette while painting the grass onto the hill behind the tree by pressing “active” to avoid the grasspixols to affect the bark.

love all the details, like bootstraps and such… will there be sweatdrops and pebbles flying off, too?

veryvery nice project!!! :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:

  • juandel
#18

Yep, you certainly achieved what you set out to do there. :+1: :+1: :+1:

I presume the hare has vanished only temporarily? Also I hope you will bring back the humorous touch with the tortoise’s tongue hanging out in his efforts to win. made me laugh. :smiley:

#19

Another significant update. It is nice to see good advice taken turn out well, congratulations :slight_smile: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#20

It’s coming together quite well. While I liked the tongue hanging out in the second image, I think the third one is even better. The expression in the eyes convey a similar feel.
Softening the background hills has added depth to the image.
Overall, it’s a definate :+1: