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Do you have to use wild cards in the groups or can you wait until the later stages?

Congrats to all winners, entirely well deserved.
Also Kudos to Mark and jack for getting the awards done.

Great Turnout  !! 

1st. Tabata
2nd. Mandle
3rd. AnasAbdin

Nice work! It's easy on the eyes and looks pleasant. I would like to see a small wooden bridge at the water though. That kind that bends...you know....curved/semi-cylindrical or how the hell to explain it haha Good work !!!

Very good work, SinSin!
Love the shadow play on the left tree.

Thanks guys.

Nice work! And great fire effect on the trees and surrounding too!
However, my brains keeps telling me that, according to the amount of effect, that I'm looking at a huge fire... but only it's only a little one. Don't think it should give that violent flicker where you put it (due to being so far away), and then the ground/grass has nothing at all, where I would expect to see some.

Otherwise, it looks awesome! Good job!

However, my brains keeps telling me that, according to the amount of effect, that I'm looking at a huge fire... but only it's only a little one. Don't think it should give that violent flicker where you put it (due to being so far away), and then the ground/grass has nothing at all, where I would expect to see some.

Agreed, the flicker is too noticeable when compared to the size of the flame, and the fact that it's the daytime.
But it's still a really great picture. And as everyone knows, you can edit a picture indefinitely.

I've set about increasing the size of the torch, Nice idea regarding the bridge.

Great progression! I think this would serve just fine as a background in a game but it could still be improved a bit!

The issue I have is telling what time of day it is. Some indicators would point to night time such as the fade-out in the top/back of the scene and the light play on the trees from the torch. Yet the shading of the water and the foreground shrub seem more day-time to me!

I feel it leans more towards night so I did a quick (down and dirty) paint-over with some lighting suggestions. It's far from perfect but it illustrates the ideas well enough.

I just used quick brushes and wasn't "pixel" perfect (as the image was resized so it wasn't 1 to 1 to work on) so you'd want to redo this with pixel precision (not the super soft blurriness of this paint-over). If you shaded like this (maybe not so dark) and put that flickering light pattern back in I think this would be a near perfect BG!

Good luck and I hope this helps!

Thanks Darth, I love your paint over it has given it some great atmosphere.
I will give it a go and will report back ASAC 

Thanks again to everyone who has commented so far.


EDIT   Im not totally happy with the torch,  I may tweak it so that it is a camp fire..

Belgium were awful!!

I tipped them for the tournament !!

Mandle.. Great magic eye man..

I used to love these as a kid !!

Gurok nice job dude!

Played it! Loved it ! Congrats to you buddy !

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STUPID QUESTION ALERT.  AWOOOGAH AWOOOOOOOGAH!!

Are the awards going to be on both the client AND IRC? Or just client. I only ask as I'm at work until 10 pm tonight (wont be home until 11 ) meaning in gonna miss 3/4rs if only on Client. (unless someone wants to build a windows phone app just for lil old me ).

Its good, maybe flatten down the wallpaper and again darken the room for effect.
Wear down the wallpaper for the age effect too and maybe put in some dust...
change the lamp for a candle maybe?   

Just a couple of points.
nice modelling tho

Just did a little paint over here.

First up nice claustrophobic feeling can be achieved with this room however you must... MUST shade it correctly.
 
I would also add some details to the doors and maybe add some skirting boards to the image ...( maybe a worn old rug and some torn wallpaper)

So what I did here was

• Shade the walls where I could,
• Highlight the edges of some of the objects
• Dulled the door knobs
• Aged the lamp slightly
• Animated it to show atmosphere. Gave it a flickering light as an example.

Remember the dodge and burn tool CAN be your friend, just practice with it. 

Hope this helps.

Gay rape in the shower 4? 

Happy Birthday Nemo and Jim Reed!!

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Thanks for your comments and tips. I'm working today but if I can find some time this weekend I'll update and try your ammendments Ouxx.(46 colours in my whole pallette btw) 

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I may edit the lighting on this somewhat and then re update. Im kinda happy with where I am in terms of my Kyrandia style now (yes its not KYRANDIA Exactly IMA)   but its my own spin.   Honestly I've been working on my art style periodically for 11 years now. and this is possibly my best piece to date, please go easy on me lol..   

For now I am going to continue with my title..    Thanks to all again who commented ! 

Happy Birthday STUPOT!!

I am so frustrated right now!!!

Thank you

WYZ   and Sslaxx...  Its your Birthdays ...

HAVE A CRACKER!!

I LIKE IT!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aprilskies and Danvzare !!! 

I'm really, REALLY Sorry people but I felt compelled to do this!!       



Solution will follow on the deadline date..   ENJOY

Whoops again... I left it to give it some thought..

Then didn't think about it at all

Thanks, 

I have to work on my composition.

I tend to draw from my minds eye (Which is generally blank)
its so strange, this started out as just me experimenting with drawing grass.