February, 2007: Lonely Outpost

[A.Alvarez]

Ok, here we go... the February theme is the Lonely Outpost.
Desert, Mountain, Space, Moon, Canyon, Ocean, Goodluck!

edit: Winners announced!

Hello all...

So here are the winners for the Lonely Outpost!

There were so many super cool images, but in the end these six entries stood out for their impact, atmosphere, clarity of vision and, of course, interpretation. The effort put forth by everyone here is truly inspiring.

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Thanks to all! :)
-Alex

[Verithin]

Great theme... I'll be diving in for sure!

[Matthew Ellis]

Sweet theme,lets get painting!!


Cheers!

[darko974]

hi all,
i post my painting soon i work on ^^
good creation all !

-darko

[IdiotApathy]

Nice forum guys, feels comfy - recognize a lot of the names here too.

Here are some things I've been up to the past few days; playing with centralized compositions, you might notice a repeating element or two ;)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7774/snow10emv5.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5691/snow10en2.jpg
Photoshop CS2

[gkjeane]

These are my submissions for the lonely outposts. I added one with me in it because this is my lonely outpost. I also added two reference images for my loneliness piece. Those are two images I used to make that piece. I did all the photographs, and drawing myself.

[darko974]

how do we do painting ?? :eek:
paint paint paint ?
what's the secret ? :)

have u got a tutorial for to do a painting like we ?

thx of we response

[dubbilan]

Great topic this month!
I hope I will find time to do a 2D entry this time...

Congratulations to the winners of the Tunnel! :)

[michael see]

sounds like a great theme,i'll fit in some of my time to work on this:)

cheers everyone

michael

[LeCLone]

This is my first participation to this forum !
Here is my entry for the lonely outpost !

Lonely OutPost (http://nanyleclone.free.fr/Leclone/Lonely%20Outpost%20final.jpg)

[gaczar]

2nd attempt at painting in Photoshop....." think i'm starting to see things in the nebula" http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u17/gaczar/lighthouse-fin01.jpg

[beelow]

Hot images Idiot Apathy, I'll join in on this.

[Blachart67]

This is my WIP for Feb...roughed in colours and that is about it...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o11/Blachart67/Lonely_Outpost_WIP_11_Feb.jpg

[ZUPZUP]

http://www.zupzup.com/Art/lonely_outpost.jpg
Photoshop CS

[zoephoenix]

here's my WIP...


http://sgtphoenix.ctcsg.no-ip.com/LonelyOutpostEntry.jpg

[scwatman]

my entry.

http://www.geocities.com/scwatman/entry_flat.jpg

[nlb]

testing 1, 2...Hi folks, heres some concept art

btw Great stuff so far guys, last months was really impressive.http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/143135/143135_1171240058_large.jpg

[cok3]

nothin much yet for me, just finding colors i like. will post another update soon with an actual composition

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7590/wip2bn1.jpg

[NocturnalCreatures]

buy the training dvds by dylan cole man they r the best

[RianChen]

hi, here is my accompany letter... wish every1 feel warm when doing the lonely work at nite. . Good luck every1

[redehlert]

Nice entry Tom! I'll have to see if I have it in me to challenge you and the rest of the crew here.
Cheers!
D

[IdiotApathy]

Hehe, thanks dave! If you don't paint something I'm going to be sad. :(

Some real cool stuff so far guys!

[JL. Alfaro]

well I was gonna get in this again, but dammit theres too much talent here already... I'll think about it...

[redehlert]

lol....i'll see what i can do, tom!
won't be nearly as cool as yours, though. ;)

heya j! come on...ya gotta submit. if you do i will.

[IdiotApathy]

*slaps both of you* Do eeeet!

[zoephoenix]

here's an update to my previous post... still a WIP... the next one I post will be the finished version...

http://sgtphoenix.ctcsg.no-ip.com/LonelyOutpostEntry7.jpg

[jcdied4me]

When is the last day to submit for this month. I have been following these challanges since the first one and finally have the time to put in. Thanks for the assistance.

- JC

[JL. Alfaro]

Alright Red, Im in, so youre in too...
Just got an idea, Im gonna do a 180 on this topic

-JL

[Photeck]

Here's my little contribution :)
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7096/speedpaint20somethingay1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[warlord]

Hi all:
heres a few of my concept studies to throw in the mix.
all based on the idea of a remote outpost of sorts, although a couple of them arent all that solitary :-)
wish i had more time to work on this months challenge, but off on holiday tomorrow.....best of luck to all.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/890/beachy33_web.jpg


http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/concept4b.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/canyon9.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/industrial-outpost.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/solitary_s.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/outpost19_s2.jpg

[harikatt]

i just thought to plan something more different from others,, like a lonely monkey faced rocks waiting for something to happen in the lonely planed away from the deep universe ,, where there are very very hidden planets in the milkyway,,

Also need you peoples comments and replies ...

thanks.




http://www.imagewoof.com/view_thumb/f4642651/2D copy.jpg (http://www.imagewoof.com/view_image/f4642651/2D copy.jpg)

[NexusGR]

I have been working on this image for quite some time now and
since it fits the subject I would like to give it a try.... :-)

[jcdied4me]

I apologize for the repeat question but I was never answered. When is the deadline for submissions in February? Thanks for the assistance

[edra]

Since this is the february contest , the deadline will probably be the 28th

[parol.a]

Here's my entry for the feb contest!
good luck everyone

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9134/lonelyoutpostentryxq3.jpg

[jcdied4me]

Thx edra, much appreciated. I am glad because that will give me more time to put into the painting.

[waugh]

Hi guys!
ok, so here's my entry for the february contest. An asian landscape matte painting .

http://waughpersistance.free.fr/saravane_by_waugh.jpg


and congratz everyone, i 've seen some really nice works :clap:
have a nice day.

[Squibbit]

Hi guys!
ok, so here's my entry for the february contest. An asian landscape matte painting

uh oh, u just proven u dont need any tutorial DVDs :D


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[junthi]

Oh yeah waugh!

[Squibbit]

here's mine, it's painted on photoshop, just got a slight texture overlay.
i ended up wasting way too much time on it, pfft

http://www.saunalahti.fi/panuom/Lonely_Outpost_10.jpg

[zoephoenix]

yeah, waugh... you and Matthew Ellis have proved that you don't need these... kindly step aside so people who do can win! lol, I'm just kidding... :-p You both do wonderful work. Good luck to you. :) Except... you both have me beat so far... I can't beat you two!! :-(

[waugh]

uh oh, u just proven u dont need any tutorial DVDs :D


.

You says that, and just after you post an awesome painting :p
love it :clap:

Anyways, thanks you guys !

[MPavel]

Here is my image =)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1444/waterfolk1internet1me6.jpg

[HFix]

This is my try at this months theme, great work everyone!

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/256211/256211_1171928686_large.jpg

[Dyonge]

Not your typical outpost. Maybe one against evil spirits. Hope you guys like it. Amazing posts everyone, these forums are fun!!!

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/dyonge_bucket/obsidian.jpg

p.s. Does anyone know a free image host that will handle images larger than 800x600, photobucket has a limit I guess and the lower res is killing the details in my image. I attached a higher res jpeg as well.

I just increased the brightness of the imagel..I thought it might be too dark.

[RQuack]

I love some of these entries, nice job! Here's one of mine for the contest. :)

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs14/i/2007/053/7/1/Swampy_Setting_by_RQuack.jpg

[Suirebit]

Ok, Here is my entry....a remote outpost in the middle of an ice waste;

Feedback is appreciated :)

I had to choose between ice and sand....and as sand is overdone, icescape became the winner :)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6551/lonelyoutpostbk2.jpg

[ThisIsNick]

here's mine, it's painted on photoshop, just got a slight texture overlay.
i ended up wasting way too much time on it, pfft

I love the scarecrow guy. lol

[jOuey]

MPavel / Suirebit = great !

only photoshop & brushes :

http://www.waart.net/cfsl/gw_fev07_lonely_outpost.jpg

Edit : this is an other version (final), with clouds.

http://www.waart.net/cfsl/gw_fev07_lonely_outpost2.jpg

jOuey

[Suirebit]

Thanks Jquey! :)
And interesting concept! :)

[ThisIsNick]

hey do you guys use the wiacom pen pads or just a mouse?

[RicardoGarces]

Hi everyone!

This forum is getting better and better! Amazing entries!

Here is my entry. Done in Photoshop. Good luck everyone!

EDIT: Following the advice given in the following posts, I modified the clouds. Is this better?

http://www.ricardogarces.com/temp/MountainRescueWeb3.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/226106/226106_1172358207_large.jpg

Mountain Rescue 07 : Lonely Outpost : Ricardo Garces (http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/226106/226106_1172358207_large.jpg)

Best regards,

Ricardo.

[Dyonge]

I use a wacom tablet. I cannot draw with a mouse..some people can. I'd rather be using a wacom cintiq!! Nice post Ricardo!

[Suirebit]

those dark small clouds look very off ricardo, but apart from that nice job :)

[Slivar]

Hi.
Here is my final work for the outpost theme.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6483/outpostfinalyi2.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=outpostfinalyi2.jpg)
Lonely alien sitting on the rock, waiting.....

[RicardoGarces]

those dark small clouds look very off ricardo, but apart from that nice job :)


Thanks guys! Suirebit... which clouds do you mean? Critics and comments are welcome. Sometimes we spend so much time looking at a work, that we lose the perspective of what is correct and what is not, so please help me :)

Kind regards,

Ricardo.

[Dyonge]

Thanks guys! Suirebit... which clouds do you mean? Critics and comments are welcome. Sometimes we spend so much time looking at a work, that we lose the perspective of what is correct and what is not, so please help me :)

Kind regards,

Ricardo.


Maybe the dark clouds should be slightly lighter? More atmosphere between us and them? Just my thought, may not be right! :)

[Leland]

Wow! this month has some seriously amazing work. I better start matte painting or I'm going to be left in the dust.:eek:
When I read the title "Lonely Outpost", the first thing that came to mind was a guy on a gun turret getting wasted. Maybe because all the lonely people I know happen to be alcoholics.. lol
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/affinity2k2/lonelyoutpostdrunkfinishedweb.jpg

This second piece was kind of a happy accident. I was experimenting with the Scott Robertson marker technique and fell right into this painting. I will say if your
at a loss for idea's, his way to find unique environments is a blast. I don't think I would have ever just sat down to paint this. I had to search through my own marker chaos to find it and when i did I knew exactly where to take it.
The man is telling the creature to stay and stand guard while he goes to nap in his little shack.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/affinity2k2/lonelystonemanweb.jpg

Great job and good luck to everyone!!

[zemplinski]

There are already so many better images here than mine!
This an old series from a quick excercise project back at architecture school: HOUSE FOR A HERMIT ON AN UNKNOWN DESERT.
i've decided to give it another chance...

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit01.jpg

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit02.jpg

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit03.jpg

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit05.jpg

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit06.jpg

http://www.biolinia.com/input/projects/hermit/hermit07.jpg

[jcdied4me]

Dyonge - I agree, using a mouse to draw and paint is not a talent I have either. There have been some Cinitq's going for at least 1k less than the normal price on eBay. I can't afford the high prices for one but you might :).
-JC

[jcdied4me]

There is some major talent in these forums. I wish you all the best of luck.

The lone temple

w/o fire

http://jeffsfolio.com/IN-OUT/AutumnWuTemple_01.jpg


w/ fire

http://jeffsfolio.com/IN-OUT/AutumnWuTemple_02.jpg

Hope you like!

God Bless,

- JC

[Slivar]

A question:
Are the DVD?s coded for a special region?
(I live in Sweden and have a "region 2" dvdplayer)

[Suirebit]

Lol, first win then ask :DDDD

Great entries, it's gonna be a nice competition :)

Ricardo there are some 'low' clouds you can obviusly see are another layer over the sky one (aka not blended very well)

[junthi]

Zemplinski, I really like those pictures. I'll apply to an architecture school this spring and those pics are a real inspiration for me:)

And yeah, this contest is getting better and better each month. I'm trying to get my first matte piece together by the dead line to see if it can compete with some of these awesome paintings.

[RicardoGarces]

Lol, first win then ask :DDDD

Great entries, it's gonna be a nice competition :)

Ricardo there are some 'low' clouds you can obviusly see are another layer over the sky one (aka not blended very well)

The guys that work 3D in the movies often say, "I love when people point out how badly a 3D object or scene is done, and it actually is real stuff and not digital at all".

In this case the same happens :D The sky is a full photo image, apart from the right side that was painted by myself ( from the tower to the right side ). There was no blending at all :) !!

Yet this brings out an interesting subject: "When is the representation of reality more real than reality itself?"

I believe the answer would be related to our cultural and visual knowledge. For example we accept Lord of the Rings or King Kong landscapes has real places, even with all those colors and sentimental charge.

Kind regards,

Ricardo

[sportguy182]

Im pretty sure you guys are going to think Im dumb or something...because I should already know this..but I DONT!!!
How is it that som e people's entries are 1000x700 pix and it is still letting them upload them..Im trying to upload my picture..but I really dont want to downsize it..because it looses the charm..(haha)..but seriously..HOW???
Does anybody know..I see huge pics in the forum and I cant upload mine..
If anyone knows please help...thanks for you comprehension and patience for me the retard..

[Suirebit]

sportguy> www.imageshack.us ;)

Ricardo are you sure? :D....One photo or not there's something wrong there...maybe we don't talk about the same area...I would encircle and upload , but I don't want to pollute the thread. Anyway, it doesn't really matter, this is a competition thread not a feedback one :) Good job and I'm sure youre gonna win something

[sportguy182]

I rly dont know how to do this..with imageshack...by the way thanks..lets see.if it works..anyways this is a dream about a bonsai tree that was floating around in mid air...just want it to interpret it in this image for fun..matte painting about a house in the middle of nowhere in a magical place..
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8826/altarwithflyingtreeswu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[waugh]

Woooow, so many great works.
MPavel , i've already see this piece on mattepainting.org, and i have to say that i really like it, congratz.

Dyonge, not typical outpost for sure, but hey!!!! what a paniting, i totally love it, you are on my desktop :D


RicardoGarces, great mood on this piece, congratz : )

Originally Posted by RicardoGarces
....sometimes we spend so much time looking at a work, that we lose the perspective of what is correct and what is not...

hehehehe, i'm really to see that i'm not the only one with this probleme : briggin:



ThisIsNick, personnaly i' have an A5 intuso3, and i can't work without : )


zemplinski, i like your "old" series :clap: .... the grain add a lot on the mood, nicely done.


Congratz all, this will be a great contest.

[RicardoGarces]

Zemplinski: I have seen these works of yours somewhere before, but I never had the chance to say I love them. They are very clean and objective. Amazing work really.
Congratulations, very impressive.

Suirebit: I will make a tutorial on this image, then I will send you the link. Maybe together we can understand what does not sell to well on this piece. I would really like to thank you for your input. I appreciate when people are honest about my art.

[Suirebit]

ok ricardo, np :)

Phuah, there are already more great entries than prizes :D This comp is getting better and better each month :)

[Matthew Ellis]

Amazing work so far everyone. I like everything I see here :)

Cheers to all!

[Dyonge]

"Dyonge, not typical outpost for sure, but hey!!!! what a paniting, i totally love it, you are on my desktop :D"

.

Thanks man!!!I am honored that you would choose mine for your desktop! I would like to actually walk into your painting and take a look around, definately a great piece!! I need to try a matte painting like yours, havn't done anything like that yet... grand vista and all.

[Dyonge]

The guys that work 3D in the movies often say, "I love when people point out how badly a 3D object or scene is done, and it actually is real stuff and not digital at all".

In this case the same happens :D The sky is a full photo image, apart from the right side that was painted by myself ( from the tower to the right side ). There was no blending at all :) !!

Yet this brings out an interesting subject: "When is the representation of reality more real than reality itself?"

I believe the answer would be related to our cultural and visual knowledge. For example we accept Lord of the Rings or King Kong landscapes has real places, even with all those colors and sentimental charge.

Kind regards,

Ricardo


Ya it is funny how different people percieve things!! Your piece looks fine to me and the crit I posted earlier was extremely nitpicky!! Your right, the fantasy element of LOTR and King Kong allow our suspension of disbelief so stuff like that becomes pluasible.

[Dyonge]

Dyonge - I agree, using a mouse to draw and paint is not a talent I have either. There have been some Cinitq's going for at least 1k less than the normal price on eBay. I can't afford the high prices for one but you might :).
-JC

Nope, can't justify the price of a cintiq right now and I have a nice 9X12 tablet anyways. Thinking about a tablet pc though!

[space-sprayer]

Well Im really excited about this contest. I haven't entered before, I just like to come and look at the amazing entries, but that prize is a huge incentive for a student thats out of pocket. So, I decided to give this one a try. I've been working on it for about 3 weeks now, and hope to finish and post it in a little while.
Here is my concept. Its going to be a matte painting by the way:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253510/9681213/232785497.jpg


Ricardo, that is a beautiful piece of work, congrats! I was secretly hoping you wouldn't enter, lol.

Nick

[space-sprayer]

Ok, so im finished after about 25r or so hours of enjoyable labour :)
Im pretty happy with it. I can sense there are issues but I think I just have to accept that with my current knowledge (or lack thereof) I have to leave it as it is. I got a lot out of the process so it was well worth doing.

Here it is then, my entry:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253510/9681213/232793392.jpg



And a detail shot:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253510/9681213/232791358.jpg


Congrats to all the entrants, its great to see all the work here!

Nick

[Slivar]

SUIREBIT wrote: Lol, first win then ask DDD
(about my question about the DVD?s)

Well....I?m a realist and I think I?ll have to buy some of them, before I get the skill to win anything....so, thats why... :D

[RicardoGarces]

Slivar: The Gnomon DVD's work with Region 2. I think that region stuff is no longer very important, because all regions work in our computer DVD players.
Some Gnomon DVD's are not even done for DVD players, meaning they are not DVD movies but DVD-Roms.

No matter what, Gnomon DVD's rule!

I love the Mark Goerner stuff, and Wendy Froud is the best teacher they got so far. She is very amusing and for the first time I didn't slept while watching a Gnomon DVD. :D

Nick: "Ricardo, that is a beautiful piece of work, congrats! I was secretly hoping you wouldn't enter, lol."

Hi man! nice to see you here. Thanks for the comment. I like your entry too, the landscape is very well done, but I think you still could improve the outpost. Why don't you sketch one up in 3D with Sketchup, and blend it with the landscape?
Sketchup is really easy to use, and you have a free version online that could do the trick. Let me know if you need anything from me, I am very glad if I can help.

[dubbilan]

Things are shaping up nicely in here... a treat to see all these great images!
40 Gnomon DVDs can get a lot of people going..! :D
Great inspiration, good luck to all, I'm hoping to finish my painting in time!

[space-sprayer]

Ricardo - Thanks for the compliments, Im glad you liked it. I agree about the outpost. I actually did this as a really basic and quick 3D render in XSI, then drew over it and textured it in Photoshop, but I do feel something is lacking. Is there a way to easily get the right perspective on a 3D model to match it to your scene, coz that was one thing that took me a few tries until I was happy. I actually think i didn't do the outpost justice coz i highly detailed it, but its too small to see in my matte. Is there anything in particular that you think needs to be better with the outpost? Thanks for your help, i appreciate the support!

Nick

p.s. Im glad you gave the Mar Goerner dvds the thumbs up, coz Im going to buy those when I have saved up the money! They look amazing!

[RicardoGarces]

Hi Nick!

Yes there is a quick way to match the perspective. You can draw the perspective lines over the matte paint on Photoshop, then import the image into your 3D application and adjust the view making sure the usual application grid matches the perspective lines on your image.

After that you can either replace the image with another one without the lines and render the geometry with the image as background, or you can render the geometry alone and blend it in photoshop ( better process ).

At some point you might create a camera in the position you will need for rendering the image, if you plan to keep adding detail to your object, not to mention that if you have a side chosen, you don't need detail where the camera doesn't reach.

The size you have chosen for the image, doesn't help you much for a detailed outpost, but you could for instance make the outpost tower higher and it would come out from the tree line some more, making it more visible.
Or you can make a clearing around the outpost, so the house would be better seen.

Mark Goerner is a Master! seeing him sketching interior spaces makes you drool :D
It was one of the first DVD's I bought from Gnomon. The other was Dusso v2.
But heck, I recommend all of them.

[Suirebit]

i also recommend dylan cole :D

about perspective...there is a tool in cs which can help you sometimes...vanishing point ;)

And i agree with Ricardo's comments, Nick! The size/scale/perspective of the outpost simply doesn't do it justice :)

[space-sprayer]

ok thanks guys :)
Yea I tried to be very careful with my perspective when doing the matte painting. I always have my perspective grid as my top layer that I can keep flicking on and off to check myself. I will have to try importing the photoshop image into my 3D app, coz i hadn't thought of that. Im very new to 3D so my skills are lacking, but i'll give it a try.
The main thing I was worried about with the outpost was that it was going to be a major selling point on the scale of the landscape, which I wanted to seem massive, but I like the idea about making it taller or clearing around it. I might do more work on the flames too so that it becomes more of a focal point. I wasn't sure exactly what the deadline date was, and I can't work on it over this weekend as Im visiting family, so i wanted to make sure I had it in on time. Hopefully I can do some more work on it on Monday and still submit it in time :)

Dusso and Mark Goerner are two dvds that I really really want! They look awesome! I have the Dylan Cole dvds and one by Feng Zhu, and the quality of those is outstanding! I hope I can keep adding to that over time.

Does anyone know what day the dealine is? I saw the 28th mentioned, can anyone confirm that? Also, when do the contest results usually get released?

Thanks for the help guys, its very much appreciated!


Nick

[Suirebit]

Nick, the deadline is at the end of the month so yes, 28.

Try focusing the picture onto the outpost, right now it's not the subject of the image.

[space-sprayer]

Thanks Suirebit. I think you hit the nail on the head there. I just need to make it more of a focal point. At the moment it looks like an add on, not the centre of interest. I will definitely do some alterations for the deadline.... man i forgot February was so short... :)

Nick

[Mr-Joe]

Good entries for this contest, My favorites so far are from ,(in no particular order) Jouey , Waugh, squibbit, Zemplinski .

Here is my entry, Painter IX and a little Photoshop:

"Somewhere in the middle of Antarctica, Private Don Huan abandons his post in an effort to recapture some of his sanity and find a little excitement."
440


Direct Link to image:
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6176/tagbm3.jpg

Lemme know what you think?

[vahe]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6327/lonelyoutpost2sa0.jpg
Alot of good stuff in here. Good luck everyone. Here is my entry.

[junthi]

Looks like this is becoming a matte painting contest:D

[xzacto]

I apologize for my poor entry, I have been severely humbled by the other entries. but I figured I would post it anyway. yes. it's an outhouse named the Outpost.

http://digitalarts.bgsu.edu/portfolios/mkirk/files/sketchbook/outpost1.jpg

forgive the eyesore.

[rafater]

Wow!!! Very good entries for this month...
This is my first matte painting. I hope you like it and... good luck everyone!!!
http://www.francine.es/WastedTimeNight.jpg

[yoshi_mazaki]

tomasz opasinski
www.tomasz-opasinski.com

[yoshi_mazaki]

http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/gnomon/image.jpg

[edra]

My try at this months theme: many hours spend on detailing, comments are welcome...
Edit:
Just some explanation: Alone in a traffic light on a road to nowhere surrounded by only mountains and rocks, thinking of all the good memory's he had with his wife, Nobody to speak to, just the one portrait he has of her listens

sorry for my english...


http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2235/lonelyoutpostsrw9.jpg

Details:http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6084/detailoutpostus2.jpg

High res version:
http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=outpostfinishedwb6.jpg

[Suirebit]

Rafater not bad for a first :)

Voshi nice concept! :)

edra, altough I don't think it catches the lonely outpost concept too well...it's a very well done image, gratz.

[zoephoenix]

Here's mine... I doubt very seriously I win anything, but oh well... it was good practice. :) All the other entries are great and quite a few of them reminded me of just how much of an amateur I really am... >.>;;... Kudos to all! :-D

http://sgtphoenix.ctcsg.no-ip.com/LonelyOutpostEntry_DONE.jpg

[jfarsenault]

Hello,

This is my first post here, hope you like it!

[Stefciu]

Hi there guys !

That's my first post here :o. I hope you'll like it :). Done in Photoshop.

That's it:
http://www.milo.internetdsl.pl/lonelyoutpost.jpg

Good luck with your's :)

[jone]

Here's my contribution for this months theme.
Painted in Photoshop.


http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7483/sodatklarinteee0.jpg

[Rumaldo]

Hi everyone. I was hoping to have this finished by the end of the contest but it looks like i'm not. So here it is, I used a simple 3D element to start with and then painted on it.
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/949/medium/cloud-city.jpg

[bearfoot]

hey everyone here is my entry

good luck

made with photoshop

cheers


http://www.bearfootfilms.com/wip/matte.jpg

[CubePusher]

Well heres my entry, i knew watching dances with wolves would catch up with me at some point....

And i have to say in future i'll be checking out what other people are doing before i decide whether or not to bother...i mean how many of these works could easily be an imagineFX feature? that goes double for yoshi mazaki....dude should be making a gnomon tutorial dvd nevermind entering a comp to win some. :p



http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/060/f/4/Cloudy_by_CubePusher.jpg

[RicardoGarces]

Well heres my entry, have to say in future i'll be checking out what other people are doing before i decide whether or not to bother...i mean how many of these works could easily be a imagineFX feature?

Not mine for sure. The guys at ImagineFX don't like me, they don't reply to my emails, they don't follow my advice on the forums, and they still haven't sent me the "Star Letter" prize from May 2006.

I tried to reach them several times to different emails. They don't care. So, next month it will be my last issue in the subscription I made with them, and I will not renew it, although I said I would even with such treatment from their side. But that was before I realized the price of 2D Artist in comparison, and 2DA even has the feature of not taking space in my shelves where I need it for books... and Gnomon DVD's :)

Take care.

Ricardo.

[rafater]

Thanx suirebit! I hope you like my lighting rocks...:) and I hope to improve day by day. This site is the better way to learn. Since I find out about it I've learned a lot!
Best regards!!

[Suirebit]

wow, quite a lot of entries :D

Ricardo I have the same problem with them...join the club :D

[christ]

Here is my submission.

[Aggie]

Hello Everyone,

New kid on the block here, entering this month's challenge.
Here is my submission

aggie

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2666/lonelyoutpostyn7.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lonelyoutpostyn7.jpg)

[yoshi_mazaki]

Voshi nice concept! :)
- thank you... im working on a second one.. :)

~yoshi

[yoshi_mazaki]

...aaand my second one.

~tomasz aka yoshi

http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/gnomon/001.jpg
http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/gnomon/002.jpg

http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/gnomon/001.jpg
http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/gnomon/002.jpg

[dubbilan]

Holy smokes Yoshi! That is.. nice...! :) What an act to follow...
All in all, intimidatingly great stuff in this thread.
I'm new to 2D, have been making 3D for many years, and this challenge is a great motivator to get working!
I've already received help from a Ryan Church DVD to create this image, which is a picture that popped into my head when I saw this months theme.
Upon making it the idea grew and came to be "Not all is lost"...a sort of love story ;)
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
All Painter without references. Except moon which is rendered in Maya.

http://www.dubbilan.net/pics/not_all_is_lost-1200px_dubbilan.jpg


And a detail from the highres version...
http://www.dubbilan.net/pics/not_all_is_lost-detail_dubbilan.jpg

Enjoy and best of luck to all!
Comments... yes, please :)

[Turcin]

Hello everyone, nice posts in here.
This is my entry
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5198/outpostfinalnv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[NocturnalCreatures]

Well what can I say about this one this is the first time I have painted a landscape in Photoshop. Well I have tried to show an abode in the middle of the mountains, I choose snow and did not paint just a green scenery as I think cold environments and loneliness go hand in hand with each other atleast thats the way I feel. Now this is really not my project that I wanted to submit for this theme but unfourtunately we are in the month of Feb and it ain't a freaking leap year to top things off :mad: so this is kind of a hurry hurry job, just wanted to participate and I guess I will have to pray to win this one:D I actually even uploaded the image in the wrong forum by mistake. The project I really wanted to submit is still in the process of completion. So lets see what can be done

Well I think all the submissions were great and may the best man win, and that ain't me for sure not with this one atleast hey thats the way I feel :rolleyes:

[sankara]

hai friends ,this is my piece

here i created a dry landscape witha fallen or lost kingdom which shows a feel of loneliness .i chooose this tone for getting the periodic effect.except the horseandtheman nothin is there.

herei posted is compressed one

feel the loneliness here

thanks
sankara
sankaravfx@yahoo.com
sankarasubramani1@rediffmail.com

allthe best to all.

[space-sprayer]

Well I decided that the advice I got on my entry was just too good to pass up. I felt that my outpost was letting the landscape down too, so for other people to say the same thing forced me back to XSI to model a better outpost. I spent more time this time and sketched up a few designs based on pagodas from China and Japan. Im much happier now, and this will bne my final entry:


http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253510/9681213/233977931.jpg


http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL762/3253510/9681213/233978192.jpg


For anyone that wants to compare to the original, here is the link:

Old Matte (http://forums.thegnomonworkshop.com/showthread.php?t=455&page=8)

Massive special thanks to Ricardo and Suirebit for the invaluable advice.

Nick

[RicardoGarces]

Hi Nick!

It reads much better than before.

Nice work.

Your friend,

Ricardo

[sportguy182]

Well here is another matte I did..actually I just finished this in about 4 hours...I had to..no time for anything..basic concept is an isolated guy out of the castle for being a thief..again I did it really fast..also considering this is my third matte picture..
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5145/fieldrm3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[jcdied4me]

Man! There is a lot of talent emerging on these forums. Great incentive Gnomon! Way to get a forum going :D

- JC

[samrkennedy]

I tried to depict the castle under siege by such a great and hellish army that it would seem very abandoned.http://bp2.blogger.com/_DAiuQv_i2a8/ReSJnhMicAI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Eaf3yiqZZSw/s1600-h/Heavens-Fortress.jpg

[space-sprayer]

Ricardo - Im glad you like it better now :) Thank you for all your help getting it that way.

Nick

[Suirebit]

Much better Nick ;)

[Matthew Ellis]

Hey everyone,

Here is my entry for the Gnomon Workshop "lonely outpost" challenge. Been working on it non stop since the challenge was announced and I think this is my best work so far so I am happy :D

The Idea is that this is a lighthouse from another world. And is over run by a vulture like creature that are scavengers feeding off any life they can find.
I think a light house is a great example of a lonely outpost. Most lighthouses are run by one person who is usually alone and 100's of miles away from anyone else and are known to either go insane or kill themselves. So I wanted a very dark creepy atmosphere full of odd shapes and color. A place that if you had to go there and work, you would feel like not even god would be with you.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3056/lighthousefinalsmallfh6.jpg

LARGE IMAGE

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/241/lighthousefinal1500bk3.jpg



Cheers

[frenzied]

Hi all,
this is my entry. Although it is my 2. coloured picture I've ever made... O_o, we are all learning ;)
C&C welcome.

my favorite: scwatman's

greetings


http://artist.nemesis-interactive.com/lonely_outpost_small.jpg

larger version (http://artist.nemesis-interactive.com/lonely_outpost.jpg)

[space-sprayer]

Suirebit: Thnk you my friend! :)

[CubePusher]

Hey everyone,

Here is my entry for the Gnomon Workshop "lonely outpost" challenge. Been working on it non stop since the challenge was announced and I think this is my best work so far so I am happy :D

The Idea is that this is a lighthouse from another world. And is over run by a vulture like creature that are scavengers feeding off any life they can find.
I think a light house is a great example of a lonely outpost. Most lighthouses are run by one person who is usually alone and 100's of miles away from anyone else and are known to either go insane or kill themselves. So I wanted a very dark creepy atmosphere full of odd shapes and color. A place that if you had to go there and work, you would feel like not even god would be with you.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3056/lighthousefinalsmallfh6.jpg

LARGE IMAGE

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/241/lighthousefinal1500bk3.jpg



Cheers

Dude that is seriously tight, you got any more shots of the process of putting that together? i'd be intrested to see how it came about. :)

ricardo - sucks to here about your Imagine FX snub dude, i only buy it so the bathrooms got stock of.....reading....material.

Honest. :P

[gnomad2]

Hi all,

Here is my submission to the Lonely Outpost contest. I hope you like it!

Gnomad

[edra]

thanx suirebit , glad u like it but I have to say that i'm suprised that u think it's not catching the lonely outpost theme, I tried to get some original view on the subject because everybody would probably draw landscape scenes... and like u see , everybody does , ...
I really wanted to get a view on the lonelyness that lies inside.

Missing his wife , completely alone , a job that really sucks and far from every kind of civilisation, ^_^ Lonely outpost, no?

[crazylegs76]

here is my entry for this months contest. I think of it as a lonely outpost on the outskirts of Purgatory.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/Nahar101/Final_Outpost-1.jpg

[Matthew Ellis]

Hey CubePusher thanks for the comment! and yeah I could show some pics of the process of the painting but I don't want to fill up this thread so i will pm you once I get my new blog spot up and running , I will post the process and references there :)

Thanks again I had a blast making this.

Cheers!

[HFix]

just noticed my image wasnt showing up on previous post...so im re-posting :) awsome stuff everyone!


http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/256211/256211_1171928686_large.jpg

[RicardoGarces]

Matellis: I love your image. The vulture is amazingly created. Well done!

CubePusher: "...i only buy it so the bathrooms got stock of.....reading....material." :D
I usually take my magazine there as well. LOL
It's a shame they offer stuff and make contests and in the end fail to comply. I had the idea that British people were very correct... it seems not all of them are after all.

I am still wondering who won the Cintiq they were giving in March 2006.... I guess they kept it for themselves.

Last issue I decided to count the pages and check if I was making a good investment or not. I realized that over 30 pages were trash. They have the magazine full of indexes and summaries, plus subscription ads multiplied by 3 or 4.
The other 100 pages or so, were divided between a couple of tutorials and news.
Maybe the fault is mine, because I have internet and I have access to all the same information online, but truth be told, one year has passed from their creation and they are starting to became uninteresting.

It's a shame... they started so well, maybe Rob would like to read these lines, since he apparently doesn't get my emails.

Nice job everyone. This month the competition was amazing, there are a lot of good works that deserved to have prizes. I hope Alex does like he did in December when he decided to extend the prize numbers.

Best regards to all,

Ricardo.

[dipaola]

Hey everyone, this is my fist post on Gnomon. I was a little hesitant on posting considering that there are so many great pieces, but I figured it never hurts to try. hope you enjoy- http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6526/welcomehomedipaolagnomwxe1.jpg

[space-sprayer]

Wow, Alex extended the prize numbers? Thats really cool that he's willing to do that. Im glad I got an entry in. Its really tough competition but its a learning process too, so im gonna take part every month just for the learning process, even if I dont submit the final painting :)

Nick

[Suirebit]

Wow, Alex extended the prize numbers? Thats really cool that he's willing to do that. Im glad I got an entry in. Its really tough competition but its a learning process too, so im gonna take part every month just for the learning process, even if I dont submit the final painting :)

Nick

How do you know he extended prizes :D

[junthi]

Here's my contribution. It's my first matte painting and working with it was a huge struggle since I don't have the routine for this kind of stuff. Glad I made the effort. Hope you like it and good luck everyone. Again, some incredible pieces here!

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9999/lonelyoutpostma9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And here are the photos I used for the image. I took them all while visiting northern Finland last summer.

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/88/makingofthelonelyoutpossc5.th.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=makingofthelonelyoutpossc5.jpg)

[fifty3dragons]

Wow, I'm totally blown away by the creativity and skill here! I'm sorry I missed out on last month. I was busy pounding out stuff for another contest :)

Anyway, here's my entry for this month. It's going to serve as a banner for a website, which explains the rather wide dimensions. But I thought it fit the theme rather well. It's my first attempt ever at a matter painting (I used about a dozen or so photographs and a partial 3D model of the tower), and I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome. Still, it would have been great to have those Dylan Cole DVDs to guide me along (hehe).

http://riverhold.homeip.net/wade/Images/Greystone_Tower_015c.jpg

[rayk]

Okay, here's my entry (last minute per usual). ... Ended up overwriting the full res with the scaled down version *bashes head*, so here is a lesson everyone - don't save your work for internet if it's late at night.

463

[Matthew Ellis]

hahaha Rayk I did the samething! i saved a lower res version to post and kept working and forgot to size it back up. I ended up having to import all the layer from that day to an older version, size them up and fix all the problems that occured during the stretch , its not run!

And great image you got there :D

Cheers

[RicardoGarces]

How do you know he extended prizes :D

He extended prizes in December. I just said that there are a lot of wonderful stuff this month and he might consider extending as well.

[bumskee]

WOAH! nice work everyone.. :D

here's me, :) cheeers!

http://www.minart.net/temp/outpost_f.jpg

[Rumaldo]

WOW that is amazing! I love it. Nice job bumskee!

[christ]

Here is another outpost. Underwater.

[ogar555]

Wow... a large bunch of great entries! I swear this contest is going to get even more interesting the longer it goes!

[suravi]

Here is my entry for the lonely outpost

[christ]

can anyone see my entries, cus i cant?

[edra]

i can see it

[sulas]

So many great entries this month, well here's my humble attempt. It took about six hours to complete. Photos are from mattepainting.org's photo resources.

I learned a lot in the process of making this, my thanks goes to the folks at Gnomon.

Software used: 3d studio max / photoshop

here's my first matte painting:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5844/lonelyoutpostkucukco4.jpg


Good luck everyone !

*crosses fingers*

edit: changed the font I used for my name :)

[Suirebit]

A slight update in my entry, this could be considered final.

Some minor adjustments to depth and special fx.

Initial image here: http://forums.thegnomonworkshop.com/showpost.php?p=2139&postcount=47

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/447/lonelyoutpostyg4.jpg

[tomstools]

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r23/tomstools/temple_gnomon.jpg

Hi to everyone. Heres my take on the theme, a ruined temple guarded by a lone figure. Just about managed to finish up in time! Enjoy

[demiurg]

Hi everyone! Thats my first post on this forum. I discovered it few days ago, 2 days ago decided to take part in contest...ah...if i could only knew about this contest earlier...

Okies... I'm totally blown away by the level of all of you guys!!! There is a lot of real talent in here!

Here comes my entry. It was inspired by Gibsons "Graf Zero" book. My lonely outpost is a securing one...far on the east, protecting Hosaki corporation top secret inventions. Although i wasnt sure in what year Gibsons book is taking place in, i decided to keep it look really close to our time...Another aim i set for mysealf, was to keep this painting look natural, with palette similar to usual photo..

C&C really welcome!

My first matte...

http://inside.demiurg-studio.com/demiurg_outpost.jpg

P.S. Please accept apologies for my poor english.

[ogar555]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5074/lastjs3.jpg
Phew, last minute.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5074/lastjs3.jpg

[schlichte]

here is my entry great work everyone

[Suirebit]

demiurg, perspective and scale are messed up. Also the depth...I could tell you what to do, but I guess there's not much time left.

ogar555 lol, original, it brought a smile :D

[space-sprayer]

Wow there are some awesome entries! Its amazing how different everyone's take can be on the same subject!
So does anyone know when the results are announced?

Nick

[demiurg]

demiurg, perspective and scale are messed up. Also the depth...I could tell you what to do, but I guess there's not much time left.

Tell me..tell me...tell me :o I wont be able to repair it before deadline, but its all about learning...

yeap...i can see some really awfull mistakes in my entry...im wondering if im right what is wrong

[thrall]

Hi all,
Here's my entry, enjoy

476


http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t174/thrall20077/?action=view&current=outpost22.jpg

ps. there were some exporting errors, so the rez may be a bit low... as always, the psd file is aviable if needed.

THanks a ton Gnomon! Really enjoy what you do!

Reid
c323
edit: (sorry, figured out image stuff) all same version!

[Rhysyngsun]

Here we go, half an hour before the deadline :D

http://nathanlevesque.com/images/tgwcontest/tgwcontest_feb_sm.jpg


full size:

http://nathanlevesque.com/images/tgwcontest/tgwcontest_feb_full.jpg

[dubbilan]

Nice atmospheric feel Rhysyngsun...

[hikster]

Hi,

This is my submission for the challenge. Please give comments, because i want to do better.

thanks in advance.

http://xs513.xs.to/xs513/07094/the-Guard-King.jpg

[christ]

How can i get my high res image into the post window. I posted but the image is compressed and looks like crap.

[RHStillwell]

Great stuff here as usual, I did mine in Painter and Photoshop. http://pic60.picturetrail.com/VOL1740/8275808/15454286/234437666.jpg

[studiojg]

sneaking this one in just before the deadline. wish i had a bit more time to refine a few areas, but here is my lonely arctic lifeguard.

jg

[NocturnalCreatures]

This one basically shows an abandoned village wherein everyone has left the outpost and Mother Nature and time have played its role, on the village. I tried to depict a dull atmosphere of solitude and sadness in this picture. The real project that I was working on for this theme was (Native american Outpost), but due to unforeseen reasons I could not finish that before the given time, think I submitted this also in the nick of time. ANyways I think it is kind of different from all the other pieces of magnificent artwork that have been put up for this competition

Actual Size 1024x786
Best of luck

Thank You
T.R.

[CubePusher]

How can i get my high res image into the post window. I posted but the image is compressed and looks like crap.


Upload it somewhere (imageshack, deviantart, imgbucket) then add it to your post using the image ([IMG]) tags.

[zoephoenix]

Upload it somewhere (imageshack, deviantart, imgbucket) then add it to your post using the image ([IMG]) tags.

Unfortunately, DeviantArt doesn't allow hotlinking.

[NocturnalCreatures]

All the work has been done in Photoshop Cs 2

Best of luck everyone u all r good

[tomstools]

Hi all, if you guys have trouble with compression on your pics, you could try the 'File>save for web' option in Photoshop. That is the method I use for getting stuff onto my CG Society page and Gnomon, and it works pretty well. You can pick a target file size and it will calculate the compression without physically shrinking the image. You can leave your image at 1000px or so, save for web, then use the image code from whichever image host you use.
Tom

[space-sprayer]

Oracle - Thank you for your nice comments my friend. In terms of your image problem, have you tired picturetrail.com? Its free to create an account and you can upload your images there and get the tags. It does automatically compress your images, so it might not solve the problem you are having, but you can set what size the image is compressed to (small, medium or large). What did you think of the quality of my post? That was saved as a jpeg at 1000px wide, and thats how it looks after being uploaded to picturetrail.

Hope that helps in some way.

Nick

[sankara]

hai friends, because of image compression problem

i posted my work again and also i croppedthe image to get a perfect balance

this is my final one

allthe best toall
sankara
-----------------------------
sankaravfx@yahoo.com
sankarasubramani1@rediffmail.com

[NocturnalCreatures]

The saying goes speed thrill but kills I guess that is true in case of designers as well. I was a victim to that very saying. I just wanted to participate in this prestigious competition with some of the best of the best. I even ended up posting my image in the wrong forum in the competition rules forum by mistake. Well cold solitude the first one was a hurry hurry job just painted in Photoshop. I could not find a better way to show a lonely outpost. Just a small red cabin which u can see in the contest rule forum(where I posted my big image by mistake) smudge out cause Mother nature has played its part on it located in the middle of nowhere, not a soul in sight, no futuristic gizmos nothing pure solitude. I think the name of this digital design itself tell u a lot. The next one Exodus is traditional acrylic paint on canvas manipulated in Photoshop, all is over and everyone has left and Mother Nature again has played its role as u could make out from the tree in the background. The way I wanted to show a lonely outpost was an abandoned place or a place in the middle of nowhere, the pure form of loneliness. (not a creature in sight)
The actual project that I wanted to submit for this project was a high definition paint job in Photoshop shop, showing an Native Indian outpost and the chiefs skeleton but unfortunately due to lack of time and a virus I could not finish this project of mine, I reached the tippi?s but then pc problems and the time was really not my best friend.
Well I know I am not that good but, I must be honest and tell you I have never got to see so much upcoming talent in one site. I have seen some of the best technical and creative work on the submissions on this site.. For the lonely outpost I personally liked the one which was a futuristic outpost and the man through the various seasons it was nice sweet and simple, and math?s lighthouse, well they do say it?s another World out their, I liked the artwork.

Anyways best of luck to all of the participants they were all good.

Thanking You
Natesh Rao

Wow man Gnomon is actually the best in the World amazing !!!!!!

[Dyonge]

Wow, the compitetion is really tight. I can't wait to see who takes it. The suspense is killing me because there are soo many great entries!:eek:

[dubbilan]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment Oracle :)
Hope you find a way to get your picture up, hope the deadline is still being pushed a bit...
It's incredible the amount of great entries there are in this competition!

[thrall]

Hey Guys,
Quick questions
How come I dont see my image on my post unless im logged in? but when I am not logged in, I still see others work?
Second, Can i like a pdf from a photosite to here? Casue the pdf looks better then the jpg.. Is that possible?

thx
thrall
c323

[Dyonge]

Hey Guys,
Quick questions
How come I dont see my image on my post unless im logged in? but when I am not logged in, I still see others work?
Second, Can i like a pdf from a photosite to here? Casue the pdf looks better then the jpg.. Is that possible?

thx
thrall
c323

The pdf can look better than the jpeg if the pdf is using a different compression type( could be set to .tiff) otherwise it should look similar because I beleive pdf uses jpeg compression for bitmaps. Is the pdf bigger file size wise? Not sure about the issue of the image not showing up based on your login status. I would stilllink a jpeg, just adjust it photoshop etc... in order to match it to the original.

[thrall]

Hey thanks for the relpy,
However, the problem, is that on one comp (mine) the psd looks differnt from the jpg, alot. I will save as jpg, and then open jpg right next to psd file, huge differnce. So because, the jpg looks different, when ever i adjust the psd, it looks differnt in the jpg...
I dont understand why there is such a difference, ill post the two in a bit, its not slight at all...
Thanks
thrall
c323

also, does anyone know why i can see your images on the fourm with out loggin in, but I cant see mine with out logging in...?

[RicardoGarces]

My images are also appearing and disappearing without reason.

Maybe there is a net split somewhere. It sometimes happen, that's why it's better to upload your images to servers near your viewers or customers ( if that apply ), otherwise if a Net Split occurs, you see nothing :)

I have posted three different url's for my picture in my entry post. If by any chance it fails to be seen by the jury... heck it was a great contest, and I loved every bit!

Best luck to all,

Kind regards,

Ricardo.

[HFix]

thrall-

"also, does anyone know why i can see your images on the fourm with out loggin in, but I cant see mine with out logging in...?"

hey, i dont know why you cant see the image without being logged in...but just wanted you to know that your not alone in that, i also cant see my image without being logged in...i noticed a few days ago and thought it was just a bad post, so i reposted and its still the same deal...so if you find the problem id be interested to know :)

[Dyonge]

Hey thanks for the relpy,
However, the problem, is that on one comp (mine) the psd looks differnt from the jpg, alot. I will save as jpg, and then open jpg right next to psd file, huge differnce. So because, the jpg looks different, when ever i adjust the psd, it looks differnt in the jpg...
I dont understand why there is such a difference, ill post the two in a bit, its not slight at all...
Thanks
thrall
c323

also, does anyone know why i can see your images on the fourm with out loggin in, but I cant see mine with out logging in...?


Umm. don't adjust the psd. Open the jpeg and the psd next to each other...then adjust the jpeg until you get the best match. Is it the color and contrast that look different? When you save as a jpeg it will look a little different because of the compression, usually less contrast and color intensity, plus some image artifacts depending on the compression level. If you use jpeg, there will be some compromise in quality versus file size. Thats all I got!! Maybe an expert can chime in!!;)

[space-sprayer]

Well I think your images are only being shown when logged in because you did an attachment rather than actually posting it in the message. I think that may be what it is anyway. If you click on the little 'Insert Image' button next to the hyperlinking options, as long as you have your image uploaded to a host, you can just post the URL of the image into the pop-up box and it will post the image straight into your post, rather than as an attachment. I hope that makes sense?
I might be wrong about why the images aren't showing in your posts anyway, but thats the only reason I can think.
Ricardo - your image is a bit more perplexing, coz sometimes I can marvel at it and sometimes i get the little red 'x'. It would be a severe injustice if your entry wasn't seen...

Oracle - Thank you very much for you kind words :) Its a big boost for me to see that you like it! I still haven't done lots of this kind of thing, but its something I love doing, so hopefully I will keep improving as time goes on. If you were serious about your friends wanting to use the image as a desktop, I would be extremely flattered for you to use it, it would not be demeaning in the slightest! I could send you the jpeg at full size if you wanted?

Grea to see those last minute entries everyone, some amazing talent on here. Very humbling.

Nick

[thrall]

Thanks for the input all,
About the differences in color, I just had some color profiles that wernt working outside of photoshop, I just gotta work differntly in the future.

I assume theres nothing we can do about the image problem then?
Thanks again,
thrall
c323

[A.Alvarez]

Hi all...

wow! So many cool entries yet again! Thanks to all for participating.... We will make our selections in the coming days and will post the winners by Monday. :)

-Alex

[santi]

Thrall be sure when you SAVE AS, you checkout the option" Embed Color Profile"

santi

[space-sprayer]

Good luck to everybody, and thanks for keeping me inspired :)

Oracle - I'll PM you.

[yoshi_mazaki]

...awesome! :)

~yoshi

[christ]

this is a repost of compressed image, hope it works


http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/christismellows_portfolio/images/18755/original.aspx

[thrall]

Thrall be sure when you SAVE AS, you checkout the option" Embed Color Profile"

santi

Um... THats something I looked into but I dont have that check box on my pc verison. On a mac that I use, its there, but on my pc, I could not find it. Is it somewhere else under save commands? Or is it just for macs?
DUnno
THanks for the help
thrall
323

[A.Alvarez]

Hello all...

So here are the winners for the Lonely Outpost!

There were so many super cool images, but in the end these six entries stood out for their impact, atmosphere, clarity of vision and, of course, interpretation. The effort put forth by everyone here is truly inspiring.

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/alex_stuff/misc_forum_posts/GW_feb2007_winners.jpg

Thanks to all! :)
-Alex

[space-sprayer]

Ah well I guess i'll have to keep trying...

Congratz guys, some really good entries there, just promise me you'll put the dvds to good use! lol. Was great taking part in this, and very inspiring. Kept me up too late on numerous nights too, lol.
Role on March contest....?

Nick

[ogar555]

Wooooohoooo! I won! *dances around like a madman* I'm so happy! :D
I'll sure put those DVD's to good use!

[waugh]

Yop all : )
Finally some many great works ^ ^ congratz to all the winners, you deserve it .
:clap: clap:

[demiurg]

Congratulations!!! Superb contest! THX for inspiration....and happy watching to all winers ;-)

[NocturnalCreatures]

Congrats to all the winners

[Matthew Ellis]

OMG!

I can't believe I won! This is so great since I cant afford the dvds! I no longer just have to watch sample clips all the time!!! woohoo!

This was a great challenge and very inspiring watching everyone create great work :) I will be watching the challenge every month :)

Thank you very much Gnomon and thanks everyone else for the inspiration

Cheers!

[Squibbit]

congrats, Matt, well deserved : )


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[Jason Embury]

yeah congrats to EVERYONE, the best month yet in my opinion for the sheer number of quality entries and the broad interpretations of the theme. It was real treat to watch this competition this month, even though I wasn't able to participate. And Matthew, a very well deserved win my friend, your work was exceptionally inspiring! Congratulations again! :)

[Stefciu]

Yup, that's true. Congratz to all you guys. Expectially the winners. Good work. Thanks for a lot of inspiration and so forth. Keep it up :)

[CubePusher]

Well i'm shocked, i didn't think i was going to get anywhere with that but 4th...no money has changed hands or puppys been injured, i swear. :P

No doubt that you deserved the number 1 spot though Matt, well done dude and if you find the time to pull yourself away from those DVD's don't forget to PM me with that blogspot. :)

[Rumaldo]

YEAH!!! Congrats everyone!

[fifty3dragons]

Congratulations to everyone. And especially to the winners!

[Dyonge]

congrats Matt!!!! and conrgrats the the other winners!! See you guys in the next competition!!

[pixelvenom]

Congratulations to all, especially Matt Ellis and frenzied (the only 3d entry to win). :cool: :eek: :cool:

Any chance you can post a tutorial of your process in photoshop, Matt? Especially how to paint the water and feathers? Your entry is one of the best pieces of CG work I've ever seen. Really amazing, brilliant work. One day, we'll see you walking up with the Weta or ILM crew to accept an Oscar. Hopefully.

Again, amazing work and congratulations!

Oh, and unless it's against the rules, I for one vote for some sort of Masters competition, Like ConceptArt.org does with their Last Man Standing Comp. It would be AWESOME to watch Matt Ellis take on Mike Corriero, Alex Keizer, and the winners from all the previous months. These guys kick ass, and I'd love to see them throw down against each other. Maybe, since they've already won the big DVD enchilada, Gnomon can give away a computer or new software of something. Just to make it worth their while.

Plus, maybe each could post some step by steps or work with Gnomon to produce some DVD's of their own. Those would definitely be something I'd be interested in purchasing.

Anyway, great job Matt, and hopefully you're allowed to enter again. It's sort of a bummer that none of the previous winners have ever posted anything again. :( Maybe they've all been gobbled up by Hollywood studios (they certainly deserve to be). Great work Gnomon on getting so many amazing artists good jobs. :cool:

[christ]

great job everyone! this is the first comp ive ever entered, and i think its taught me quite a bit. congrats winners!
Christ

[dubbilan]

Congratulations indeed to the winners! The suspense was killing me with all those great entries, who would take the DVDs.. :)
And indeed, Matt, very inspiring picture you made there, remember seeing the first preview picture you put up, and it just grew and grew... great stuff! :)

Can't wait to see next months theme! :D

[junthi]

Nice! Congratulations to the winners! This contest is getting bigger and better each month. It's going to be impossible to win anything in the future:D But I will keep trying for sure!

[Aggie]

Congratulations to the winners!

I do not envy the judges in this competition. I would not have been able to narrow it down to select a winner. All combatants - excellent job!

Congratulations to all winners!!. I agree with you Oracle, i would have hard time as well to narrow down the winners.

I am amazed at the level of artistry and skill of all participants. I hope to learn a lot form you guys!

Aggie

[A.Alvarez]

Yes, it was quite difficult to select the winners, but we really tried to focus on the theme and let that dictate the results. There were many many cool images, but several of them didn't quite feel 'lonely' or like an 'outpost' to us... But again I want to thank everyone for participating as it was a real pleasure to experience everyone's interpretation of the theme.

-Alex

[zemplinski]

wow! now that's a surprise.
among all the great artwork here in this forum it really makes me believe in myself again.
thank you so much to the jury.
olek

[scwatman]

wow i came second. nice.

i actually forgot about this over the last week or so, ive been so busy at work. so do i really get to choose 20 dvds? thats a sweet prize.

[scwatman]

hey guys

I came second in the February, 2007: Lonely Outpost competition.

I dont mean to be a pain but i havent recieved any email confirmation about it. I know your all busy people and I am being very impatient , im just really excited about this prize. any information you could give me would be great.

cheers

scwatman

[A.Alvarez]

Hiya...

you should receive either a PM on the forum or an email...
did you check your PM box?

[scwatman]

hey

yeah i have checked that aswell but nothing there either. :(

[CubePusher]

Hey...

Just thought i should add that i haven't received any notification by email or PM and i'm fairly sure at the time of writing Matt hasn't either. I didn't really want to bring it up at the risk of sounding bratty but i wasn't sure what exactly is suppost to happen next...

[ogar555]

Me too! I haven't received any email or pm either. :confused:
All in due time i guess!

[yann.moalic]

Sweet theme,lets get painting!!
:rolleyes: