Serious [Review] Art of The Week

[Deleted member 5162]

I am kinda proud of this, but the shadows make it look bad.​

 

[steambored]

I am kinda proud of this, but the shadows make it look bad.​

if sfm, use slight radius or dont move shadowfiltersize all the way to the left and keep it a bit away from the edge
if gmod, use addon called soft lights

 

[Piggo]

if gmod, use addon called soft lights

Not completly necessary, good lighting can be achieved without them
See Lewis for reference

Soft lamps take a lot of work to get used to.
The issue in the pic is ethier bad settings or bad shadow quality commands.

 

[steambored]

Not completly necessary, good lighting can be achieved without them
See Lewis for reference

Soft lamps take a lot of work to get used to.
The issue in the pic is ethier bad settings or bad shadow quality commands.

not a gmod expert so i was using my own experience but clarification is appreciated

 

[lemon]

I am kinda proud of this, but the shadows make it look bad.​

You can blur the shadows in Photoshop. It's a poor mans solution, but it works

 

[pandowaty]

 

[Man wearing a helmet]

You’re welcome

 

[Deleted member 374]

@Neythi hello fren

use poster 2 or poster 3 to take ur screenshots. u get a much higher resolution with the output.

as for the shadows, a good trick is to use motion blur to smooth em out with whatever image editing software you use. just blur the shadow's edge parallel to the shadow itself. usually smooths em out pretty nicely and looks pretty good once you get the hang of it.

as for the lighting, i'd recommend using a much brighter and more saturated lamp as your main light along with a couple smaller lamps to simulate the light that'd be bouncing around.

 

[Gabby]

 

[Elan]

Spoiler

 

[Piggo]

ayo fams

For Context: Gmod AND SFM, not just SFM

https://mega.nz/#!JywHBCgQ!Q9TXx466hRq2p7Ru-iN4Q3B5m-_y-nMEx1HrR3I-7kQ

more models for everyone
They all have every attachment in the game

this isn't my entry for the week just wanted all of you to see it so you know its here
comissioned by me, Arachnit did em, i just worked with him on textures and made some reskins

 

[Man wearing a helmet]

ayo fams

https://mega.nz/#!JywHBCgQ!Q9TXx466hRq2p7Ru-iN4Q3B5m-_y-nMEx1HrR3I-7kQ

more models for everyone
They all have every attachment in the game

this isn't my entry for the week just wanted all of you to see it so you know its here
comissioned by me, Arachnit did em, i just worked with him on textures and made some reskins

Tasty

 

[Pict]

Spoiler: NSFW [ mild Nudity art that makes a frog gay]

Not expecting to win anything but too proud as fuck not to post this latest beauty

 

[RGB]

I crawl out of my hole to present much experimentation. Every step of this pic was a step in a new direction, from colours and shading work to the lines themselves. I wonder if it's come out any better, I certainly have no idea as the creator. Self-reflection is hard.

 

[Dudu Fadende]

Jango Fett joins Civil Protection

Attention: Generic Pic Dump Inbound

This is what I've been making instead of anything creative.

 

[Stelios]

 

[Dudu Fadende]

MMM. LOOK AT THAT IMPACT FONT.

 

[Danny]

Hello my guys, hope you're all enjoying your summer so far
I am doing ok!
We begin;

I got to agree with you on the only bad thing; the shading. And it is not even that bad beside some inconsistency. Sometimes you cannot help the blocky minecraft shadows. To focus on the good things though; the positioning of the rocks and trees make for a really great scene build. Especially the road down to the right that carries up though it may be missing a few extra props to kind of blend in the empty overgrown feeling of the image. Maybe next time just look at somewhere and think "is this too blank? Does it need more in the background?". Great image.

Very nice collaboration between the both of you (@Man Wearing a Helmet) albeit a bit simple I'm keen to know who did what exactly. You already spoke to me on steam about this image though, and the only real criticism I have is how edgy some of the model is which you can usually dull down with an eraser on your standard picture editor; i.e. the top of the guys head is like the top side of a pentagon. Nice edit though fellas :^).

I really like the colours on this one, and the quote/writing on the bottom left makes it feel like a comic strip of some kind. Only wish I have for this picture was that some point was not blurred or was in focus a little. Either that or the text woulda been really good centre aligned imo. If you decide to make another thing toy around the text a bit more and find a really good position because if the pic is blurry, the text will be the main thing on stage y'know?? Issa good pic.

Christ this picture is massive on the forum. Very impressive editing/illustrative work. The colours add up really nicely as well with the gritty textures. Not a single bad note with this one to me really, besides that I have to scroll down my browser to see the whole thing. <3.

I am not much of a painter or drawer but I have done it before a little at college. There's a mix in style here to me of stuff in definition and stuff not in definition. For instance; the fire is pretty abstract looking. And I like that, and I also like how everything is purple and pink. But then when you look at the actual person in the drawing, they are much more defined with thin and sharp line work. Sake of consistency maybe keep to one kinda style? I do like it though, no homo.

This is deffo a step in the right direction, with the more in depth backgrounds, body preportions and stuff in focus vs. stuff out of focus. If I have any feedback to give; it's how harsh the shadows are on the right side of the face/body. Seeing how nothing else is that dark in the picture. Great work.

A very impressive selection of pictures as always. Idk how you churn them out so quick but kudos to you for enjoying yourself. Not much I have wrong with them, aside from impact font. Seriously one of the worst fonts in existence. Used to be good but was ruined by 9gag humour and memes. Black on Red is mega harsh to look at as well. Try new colours. The loading screen is your best from the bunch but as I say, the colour and font choice let you down my dude...................

Pretty plain looking picture here my guy, though I do enjoy the tone which reminds me of STALKER in some cases. It is however, very empty on the left side and also a bit dark which doesn't make much sense to me lighting wise, especially the tower which is almost shrouded in darkness entirely. So yeah maybe just take into account if it's a wide angle picture and scenebuild, you gotta make sure everything has some decoration, or something for a character to look at etc etc, also consistent lighting. Maybe just add to this one if you feel like it; you're nearly there on this one and I know you're capable xo.

My Winning Vote: @Antloin

Honourable Vote for "It's so fucking big": @Elan

Second Honourable Vote for "...what greater endeavor exists than that of collaboration?":
@pandowaty & @Man Wearing a Helmet

Hope what I said was mildly useful to some of you.
If you don't agree with what I said or think I'm wrong then I am sorry, shoot me a message if you want though.
@lemon will be composing his own thoughts for a post later as well, wonder if we will have the same opinions?
Good luck on the next week of submissions :^).​

 

[Deleted member 5162]

Thank you @Danny​

 

[Dudu Fadende]

I will shred your soul and spread its remnants l throughout the howling void of space and time to be consumed and toyed with by the myriad eldritch horrors that lurk beyond the periphery of human comprehension if you ever talk shit about my precious impact font again.