I don't think an environment has ever hit me so hard.. but this is just stunning. I'm seriously in love with this design, I don't even know your reference - gonna have to go find it now (lol, or just watch it, thanks for the link : ]). From the first pan-through to the last, the fish really added to the mood.
What really sticks out like a sore thumb to me while watching this: at about 45 seconds and again at 1:52, there is a reed plant that passes through a rock. Also the reed plants next to the man show that they are planes at one point - I'd suggest lining up better for that camera shot, or just making them cross planes or billboards.
Those rocks are the most beautiful rocks I've ever seen. I actually agree with leaving the sky and ground mostly plain. It stuck out to me at first... but now the idea has grown on me.
Seems like it's all been said before, but this is absolutely amazing!
One thing I really liked from the movie you're referencing is the thick, moving fog that's blanketing the landscapes.
This shot illustrates what I like about it the most:
I like the subtle fog sitting on top of the river in your scene, but perhaps adding some fog planes with animated uvs would look nice.
@ d1ver: I respectfully disagree with some of your points about the sky and clouds. I do agree with your idea of a more obvious pathway leading the viewer to the bridge. I believe we need to get away from the idea that stylized work needs to follow the same guidelines laid down by other games and movie trends. We should always be looking for new pools of inspiration to draw from, not just from current popular culture and media too. There's a wealth of untapped resources(Baolong's references included!) that we should be absorbing to further our art as well as the trends of creative industries! Sadly, some of that goes out the window with production art, but when making personal work, it seems fitting to try new things. Just my thoughts
Hey man, no sweat. I see the point. In fact I even enforced it in other conversations a while back.) But just in case I'll share with you what I realized for myself later on and you can decide what to do with it.
The basic question here is does your audience care as much for your inspiration as you do? One of the things I've had to learn over time is to treat my artwork as a completely independent, self-sufficient piece because that is the way the audience generally perceives it. No one cares how close you are to the source if the work is not good enough. In fact no one ever cares about anything about your work, but it making an impression completely on it's own.
I've neglected some things in favor of the original sometimes and generally it came at the expense of beauty. Which now seems utterly irrational for me as an artist. I also now don't think that changing the original to make it prettier is defying it, but rather refining it and building up on it. And that is nothing but a good thing.
I can totally see how you might want to leave things the way they are. It also has to do with motivation, because when you think you've wrapped the project it's pretty hard to make yourself come back for another chunk of work. So I just thought I'd give you an opinion that might come in handy if not now then sometime later)
cheers. and congrats on a job well done:)
To compromise our art with a customer/audience in mind is something we have to do at work, when it comes to personal work it's all about what makes us feel good and what we think looks best
Beautiful work! I want to be in this world so bad.
I like what you said about Liu Bai and agree you should certainly stick to the style you have cultivated so far! Very very nice work.
thank you guys so much so glad you like it.
here is spend little more time redo some camerashots, and add some music( I think I can't be an animator or an audio artist -_-), anwyay I did my best for put all together,hope you like
I rarely log in (lurker) but now I had to. I like this so much, every bit of it. Very impressive how you captured the atmosphere of the paintings in 3d. Also the birds are great + their animation. I was totally captivated by the video. GJ.
That last video is ace. Lovely mood, the sound and music creates a great atmosphere together with the visuals.
The only nitpicks I have is that the leaves seem to spawn out of thin air but that's only noticeable at the end when the camera tracks back for the wide shot and that the little reed flower things (the cigar shaped things) are flat, you can see one dissapearing next to the old man. Also, the fishing line dissapears and shimmers a bit (maybe fixable by making it thicker?) but these are very very minor things that don't really matter. I still love this so much!
i'm loving this, especially those rocks, you really nailed it!
only the old man doesn't quite fit, he's to clean, aspecially compared to those rocks he's sitting on
that's how it is in the movie though so if you want to stay true to it it's all good!
The banner attracted me too, I HAD to know where that lovely little bird was from. This is really stunning work, the dreamy stylised look is just fantastic.
Really beautiful stuff. I love all of the tones and colors, and the lighting makes me feel like I'm watching the newest Pixar movie, but something very unique. Can't wait to see more from you.
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What really sticks out like a sore thumb to me while watching this: at about 45 seconds and again at 1:52, there is a reed plant that passes through a rock. Also the reed plants next to the man show that they are planes at one point - I'd suggest lining up better for that camera shot, or just making them cross planes or billboards.
Please pour more of this into my eyes!
Those rocks are the most beautiful rocks I've ever seen. I actually agree with leaving the sky and ground mostly plain. It stuck out to me at first... but now the idea has grown on me.
One thing I really liked from the movie you're referencing is the thick, moving fog that's blanketing the landscapes.
This shot illustrates what I like about it the most:
I like the subtle fog sitting on top of the river in your scene, but perhaps adding some fog planes with animated uvs would look nice.
@ d1ver: I respectfully disagree with some of your points about the sky and clouds. I do agree with your idea of a more obvious pathway leading the viewer to the bridge. I believe we need to get away from the idea that stylized work needs to follow the same guidelines laid down by other games and movie trends. We should always be looking for new pools of inspiration to draw from, not just from current popular culture and media too. There's a wealth of untapped resources(Baolong's references included!) that we should be absorbing to further our art as well as the trends of creative industries! Sadly, some of that goes out the window with production art, but when making personal work, it seems fitting to try new things. Just my thoughts
Now I must watch Legend of Sealed Book!
And I don't really like the idea of adding super-cliche japanese/toon clouds and god-rays stuff.
It is such beautiful as it is, there is no need to fill it with unnecessary details.
To compromise our art with a customer/audience in mind is something we have to do at work, when it comes to personal work it's all about what makes us feel good and what we think looks best
I like what you said about Liu Bai and agree you should certainly stick to the style you have cultivated so far! Very very nice work.
here is spend little more time redo some camerashots, and add some music( I think I can't be an animator or an audio artist -_-), anwyay I did my best for put all together,hope you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FyTDp-mjE0&feature=youtu.be
The only nitpicks I have is that the leaves seem to spawn out of thin air but that's only noticeable at the end when the camera tracks back for the wide shot and that the little reed flower things (the cigar shaped things) are flat, you can see one dissapearing next to the old man. Also, the fishing line dissapears and shimmers a bit (maybe fixable by making it thicker?) but these are very very minor things that don't really matter. I still love this so much!
only the old man doesn't quite fit, he's to clean, aspecially compared to those rocks he's sitting on
that's how it is in the movie though so if you want to stay true to it it's all good!
I completely missed it the first time around. Thank goodness for the new banners.
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I think you hit the nail on this perfectly, the birds are a nice addition to the scenery too, reminds me of the old Disney animated birds from Bambi!