Photoshop pic

[ulyssesdraco]

I know this isnt exactly Sci-Fi. Unless of course you want to imagine the scene takes place on another planet

It's just a christmas present, and I wanted to see what other people thought of it.

I made the outline of the dolphin with pencil and paper, inked it in flash mx, and colored it in photoshop. The water, sky, clouds, and sunrise were all made in photoshop.

[wolfx]

Dolphin looks sad.....despite flying in the sky, free from its vast watery prison

[ulyssesdraco]

HAHAHA

Ice caps melted, perhaps? Maybe that sun is a dwarf star about to expload? Maybe it lost its puppy, or voted for Kerry.

Maybe it's meant to make you think, jee, how can something so beautiful be so depressing?

Or...maybe I just hadn't noticed that look on its face when I was drawing it...lol

Edited December 20, 2004 by ulyssesdraco

[yellowlightman]

Looks good man, how'd you make those clouds?

[Panzer]

dolphin looks too flat. don't shade the edges of the layer, go in there with the burn tool or air brush and shade the shape of the dolphin.

[Kin]

those clouds really need some depth.. try stretching them.

Same goes for the waves of the sea, it seems like the waves in front are smaller than the ones far away.

To make the Dolphin more streamlined.. you oughta make his tailfins much wider and larger.

sorry to be so critic about it.

Edited December 20, 2004 by Kin

[Zentrandude]

yah it looks sad like that blob thing for that paxcil anti-depressant commercials.

maybe its sad that all his friends are in tuna cans...

[Limbo]

I made a scene like that when studing 3D years ago...1998 to be exact.

[Kin]

lol that's unfair... but at least it's a good example to understand depth

[ulyssesdraco]

Holy moly is that good.

I made the clouds through the use of some photoshop filters. Mostly just rendered clouds, difference clouds, and extrude...i think...

Im a total newb when it comes to shading... and actually pretty much anything else, this is my first pic of this kind. Before this i did just some basic web graphics and game sprite mods and stuff. I should really get one of those photoshop for dummies book or something.

Those darkish waves in the back weren't meant to be waves, i think those where just some dark parts from the displacement map. I tried to kinda recreate what the bottom of a somewhat shallow area looks like in the dark....using my imagination though, I didnt really do my research there. I'm surprised at how it came out actually, I was expecting something really cartoonish.

My question for you guys is this, do you think this is something I should put in my portfolio for when I apply for an art major in UCSC? Or should I practice some more before I make the portfolio?

Thanks for all the suggestions, i appreciate them all.

Oh and does water reflect itself? I mean should the splash be reflected somewhat on the water next to it?

edit:

hehe, i just printed it out on that glossy photopaper stuff and showed it to my sister, she wouldn't believe that the background was totally fake. I had to prove it to her, that was great. Oh and i printed it out on some mead academe drawing paper and that looks pretty good. its not as crisp as the photo paper, and it gives it kind of a cool grain effect. The really cool effect though is that the picture kinda shimmers, especially the dark blues and the water. Its crazy.

Edited December 21, 2004 by ulyssesdraco

[Zentrandude]

Don't want to be harsh but I would't recommend it to use as part of your porfolio. Keep practicing and maybe try drawing something original maybe borderline insanity.

[ulyssesdraco]

Oh yeah, I had totally forgotten about this.

I made this a while ago. You guys probably don't remember though, I don't recognize any of y'all.

[ulyssesdraco]

Oh yeah, and I cell-shaded this model from the old homeworld 1 macross mod.

good times.