Completed [Competition] Art of The Week

[Gabby]

smh not using the hd max and goons

After the events at Black mesa, Max didn't have time to make himself look good. And these so called soldiers seemed to have already killed off most of the usual street trash.

 

[Anleus]

 

[Heck]

-Snip snap-
Wrong place

 

[Isuckatgaming]

Still the best face scan to have ever graced video gaming

 

[Dicknose]

my original editing fucking got corrupted;REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

this is what I managed to do :/

 

[MaXenzie]

my original editing fucking got corrupted;REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

this is what I managed to do :/

Hold off until you get dust IN the scene.

 

[Dicknose]

Hold off until you get dust IN the scene.

What do you mean

 

[MaXenzie]

What do you mean

That dust cloud in the background looks out of place if there is no dust in the foreground.

 

[Dicknose]

That dust cloud in the background looks out of place if there is no dust in the foreground.

Okay, will add that then.

thanks
[doublepost=1494374429][/doublepost]Anything else I need to work on?

 

[Anleus]

Okay, will add that then.

thanks
[doublepost=1494374429][/doublepost]Anything else I need to work on?

The lighting :scream:

@MaXenzie

 

[Dicknose]

The lighting :scream:

@MaXenzie

Any tips on the lighting?

 

[Anleus]

Any tips on the lighting?

Follow MaXenzies guide or find a lot of guides on steam
Generally on a large scene like that youre gonna end up using a lot of lights but for a good cause :p I can try and explain in detail when I'm home

 

[All Adm*ns are Bastards]

Any tips on the lighting?

add some

 

[MaXenzie]

Any tips on the lighting?

I'mma be honest for your piece, and not just in general.

The lighting is all outta wack.

There is no way those clouds in the background can be that orange without the sun also lighting up the man in an extreme orange hue.

The green glowing man's glow is pretty bad, it's way too big to not have bloom, and not small enough to be ambient.

The buildings in the background are almost pure black which looks hella outta place. They should be getting sunlight too.

The lamps look to still be on, so they should be emitting light on the floor that's visible. Use volumetrics.

The fog in the background ruins a lot of the picture, so you should definitely get rid of that. Also add some orange smoke particles to match the dust in the background.

The main subject just looks tiny and huge at the same time, way bigger than the lampost, but small compared to the body lying in the ground next to him.

Move the camera closer and lower the FoV.

 

[Anleus]

Any tips on the lighting?

I'mma be honest for your piece, and not just in general.

The lighting is all outta wack.

There is no way those clouds in the background can be that orange without the sun also lighting up the man in an extreme orange hue.

The green glowing man's glow is pretty bad, it's way too big to not have bloom, and not small enough to be ambient.

The buildings in the background are almost pure black which looks hella outta place. They should be getting sunlight too.

The lamps look to still be on, so they should be emitting light on the floor that's visible. Use volumetrics.

The fog in the background ruins a lot of the picture, so you should definitely get rid of that. Also add some orange smoke particles to match the dust in the background.

The main subject just looks tiny and huge at the same time, way bigger than the lampost, but small compared to the body lying in the ground next to him.

Move the camera closer and lower the FoV.

P much that ^

Also, another tip is to look at what other people do, for example look at the source filmmaker group on deviantart.com for inspiration from the featured list, ppl do some crazy shit there.
http://sourcefilmmaker.deviantart.com/gallery/

edit: oh wait, do you use SFM or gmod?

 

[liew]

tried some scenebuild props in a premade map
thought it turned out alright

 

[Dicknose]

I'mma be honest for your piece, and not just in general.

The lighting is all outta wack.

There is no way those clouds in the background can be that orange without the sun also lighting up the man in an extreme orange hue.

The green glowing man's glow is pretty bad, it's way too big to not have bloom, and not small enough to be ambient.

The buildings in the background are almost pure black which looks hella outta place. They should be getting sunlight too.

The lamps look to still be on, so they should be emitting light on the floor that's visible. Use volumetrics.

The fog in the background ruins a lot of the picture, so you should definitely get rid of that. Also add some orange smoke particles to match the dust in the background.

The main subject just looks tiny and huge at the same time, way bigger than the lampost, but small compared to the body lying in the ground next to him.

Move the camera closer and lower the FoV.

Okay thanks!

 

[Dicknose]

Are these improvements?

Spoiler: Dust

Spoiler: No dust

[doublepost=1494452992][/doublepost]@Anleas I use SFM

 

[MaXenzie]

Are these improvements?

Spoiler: Dust

Spoiler: No dust

Looking better.

Try to make those buildings look less dark compared to the sand. If the sand is being naturally lit up, then the building would be about the same brightness.

 

[Dicknose]

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