WE got a winner here :p
best i have seen in a while keep up the good work
I was hoping to win this month but it seems like i need much more practice
Reviews for "Maze Overlord - June 2016 COTM"
Artist-Lost responds:
Thanks! Based on some of the Amazing work i've seen done for these challenges, its going to be quite the competition
I really like the lighting and your Style.
This is beautiful! I love the purple flames and composition. The circular maze keeps the viewer focused on the piece beautifully
Yeah I agree it would be cool to have the character inside the environment, but I still like the feel of the piece. It looks like game-mat art for some mtg or Yugioh card game, you know?
Do you mind telling me a bit more about your technique? I like the rough style :)
Thanks,
Rico
Artist-Lost responds:
Thank you, I use a ton of squiggly lines, in fact pretty much the entire piece is made from using a small brush and smudge tool
For most of the painting I use a brush set up to work like acrylic painting and I use alt to sample colors from a pallet that I predetermine for each material/object in the image.
For the fire effects I first paint out the streaks in white, and then use the smudge tool to make them look a bit like fire. Then I copy that layer, blur it, and then adjust the color (in this case I darken the white and make it purple.) I take that layer and set it to hard light over the white which gives it the glowing look. I did pretty much the same thing for the embers.
I use a lot of lighting effects and gradient layers filtered over the image and masked out to give the depth and atmospheric prospective.
One of these days I will have to do a speed paint recording to show how it all works.
I agree about the placement of the orc. Looks like he is just pasted on. But on the other hand, if this were a design for a card then this is perfect as most cards have this format. The maze looks awesome and so does the orc. Great job!