cartooney winter's day

[mallwine]

Just thought that I would take a crack in this competition. Not sure as I would be considered a beginner or not.

Well this is a kinda catrooney winter scene. Not sure what else I am going to put into this scene. Mostly just learning how to texture things how I want.

I can't seem to get the tree texture quite right, and I have never really played with particles before so we will see what I can come up with.

[pheebs]

looks nice to me so far

[mallwine]

Okay, small update....


Worked out some details on the snow and lighting.

Let me know what you guys think.

[Kris]

Looked better the first time... more old tv look, not so bright, kinda like a rudolph the reindeer special. Besides, adding the lights you did might have brought the look of the snow falling a bit better but you made your shadows look bright and green, instead of like shadows... which usually don't emit light... unless theyre a ghost, in which case freaks me out.

[mallwine]

another small update just feeling things out a bit.

[Kris]

I liked the very first one better.

[sbcarshops]

I Agree with Kris. Although the snow on the trees look great, as well as the snow in this one, but the shadows throw it off, for me at least.

[edge_666]

Originally Posted by Kristopher_Lee

I liked the very first one better.

I think you should vary your snow flakes a bit too, perhaps make them look a bit more like snowflakes and less like stars.Perhaps try to define the snow on the trees a little more clearly, the white and green mixing kind of washes bit out. If its cartoony keep it nice and bold.

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Last edited by edge_666; 12-03-2008 at 09:06 AM.

[Flux]

You could also find some snow flake pics and make an opacity map out of them and apply it to small planes. Having a few a little larger as they're coming past the camera would be a nice touch.

[mallwine]

it's funny that you mention these things. I had just created an opacity map for the snow flakes and changed things up a bit, when all of a sudden, everything goes black. of course I panic a little when I hear my 18 months old son giggling from unde the desk. He found the GFI interupt with a button, he likes pushing buttons. needless to say I kinda lost heart, so I stopped working on it yesterday. I will resume when I get off work today.

hmmm gotta protect the button....