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Mayan Temple Chic

liveinabin

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Has it really been a week?!? Good grief, how time passes.

 

So, onward and upward. I've decided to get the background and snake totally finished before I do anything with the hero.

 

This time, I've focused attention on getting the light and texture of the snake right. Well, not RIGHT as cobras are scaly but that doesn't suggest scale well (if you see what I mean :) ), so a more python-like smooth body works better here. The floor has been given texture and perspective with a Mayan brick design. Everything you see in this room is of mayan origin, by the way. They also have lovely mosaic work that I'll be using in the logo.

I've picked out the crown as the focus of the light in lovely clichéd movie style :) And, not being one to rock the boat when it comes to lost temple decoration, the treasure is, of course, covered in cobwebs.

Oh yeah, I've brightened the light source at the top of the picture by slightly erasing some of the linework.

 

I think, aside from working a little to soften the rather harsh black snake outlines, I'm done on the background. There's a whole load I could edit and 'neaten up' there, but I'm positive it would kill the painting. I've actually been forcing myself to use bigger brush sizes and not zoom in much when painting so as not to get bogged down with the minutiae (stops to check spelling of minutiae, my god I got it right!).

 

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I'm going to have a bit more time next week to paint, so expect more updates soon. There. I've promised :) No more sloping off to play Telltale software's excellent Sam & Max games for me.

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Nathan Strum

I like the fact that the snake looks like he's already eaten at least one adventurer (the bulge in his body at the lower left).

 

Although I am a little disappointed since I thought the title of this entry was "Mayan Temple Chick". :cool:

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DaveD

"I've actually been forcing myself to use bigger brush sizes and not zoom in much when painting so as not to get bogged down with the minutiae"

 

Now you tell me. Could've used this tip when I was working on the Squish 'Em background. :cool:

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liveinabin

I have admired the minutiae of the Squish 'Em background. That's a damn nice label.

 

@Cybergoth - Couldn't wait for the Wii release and I'm glad I didn't. Seems to suit the control layout of a laptop trackpad and button very nicely. We've finished season 1 and we're already hitting season 2. Honestly the funniest games ever. Heck, I even installed Windows on my lovely new macbook for it, they'd have to be good to justify that kind of abuse!

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DaveD
I have admired the minutiae of the Squish 'Em background. That's a damn nice label.

 

Thanks. Nathan and I had fun working on that.

 

But I know exactly what you mean about the minutiae. Illustrating for these homebrews can be a lot of fun and a nice diversion from the tradeshow exhibits, interactive kiosks, and point-of-sale designs required by real life. So frequently I'll get way too involved with the little details of the label and I'll constantly have to remind myself that the final design will be printed at only a few inches tall. Then I try to rationalize it by saying "at least some of this detail will be visible on the manual cover." It never really is though.

 

That's when Nathan and I exchange the next inevitable email: "Wouldn't it be cool if AtariAge offered sales of posters or other items that could use this artwork?"

 

Then we come to the inevitable conclusion: "Yeah, it'd be cool but the only folks buying them would probably be the artists who drew them." :cool:

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vdub_bobby

Boy, I'm late to this party!

 

Then we come to the inevitable conclusion: "Yeah, it'd be cool but the only folks buying them would probably be the artists who drew them." :(

Nah, more people'd buy 'em. You know, like the game authors...:cool:

 

 

:D I'd love a poster of each of my labels! :D

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