{"id":97,"date":"2007-07-14T13:26:37","date_gmt":"2007-07-14T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/v5.tigaer-design.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2018-04-30T14:33:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T12:33:08","slug":"long-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v5.tigaer-design.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"LONG WAY HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"

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D\u00c2\u00b3SCR!PTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long way home is a picture that truly deserves its title. For several reasons. One of the main reasons is the way i started to work on this monster. I got a picture\/photo plate from detail24<\/a> since we both decided to do some collab thing for a dmchat mixed media challenge on deviantart.com. I asked for something with water. I got something with water. Not exactly what i expected to be honest. (check plate here: plate<\/a>) The pic, nonetheless, was\/is useful. I started to doodle around but only crap came up. I needed\/wanted a waterfall in it – that was the deal. I left the project for a few days and restarted. I soon found out that i approached my idea from the wrong side. As soon as i had the right path for my idea i started to play around with my resources.<\/p>\n

I’m not doing a lot of concept work when i work on my paintings… i’m just working them out. And while i work on them… it is like i’m discovering a completely new world. Every new detail i add… adds more life to the world i’m exploring. I guess that’s why i invest so much work and time into my ideas. I want these worlds to be tangible. May sound weird but that’s it.<\/p>\n

Recently i really enjoy it to stretch my paintings over both of my screens to see them in full beauty. And it opens my heart. It truly looks like a window to a different world.<\/p>\n

TECHN!CAL DETA!LS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digital matte painting for the win. Once again. Did i mention that i love it? I started with rough work to get myself an idea about the picture setup. The first thing i blocked in was the waterfall. The second part were the mountains. Then the detail work started. Layer for layer i added details, highlights, shadows, foliage to the picture. Made the different photo implementations match the lighting i needed. Added the planets and played heavily with the colors. The planets were an issue that one day. Check the concept stages link below… you’ll see what i mean. First the planets make this pic really look otherworldly\/off earth. They add so much wonderful depth.<\/p>\n

Damn, how crazy beautiful must a sunrise look there? =)<\/p>\n

I even got the suggestion to add water to the bottom of the waterfalls. I tried the idea but it did not work out as expected. It took off a lot of the mysterious look. So i kept the depths in there since it kept alive the feeling of the unknown… “where are the falls leading to…?” – “what’s down there…?” – you know what i mean.<\/p>\n

In the end… it really was a challange for me to create something magic off that photo. But i did it. Mission Accomplished.<\/p>\n

25hrs – intuos3 – photoshop – 5300px wide – 240dpi<\/p>\n

The artwork on:<\/strong>
\nDeviantart<\/a> – Artstation<\/a> – CGSociety<\/a><\/p>\n

Wallpapers can be found in the gallery<\/a>.
\nSee here for Print Detail<\/a>.
\nSee here for various concept stages<\/a>.
\nSee here for plate i started plate<\/a> with.
\nSpecial Widescreen 1680 Wp<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

VISIT HIM – detail24<\/a> – be careful, he bites – but has some tasty photography!<\/p>\n

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Regards<\/p>\n

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