New Year's Giveaway -- Xara Xone January 2015

[stygg2003]

This martian rock as got all the scientists confused. They are not sure if it's a large rock or stale loaf of bread.

Stygg

[Gare]

Let's forget titles or verbal explanations of what you've created, stygg. It's a beautiful composition, period. Nice use of contrasting colors, asymmetry, and it would be something I'd be pleased to hand on my wall.

People ask you what it is? You say, "Art."


-g

[Gare]

csehz—

It's a beautiful, very compelling composition, and I don't think anyone should care about your motivation or source unless they're really curious!

That is to say, it stands on its own as a lovely study in reddish colours.

And that, my friend, is good enough for "Art".


My Best,



(Rock head, found near a comedy nightclub on Easter Island)

[Rik]

This martian rock as got all the scientists confused. They are not sure if it's a large rock or stale loaf of bread.

Stygg

That really is a beautiful piece of art.

And I hope you will excuse me for spotting something.
The light appears (to me) to be coming from the left, so the shadow should be going to the right.

If I am correct in what I've spotted, and then if you change the shadow, it will look awesome.
Well, it will to me.

[stygg2003]

Thanks for your kind remarks Gare and Rik and if you think the shadow would look better to the right Rik then one image with shadow to right I altered the shadow angle in this one due to the slight incline of the ground to the right.

Stygg

[wizard509]

Better Stygg. To me at least it appears that the light is coming from behind and to the left, but that is nit picking. I like the way you handled the shadow to follow the lay of the land. Very nice image.

[Rik]

Thanks for your kind remarks Gare and Rik and if you think the shadow would look better to the right Rik then one image with shadow to right I altered the shadow angle in this one due to the slight incline of the ground to the right.

Stygg

Now, that definitely looks right to me.
And I really like the way the rock looks - the texture fits perfectly.

[Crow Haven]

Stygg -- That's a great image and Martian rock!!!
csehz -- Very nice Martian rocks image too!
Gare -- The lion Brix were fun, many thanks!

[Gare]

Gare -- The lion Brix were fun, many thanks!

My comment and photo post were only intended to show the group how extremely difficult and committed an artist has to be to bring a 3D sculpture accurately into the domain of 2D. You did smashingly, IMO, all within the constraints of the texture collection!

-g

[Gare]

In #13 Gary gave us balls-on-planks so here's my balls-on-blocks Yes I'm going to the sin bin

Stygg

Stygg, I noticed that you sort of petered-out with enthusiasm for your very interesting sculpture/drawing. I noticed something awry with it, only because I'm a jerk and fellow artist. Because you used orthographic perspective (non-converging, parallel perspective lines), it's not immediately evident that the piece looks a lot like one of M.C. Escher's "impossible" optical illusions.

So what I did (unasked for, as usual), is pull a quick model of what I think I'm seeing, and perhaps this can serve as a guide should you decide to try some more, work on lighting, or whatever. Now, if you want shadows, the sculpture has to lie on a plane, and if it does, it needs to be lit from more than one light source, or the right side will all be in shadow, so I added a minor area light, they're called.



My Best,

Gary