Fanart of Dark Exodus By Fans: - Page 3

martok2112 · February 15th, 2005, 04:21 PM

Lords of Kobol help us all.

gmd3d · February 23rd, 2005, 08:32 AM

Here is a temp pic . I am expermenting with lasers what do you think. ok . crap. or start again!!?

Now be crual to be kind

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Stevew · February 23rd, 2005, 08:37 AM

A little too sharp. In PS you can go from point to point with a line using the airbrush, then do the same thing over it with a different color and smaller brush.
That how I use to do it but I am sure there are better ways
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gmd3d · February 23rd, 2005, 10:21 AM

here is another version . I did some airbrushing and played with lighting. its not great but what do you think for the styling and approch.
i will use this for the vipers and raiders too.

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Stevew · February 23rd, 2005, 10:37 AM

Much better. I would run the yellow most of the length. The lighting on the "G" is better as well

gmd3d · February 23rd, 2005, 10:59 AM

Thanks I will do that!!

Fragmentary · February 23rd, 2005, 01:17 PM

It would also add something, if you could add a faint red illumination to the surface of the cylon ship as though its being illuminated by the Galactica's laser blasts.

gmd3d · February 23rd, 2005, 02:24 PM

Good point . Will do tomorrow and I will post it here.

gmd3d · February 24th, 2005, 03:10 PM

Here is another look .. I am still work on a reflection on the basestars hull . I have also add a boarder for Fleets which will surround all
my future Pics ...Not the final design thought. what do you think??

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martok2112 · February 24th, 2005, 05:55 PM

WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!

A beautiful vision thus far, Taranis. Keep up the excellent work.

Your friend,
Martok2112

Fragmentary · February 24th, 2005, 06:40 PM

Hey Taranis,
Each version is a huge improvement. THis picture is really looking tight. I might suggest that you position the Galactica so that part of the Baseship overlaps it. That might help to create a feeling of depth instead of it looking kind of like the Galactica fits inside.

Does that make sense?
keep up the good work

gmd3d · February 25th, 2005, 02:56 AM

I will do what you have suggested Frag. its a good point

Thank Martok

Once I have the look I will place in the fighting Vipers and
Raiders battling it out in the distance.

gmd3d · February 25th, 2005, 02:59 AM

I will also have to add Battle Damage too. That is another task to work on ..

gmd3d · February 25th, 2005, 03:13 AM

What do you think of the frame/border for future pictures . later adding information
about Dark Exodus etc. If you like the present design of the border I may go back to the first battle pic and redo it??? any ideas ?

Stevew · February 25th, 2005, 06:18 AM

Much better, I think I would make the yellow just a little thinner. Looking good

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gmd3d · February 25th, 2005, 02:43 PM

Great .. getting there .. a little more work and I will have the look i want

Fragmentary · February 25th, 2005, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taranis

What do you think of the frame/border for future pictures . later adding information
about Dark Exodus etc. If you like the present design of the border I may go back to the first battle pic and redo it??? any ideas ?

Well this might just be a personal thing (but you did ask

) but where you credit yourself for the render, it bugs me that there is nothing to balance that on the other side of the Galactica title. Maybe you could put your name at the bottom with the mesh credits, but put it in the middle or make it a larger font so that it stands out as the key credit. You should definitely get special attention, I just like symmetry

Stevew · February 26th, 2005, 06:12 AM

Excellent point Fragmentary, he gives credit to the tools he uses but forgets to tell people that he is the mechanic

gmd3d · February 27th, 2005, 03:47 PM

Ok, I have changed the border as advised and I hope you like it..
I have tryed to depicted battle damage on both ships ..what do you think.
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Stevew · February 27th, 2005, 03:53 PM

Very nice. I wonder if you could get the light to radiate from the yellow explosians the way you did with the red lasers? Looking better and better

gmd3d · February 27th, 2005, 04:02 PM

nuts .. never thought of that. I will do that tomorrow .. Thanks lots to learn

Stevew · February 27th, 2005, 04:06 PM

I hope some of the other artists who know much more than I about these things will look at this and give far better insight to how to do these things than I can.

gmd3d · February 27th, 2005, 04:09 PM

Me to.. But your advice is sound and spot on ...

gmd3d · February 28th, 2005, 03:50 PM

Here is the latest attempt. I have the CrimsonViper in there too.

Fragmentary · February 28th, 2005, 04:21 PM

That looks great

The fighters and the battle damage on the Galactica really helps to show the scale of these ships. The picture feels like a big epic scene.

Nice work.

gmd3d · March 1st, 2005, 03:12 AM

Thank Frag
I will leave that one now and start the next .

martok2112 · December 15th, 2006, 11:11 AM

Beautiful battle scene there, Taranis.

gmd3d · December 15th, 2006, 11:25 AM

This one is going back a bit

I was using TrueSpace then