Hey Louis - I like this OGR - it's like a proper 'art school' document - loads of different techniques, lots of experiments and mixed media. Good stuff. Conceptually, I really like what you're doing here and I think you've pretty much got it tied down. In terms of your final concept art image, I think it might make more sense conceptually if not 'all' the classical pillars are consumed by the Bellmer tumours (perhaps one or two are only partially consumed) - just because, by keeping some of them on show, your idea will be broadcast more immediately. Looks like you haven't quite committed to your matte painting yet in terms of using it more proactively to extend the set or create the mood: if it's a night sky, then let's see a bit more of that etc. I'm also going to push you to structure your 'blobs' a bit more in terms of their materiality; they're 'not' made of flesh remember - they're architectural interventions or installations, and in order to model them and texture them, you need to think about them accordingly...
Look at these examples .... and really look at their surfaces and their construction; you have to move beyond the sense of these objects just being softly blended 'things'...
(The artist is Henrique Oliveria - I think the fabrication of his installations are really useful to you in terms of approaching your elements as large-scale 'constructions').
In terms of 'the horse' - all I'm going to note here is that there is a lot of complexity implied by that asset in terms of modelling (and then with the addition of your Bellmer-inspired blob) - I'm partly encouraged to suggest that you consider a simpler form to occupy that space so you can give your full attention to thinking about your Bellmer-elements. You're yet to produce your orthographs, which I think is going to be a key moment for you in terms of thinking about simplifying and 'constructing' the specifics of your blobs. Is modelling a horse 'too much' in light of what I think is going to be already challenging about your scene? Maybe...
OGR 26/11/2018
ReplyDeleteHey Louis - I like this OGR - it's like a proper 'art school' document - loads of different techniques, lots of experiments and mixed media. Good stuff. Conceptually, I really like what you're doing here and I think you've pretty much got it tied down. In terms of your final concept art image, I think it might make more sense conceptually if not 'all' the classical pillars are consumed by the Bellmer tumours (perhaps one or two are only partially consumed) - just because, by keeping some of them on show, your idea will be broadcast more immediately. Looks like you haven't quite committed to your matte painting yet in terms of using it more proactively to extend the set or create the mood: if it's a night sky, then let's see a bit more of that etc. I'm also going to push you to structure your 'blobs' a bit more in terms of their materiality; they're 'not' made of flesh remember - they're architectural interventions or installations, and in order to model them and texture them, you need to think about them accordingly...
Look at these examples .... and really look at their surfaces and their construction; you have to move beyond the sense of these objects just being softly blended 'things'...
https://www.widewalls.ch/installation-art/
https://www.designspiration.net/save/164828727008/
https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/319474167302737670/
(The artist is Henrique Oliveria - I think the fabrication of his installations are really useful to you in terms of approaching your elements as large-scale 'constructions').
In terms of 'the horse' - all I'm going to note here is that there is a lot of complexity implied by that asset in terms of modelling (and then with the addition of your Bellmer-inspired blob) - I'm partly encouraged to suggest that you consider a simpler form to occupy that space so you can give your full attention to thinking about your Bellmer-elements. You're yet to produce your orthographs, which I think is going to be a key moment for you in terms of thinking about simplifying and 'constructing' the specifics of your blobs. Is modelling a horse 'too much' in light of what I think is going to be already challenging about your scene? Maybe...