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Does anybody here know anything about architecture? I wanted to get an honest opinion on this, whether it works in it's genre and if it is visually appealing:
I realize that the scanner made it look like shit, but it's supposed to be stained glass windows.
It's like Willy Wonkas factory meets 50's sci-fi space rocket.........and would make an awesome building in real life!Sporky111 said:Does anybody here know anything about architecture? I wanted to get an honest opinion on this, whether it works in it's genre and if it is visually appealing:
I realize that the scanner made it look like shit, but it's supposed to be stained glass windows.
I reckon the back end could do with some more of the flair of the front though
EDIT: What materials would it be built from?
I've been doing some clay modelling!
[link]http://brainboltblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/clay-project-jan-220110.html[/link]
And that's the Process Blog.
Enjoy!
[link]http://brainboltblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/clay-project-jan-220110.html[/link]
And that's the Process Blog.
Enjoy!
I know some stuff about Gothic Cathedrals. First off, you need twin spires at the side one enters the Cathedral from. Secondly, you need ornate relief sculpture. Finally, Cathedrals are, as a rule, shaped like a cross. You need small north and southern wings to it. Look up some images of some of the larger ones in France and you'll see what I mean (not Notre Dames since it isn't finished, though).Sporky111 said:Does anybody here know anything about architecture? I wanted to get an honest opinion on this, whether it works in it's genre and if it is visually appealing:
I realize that the scanner made it look like shit, but it's supposed to be stained glass windows.
These are very nice. The position of the deep one combined with it's proportions looks a bit awkward, bit it's otherwise really nice. The eyes look really glassy. Though it looks oddly friendly for a Lovecraftian horror.Ekonk said:The Dunwhich Horror!
A Deep One!
Those were my delicious chunky mouthfulls of Lovecrafty goodness.
Here's a quick half-hour sketch I did earlier today:
It is roughly cruciform, as the west facing side is much wider than the east, more of a 'T' shape. I designed it so that the most amount of light could come in through the glass. Maybe cathedral was just the wrong word for it (damned technical terminology).Fightgarr said:I know some stuff about Gothic Cathedrals. First off, you need twin spires at the side one enters the Cathedral from. Secondly, you need ornate relief sculpture. Finally, Cathedrals are, as a rule, shaped like a cross. You need small north and southern wings to it. Look up some images of some of the larger ones in France and you'll see what I mean (not Notre Dames since it isn't finished, though).Sporky111 said:Does anybody here know anything about architecture? I wanted to get an honest opinion on this, whether it works in it's genre and if it is visually appealing:
I realize that the scanner made it look like shit, but it's supposed to be stained glass windows.
I did know about the relief sculpture, but this was just a small drawing and I have neither the skill nor the patience to go over all the little nooks and crannies. I never did notice the pattern among my research with the two spires; although, it does have the large one in the center of the arc and two smaller on each side (that's not what you meant, though. I'm just making excuses). The large spires didn't really 'work' with the glass arc idea, and if they had been on the other side I imagine it would have ruined the balance and taken away from the grandeur of the west face. Thanks for the critique, though. I appreciate it.
Really nice drawing. Well done with natural-looking posing and an excellent use of light. The hints of a light source just off camera is a great touch. It needs a bit of establishment of light source on the candle itself, since it has uniform lighting on all sides, but other than that it's extremely well done. The font looks a little bit cliche for my tastes, but it's really up to you on that front.SharPhoe said:Yo-ho again, everyone. I come on the behest of a dear friend.More than that, really...
Anyway, I wish to present the gift that I gave to him just today for his birthday.
WARNING, CONTROVERSIAL ELEMENTS AHEAD. Apparently.
Overall it's a great piece that you should be thoroughly proud of. Good stuff, man.
Your work translated well into 3D. I've always had problems with 3 Dimensional work. I always try to treat clay like a drawing and it just won't have it. Are you going to paint it at all?Archemetis said:I've been doing some clay modelling!
[link]http://brainboltblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/clay-project-jan-220110.html[/link]
And that's the Process Blog.
Enjoy!
That's my deal. I hang around this thread and babble at people. I like to think most people appreciate crits, so I do them.Sporky111 said:
That's what I do. Okay, here's where I got confused. You put the cross of the cruciform on the other side of the cathedral. See that barrel vault right there? It usually goes on the other side of the church. Then there are literal protrusions creating the northern and southern arms of the cross. Am I making sense or am I just babbling about stuff you already know, or can correct? It's been a few years since I studied Gothic architecture.
I see your point. The barrel vault on the far side was put into create a sort of foyer, with windows on all sides and a view of the big glass wall, but it was just coincidence that it made a cross shape. I didn't have that intention.Fightgarr said:
The closest side is the western side, with north and south wings, but just without the west wing for the altar. I may have just set out and done this ass backwards, but my intention was for the sun to come in from the west, and for people to be facing that direction inside. My main mistake seems to be in making the entrance on the east side (farthest away) because every issue seems to stem from that. The idea was that people would enter it and be facing west towards the lit up wall, but I suppose that approaching from the west is the more accepted method.
Just a little something I wrote when I got back from a missions trip with my church. A bit old though, my newer stuff actually has things like meter and rhyme.
The World Burns
A gray cloud on the horizon
We look away
We focus on our gardens
We focus on our faces
Not a cloud,but smoke
We look away
Smoke trails fire
We look away
We see the flames
We hear their voices
We look away
We look away
As we focus on our gardens, faces
Our world burns
Our world burns
We look away
The fire burns all round
We Choose to not see
We choose to not see,
Their crying faces
We choose to not hear
Their tormented voices
We breathe the smoke
We cough it out
We taste the tears
We spit them out
While Rome burns
We sit and fiddle
Their voices cry out
the flames lick their faces
They are the lost
They cry out
The fire grows
Consuming cities
What if we looked?
What if we noticed?
What if we tasted?
What if we smelled?
Instead of ignorance
We took action?
No longer would voices cry out
They would have comfort
No faces would cry
They would have love
The souls tormented?
All set free
No more fire
Quenched by living water
Only living water
Can douse the hellfire
We can act
But we look away
The voices still cry
The faces still weep
The fire still burns
No action is taken
Comfort the voices
Wipe the tears
Quench the fire
Take action
A gray cloud on the horizon
We look away
We focus on our gardens
We focus on our faces
Not a cloud,but smoke
We look away
Smoke trails fire
We look away
We see the flames
We hear their voices
We look away
We look away
As we focus on our gardens, faces
Our world burns
Our world burns
We look away
The fire burns all round
We Choose to not see
We choose to not see,
Their crying faces
We choose to not hear
Their tormented voices
We breathe the smoke
We cough it out
We taste the tears
We spit them out
While Rome burns
We sit and fiddle
Their voices cry out
the flames lick their faces
They are the lost
They cry out
The fire grows
Consuming cities
What if we looked?
What if we noticed?
What if we tasted?
What if we smelled?
Instead of ignorance
We took action?
No longer would voices cry out
They would have comfort
No faces would cry
They would have love
The souls tormented?
All set free
No more fire
Quenched by living water
Only living water
Can douse the hellfire
We can act
But we look away
The voices still cry
The faces still weep
The fire still burns
No action is taken
Comfort the voices
Wipe the tears
Quench the fire
Take action
Who am I?
What am I?
More than a name
More than human
More than a face
More than a man
Not lost, not found
Not here, not there
An in-between world
A life without cause
Friends abandon
Lovers fail
A light in the dark
A fill for the void
The fire is lit
My heart alive
Yet in the light
Darkness lingers
The people praise
?good boy, good man?
Behind closed doors
Darkness lingers
My heart is torn
My soul tormented
The weight crushes
My soul to pieces
I cut off my heart
The world cannot see
Closed off and safe I die
Afraid to see the real me
Comfortable was I
In public isolation
Discomfort came as a cross
Seared my soul like a cleansing fire
The light reveals all
My hand is infected
I clutch to the cross
As the sin waters rise
On dry land
I cut off my hand
A new one grows
Better, stronger
A new chapter of life
A blank page is open
The darkness is gone
Dissolved by the light
The music is back
The laughter returns
Though the past is dark,
My future is bright
Saved by grace
Seared by light
My wounds still healing
I am not yet there
The rain beats down
My soul is cleansed
Because of the darkness
I rejoice in the light
By the saviors love
My heart is whole
Back from darkness
The lord gave me this
A life, a love
His eternal bliss
What am I?
More than a name
More than human
More than a face
More than a man
Not lost, not found
Not here, not there
An in-between world
A life without cause
Friends abandon
Lovers fail
A light in the dark
A fill for the void
The fire is lit
My heart alive
Yet in the light
Darkness lingers
The people praise
?good boy, good man?
Behind closed doors
Darkness lingers
My heart is torn
My soul tormented
The weight crushes
My soul to pieces
I cut off my heart
The world cannot see
Closed off and safe I die
Afraid to see the real me
Comfortable was I
In public isolation
Discomfort came as a cross
Seared my soul like a cleansing fire
The light reveals all
My hand is infected
I clutch to the cross
As the sin waters rise
On dry land
I cut off my hand
A new one grows
Better, stronger
A new chapter of life
A blank page is open
The darkness is gone
Dissolved by the light
The music is back
The laughter returns
Though the past is dark,
My future is bright
Saved by grace
Seared by light
My wounds still healing
I am not yet there
The rain beats down
My soul is cleansed
Because of the darkness
I rejoice in the light
By the saviors love
My heart is whole
Back from darkness
The lord gave me this
A life, a love
His eternal bliss
I was hoping on painting. But right now I'm too poor to buy paints xDFightgarr said:Your work translated well into 3D. I've always had problems with 3 Dimensional work. I always try to treat clay like a drawing and it just won't have it. Are you going to paint it at all?Archemetis said:I've been doing some clay modelling!
[link]http://brainboltblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/clay-project-jan-220110.html[/link]
And that's the Process Blog.
Enjoy!
Hmm I guess I shall post some random thing's I've done, first a bigger view of my Avatar which I drew randomly in MSPaint because I was bored. And the second being a fanart of Raz from Psychonauts done in MSPaint, again from sheer boredom.
Thanks, I am really happy with how it turned out. The font, yes, I know it's a trite overdone, but I was also considering writing it in myself. Problem is, my handwriting is absolute rubbish, and a tablet will do nothing to improve that. >_>Fightgarr said:
I'm happy with how the pose turned out, but I'm also ashamed to admit I had a reference to go off of. One of these days, I want to be able to do something like this without assistance, I really do. I still have issues with perspective/proportions and the like.
