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[WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

on: August 30, 2008, 08:18:55 pm


Testing out different texturing styles and such. I need help on the top part of the shroom.

C+C is appreciated!  :crazy:

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 09:10:26 pm
the stalk's (trunk?) awesome :D

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #2 on: August 30, 2008, 09:24:10 pm
The texture is definitely interesting. One thing to incorporate it more into the piece though, would be to add texture to the side of the trunk - in the silhouette. Show where areas stick out. Otherwise it's flat, and looks fake.

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #3 on: August 30, 2008, 11:56:52 pm
Too much focus on texture instead of lighting imo.
Also has some AA issues.



« Last Edit: August 31, 2008, 12:01:43 am by $ymbol »

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #4 on: August 31, 2008, 12:10:31 am
The texture is definitely interesting. One thing to incorporate it more into the piece though, would be to add texture to the side of the trunk - in the silhouette. Show where areas stick out. Otherwise it's flat, and looks fake.

So you're saying I need to add more texture to the left, darkest side? I'll see what I can do! :]

@Symbol, I don't really see any lighting issues atm, and it'd help if you told me where I needed to fix the AA.

Anyways, Jalonso helped me out a bit with the clouds and the other shrooms:



He also suggested adding a winding staircase that winds up the mushroom. Would that add some flavor to the piece or what? Thanks for all the comments.

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #5 on: August 31, 2008, 12:45:16 am
Lighting wasn't the right word, I meant shading in general.


Also, it seems like you're using a similar texture on the clouds. Was this intentional?  :-X

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #6 on: August 31, 2008, 03:21:08 am
It seems like there is a contrast problem between the red section and the first brown section to the left.  The highlights look blotchy to me and particularly square on the right side.  ..and I'm not sure what the white moon shape on the left is for.  Is it a spot on the mushroom? Too light, imo. Is it a highlight? Seems out of place. 

The work on the lower shrooms looks really nice to me.
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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #7 on: August 31, 2008, 03:27:37 am
It's not a highlight, it's a blurb I left on there on accident. I really need to remove it. :P

Anyways, the cap is a heavy WIP, so thanks for the suggestions.

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #8 on: August 31, 2008, 03:36:17 am
It is coming along great, the trunk looks incredible, has some great detail but it may need some more highlighting and shadowing to give it more depth or a feeling of roundness, the cap has great contrast on the other hand.

I cant wait to see the finished product.

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Re: [WIP] This Mushroom, it is my home!

Reply #9 on: August 31, 2008, 05:29:27 pm


Still haven't applied all the crits, but this is what I did last night with a little help and guidance from Jal.