Silver_lining_minipainting

On 3/20/2023 at 1:52 AM, Nudelpullover said:

Thank you to everyone for the nice comments.

Alot of things i didnt get to on this diorama regretably.

Especially pushing the Highlights towards white on the ink-spell and also pushing the saturation and value on the lights. Thats what happens when you start late...

Great pieces by all the other contestants, especially @Silver_lining_minipainting's Life vs Death diorama.

Still excellent work! Do you post your work on social media?

17 hours ago, Nudelpullover said:

Just wanted to say, well deserved win. It also was my favourite and kinda guessed it was yours.

Great composition, drawing the eye towards that beautifully executed bubble-effect. Great concept and great execution.

I think the decision to leave the Emmissary muted is the right one, although maybe you could try to implement some small details or any kinda of visuel interest, just to leave something for repeated viewing.

Your entry makes me wish i started a bit earlier 😛

Thank you so much for the comment. The excution was intentional but I agree with the feedback, I could have use more subtle and desaturate highlights for the same effect but better readability. Though the focus was to not overpower the magic effect, with the risk of undershooting. 
 

I didn’t win though, 3rd in public vote and best in wyrd, which I’m still very pleased with! Congrats with the best in overachiever, your piece was my favorite! Excellent atmosphere 👌 and great concept.

Very nice piece, very atmospheric. I’d have liked to see the figures take up a large portion of the diorama. I think that would play to the strengths of this piece.

On 3/8/2023 at 9:30 AM, Hawkoon said:

Love the contrasts and effects! It makes quite a lively scene, but still retains an organized layout that draws the attention to where you want it. It's certainly my favorite by a good margin. It just really stands out!

If I had to pick on anything, I think the emissary is a bit too dark and kinda dissapears into the background. I get that this is intentional to direct the focus, but a little wider falloff on the OSL would help define the volumes of the model a little better.

Thanks for the feedback! I agree, though it was a deliberate choice, as I wanted the focus to be on the magic. But could have maybe done some stronger highlights to make it more readible but use more desaturated colors.

On 3/9/2023 at 8:50 PM, dzlier said:

Everything looks gorgeous! But it is a little hard to make out exactly what's happening.

Thanks for the feedback, I always find it very tricky to present a larger piece well.

On 3/10/2023 at 1:36 PM, esqulax said:

Everything looks fantastic. Completely mind blowing. The butterflies on the spell look so great. 

Thanks!

On 3/10/2023 at 6:46 PM, Doc Lead said:

This time you have really outdone yourself. A wonderful setup with amazing details. Congrats.

Anything other than first place would be a mistake.

Thank you very much!

Thank you everyone for the feedback! 

Color scheme matches the base which makes for a harmonious piece.

Very nice conversions and work on the base.

Very nice paintjob, you know where to place your highlights!

Incredible paintjob and my favorite. Very good placement of highlights and contrast. 

I especially love what you did with the eye!

Cool effect, but I’d rather see a view on the paintjob in normal lighting as well.

Cool model, interesting idea with the sword!

Very nice blood effect!

Really nice blend on the tentacle!

Like the pose and the graffiti on the wall. 

Very nice pose!

Would love to see better angles of the sword cause that’s sick!

Nice addition of the pumpkins.

I like the tone on the bone parts.

Same here, very good paintjob, but don’t see any link with celebration theme. Though that’s the case for most entries in the singles category. 

Fun composition.

Paintjob looks great.