2d Minicomp: Ultimate Treehouse [Archive]

blankslatejoe

06-22-2008, 05:17 PM

2d Minicomps are BACK!

Hello everyone, as announced in the latest 3d minicomp thread, new mod and elite artisan ThatDon will be taking over 3d Minicomps and I'll be giving 2d minis my full attention. Let's strive to make 2d minicomps as successful as the 3d ones have been!

http://30lives.com/gaorg/2dminicomp1.jpg

So, to kick things off, here's our theme:

Ultimate TreeHouse.

When I was a six or seven the one thing I wanted, other than an M1-Abrams, was a cool treehouse. When I was eight, my parents moved to a house that had one already built in the backyard and I realized with sad disappointment that a treehouse was, essentially, just wooden planks nailed to a tree.

Here's a list of what a proper treehouse needed, as far as the seven year old Joe was concerned:

Multiple rooms
Giant gerbil tunnels connecting everything
Rocket Launchers
an escape chute
a fridge
a ball pit
netting
an observatory
metal spikes
candy

I have no idea what it would look like--it'd probably be a mess, but at least it would be cooler than a few planks of wood nailed to a tree.

So, my fellow gameartisans, what would YOUR Ultimate Treehouse look like?

The objective: Design an Ultimate Treehouse. What does it look like? What kind of person would live there? Where is it located?

Need some inspiration? Try this incredible link! (http://zegarkus.com/2007/11/26/incredible-tree-houses-of-the-world/)

The Specs:
Submit one image, 1000x1000 pixels or less. This image should include a 'final treehouse image' (required), and any preliminary work (sketches) you wish to show (optional). The 'final treehouse image' part must be a full color representation of your treehouse.

Otherwise, anything goes! These minicomps are meant to be fun, quick, goofy, and just quick ways to spend an afternoon or two.

Please post all work-in-progress shots and questions in this thread!

The SubmissionWhen you have an image you like, follow the instructions on this link:
http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/minic/painting/join.php
Don't forget to hit upload!

Voting Starts July 6th, midnightish, eastern standard time!

Goodluck!

EricElwell

06-22-2008, 07:43 PM

i dig those tribal tree houses...

So me and my brother built a 2 story tree house.. It was a twisted mess of a structure.. it's a miracle we survived those days. So our dad thought it was so ugly that he told us to tear it down. We just cried and told him that we named it after him (which we actually did, Fort McScott)... and that spared the fort for another year or two.. haha.... good times.

BiG ToE

06-22-2008, 08:54 PM

stick it Admin Joe and your good to go.

I might even blow the dust off the ole number 2 (pencil), to celebrate the return of 2d.

blankslatejoe

06-22-2008, 08:59 PM

ah yes, thanks big toe :)

Aftermath

06-22-2008, 09:32 PM

only tree house i remember as a kid growing up was this one i saw on tv :)

http://disney.rocket9.net/images/DL-SwissFamilyTree.800.jpg

wolfy

06-23-2008, 06:21 AM

it will be fun :)

RazzMattazz

06-23-2008, 11:54 AM

ive started mine, check it out!

Kalango

06-23-2008, 02:19 PM

nice long time no 2d mini...may give it a try(yeah i always say that...)

iworkat

06-23-2008, 02:58 PM

Haven't done much enviro sketching in a while... let me throw some scribbles at this comp and see if I can finish!

Kalango

06-23-2008, 04:17 PM

Oh and...matte painting? or just paiting :p?

Japhir

06-23-2008, 04:19 PM

Oh and...matte painting? or just paiting :p?

what's the difference? :o

blankslatejoe

06-23-2008, 04:46 PM

it could be either, the only strict requirement for this minicomp is that it must be full color. Most of the 2d mini comps will be full color, in terms of their requirements--and in the future we might expand to have more sketch/matte/ortho etc. concept minicomps

blankslatejoe

06-23-2008, 04:49 PM

oh, japhir, I'm assuming he meant a matte painting as in, a finished backdrop conveying the environment.

Normally matte paintings, as an industry term, refers to backdrops or overlay plates, or full scene paintings, as opposed to painting just the treehouse by itself, with no background or setting.

either works for this minicomp

Kalango

06-23-2008, 05:31 PM

Quicky sketch, the mushroom house complex! With Jaccuzi!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Kalangossauro/2D%20art/mushroomhouse.jpg

Vorsp

06-23-2008, 06:56 PM

I've gotten my sketch down, it still needs a bit of a tidying though.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8067/treehouseminicompinitiazh6.jpg

idegila

06-24-2008, 06:11 AM

Sounds fun! hope i can make some time and join in

FredH

06-24-2008, 11:32 AM

Vorsp - Good start. Reminds me a a cool building structure that we have here in montreal. The only thing I find kind of strange is the base of the tree. It doesn't look like it can support the cement building.

Kalango - Someone must have liked the smurfs show when he was growing up:p Nice start.

Aftermath

06-24-2008, 12:22 PM

Fredh i was thinking smurfs too lol you beat me to it. Is that a turtle under the concept?

kirilot

06-24-2008, 12:33 PM

its totally mario, noobs :P

toma_li

06-24-2008, 12:36 PM

AWSUM!! im deffo in on this one!!

blankslatejoe

06-24-2008, 01:32 PM

:) awesome start guys!

RazzMattazz

06-24-2008, 03:13 PM

Nice one vorsp, looks good :)
DO IT LI!!

Mr.Delicious

06-24-2008, 03:27 PM

cool idea for an enviro challenge. I might take you dudes up on this one :D

cool sketches so far :)

Pacifica

06-24-2008, 03:41 PM

Some very nice idea's coming out so far, i can see childhood imagination running wild lol. also seems to be a lot of interest in this one which is always good.

My intial sktech/idea, yes i've gone for the classic town in the tree tops. i think i'll stick with this idea but might change whats in it/view and the like, hope i get a chance to finish, good luck to all!

hobodactyl

06-24-2008, 03:59 PM

Cool, reminds me of the treetops in Myst :D

Kalango

06-24-2008, 05:04 PM

Nice sketches indeed dudes :p.
Lol not smurfs xD, actualy its toad from Mario Bro's hehe... and that is one koopatroopa hahaha...I'll post more when i make the sketch...keep it up ppl.

Edit: Actualy i liked the smurfs hint :p, tried to make it more smurfy, like more pointy mushrooms etc...here the updated sketch pic. :), maybe i'll look for some reference.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Kalangossauro/2D%20art/mushroomhouse-1.jpg

hobodactyl

06-24-2008, 06:32 PM

Here's my forest fortress :D WIP of course, not really sure if I'll stick with this idea even.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa76/lordkhronos/treehouse_wip.jpg

Kalango: Your tree is awesome :)
Vorsp: Looking great! I love the design.

WhiteGuardian

06-24-2008, 07:42 PM

Joe, just one question. Have we include all the features that you said? Rocket launcher, candy, etc

Or we just need to chose the features that you said?

blankslatejoe

06-24-2008, 08:04 PM

you can do whatever you want! It doesn't need any of that. That was just my intro to the theme. Your treehouse could look like whatever you want--it can be fantasy, or realistic, or modern or ewok or whatever!

Aftermath

06-24-2008, 08:53 PM

WhiteGuardian

06-25-2008, 12:20 AM

Ou, thx joe.
Time to start concept :D

toma_li

06-25-2008, 07:39 AM

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/toma_li/treehouse.jpg

im thinking something along these lines... whaddya reckon?

chibidani

06-25-2008, 10:50 AM

toma: TOTORO! i <3 totoro :D and i like the asian flavor to the roofs

Kalango: i like the concept, but do you go with white & red or white & blue for your mushrooms? ;)

cool idea, really interested in what this is going to put out :D

Deviant-Ice

06-25-2008, 12:54 PM

Well the idea on this one is when the tree was growing, there was some sort of rock fall, the trunk snapped off and a rock was left on the stump.

But the tree grew around it which is why its deformed, there were more rocks that fell which snapped subsequent branches, and the tree again grew around them, but ppl who desided to make a home of it, broke down the rocks an made their homes in the gaps :)

not sure how il top the tree, but yeah thats the idea
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3981/treehouseuu0.jpg
By deviantice (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/deviantice) at 2008-06-25

hobodactyl

06-25-2008, 02:05 PM

I really like your idea, and it's a nice design.

Vorsp

06-25-2008, 03:19 PM

Yeah Ice, fantastic start. Are you going for like, a side on design sheet or a full scene?

Pacifica

06-25-2008, 03:28 PM

Yeah really cool idea deviant-ice, I can see you've been working out each part to how it all works, as par usual lol. I like the little balacony on the side looks very funky.

Some great idea's coming through, anyone else noticed the high amount of dmu students lol, tis good to the see.

Deviant-Ice

06-25-2008, 03:41 PM

yeah we own teh webs XD beware industry, the DMU's are about :D

an thanks, not sure that was jus a doodle today, i cud go full scene, not sure if id b able too, not exactly good at rendering enviroments liek urself o vorsp bastard :P

an shush u pacifi, i think aboot too much over everythin XD

RazzMattazz

06-25-2008, 03:51 PM

This is my pic so far. Im happy with the concept im just not to happy with how the rendering is going. Has anyone got any ideas that could help me, i dont really know where to go from here :brick:
Thanks :)

Vorsp

06-25-2008, 03:58 PM

Those leaves are looking real nice, I think it's mainly the ground and where the grass meets the trunk. Maybe try to use different brushes for the grass, although it's working quite well on the hill on the right.

FredH

06-25-2008, 04:02 PM

RazzMattazz -> it looks good, but just one tree in the middle of nowhere looks kind of strange. Maybe some mountains in the background and a river near the tree? Also, it's could be cool if you made a nice entrance way on the base or something that explains how people get up to the houses. Otherwise, really good start man:thumb:

toma_li -> oh my, don't kill me for saying this... yours looks like a board game for some strange reason. I feel like rolling some dice and moving my figure up a certain number of stairs to reach each level. This could actually be a cool idea:D

Deviant-Ice -> I really like the center piece with the hole in it. Maybe you can work that place up a bit so it looks like an inside city or living space (small glowing windows here and there, and some protruding structures). As for outside the hole, maybe fluff it up with leaves more so we look at the hole more? I dunno. Looks really good regardless. It's shaping up well:)

Jono-GHOSTWORKS

06-25-2008, 05:04 PM

A kid I used to babysit had this incredible treehouse (well ground house that reached up to a loft in the backyard tree)

His father was an architect... it was pretty nuts.

Anyways, when I was maybe 13 and he was 7, I remember falling from the roof flat on my back on the lawn.... about 11 ft down.. thank god for soft earth!

....In other words, I'm in. I need to brush up on environments in any way I can!

Vorsp

06-25-2008, 06:52 PM

Update on my tree house,
I've redrawn the trunk (ty FredH for the suggestion), I think it looks a lot more structually sound now, and I've also blocked in some colours.

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/216/treehouseminicompblockeqx5.jpg

WhiteGuardian

06-25-2008, 07:16 PM

This is my concept. Locate it near one of the famous place in my country, Toba Lake. And the references :D

yoyomon

06-26-2008, 02:50 AM

Nice concepts.

Deviant_Ice: I'm really diggin your piece and the background/info is a nice touch.

EricElwell

06-26-2008, 03:57 AM

not sure that I'll have time to do this... but here's kindof what I was thinking:

http://www.arborsmith.com/treecircus.html

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2007-03/basket-tree.jpg

toma_li

06-26-2008, 06:39 AM

fredh: ...a board game.... NO! i dont want it to look even vaugely like that at all LMAO FAIL! its cool i have an idea of where im gonna go from here, cheers for the crit.

Byren

06-26-2008, 06:45 AM

And now another DMU student joins the fray!

Awesome looking stuff guys. Crazy how different each treehouse can look from one another!

Here's mine thus far...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c181/Byren/Random/treehouse01.jpg

The thing running around the tree is a roller coaster...I couldn't resist!
Although my original idea was a giant theme park tree, I'm now thinking of maybe scrapping the 'coaster idea and making the place more like a fortress instead, with a portcullis over the cave entrance and more buildings up in the tree.

RazzMattazz

06-26-2008, 07:30 AM

lol just keep plugging that rollercoaster idea!

toma_li

06-26-2008, 08:35 AM

blankslatejoe

06-26-2008, 08:47 AM

looks like it comes up to me toma. I'm really diggint these funhouse ideas--rollercoasters and ferris wheels FTW!

vorspe-- nice way to incorporate mood and lighting into things.

whiteguardian--- looks like it could have a cool feel, but if youre going for toma lake, i'd try and use more of the vegetation from the references in your designs. Right now the treehouse looks based off of a plant that doesn't look like you'd find it growing in the references. Still, color might help that :)

ghost - good to see you again, get crackin!

Vorsp

06-26-2008, 09:16 AM

byren im glad you didnt go with the fairground idea cos here's my wip

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/toma_li/treevillageinprog.jpg

oh and btw byren you image aint loading :P so ive only you description to go on...?

oh wait mines not loading either... MASSIVE FAIL!

I'm having trouble with images from photobucket and imageshack as well. So I can't see yours, byrens or mine at the mo.

Byren

06-26-2008, 09:16 AM

Wow Tom, that's looking awesome! I'm still un-decided on if I'm gonna keep the roller coaster or not, but I won't put a ferris wheel or anything like that on (though I alost did when I coming up wit the initial idea =P...great minds and all that)

Keep it up man, I'm really loving setting and the rope bridge at the bottom!

EDIT: Weird, I can see 'em all just fine =\

toma_li

06-26-2008, 10:08 AM

yeah i can see um now, its prolly just photobucket being a bit fail-tastic.

Sorenson

06-26-2008, 12:45 PM

The river through the base of the tree was a really good addition.

GutsandBolts

06-26-2008, 01:10 PM

some awsome things happening here I especially am digging yours Vorsp. Im going to try and work something out at lunch today.

toma_li

06-26-2008, 01:28 PM

sorenson: cheers man :), i wanted to use a big wheel like an elevator as a means of getting to the different heights of the tree but figured it would need something to make it move, hence the waterfall to turn it... the river was an after thought.

Deviant-Ice

06-26-2008, 03:24 PM

Good work ppl, its awesome watchin other ppls ideas, an a rollercoaster :O what an idea XD

RazzMattazz

06-26-2008, 06:40 PM

Heres an update, thanks for all the advice guys, it was really helpful :)
Its looking like this now, im really not sure what else to do to it once more!
I might have to just submit it like this because im going away soon :think:
If anyone can think of something that would improve please advise!!

blankslatejoe

06-26-2008, 07:23 PM

looks great Razz! nice summer afternoon lighting!

Deviant-Ice

06-26-2008, 07:56 PM

hey sir raz, lookin good, jus need to merge the grass an water a bit more,
either do sum grass reflections or, with rivers on the edge, u can see the bed of it slightly, bit of silt an rocks, pebles or whatever, to show transparancy :)

kongni

06-26-2008, 08:43 PM

Some really great entries here!
I hope I can enter this one. I JUST started making a 3D environment (for something else) though so we'll see.

Keep it up everyone!

Vorsp

06-26-2008, 09:10 PM

Raz it's looking fantastic, I'm not a fan of the black smoke though, maybe a orange grey to match the lighting?

kirilot

06-27-2008, 12:20 AM

Sweet lookin pic raz.
Eric- thats some crazy ref!
vorsp - thats voming along great, reminds of Frank lloyd wright

I watched 10KBC and a shot of a stump in the foreground, made me remember that i had put this pic away to make into exactly what this comp is about, so what better time than now

trying to figure out where this stump came from, you dont have much option with trees so it was either huge forest or huge dead forest, guess which one i chose :rolleyes:m hmm maybe ice?

yoyomon

06-27-2008, 02:13 AM

That ref is some stump kilrot. For some reason my mind is wanting to see a person in place of that twig(?) that's bridging the two peaks (in the ref).

I'll probably join when I get done with the 3D mini.

bin

06-27-2008, 02:58 AM

awesome Raz! i suggest u add more depth between the background tree and the 'main' tree..

i might join this comp as well ( although i was kind of hoping for minijudge 2d minicomp lol )

Deviant-Ice

06-27-2008, 06:15 AM

lol bin, is that a hint hint nudge nudge :P

3ex

06-27-2008, 08:21 AM

heres my little idea.

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9450/imasketchcopyjf7.jpg

http://photos.igougo.com/images/p293224-Cambodia-Temple_and_Tree.JPG

toma_li

06-27-2008, 08:38 AM

hey becky welcome to the comp, man there are so many dmu students in this comp lol, one more cant hurt.

toma_li

06-27-2008, 10:42 AM

okay this is pretty much the finished thing, you can always improve tho and i always miss something big or obvious so please crit me up yeah, shnizzle my dizzle izzle?!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/toma_li/treevillagesmall4net.jpg

Kalango

06-27-2008, 11:20 AM

Kalango: i like the concept, but do you go with white & red or white & blue for your mushrooms? ;)

Thanks dani! I'll use both! and maybe make some orange+white ones :p, i'm a real geek when it comes to colors.
Nice looking toma, realy cool, you could put some water steam(lol) for that "splash waterfall" feeling :p keep it up. Nice work everyone.

hobodactyl

06-27-2008, 11:27 AM

3ex: I love those designs! I want to see more!

toma_li

06-27-2008, 12:25 PM

klango: ....? water steam...what? lol wtf, do you mean like the mist you get at the bottom of massive ass fuck off huge mother fucker waterfalls.... like niagra falls, do you get mist at the bottom of small waterfalls? oh no FAIL! right time to google it some more. cheers klango.

Amethyst

06-27-2008, 12:53 PM

toma_ li, maybe add a bit of blue sky as a little bit too much white IMO. Very interesting concept, I love it a lot.:think:

Kalango

06-27-2008, 01:29 PM

yoyomon

06-27-2008, 02:47 PM

Nice design 3ex.

Toma_il: I think your image can use some color variation. Try using some blues and purples to help cool that picture up. Use it in shaded areas. Personally, I think you cluttered up the tree. It looks like every branch has a building, some of which doesn't look like it'll be able to support the weight (such as the upper left branch). The waterfall is confusing. Starting at the top, that first fall looks like it's the same distance with the top right branch and both of them look a good ways back from the ferris wheel. However, the waterfall is falling in front of the ferris wheel. You have some depth issue here. The amount of water that the bottom fall is chucking out is impossible too since it's significantly more than what it's source (that small fall) is supplying.

Just my 2 cents :)

Carter

06-27-2008, 03:04 PM

lo all,

Another DMU parasite joins the fray...

A kind of Stigg of the dumps treehouse

cos i liked nothing more than running around in the dirt when i was younger

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/964/gatreehousecq3.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/614/biketreeom0.jpg

FredH

06-27-2008, 04:11 PM

3ex -> Really cool start. Lot's of possibilities with the design you are aiming for.

Carter -> Lol, cool idea there. If you have time, maybe put in more branches that hold the laundry. There can be socks and undies everywhere!:p

I will join to. I'll work on it a little everyday until the deadline. I will try to stay away from my usual line drawing first and painting after. Will jump into the painting immidiately with this extremely rough sketch. Going for an elvish looking city.
http://www.artbyfh.org/Artwork/mini/treehouse/wip1.jpg

FredH

06-27-2008, 06:24 PM

wip-2 - Just fooling around with ref and seeing what I can come up with before I paint in the city.
http://www.artbyfh.org/Artwork/mini/treehouse/wip2.jpg

Prischool

06-27-2008, 06:28 PM

Not sure if i can spare the time to finish this, but i certainly would like to try!
quick sketch...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Csquaredftb/treehousesample01.jpg

C Wong

06-27-2008, 08:55 PM

Nice work guys, I hnew this challenge would be pretty tough but you have all pulled it off with different flavors too. I want to do an abandoned tree house, like artwork type thing. Is that going to fit this challenge? I'm hoping the results will be like your treehouse BSjoe but more depressing.

Kalango

06-27-2008, 09:13 PM

hey hey nice works fellas.
Heres some "update", i'm realy slow these days, i think i wont finish untill the deadline....tho i will finish, eventualy, somday....ur.....
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Kalangossauro/2D%20art/mushroomhouse2.jpg

keep it up fellas, minicomps are realy outstanding this month.

yoyomon

06-27-2008, 10:04 PM

Liking the tree's face kalango.

toma_li

06-28-2008, 06:39 AM

cheers for the crit yoyomon, i might be able to solve the depth issue by adding shadow under the top bit of the waterfall, make it look like its sticking out more... as for the massive amount of water gushing out of the second waterfall... hmmm, ill think of something, cheers for the crit mna its really appreciated.

carty: WOW man, your drawrings come on loads man, when you coming back to the hive of scum and villany that is leicester?

Pacifica

06-28-2008, 07:03 AM

wow these are looking really cool now, bex your intials are awsome very graphical which is cool, and toma for some reason yours reminds me of lemmings! lol dont worry thats a good thing in my books.

Unfortunatly i'm going away tomorrow for a week so i wont be able to finish mine for the deadline! cant wait to get back and see everyones master pieces, good luck all and see you soonish.

toma_li

06-28-2008, 08:41 AM

pacifica: yeah lemmings roll deep baby!

temmink

06-28-2008, 10:38 AM

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1244/treehouserv8.jpg

I know I won't be able to finish it to the standard that some of you guys are working at (bravo btw) but it should be some good practice. Great work so far everyone, and good luck.

toma_li: I have to admit I was a bit inspired by your waterfall, hope you don't mind ;) very nice btw, love the Japanese style buildings.

toma_li

06-28-2008, 03:19 PM

temmink:no man thats cool, its not like i invented the waterfall or anything is it?

... or did i ;) ....?

no i didnt :(

FredH

06-29-2008, 03:17 AM

Prischool -> With all the drooping vines, it looks very swamp like at the moment.. which is pretty cool. I really like how the tree is turning out, but the houses on it seem rather plain. Don't be afraid to go wild on their designs.

Kalango -> The pencil work on yours is shaping up really well. The swimming pool in the center was a great touch. I am not particularly fond of the windows though. Maybe some more decoration, like a window bench to put plants on, or adding some open wooden flap window thingies could add some extra love to that area. Aside from that, it's shaping up really well. Hope you will finish:)

Here is another update on mine. Still playing around with it. Switched it to night just for fun. Will keep adding details until the deadline..
http://www.artbyfh.org/Artwork/mini/treehouse/wip3.jpg

matticus01

06-29-2008, 11:23 AM

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/2c466415f974be2907e7a8de7414f26d6g.jpg

This is my first attempt at... well anything really on this site.
My idea is the tree is in the centre of a reformed scrapyard, kinda like if Shelbyville managed to keep the lemon tree on The Simpsons.

Thoughts and suggestions definately welcome....

blankslatejoe

06-29-2008, 05:58 PM

matticus - great idea - there's some perspective issues currently--and cylinders/discs are notoriously difficult to get correct perspective on. It might be worth the time to lay out a mock 3d scene with nothing but a few discs in the right places, and then take a screengrab and paint over that.

I usually have to either do that, or use an ellipses guide for any disc-shapes in my work--constructing them by eye/hand is really tricky!

fred - coool--im digging the lava! The arches are giving it a gothic look too--very neat

temmink - helipad! cool! don't be down on yourself about your drawing--we all are at different skill levels here. Start coloring it!

Kalango it's coming out awesome. I sure hope you can make the deadline

Aftermath

06-29-2008, 06:37 PM

fredh is that helms deep? :) it must be the orcs club house they played in before they became hellions.

yoyomon

06-29-2008, 07:24 PM

Whipped some drawings for the comp. Instead of having the house being built against the tree, I decided to go with a house that hangs of a branch, man made or otherwise. The house on the left has a lawn and mote :D

Aftermath

06-29-2008, 07:50 PM

very sweet idea yoyomon!

toma_li

06-30-2008, 06:40 AM

ah like a cocoon, thats a really good idea man, it looks like it could fly away on its own like a butterfly would anyway :)

GutsandBolts

06-30-2008, 07:47 PM

finally got a chance to sketch out an idea at lunch today I like the thought of it being in the roots but thats probably about all Ill take from this one.

wolfy

07-01-2008, 12:23 AM

hello everyone
can I joint ? :) Sounds fun!
Some very nice idea's coming out so far,
Here's my earlier concept,hope i get a chance to finish it
good luck to all!

6709
6710

pimpleberry

07-01-2008, 12:54 AM

Vorsp_ angular and organic, thumbs-up
I started with the tree and am hoping to integrate the house. Maybe I should have started with the house. I will work on this more tomorrow.

Carter

07-01-2008, 03:26 AM

Lil update, flicking between colour and monochrome while im painting trying to ensure I've got some nice values going on. Still need to add those extra branches and make the base a bit wider

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6572/gatreehousewipmy1.jpg

Also does anyone know a decent way of getting a spraypaint type effect? Process im using at the mo looks crap

Prischool - That looks pretty cool, really like the roots around the door

blankslatejoe

07-01-2008, 08:42 AM

Carter - you could try spraypainting on a sheet of paper, photographing it, and then mixing it into your image. or just photographing some graffiti in your area or something ? To do it all digital, you could create some sort of drip brush in photoshop. it might not look as authentic, but it might work. :)

ds_qi

07-02-2008, 08:25 AM

oh!Great! I like it!

Kalango

07-03-2008, 05:39 PM

realy little lame update..:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Kalangossauro/2D%20art/mushroomhouse_lol.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/Kalangossauro/2D%20art/mushroomhouse_lol2.jpg
Got half of one mushroom done :p, have to fix the window reflection and do all the rest >_>, i wont finish till saturday...but when i do i'll post it :).
Where are the updates fellas?!?!

PS: Trying PainterX, doing it with oil pastels and a bit of airbrushes...its hard to work with painter.....

FredH

07-03-2008, 07:22 PM

Looking good so far Kalango. Making a night time scene was a good idea. The glows will really look good on rouded objects:)

Updates? I'll probably squeeze mine out before the deadline. Have to finish something up that's kind of important.

WhiteGuardian

07-03-2008, 07:32 PM

Here my next progress
Still left 2 days :doh:
Cheer up everyone :thumb:

temmink

07-03-2008, 07:35 PM

Also does anyone know a decent way of getting a spraypaint type effect? Process im using at the mo looks crap

The one I have used before is basically use a graffiti font and get that looking how you like it then use the smudge tool to pull a few drips down, sort of get the length first then bulge them out at the bottom. Make sure you do this after you distort the text to fit the surface, then follow the shapes on the surface with your drips. That seems to work best for me, otherwise troll deviantart looking for some brushes :inocent:

dabu

07-04-2008, 12:06 AM

I know this isn't a drawing, but its still analogue...

Man I miss playing with sculpey

http://www.dabudesign.com/wip/shroom/2.jpg

wolfy

07-04-2008, 07:38 AM

here my update
cnc are most welcome and appreciated :):):)

6739

Lamont

07-04-2008, 05:03 PM

I can't believe no one put a stripper pole in their ultimate treehouse...

WhiteGuardian

07-04-2008, 07:17 PM

Just refine it and i will cover the blank spot.
1 day remaining :brick: :brick: :brick:
Can this called matte painting, joe? Is that allowed? :think:

blankslatejoe

07-04-2008, 11:52 PM

looks ok, white guardian--just get some color in the treehouse itself a little,or perhaps tint it!

bin

07-05-2008, 07:03 AM

here,s mine :p ..painterX

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r59/raigeki_album/poon2.jpg

toma_li

07-05-2008, 12:46 PM

wait wait! wtf we can just stick a photo in???

temmink

07-05-2008, 08:48 PM

wait wait! wtf we can just stick a photo in???

It does say:

"The 'final treehouse image' part must be a full color representation of your treehouse.

Otherwise, anything goes!"

So it doesn't prohibit it, but I still wouldn't but thats me. If someone was interested in making a compositing challenge, that would be pretty cool btw. I guess this is something that should be clarified in the next challenge.