Riders of Shai-Hulud - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

DonnChadh · 12-16-2003, 11:13 PM

A group of Fremen travelling in the deserts of Arrakis, on the back of a Giant Sandworm

I've been doing some experimentation with making pictures in Corel Draw, and then adding effects in Photoshop.
Aside from some simpler stuff I used in a project for uni (a guitar and a speaker), this is the first one that I'm really pleased with the end result.

GoldenOuroboros · 12-17-2003, 05:01 AM

Big dune fan here.. so you don't mind if I seriously crit it do you? I think you should have spent more time on the worm than you have on the background?? Add maybe some teeth to the worm, work on the three segmented mouth abit more, or perhaps go for the traditional idea of the huge circular opening for a mouth. The worm is your focal point of your picture and yet I'm drawn to the detail in the back ground. And the fremen usually ride the worms in a straight line on it's back.. perhaps draw some small hooks from the men as well

Anyways all is good

And thanks for giving me a few memory flashbacks into my child hood.. not that it was that far gone or anything...

Sho Nuff · 12-17-2003, 01:10 PM

Havent read Dune books in years. Great work on the dunes in the background. I like the coloring of the sky too. You may want to reshape the foreground a bit though. It looks like dunes in a the very near background then a drastic terrain shift to flat sand. The dunes should either be further in the background or the foreground should also be a dune. Great job on the coloring.

DonnChadh · 12-17-2003, 01:25 PM

Cheers for the feedback, I think I'll give it a reworking and incorporate some of your suggestions.

Well, once I get all this project work out the way at least :E

STUFX · 12-17-2003, 02:44 PM

Ah, that is a great work of art. My father is a big fan of the dune series, and i've seen the movie. Good job!

analinguist · 12-18-2003, 12:52 PM

that worm bothers me. i don't like it at all. the environment is a lot nicer, the worm is almost a different aesthetic, sort of elementary looking. no texture at all.. i'd like it more without the worm.

31Friction · 12-18-2003, 10:25 PM

kinda reminds me of a Dali painting in a way. Could use a bit more depth but I like it.

12-16-2003, 11:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
DonnChadh Tilted Location: Tha Boro	Riders of Shai-Hulud A group of Fremen travelling in the deserts of Arrakis, on the back of a Giant Sandworm I've been doing some experimentation with making pictures in Corel Draw, and then adding effects in Photoshop. Aside from some simpler stuff I used in a project for uni (a guitar and a speaker), this is the first one that I'm really pleased with the end result. __________________ I try to take life one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

12-17-2003, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Big dune fan here.. so you don't mind if I seriously crit it do you? I think you should have spent more time on the worm than you have on the background?? Add maybe some teeth to the worm, work on the three segmented mouth abit more, or perhaps go for the traditional idea of the huge circular opening for a mouth. The worm is your focal point of your picture and yet I'm drawn to the detail in the back ground. And the fremen usually ride the worms in a straight line on it's back.. perhaps draw some small hooks from the men as well Anyways all is good And thanks for giving me a few memory flashbacks into my child hood.. not that it was that far gone or anything... __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

12-17-2003, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sho Nuff Addict Location: Harlem	Havent read Dune books in years. Great work on the dunes in the background. I like the coloring of the sky too. You may want to reshape the foreground a bit though. It looks like dunes in a the very near background then a drastic terrain shift to flat sand. The dunes should either be further in the background or the foreground should also be a dune. Great job on the coloring. __________________ I know Nietzsche doesnt rhyme with peachy, but you sound like a pretentious prick when you correct me.

12-17-2003, 01:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
DonnChadh Tilted Location: Tha Boro	Cheers for the feedback, I think I'll give it a reworking and incorporate some of your suggestions. Well, once I get all this project work out the way at least :E __________________ I try to take life one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

12-18-2003, 12:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
analinguist Psycho	that worm bothers me. i don't like it at all. the environment is a lot nicer, the worm is almost a different aesthetic, sort of elementary looking. no texture at all.. i'd like it more without the worm. __________________ end

12-17-2003, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
STUFX Upright Location: Somewhere in Ohio, between a hooker and a cow.	Ah, that is a great work of art. My father is a big fan of the dune series, and i've seen the movie. Good job!

12-18-2003, 10:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
31Friction Addict Location: STL, MO	kinda reminds me of a Dali painting in a way. Could use a bit more depth but I like it. __________________ "Saints need sinners." Alan Watts