Yeti

[Riddick]

This is my first matte painting.
I hope it will please.
I have made it without copy part of picture with tools, but working only with brushes..also all the damn fur of the Yéti!
LOL
Pictures references:
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti_Photos_Ref.jpg

http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti.jpg
I think to post a step by step soon.

[brad]

Looks great,
Do you use Painter or Photoshop?

[homer]

As a background it's good. It should look even better if you use photo cloning too.

[jamesvfx]

well some points here, you have different shodow colors that look wrong trying to putting elements together,in the foreground the shadow is blue and int he middle ground it has a little green level that just does not fit whit the other elements. the little snowed rocks in the foreground also have to much detail they look just as the further rocks, I think you have to add a lot more mass of snow to the foreground rocks hiding details . so the scale of this foreground rocks fits the image ( sorry for my english I hope I make myslef clear )

[Riddick]

Brad, Thanks! It was Photoshop!

Homer< yes but it was a challenge for me to paint the most of the picture ^^

Jamevfx< Oh thank you man for the critics!
A friend told me that I should make different colors to create a more beautiful atmosphere, it seems that it doesn't work very well for others..
LOL

Your advice about the size and the details on the distant mountain is really good!
I am going to try to correct a little that (in few hours, I'm not at home today, I will see the ROTK extended version)!
Thank you very much!!

[Riddick]

There is few changes on the sky and the moutain.
I think it is better now!

The step by step:
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti1.jpg
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti2.jpg
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti3.jpg
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti4.jpg
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti5.jpg
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yeti6.jpg

[homer]

I like the new sky. and thanks for the step by step images.

[Riddick]

Thank you Homer!

A funny deviation made by Mikrokong


http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Yetifun.jpg

[Danka]

Nice work! :wink:

[maxgabl]

Great Painting, Riddick!

The only thing bugging me is the top of the foreground rock (left), which should overlap the bottom of the left background rock (mountain) a little more. Right now it looks like the left background rock jumps forward over the foreground rock. Maybe a little more contrast and saturation in the fg rock or a wider gap between fg rock and bg rock or both would help too.