josema Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hello kiddies. I've been a little busy of late cranckin' out covers for children's textbooks. This is my latest piece. The theme is "underwater fun". And I think that the greatest challenge was not making it look like "Finding Nemo". Not that it would be so easy to do anyway, but I think ya'll know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I had a lot of fun with this one, so I wanted to share. Please, let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankH Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Nice character, is the mouth area made with a:m, or do you use photoshop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnomike Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Nice image! My favourite bits are the sea surface above and the sparkling bubble effect. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 are you the one who did the math cover? it looks to be the same style. i love these underwater guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flog Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 wow!!! That is all, carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josema Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 Nice character, is the mouth area made with a:m, or do you use photoshop? Frank, thanks for your comments, and yes I used photoshop for the mouth and teeth, and the whole face to be honest. Given that it's a "still image" I can pretty much use anything. I'll post the A:M image before the Photoshop overhaul so you can compare. Kyle: yes, I am the guy that did the math covers. As a matter of fact, this is the continuation of that same project and it was done for 5th grade. I'm very pleased you like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josema Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 ...I thought I also share the original "color layout" for this character. As you can see, the original concept went through some serious changes. For the better I hope. In case you're wondering, I used Painter for the layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Great work. I think it really works for a book cover! Regards, Eugene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddustin Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Very nice. There are some incredibly tallented people here. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted November 8, 2004 Admin Share Posted November 8, 2004 Glad you brought this one back David. This is an excellent example of how 3D and 2D can work together to achieve awesome results. Nice work Josema! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Keates Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Nice image! Lots of character and movement. It reminds me of the most difficult commission I ever did. A guy wanted his bycicle helmet airbrushed. His son had chosen what he wanted on there - octopuses that were anatomically like real octopusses but with a cartoony quality to them. Before taking on the commision I had neglected two things: 1. It is very hard to airbrush onto a curved surface and I had never done this before. 2. Octopuss's mouths are hidden amidst their tenticles. Anyway, I think you did an admirable job of it - much better than mine. PS: Octopusses... octopie... octopy.......... whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josema Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 I think I know what ya mean, John. When the client told me they wanted an octopus I was very optimistic at first. But my optimism soon turned into panic when I started looking at references of the ugly critters. So after much frustration, I decided to get away from realism and do my own thing. Yep, they let me get away with it. Anyway thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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