The Whistling Hangman by mmitchell_houston
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Description
This is an illustration for a game I'm developing called GUTSHOT. Gutshot is a set of rules for running one-on-one combat in the Wild West with 25mm miniatures (kinda like Warhammer). The game is still in production -- I'm testing Poser (and other apps) to see if I can produce high-quality cover and interior b&w artwork for the rulebook.
This particular image is to advertise an adventure I'll be running at a local game shop on Halloween. When finished, the image may also be used on merchandise (like T-shirts, Lunch Boxes, etc.) from www.cafepress.com. It may also be used as a book cover.
I'm probably going to redo the rope -- it's just a scan. Any suggestions on how to improve lighting and composition will be greatly appreciated.
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RENDEROSITY FREE STUFF:
- Horsefeathers (saddle & tack) by Hai Gan
DAZ 3D:
- Mike 1
- Dragoon (free Western Guns set)
POSER WORLD:
- Cowboy Mike (morph, clothes)
INSPIRATION:
- Old Jonah Hex comic book cover
Comments (3)
Digimon
Iv'e seen much worse on game covers! The overall composition is fine, and the lighting is N/A, after all, in the "Real" world he would be backlit by the moon, on a dark night! So I accept it for what it is, dramatic lighting of your subject. The only thing that seems off, is the textures, or more specifically a need for more bump, and less specular. I fight this problem too a lot with 3D pieces. People end up looking "Plastic", and I find I have to crank down the specular highlights, and give them some kind of light bump texture, to break up the large areas of solid color. Just a suggestion. Otherwise I really like this image, for what its intended for!
mmitchell_houston
Yeah, I fight against the "plastic" look a lot (and it's not just a Poser problem). I agree with you that the lighting needs another tweak, though. I'm also hoping the new Mil Horse model from Poser will let me add some expression to the mount. I think a startled look would help increase the drama. I'll probably be revisiting this piece later this year, so thanks for the suggestions.
GladysClump
missed this one, what I like about it, is it has an old book cover look to it, I think. Have you got poser 5? you can do wonderful textures with the materials room