Rifts- Madhaven

Painting \ Architecture | 05/04/06 @384 | Cloudmover | critiques (24) | views (2036)

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This piece was done as the cover for Rifts WorldBook 29: Madhaven published by Palladium Books. “Madhaven” is the name given to the haunted ruins of Manhattan.

The painting utilizes many of the techniques I learned from the Gnomon Workshop's DVD The Techniques of Christian Lorenz Scheurer Advanced Digital Painting in Adobe Photoshop® Volume # 2. The way Sheurer uses photographic textures in his workflow was really an eye-opener to me and I decided to try them out for this painting.

I based the concepts of some of the ships on mine dump trucks and agricultural machinery. I dunno it just seemed like it would help ground the concept in the real world.

C&C welcome.

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Comments (24)

Jane

05/04/06 @400

A quality piece.

Crow

05/04/06 @459

yum, I like, the floating vehicle on left is a bit too boxy and seems to lack the technology to be able to float.

Cigaro

05/04/06 @505

reminds me of a game called the longest journey...great job

ARTOONATOR

05/04/06 @526

Amazing. This could easily be a map for Halo

deandude

05/04/06 @535

uh...frickin' amazing? +10

Mirzoyan

05/04/06 @549

yes! i like conceptual artists!

loneorbit

05/04/06 @602

Very well done, it carries the eye throughout from the sky down to the street workers.

Gune

05/04/06 @607

really cool

Wallace

05/04/06 @610

Awesome work,

Really good lay out, perception of depth and
balance between light/dark.
Love those (clunky) vehicles!

+ 10

licztlak

05/04/06 @675

it's great... ...
+9/9

remy

05/04/06 @733

amazing +9/9

Cloudmover

05/05/06 @493

Thank you for the comments everyone.

deandude

05/05/06 @731

why this isn't in the top 3 is beyond me............

BaronImpossible

05/07/06 @988

+10

siffert

05/07/06 @690

Great work!

lairnaedon

05/08/06 @390

Incredibly atmospheric. Great job! Funny how you have used a big truck in a floating vehicle design. I admit, it doesn't seem to have the aerodynamics suitable for flight, but heck, who needs that? Nice post apocalyptic view.

Wonderful technique. Maybe I should purchase a copy of that dvd myself

+8/8

Lair.

trevorm

05/08/06 @693

Really awesome. Great depth, textures and details. Neat touch with the flare in the top right.

Byonder

05/09/06 @026

Excellent! The only thing that looks a bit odd is the stairs on the ship in the foreground - angle looks off. Other than that, this is a great piece

lairnaedon

05/09/06 @359

yeah now that you mention it.. it does look off

Mihai

05/10/06 @536

Awsome level of detail! Nothing to crit. I love it!

minkens

05/11/06 @496

OMG, this is absolutely amazing! I love the light and textures u used..

Your work and the work of so many others here is forcing me to buy a wacom tablet as well

+10

Prasa

05/11/06 @560

Very nice scene!!