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Contest Results: Fairy Tales

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Ended 12/03/11 12:15 AM GMT
Winner: Inkeri (See the full results)

1st place
The place where stories and legends comes alive by Inkeri

SEFA: Congratulations to your 1st place Erja! It is very well deserved. Tiveden is the home of the trolls and fairies and this photo is just wonderful.

Marzena: And what happened next ?! Please !!!
This is such a charming beginning of a beautiful fairy tale ...
I hope that we will find out the rest - being, all of us, such a creative gang, capable of making the story to match your sweet image ...
Yours SAM

Inkeri received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

2nd place
Night Dreams by coram9

Logun7: Congratulations!

Logun7: Best of luck to you in the contest:)

purmusic: Bloody hell, that purmusic is harsh.

So..

You might be aware of the information contained in the following linked vid tutorial. If not, well grab a cuppa and have a look/listen..

Night street [16:51]


In and around the 5:33 mark in.. adding/adjusting light to light standards:

And a note on selective use of Volumetric light(ing) later on.


Couple of keyboard shortcuts noted as well, with respect to duplicating placement of objects, etc.. Viewed a few other vids on Geekatplay Studio- "Light In Vue Tutorials". Good good stuff? Maybe?

I am curious if you tried or thought of post processing your render in Photoshop. My pea brain immediately thought of using the Diffuse Glow filter for the fairies and that of the girl/woman. Just a thought.

coram9 received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

3rd place
Isle of Wanderers by Akeraios

Logun7: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.................

Outstanding work!! Best of luck to you in the contest:)

nuke88: love this could be that you will enter it into the new contest

Roseman_Stan: Best of the entries so far. Excellent work.

4th place
Dragon at the Gate by Tootles

purmusic: Love.. it!


Lost count of the number of times I have come back to your image's page here, having first viewed it upon posting.

And I still can't get past the initial feeling evoked of a mischievous and benevolent dragon sneaking about, who is a friend to the king's son. (So, take this 'constructive critique' with a grain of salt. ;o) )


The posturing (stating the obvious here, perhaps) ... and that of the colour palette makes for a very inviting illustrative-like image. On the notes of what is transpiring within frame (telling a story, or parts of) and stimulating more imaginative twists and details.


The composition really sets this one up well, in my opinion. The somewhat lower perspective and looking upwards.. adds to the 'lighter sense of being' and 'airiness' (rest assured, it's a good good thing)imparted.

The lines of the castle itself, in conjunction with the 'flow' of the clouds, et al.. underscores the strength of this element.


Caveats?

Minor, at best.

Smoke emanating from the dragon's nostrils. Gets lost a bit against the backdrop and is not quite as polished (not sure how you created this facet ... or that of it's positioning, layer-wise).

... ...

Ahh, ok.. got it.

The one word descriptor that has been eluding me pea brain.. 'delightful'.

:o)

5th place
...in the Forest of Ever After... by lilu103

100k_xle: Great Work Lisa. Lots to see and try to find. Fantasy Indeed.
Thanks for sharing your Hard Work.

E J

robosys: Extremely impressive! I'm normally a fan of more simple images, but I made an exception here. The amount of work involved must have been staggering. Thanks a lot.