Veil of Shadow

[Oziris]

I've worked my ass off for this terrain! Enjoy!

~Oziris

 

[Chizume]

Sad picture. Very nice background and I do like the neat pool of water with its reflection. Only thing my mind can't comprehend is what happens on the upper part of the picture. Is it holes towards the sky covered with bushes?

 

[Oziris]

Those bushes/vines are hanging from the archways that cant be seen. And if anyone is wondering what is that blackness in the air it's black clouds ( A big storm is on it's way ).

 

[The_Olorin]

Another great picture from you. I realy like the atmosphere and the theme. Its something mystic, but you dont know what exactly it is. From technical side it seems pretty good, to my eye. You still got the skill, keep it going.
+ rep

 

[Goldendemon]

Looks cool guy! Gj

 

[Oziris]

Thanks Going to make a new one tomorrow probably. ^^

 

[Bernkastel]

Sexy. What's that tower back there? D:

 

[Dr. House]

Very nice/intresting but why do i have the feeling that those torches do not fit :s ? Anyway besides that you get a Chocolate cookie ! only problem is i just gave you one 2 min ago

 

[Oziris]

The tower? Maybe it's some abandoned watch tower or a research place where they experiment on humans.
I like the torches, they give the terrain a good feeling

 

[Bernkastel]

Oh yea, about the torches, i think they should give a bit more yellow/orange light instead of some strange green?

 

[Oziris]

Can't change that. And I don't think Yellow/Orange would look good, in my option.

 

[fladdermasken]

About the torches yet again.
Try placing a sun flare in front of them, gives a really natural glow appeal.
You might have to decrease the intensity of the sun flare to match the terrain however.
Here's an example.

 

[Oziris]

Okay, I fixed it as you said fladdermasken. Good thinking by the way.

 

[fladdermasken]

Okay, I fixed it as you said fladdermasken. Good thinking by the way.

Thank you. Here's a quick review.

A breathtaking piece you have here Oziris. The atmosphere is really intese and mysterious.
Glad you took my advice on the torches, the glow is more authentic now.
Naturally, the background supports the atmosphere heavily. You've done a very accurate job fading those mountains.
You could almost hear thunder in the distance. Lovely.
You've done a tremendous job at the foreground as well. The scaling is accurate, even if the trees are questionable.
In a natural sense, they should be bigger. However, from an artist's point of view they are superb.
I like your overall creativity in this piece.
That little puddle is really creative, not to mention the flattened moria pillars.
I simply love what you've done with this. Such creative means must be rewarded.
What I don't care for much in the foreground is the moria entrance models you've used, and the vines.
I like the idea, don't get me wrong, I just don't think that model is fit to be up there as it looks far too stretched.
In my oppinion, this one by Fingolfin blends way better with the other moria doodads: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...chway-154923/?prev=search=dwarven&d=list&r=20
The vines are also a tad bit too stretched, hence they stick out too much.
This is definitely not a major setback, I'm just pointing it out mind you.
That basically concludes my review, I'm very satisfied with what I'm seeing here.

- Moria Entrance Model (Stretched)
- Vines (Stretched)

+ Background (Fading)
+ Atmosphere (Cinematic Effects, Lighting)
+ Scaling
+ General Creativity (Puddle, Pillars)

 

[Oziris]

Thanks for the review, I'll see if I'm not lazy enough to update the terrain with the Dwarven Archway and less stretched vines.

 

[Raven0]

OMG, I love it. Art through Warcraft?

Change the torches, they just don't match the other beautiful models.

I don't know what those two nearly-black block-looking things are hanging from the ceiling but you should lighten those up to match the rest of the ceiling or change them entirely.

 

[Oziris]

I'll do that, thanks Raven0.

 

[Fingolfin]

I really like those shrub models, where did you get them?
I'd love to get my hands on them. Good job as always.

 

[fladdermasken]

I really like those shrub models, where did you get them?
I'd love to get my hands on them. Good job as always.

If you're refering to the grass, it's from B²M's High-Res Doodad Pack: http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=83031
I think the model is called Ufergrass.mdx
It looks magnificent up close, but less attractive from a distance.
A small hint of mine if you don't mind.

 

[Fingolfin]

Ok, thank you for the tip.

 

[Oziris]

I see fladdermasken answered your question, oh well. And yeah, those shurbs are really good looking.