Kieran's Research Thread

[klamp]

Here are some images that show various stuff I'm thinking about for the project. For each image I'll explain what I like and think we might be able to incorporate.




I really like the colors in this one. Also, the simplified shapes are good, though for our project I don't think I'd want to go quite as simplified.





Again, really like the colors in this one. I also like her art style, and how there's a little bit of roughness and open brushform to her painting. If we could find some way to incorporate that into our textures I think it might look cool.




Again, I like the colors in this one.




Another one by Loish. Again, great colors and texture.




And finally, this one seems the most applicable because it includes our theme/setting. I love the colors. More importantly, look at the way the forms and shapes are simplified and stylized. This is the kind of stylization that I think could make our piece awesome. We still want detail, but we want it simplified and stylized and, most importantly, visually pleasing!


I'll consider this an ongoing thread where I will post other stuff when I find it.

[klamp]

I was also thinking about housing ideas - as in, what sort of homes the people of this ice village would live in - and I was thinking that we might explore other options than just igloos. I am not opposed to igloos, but there might be better options out there, too, and I wouldn't want to rule those out.

This is wandering into Chase's domain, so I'm interested to see the research he delivers and the ideas he comes up with, but here are a few pictures of "snow shacks" to show other options for housing:


http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/20031145.jpg

http://ih2.redbubble.net/work.1934.11.flat,550x550,075,f.snow-shack.jpg

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/HHLtDave5/HHLtDave50612/HHLtDave5061200031/659571.jpg

[klamp]

Here's some other inspiration I was thinking of for getting that hand-painted, slightly textured look to our work:




The texturing in this one is pretty heavy. It's beautiful, but I was thinking that we would go more subtle than this if we decided to add texture.




This one has a bit of that texturing effect, too. It sort of looks like those newer Zelda games, though, which is an artistic style I was not intending to use with our project.

[Nyssa]

That is one of my favorite artist on deviant art, beautiful color work, i like everything that you've posted here

i like the textures, i like it a lot, I kinda like the zelda look but not so much that it looks like zelda you know ;P

on another thought how do i put pictures up?

[randy]

really like the way that artist uses warm characters on cool backgrounds. penguins picture was awesome. I definitely love the appeal of simple shapes.

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