September/October Lite Challenge entry -< Sitting Duck Inn> -

[Dain]

My very first entry for a challenge.
Let's give a try to the "lite" one first.

Sitting Duck Inn, how perfect to spend his money

Now, I've got 5 days to figure out what to add to make it nicer.
A frame for sure, maybe text ...
Any suggestions welcome

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[tilt]

hmmm suggestions... painting it all over with a solid pink so the other competitors stand a chance perhaps? *rofl*... thats damn beautiful work Dain, and long time no see... good to have you back and in style

[Dain]

hmmm suggestions... painting it all over with a solid pink so the other competitors stand a chance perhaps? *rofl*... thats damn beautiful work Dain, and long time no see... good to have you back and in style

How brilliant! Why didn't I get idea myself? thanks! My daughter loves almost everything pink, actually.
However ... I may hold it a little while

Anyway, It's good to be back, whatever the outcome can be with the challenge

[arsheesh]

Very nice so far Dain! What did you use to do the rendering, Sketchup?

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Dain]

Very nice so far Dain! What did you use to do the rendering, Sketchup?
Cheers,
-Arsheesh

Thanks,
nope, everything by hand from scratch. But next time, I'll think about using some 3D rendering prog to help me out. It was somehow brain breaking

[arsheesh]

Well that's just damn impressive man, here's some rep!

[Jaxilon]

This is really nice. If you had the time and the energy for it you could cut out some of the rooftops and show the insides but I know that's a lot of work and it's already great looking. I think showing more of the insides would make it more "mappy" but to be honest I'm not sure you need to. It's just a thought.

[Dain]

This is really nice. If you had the time and the energy for it you could cut out some of the rooftops and show the insides but I know that's a lot of work and it's already great looking. I think showing more of the insides would make it more "mappy" but to be honest I'm not sure you need to. It's just a thought.

That's a thought, indeed. The idea actually never crossed my mind but I'll certainly give it a try, certainly not for the challenge though, as the deadline is near.
But thanks, it's a good idea.

I've been thinking about making the whole thing a bit funny.
Just hope there's no mistakes in the spelling/ grammar :/
Point me out if any.


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[tilt]

how long did it take you to make this by the way - I can't even contemplate how long it would take me *lol* ... and did you use any references?

[Dain]

how long did it take you to make this by the way - I can't even contemplate how long it would take me *lol* ... and did you use any references?

I can't tell precisely how many hours I've spent on the project. The idea came at the beginning of September and I didn't work on it everyday. More, I've tried different techniques, different ideas all along the process. In total, possibly 50 hours but If I wanted to do it again, it would probably take about 20-30 hours I guess. 3 days of work full time.
We can actually see that some lines are "better" in term of style and shape than others, making it obvious that I'm not completely familiar with this technique yet.
I tend not to use the "shape dynamic" option with my graphic tablet and then my drawings look too technical/ clean.

Half-timbered houses are quite common in France (needless to say that I'm a french, it helps a bit) so I didn't look for references or inspiration. Just tried to give them a drop of similarity of old norman-french houses from memory.

Fantastic, one to be proud of!

Thanks for that. Still, there should be many things to be changed, but ... well ... I'm not complaining