Posted by: External Memory
Wow, that guy really likes soup.
Posted by: paufill
Backgrounds take more talent and effort than simply copying from Bungie's renders. I'm lazy.
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1. Soup?
2. Yes, I suppose backgrounds do take more effort . . . Talent? I'd argue that. If you're subject is fairly believable, then I have no doubt that the artist has the capability to make a believable background.
3. I never claimed this to be an original idea or concept so I'm not sure what your jab about "copying Bungie's renders" is suppose to mean.
4. Lazy? I didn't realize that taking an hour or two out of my day to sketch up something I thought was rather cool and share it with the Bungie community would be considered "lazy." May I ask what you do with your spare time, other than trolling and just generally being an ignorant jerk on fan forums?
Seriously, your comment not only was unecessary, but untrue. It's cool if you don't like the art. Everyone has their personal opinion, and quite frankly are entitled to it. But your comment was neither helpful, constructive, or positive.
The idea is what many like to call "artist interpretation." I didn't directly copy the render, but I did use it as an extensive guide. I am more than capable of copying the render to every last detail, but that doesn't interest me. Like the first comment pointed out, I gently pushed the image toward a graphic-novel style. It was quick and fun and let me experiment with new techniques. It was never meant to be a 3 day opus of fine art that belongs in the Louvre.
Edit: Spelling
[Edited on 08.02.2010 9:41 PM PDT]