44 comments on
"Endless Blue (2014)" |
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| Doc |
| "8" |
Mon February 10, 2014 at 6:22 am
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I like this version. I liked the original but thought it was a bit too 'clean', although I think that suited the night version nicely.
I like the water, it looks good (and enticing !) but does seem to make the island 'float', as someone previously said. I like the foliage too as it seems to make it a bit more real to me, but not sure about the clouds though. I agree with a previous post, I think the clear sky suited it better.
The impression of size the original had seems to have been muted a bit with the palms I think. But I like it, and like others look forward to a multi-screen version |
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| horcruxhp |
| "9" |
Sat February 8, 2014 at 7:54 am
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I love it, Ryan. Do you think you will do a multi-monitor render of this one? |
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| Deanna |
| "960 x 854 (Moto Droid) is Unfinished..." |
Wed January 29, 2014 at 1:22 pm
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Ryan, could you please check the 960 x 854 (Droid) version? It is unfinished and split into 3 images. Thanks! |
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| Jenanne |
| "6" |
Wed January 29, 2014 at 8:35 am
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Thanks, BobC. Agreed. I do hope you plan to revisit this one, Ryan. It wouldn't take much, IMHO, for this render to be a 10. |
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| BobC |
| "Still in Progress?" |
Mon January 27, 2014 at 5:53 pm
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Yes, I'd also like to see more develop from this. IMO, any problems that might exist with it were technical and NOT in the artistic conception. |
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| Genj |
| "6" |
Mon January 27, 2014 at 8:12 am
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I'd like you to revisit this one. The most bothersome feature for me is the water color change. It seems very unnatural for the water depth to go from 2-3 feet to a water color of what is around 50 feet. It's too extreme. |
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| Laura |
| "7" |
Sun January 26, 2014 at 11:38 am
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I do like it, but love the photorealism of the original. |
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| Elaine |
| "7" |
Thu January 23, 2014 at 10:04 pm
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Reworking Endless Blue is a great idea. I love how lush and green the island looks in the new version. I only gave it a 7 because the clouds, foreground sand, and foreground water are not subtle and look out of place. I actually like it a lot better if I scroll down and hide the almost-white sand. I hope you will do a night version. |
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| Hoverwolf1 |
| "8.5" |
Tue January 21, 2014 at 2:09 pm
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I like it, but the vegetation on the rocks needs to be toned down as well. I'd still like to see a night version. |
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| mike5 |
| "5" |
Fri January 17, 2014 at 6:52 am
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I'm not sure why but the colors just seem fake to me.
That having been said, I wanted to say that I like the level of plant life on the island. I think I'd like the original more if it had this level of plant cover. |
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| CE |
| "8.5" |
Mon January 13, 2014 at 1:57 pm
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The one sad thing for me about some of your beautiful art is that there is no hope of actually going there in person! I love this one! I would have given it a 9 but for the dark-to-light transition bands in the clouds, which don't seem quite right yet. I'm sure that's just because of the learning curve with new software, though. |
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| Bryan |
| "8" |
Fri January 10, 2014 at 4:21 pm
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Very good. One of my favorite works is the Ocean of the 2002 Atoll. I would like to see that ocean put on this island. |
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| Sharon |
| "8" |
Thu January 9, 2014 at 7:13 am
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The island looks like it's floating. :) |
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| eliott |
| "9/10" |
Thu January 9, 2014 at 1:41 am
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Great re-make of one of my favourites.
I love the colour of the water in this, and the clouds look like an approaching storm (not sure if that's what you were going for or not).
Even if you change and re-render this, I eagerly await a multiscreen version |
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| Alex H |
| "Holy Crap" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 5:33 pm
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That's gorgeous. Great rework of the original. As already said it doesn't dethrone the original because it's too different, however it makes a great companion piece |
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| BobC |
| "In Progress" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 5:01 pm
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I like the direction this "version" is going and understand that there are problems with the current rendering and I feel that this a very different piece from the 2005 version. What I've always liked about that piece was the slightly eerie fantasy art or planetscape aspect of it. I like this more "earthlike" one too, with the foliage on the rocks, the darkening skies, and the building storm clouds... |
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Ryan |
| "New Version" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 11:54 am
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Thanks for all the feedback! As you can tell, I am still learning the new "photometric" atmosphere in Vue 2014. Most of the issues that I am hearing with this one can be attributed to the new setup. I think I get salvage this one with another render if I am patient enough to let it finish. |
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| Rankin |
| "4/10" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 10:58 am
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Sir I can tell that you put a lot of detail and effort into this piece and I feel as if that's also what gives this a low score. It's not like your other piece which had a pleasantly simplistic nature, which was its original lure in my opinion. In this piece, I just feel as if you used to much green and made the clouds too imposing. If you had the clouds from perhaps, Sunspire, it would be a less overbearing detail. Perhaps also a little less foliage or less contrast. Hard to say what needs to be done but the greens are to hard on the eyes (like the water) and the clouds don't do it for me. |
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| Shell |
| "5" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 9:14 am
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Rough man really rough. Definitely needs some work, good start can't wait to see it finished |
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| CDO |
| "6/10" |
Wed January 8, 2014 at 5:04 am
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IMO the clouds completely ruin it; the main attraction of the original (for me of course) was the complimentary blue sky and blue ocean while this revision has weirdly colour-banded clouds making the sky look strangely busy...
The only other constructive criticism is that the the foliage is a bit too dark, making the whole island instantly look unreal. The palm trees are possibly OK as they are, but the shrubs and grass/moss on the rocks need to be paler/lighter or at least different in some way to the palm trees to differentiate them somewhat.
The green of the foreground water is more true-to-life than just blue, but slightly on the side of neon green in this version (I have a colour-calibrated IPS monitor)
Other than that, I love all of your "revisited" images and seeing the progression of ideas and new capabilities and in this case the additional foliage on the rocks is actually a great reflection of the passage of time! |
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| Tyler |
| "7" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 10:35 pm
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Very rough draft Ryan. Brilliant idea to revisit it. My qualm is that it offers nothing new beyond the original. It's merely a pickle jar at present. Hoping you do your Bliss thing and add a little magic to make it stand out. A revision should always surpass the original or be left alone IMHO. |
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| Angelique |
| ""Endless Blue (2014)"" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 8:30 pm
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The water was better in the 2005 version but the island is better in this updated version. |
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| SaltNPeppr |
| "7" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 7:23 pm
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I think in this case, its because the green of the rocks matches the green of the palms... too much of the same shade, which btw seems very close to the range used in the sea. Nothing wrong with that -- its a green take on the endless blue theme -- but maybe a little more variance?
My brain says the ocean need to shade a touch more towards blue, the palms need to lean more towards emerald, and the rock-green perhaps as is? I don't know.
I like it, I really do. (Hence the rating.) I just think the colors are maybe too close, or perhaps needs a little...variation in the scene. Otherwise its too glaring and in-your-face kinda thing. |
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| Stargazer |
| "7" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 3:12 pm
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This isn't all THAT bad. I think if the rocks were less green they would stand out more. And I happen to really like the water. A little too much contrast in the clouds. A few starfish in the foreground water would be cool. But overall I kinda like it. All your water pics are good. |
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| Katie |
| "5/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 1:04 pm
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I do love this, but the clouds are a bit over saturated, and there's something about the way the water meets the beach that feels kinda funky to the eye. I think maybe having something out in that dark spot in the ocean (like a shark fin or something) would help give this a little more depth too. |
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| Jenanne |
| "6/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 12:15 pm
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I agree with the other comments, except I do like the amount of clouds even though they need reworking like most of the render. However, I love that you've chosen this image for the first one of the new year -- it's one of my many favorites! |
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| Greg |
| "4" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 12:05 pm
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I like it, a bit. The idea is good.
But, honestly, I see the original as being more 'real' looking then this one.
Even if those greens are accurate to real life, I think they look strange with that sky.
But mostly, I think the shoreline just looks more rendered than real.. which is a weird side-step of Ryan's normal water.. |
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| anna_writr |
| "3" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 11:20 am
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As others have said, it's very odd. The greens are much too green. The rocks shouldn't match the foliage. Other versions did very much look real. This one doesn't, and not because it is too pretty. Keep trying! |
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| Matt |
| "3/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 10:52 am
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It has potential, but the clouds look funky, and it is over saturated. |
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| Craig |
| "2" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 10:33 am
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I have been a member for years, and this is the first one that I won't D/L. Just being honest, like the other say it's over saturated, and just plain ugly. I absolutely LOVE your work, but in this case, not so much... |
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| Marius |
| "3" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 9:07 am
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The clouds look like "16 colors". the water is oversaturated and to green.
And I dont like all the plants. I would like to see a version without clouds (or way less), reworked water (more blue less green, less grainy if possible) and black lavarocks
10/10 if the intention was to show the people ists computer made an no photo. |
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| Bez |
| "7/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 8:53 am
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I like it - love the water, but I think I liked the original better. |
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| Pete |
| "10/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 7:37 am
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I can see where a few people are getting the grainy or oversaturated parts, but on the whole, I love it. We're locked in the same deep freeze up here in WI, and that makes me feel just a little bit happier. 10/10 for timing, if for nothing else. |
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| Pete |
| "10/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 7:37 am
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I can see where a few people are getting the grainy or oversaturated parts, but on the whole, I love it. We're locked in the same deep freeze up here in WI, and that makes me feel just a little bit happier. 10/10 for timing, if for nothing else. |
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| Hoverwolf1 |
| "8.5" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 2:30 am
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Love the concept of a redo for this piece, just needs a little work on the clouds/graininess issues. |
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| Deanna |
| "10/10" |
Tue January 7, 2014 at 0:07 am
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I rated this a 10 because I just plain love it. Endless Blue has been one of my favorites for a long time and I love the rich color in this update.
I just want to ask.. Ryan, could you please take a look at the 960x854 (Moto Droid) mobile version? It's looking slightly unfinished. ;) Thank you! |
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| Chris |
| "7" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 10:57 pm
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Needs some work on the water and the clouds, but the island looks amazing. I think overall the textures could be trimmed a bit, but I can't wait to see the finished product. |
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| Littlemom |
| "8" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 9:50 pm
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I agree with others that say the render is over saturated in color and the island peaks look fake somehow. but I still give it an 8. |
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| Tor |
| "Very Green" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 9:30 pm
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It may just be my monitor but the plants and algae? on the rocks look very saturated. The water near the shore looks more green than it should. |
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| Overdrive |
| "8/10" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 9:19 pm
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New version of one of my all-time DB favorites. Agree with Christina, seems over-saturated on my 2560x1600 screen too, particularly visible as strange coloured lines in the transitions between the darker and lighter clouds. But i like the general idea, maybe just a little finetuning could make it a 9 or even a 10. |
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| kellzilla |
| "Endless Blue (2014)" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 9:06 pm
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And here I was searching your backlog for a nice, warm picture just yesterday! I settled on the "Avatar" Pandora-looking version of "Satori", but this has a lot of potential if you can get those clouds under control! |
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| Christina |
| "over-saturated?" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 8:05 pm
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it seems a bit over-saturated, but it may just be my home laptop being weird. |
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| Drew |
| "9" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 8:03 pm
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Gorgeous. Only criticism I have is of the graininess in the foreground, where the ocean meets the beach. |
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| Alec |
| "9/10" |
Mon January 6, 2014 at 7:31 pm
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Amazing rework of one of my favorites. The clouds could use a bit of reworking but aside from that its perfect. Can't wait to see the night version (always loved that you could see the hint of a fire between the rocks at night). |
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