The Prisoner - Version 2

Thanks to everyone who helped criticize "The Prisoner V1" to the extent that it was, I hope you guys can do the same for this one.

A few things before I tell you the link...

- I know of a few tiny mistakes to do with the obelisks. But I've had enough of 3dsm today.. I'll sort that in my next version.
- it's a jpg... when I render in png the sky doesn't show up. -.-
- This picture is a massive 6.6MB.
- 1280x960 resolution


Well, here's the link - harsh c+c like last time pl0x.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/33669682/

Yup, I'm thinking of lightening the sky and removing clouds in the next version, along with editing the chain.

I'm also going to look for higher resolution, more interesting sandy materials to use for the ground.

The displacement map is also going to have a tweak for the next version.

And yes, it takes hours

Days? noo. I did that all from the v1 today.

Oh..

Thanks, I was told that in the desert, the sun's likely to be extremely bright. Due to 1) the sand reflecting a lot of the suns rays, 2) closest place on a planet to the sun, in theory.

So, I would think - the sand would reflect a lot of the suns rays onto the stone structure, causing the wall to be brighter.

Or perhaps, I could darken the shadows

Here's my "harsh" C&C

The sand does not look real. Also around the prison make the sand kind of surround it. Make dips where the sand meets the prison walls. Also the clouds dont look to real. Maybe make a cloud background in Photoshop and use a cloud brush to make your sky. Otherwise I like

Well, here goes

The sand is WAY too flat and the little dunes on it are off badly. A good idea would be to make the Prison building be on the side of a large dune, with the back half somewhat buried within the side of the dune.

The stone needs to be rougher, less straight-edged. If you are looking for the building to look old, it needs a sand-blasted look to it, and it needs to be more sand colored.

The sky needs something else... maybe a sandstorm blowing off in the distance and the background needs to be slightly bigger, to show how forlorn the prisoners situation is (or was). Also the clouds need to be smaller, sence any clouds that appear over the desert need to be quite high up.

The metal barrels dont exactly match the surroundings, is the cell saposed to be modern-make or Egyptian? If its Egyptian, then the barrels could be made inot short stone pillars and the cell walls need to have a brick and mortar look to them, not poured concrete. Also with the stone walls, what is the chain-fencing for?

The stone that you have on there dosent look natural, it looks more manufactured. Also it looks like you used the same stone texture on the back obelisks as you used on the front. If your wanting a modernized look, each obelisk will need its own concrete texture, different from the others.

And last of all, the structure has little signs of age. If the prisoner is going to be a skeleton, age and rust on the building will add to that effect. Adding rust under the chain links that are touching the ground, slight rust rings around the barrels, and rust stains on and behind the fencing would look great. Damage to the back wall or the stone floor would also make the structure look older, sence a stone building like that would crack under the expansion of the hot days and cold nights that are in the desert.

All-in-all, the overall work that youve added sence the V1 is great. The background and surroundings add to the prisoner look. Being in the desert adds to the feal of the pic, for there is extreme temperature differences in the desert, hes in a stone building, and theres little (if any) water. The sand in the back of the cell means that hes been there a while, and had to endure some sandstorms and wind. After this pic is finished, adding a storyline to it would complete it.

chain looks like a snake, like a cobra gettig ready to spit, still looks awsome nice work