mechamike Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I have a background story for Kael,(Kaliphlin) how he ended up were and who he is now. I will present this in a few free builds over time. I humbly ask to claim in The University of Petraea's Doctorate of Historica Program Landscape Design -snow and ice and General Building (Other Techniques) -minifig posing CC welcome/thanks for watching /mechamike --------------------------------------------- Prolouge Born in the cold barren north in Mitgardia as the second son and third offspring. Father a skilled blacksmith of a common line with an appetite for both other men’s women and wine. Mother tall and pride with a heart of ice. She just one of many born out of wedlock. The fruit of a clan leader who’s name until further be unspoken . He weeps as his elder brother and protector is sent out to the clan lands as custom to become a man. Even his mild sister words cant ease his growing worries. As snow begins to melt from the trees he dreams of two olws that speak of his brothers faith. Night after night until his father and mother follows the path in his dreams. Mother cry out “I wish it was you that were dead instead”, standing in the door with hands still red from his brothers blood. The wolfs that the olws spoke of had found it's prey. "Noooooo!!!!" "I WILL hunt down and slay the beasts!" Overview Edited April 29, 2014 by mechamike Quote
Gunman Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 I really like the snowy landscape and the contrast with blood.... Beautiful moc Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Beautiful moc! Great storytelling technique as well! Quote
HammerBro Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Great story and nice white landscape too! Quote
Kai NRG Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 +1 DoH credit! Good work with the landscaping, it's nice to see some snow from a Kaliphlinian! Quote
Gabe Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 This is a really nice introduction moc - the stark landscape suits the somber tone of the story. The snowy hill is nicely elevated and contoured, the only part that sticks out is the very regular plate steps up from the front lefthand corner. The small tree and bush provide some much needed contrast and work well. I do feel that the back lefthand corner is crying out for something extra tho - some rockwork perhaps or a small frozen spring? I'd love to see some more photo angles too. UoP +1 for the snow landscape and minifig posing - technically i was on the fence about how sparse everything is, but i was swayed by the undeniable emotional power in the scene. Nice work! Quote
Scaevola Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Really nice job; great snowy environment and tree. I'll give you +1 UoP DoH for Landscape Design: Snow and Ice. However, for minifig posing (not that your minifigs aren't posed well) I'll need a better demonstration that you mastered the technique. Great start Quote
mechamike Posted April 30, 2014 Author Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks to everyone for the praise and for the points given so far.. And special tanks to Gabe for tips of improvement and Scaveola I promise i will do my best to get that +1 from You in my next moc. This is a really nice introduction moc - the stark landscape suits the somber tone of the story. The snowy hill is nicely elevated and contoured, the only part that sticks out is the very regular plate steps up from the front lefthand corner. The small tree and bush provide some much needed contrast and work well. I do feel that the back lefthand corner is crying out for something extra tho - some rockwork perhaps or a small frozen spring? I'd love to see some more photo angles too. Thanks for notice the "stairway", I re-worked it yesterday. Link to dropbox of new area. Better? Here are other angles of the baseplate after yesterday little "touch-up". I still have not implemented some, stone or frozen spring.. UoP +1 for the snow landscape and minifig posing - technically i was on the fence about how sparse everything is, but i was swayed by the undeniable emotional power in the scene. Nice work! The build is pretty simple and only studs up.. Since this first base plate is just a part of a bigger coming scene i realized that i don't have enough parts to make the whole scene snotted, so I went for a more sparse look that was economically right for the whole scene in the end. (I also ran out of white wedge plates but I have some incoming from Bricklink soon) I have plans however for a smaller scene (with ice, and snow that will feature a little more advanced building. Edited April 30, 2014 by mechamike Quote
de Gothia Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Great emotions in the build mate! I love the clean and simplicity in the build which I feel strenghten the emotions! Looking forward for the next builds! Quote
Torgar Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 I like the snow elevation and the tree, nice job. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Excellent work capturing the emotion of the scene I always like seeing snow scenes and you did a good job with this one Quote
Gabe Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 <snip> Thanks for notice the "stairway", I re-worked it yesterday. Link to dropbox of new area. Better? Yes, you are definitely on the right track! Scrambling up plate depths and using cheese slopes to break up the straight lines is a great start. Don't be afraid to use other elements such as 1x1 rounds, tiles, and curved slopes to create changes in texture too - this can be used to great effect in a monochromatic landscape like snow, but is generally useful for all types of landscaping. Thanks for including the other pics - both are interesting views in themselves and worth showing. I really like the little cave at the back that narrows to rock and then still further to blackness... it has a real sense of mystery to it. It would be interesting to see this view with the dramatism of the figures in the background, perhaps it would tie into the mystical nature of the visions that your sigfig has? A reminder of the unknown reaches that his journey will take him to? Ok, i'm going off on a tangent now but you get my (snow)drift. I get where you are coming from with having a limited amount of parts to work with - i don't know what your collection is like but i acutely remember the frustration of being limited in my techniques simply b/cause i didn't have hundreds of one particular part to use. But that kind of restriction can be very fruitful creatively, as you search for different solutions to solve the problem in front of you. (it's also a great excuse to get stuck into some microscale ) Anyway i fear i'm rambling a bit now so i better head to bed (it's late here). I look forward to seeing your next installment of the story! Quote
MassEditor Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Great scene and story! I look forward to seeing some more! The blood, axe and minifig posing convey a very emotional scene which you captured very well. I love the snowy hill, especially after you touched it up with a few more cheese slopes. Quote
Gideon Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Nice scene, I like the trick of leaving the goriest part to the viewer's imagination The snow landscaping is quite excellent as well! UoP +1 for both the "snow and ice" and the "minifig posing" claims. Quote
robuko Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Very nice build, and great presentation too. It's very hard to photograph white on white but your moc stands out nicely. Very powerful. Quote
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