[MOC] CCC XIII Medieval Ship entry.

[Schreeuwwitje]

Hi Guys,

This is my medieval ship entry for the CCC XIII challenge.

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This tale of perseverance, bravery and great tragedy starts with sunlight braking on the waves. Although mildly swaying due to wind, young Ikarus stood steadfast as his boat reached the pier. He wasn't planning on using it again, so he did not care how it arrived, as long as he didn't get wet.

Ikarus was a young vital man looking to get himself hired as a mercenary. He was traveling for weeks to different regiments, but they all thought he was too young or did not have the experience to join them.

As he was denied at all the mayor legions he was now looking for one with a not so bright reputation. The men he was looking for were die-hard fighters, dedicated to their cause but also very very dangerous. Ikarus didn't care, he needed to fight.. all he had to do was to find them and convince them of his skill...

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C&C is welcome as always

Cheers,

Schreeuwwitje

[Graham Gidman]

Really nice work on this!

[notaromantic]

I think it looks great; the water against the sand is lovely.

However, with that said, I think the base/ frame that you have installed around it detracts from the beauty of the piece. It should mirror the scene, is my thought, tan to continue the tan of the beach, and blue to continue with the water - or - altogether it should be a different, complimenting or contrasting color.

I'm not critiquing your work, only the displaying of it. It gets lost as is, meaning that without a framing device that says "This is a frame, a window into the picture...", one is not sure if the scene/ work is incomplete, or if the existing frame is rather, not a frame at all, but maybe a part of the scene's architecture: A boat in a small, square, and enclosed pool conjures up feelings of claustrophobia rather than freedom, for instance. I need to know that there's an ocean out there.

If you like it as is, by all means leave it. But if it is for competition, to wit your aim is to be noticed, then perhaps a different color approach to its base would give it better focus...

Edited November 15, 2015 by notaromantic

[Schreeuwwitje]

Really nice work on this!

Thanks!

I think it looks great; the water against the sand is lovely.

However, with that said, I think the base/ frame that you have installed around it detracts from the beauty of the piece. It should mirror the scene, is my thought, tan to continue the tan of the beach, and blue to continue with the water - or - altogether it should be a different, complimenting or contrasting color.

I'm not critiquing your work, only the displaying of it. It gets lost as is, meaning that without a framing device that says "This is a frame, a window into the picture...", one is not sure if the scene/ work is incomplete, or if the existing frame is rather, not a frame at all, but maybe a part of the scene's architecture: A boat in a small, square, and enclosed pool conjures up feelings of claustrophobia rather than freedom, for instance. I need to know that there's an ocean out there.

If you like it as is, by all means leave it. But if it is for competition, to wit your aim is to be noticed, then perhaps a different color approach to its base would give it better focus...

Ghehe I am asking for C&C so thank you for this! I think you are indeed correct, I honestly haven't looked at it like this. For me the biggest importance was to have a raised border so that loose elements could be contained, and just for the overal scenery. I haven't thought the colorscheme trough so it seems. Unfortunately this is allready disasembled (because I need the parts for the following one) but I will think about this in the future :)

Cheers!