[MOC] The Day the Island Roared

[hippotam]

Hi!

Here's my creation for a Forbiden Cove Castaway Contest:



Gallery: Flickr, Brickshelf (when moderated)

There are a lot of limitations set by contests organizers:
- only 1 minifig
- up to 8 animals (can you find them all)
- 32x32 with the stud-up base (I had to build one ant put below my original SNOT base)

So, actually this is a larger vignette. At first, I thought about a castaway that is a "handyman" and can built everything from a rope and wood (like shark killing machine). But to realize my ideas I needed to cut the flex tubes, which is prohibited in this contest. So i decided the volcano (build originally so my castaway could have a barbecue on top of it) should explode to add some action.

I was surprised how hard was to photograph this. A lot of shadows are created by the sailroof and palm leaves. I ended up with three lamp setup:



I hope you like it.

[Andy]

Every detail is fantastic

Love it.

[El_gordo]

I hope you like it.

Lovely gun-trap you made there
I'm still absorbing all the details. 8 animals, you say? Still working on that...


Pedro

[0937 superfan]

it's very nice 

i would like to know:
 how do you get the background so clear and so white?  you could send me a PM to explain that

[pedroagnelo]

Shark killing machine = pure win!!!
The water transition efect is also very good! Best of luck for the contest!

BTW: will you add a brickshelf gallery? (I hate browsing flickr )

[0937 superfan]

Shark killing machine = pure win!!!
The water transition efect is also very good! Best of luck for the contest!

BTW: will you add a brickshelf gallery? (I hate browsing flickr )

it gave me a little help for my Moc:''Praia Pirata'' thanks 

[rupi]

Excelent work
I love the water and the transition to the sand. The shark trap is pure genius

[ztp]

Veeeeeery nice!!

I would swear the boulders could not be hold just using the flames.... but I'm convinced!
I like the messy ambient!

Good luck!

PS: I've found the 8 animals, they are not that hidden...

[hippotam]

Thanks for the nice comments!

i would like to know:
 how do you get the background so clear and so white?  you could send me a PM to explain that

I edit it in a graphics program. I can post a "raw" photo if you like.

BTW: will you add a brickshelf gallery? (I hate browsing flickr )

Link is in the first post, but gallery is not yet moderated.

[0937 superfan]

Thanks for the nice comments!

i would like to know:
 how do you get the background so clear and so white?  you could send me a PM to explain that

I edit it in a graphics program. I can post a "raw" photo if you like.

if you have time to, it will be great 

[hippotam]

Here's the title picture as downloaded from camera: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hippotam/WIPs/island_raw.jpg

[0937 superfan]

Here's the title picture as downloaded from camera: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hippotam/WIPs/island_raw.jpg

its all right but i would like to know the name of the program and the tools that you use on it  it is photoshop?

[hippotam]

its all right but i would like to know the name of the program and the tools that you use on it  it is photoshop?

No, it's freeware Paint.NET
I could not afford photoshop to use it just for hobby....

[ztp]

its all right but i would like to know the name of the program and the tools that you use on it  it is photoshop?

No, it's freeware Paint.NET
I could not afford photoshop to use it just for hobby....

rather spend the money on bricks, right? 

[0937 superfan]

its all right but i would like to know the name of the program and the tools that you use on it  it is photoshop?

No, it's freeware Paint.NET
I could not afford photoshop to use it just for hobby....

i have this program what is the tool that you use ?