Castle Grayskull By Ken Coleman

[kencoleman]

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This is my first version of Castle Grayskull. I created from about 200 photos from my stock photogrpahy and using a model skull as well as green screen shot of motuc He-Man and Battlecat.
I went for a 200x style mixed with my own ideas as i love the green vegetation from that series.
the next version i want to create will depict the spine like filmation style .

Cheers
Ken

[bskcase]

This is beautiful. Awesome work there.

[Grayskull]

Amazing

[Princess Adora NJ]

WOW!! I'm going to use as my wallpaper.

[heavy-eternium]

WOW!! I'm going to use as my wallpaper.

me too ,it's amazing

[kencoleman]

WOW!! I'm going to use as my wallpaper.

No prob . Work away .. I'm glad you like it. Almost finished my snake mountain piece

[heavy-eternium]

wow there are he-man and battle cat

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Wow! That's pretty darn awesome! The only thing that I don't care for is the 200X "H" symbol on the skull (wasn't a big fan of that on the 200X playset either), but otherwise this is really incredible.


I do like that you gave the sky that dark, cloudy look. I always liked in the Filmation cartoon, how it was always dark with lightening, etc, happening around the castle (regardless of what the weater was like elsewhere). That's something that I really wish had carried over into 200X.

It definately gives Grayskull a more realistic feel while still staying true to the essence of what it should look like. If a MOTU movie ever gets made, something like this would be a good choice for how Grayskull should look in it.

[kencoleman]

Wow! That's pretty darn awesome! The only thing that I don't care for is the 200X "H" symbol on the skull (wasn't a big fan of that on the 200X playset either), but otherwise this is really incredible.


I do like that you gave the sky that dark, cloudy look. I always liked in the Filmation cartoon, how it was always dark with lightening, etc, happening around the castle (regardless of what the weater was like elsewhere). That's something that I really wish had carried over into 200X.

It definately gives Grayskull a more realistic feel while still staying true to the essence of what it should look like. If a MOTU movie ever gets made, something like this would be a good choice for how Grayskull should look in it.

Thanks for the feedback .. I have a second version with different classic head piece and bigger eyes. It's an older version but I'll find it and post it

[bskcase]

No prob . Work away .. I'm glad you like it. Almost finished my snake mountain piece

I was about to write back saying I would love to see you do a Snake Mountain.

I just put it up as a wallpaper and I just noticed you have He-man on Battle Cat on the picture. I completely missed it on the first time I looked at your picture. I didn't even read your description. (I didn't have my coffee this morning) I love your sense of scale on this painting. Castle Grayskull is massive as it should be.

[JafariStew]

Very nice illustration, conveys a great sense of mood & atmosphere!!

[harold]

WOW I would like to have one like that for my figures!!!!
Great job. I like it.

And now I would like to see too the Snake-Mountain.

[Telkan2]

Love it! As already pointed out, it's got a wonderful sense of scale. Further, it manages to look both intimidating and abandoned--something that was key in the original MOTU mythos. Great job!!!

[kencoleman]

Love it! As already pointed out, it's got a wonderful sense of scale. Further, it manages to look both intimidating and abandoned--something that was key in the original MOTU mythos. Great job!!!

Well for anyone who wants to see how the snake mountain project is coming together I posted photographs of the landscape I built in the motuc displays forum or here is the photobucket link

http://m1206.photobucket.com/albums/...YSxWRJUVh4I%3D

[Eternian Poet]

Excellent work! An imposing iteration indeed.

The realism of the skull & the placement of the * symbol are well done. The greenery gives it an organic feeling, as if the stone has a skin. The asymmetrical towers suit it too.

[Bulkhide]

Wow! I love it. Good job. Love the scale and coloring.

[Dice]

I was about to write back saying I would love to see you do a Snake Mountain.

I just put it up as a wallpaper and I just noticed you have He-man on Battle Cat on the picture. I completely missed it on the first time I looked at your picture. I didn't even read your description. (I didn't have my coffee this morning) I love your sense of scale on this painting. Castle Grayskull is massive as it should be.

The scale you used is my favorite part. I want Castle Grayskull to be HUGE.

Nice work!

[kencoleman]

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this is the Classic version i was working on but i personally preferred the other face. any other opinions welcome

[Dynamo of Eternia]

The classic one is cool, but I agree on the other face. I do like the "angry" eyes better. It would be cool to see a cross between the two (the 'angry' face with the forhead design on this classic one).

[Alexx]

OOOOOHHH....man, I missed the original posting! Just to comment on the new pic: I agree, the angry eyes look better.

In general, though: WOW. Very well done! Reminds me of some covers to the Lord of the Rings. Epic, mysterious, and solitary.

[Eternian Poet]

Epic, mysterious, and solitary.

Good description! I disagree about the eyes though. The "not-angry eyes" are anatomically correct. To me, they look haunted, almost sorrowful - yet imposing, threatening.

Still, a "hybrid" version would be interesting - let's see more kencoleman!

[wolfsfang]

both are absolutely awesome but I agree the one in the first post is a little bit better

[Barbecue17]

This most certainly qualifies as necroposting but I just wanted to say that during a search I found your art work here and also decided to use it as a desktop background. Love it!! Beautiful colors and composition. I went with the first (the 200x style) as well, but both look quite nice.

[Greyskull]

Nice job! But I think the first pic would look a lot better without the 200X "cross" symbol.