Look Ma - dinner! Sea dragons finally finished (27/08/06) (Carrara/Hexagon) - Page 3 - Polyloop

JuST · 2nd June 2006, 10:59

Well done!

I'm looking forward to the final render!

crazy wabbit · 2nd June 2006, 18:10

nice monsters, are you using the deafualt textures in hex2?

-ash- · 2nd June 2006, 20:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by behzad

nice monsters, are you using the deafualt textures in hex2?

Not quite sure what you mean by default textures. I used one of the default lighting models if that's what you mean. The colours come from the different shading domains I set up ready for texturing in C5pro.

All the textures in the final renders are done in C5 and are procedural. Hope this answers your question.

-ash- · 12th June 2006, 23:28

Here's another update. Not completely happy with this yet but I think I'm nearly there

I've textured the youngsters and added bones for posing. Here's a pic of the scene so far. The trees are C5 ones with a simple custom leaf created in Hex 2. I think a bit more vegetation would work well, perhaps some sort of floating stuff - not sure yet

Comments welcome.

Etienne Colas · 13th June 2006, 09:55

"Oh Look Mum ! Who's going to have a nice meal today? That's us!"

Each time is going better.
The sea it depends your wish, looks a bit "oily" and not very much like water.
Of course we're not on earth

-ash- · 13th June 2006, 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etienne Colas

"Oh Look Mum ! Who's going to have a nice meal today? That's us!"

Each time is going better.
The sea it depends your wish, looks a bit "oily" and not very much like water.
Of course we're not on earth

Thanks for the comment. Yes, the water does look a bit 'oily', but as you say it's not on earth

I played around quite a bit with different levels of transparency and reflection, etc but each time it just went too far away from the look of the original. So I ended up with it like this.

Strange really, the original sea-monster model that stated this thread wasn't intended to be alien at all, it just worked out that way

Etienne Colas · 15th June 2006, 12:29

I guess you're right. Sorry i've never been so far.
But the pictures i've seen yesterday in National Geographic about this sea monster make me think that you did a very accurate work.

-ash- · 15th June 2006, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etienne Colas

I guess you're right. Sorry i've never been so far.
But the pictures i've seen yesterday in National Geographic about this sea monster make me think that you did a very accurate work.

Thank you

Odessey · 17th June 2006, 06:35

Excellent job on the modeling .

-ash- · 27th August 2006, 23:54

Thanks everyone for all the replies to this thread. Sorry it has been so long since the last update. I know this has been a long WIP - but not my longest. A gouache painting I did many years ago was spread over 2 years!

Anyway, I wanted to put some floating vegetation in this and after taking time out for Ringo's landscape contest, work, and decorating, I think I'm finally there with this pic

I started modelling a simple floating leaf and a 'flower floater' in Hex 2.1 a while ago. Finished them off yesterday and created a couple of variations of the 'floater'. Here's a wireframe of the master (symetrical) 'floater':

After much re-rendering and playing with the distribution on a surface replicator over this weekend, I finally finished up with this.

Well, I think this is it now. If I add any more to it I think it will get too busy. So here's a few details about the picture which started out as a modelling excercise of a dragon type head and just grew and grew!

No postwork on this one. All textures C5 procedural except for the planet in the background for which I did a hand painted texture in Photoshop and applied it to a sphere.

Software used:

Carrara 5 pro
Hexagon (1.2 and 2.1)
DCG EnhanceC and Anything Goos
Inagoni Veloute 2
Photoshop - for the planet texture

Comments are welcome and encouraged (if anyone can be bothered after all this time

)

Oh and I've decided to call it 'Look Ma, dinner!'. Thanks to etienne for putting this idea into my head

dalboris · 28th August 2006, 01:41

waw !

love the colors and the atmoshere of your colorfull scene ! Really great realisation and composition !

mon_stdnt · 28th August 2006, 05:03

BRAVO my friend, Bravo

great composition, and the title fits the composition great.

tonytrout · 28th August 2006, 13:05

Congrats ,finished your work at last, I salute you. Super work

Duke_of_vampires · 28th August 2006, 21:43

Well done!
Good work, nice colours and composition!

Analog-X · 29th August 2006, 01:10

I love seeing this kind of a thread, where you see the progression of how things started to the end and final product.

I love the sea monster great job. Lochness would be jelous.

zaxxon · 29th August 2006, 20:53

A really well done scene. I think this is a lovely 'illustration' and could easily grace the cover of a publication.

solt · 29th August 2006, 21:59

what a beautiful image

great work on modeling and textures. nice colors.
perfectely done.
.

mon_stdnt · 29th August 2006, 23:06

Hey -ash-, with all this praise how about making another scene with them creatures. HINT HINT

-ash- · 1st September 2006, 01:30

Thanks for the praise everyone. I really learned a lot doing this one, as for another picture featuring this family - well you never know. But, I think I've seen enough of them, for the time being anyway

Etienne Colas · 1st September 2006, 11:30

Well, it's very well done. Very good family portrait, good realisation, good spirit, i enjoy it.
Nice pets you have.

12th June 2006, 23:28	#44 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 822	Update- 12/06/06 Here's another update. Not completely happy with this yet but I think I'm nearly there I've textured the youngsters and added bones for posing. Here's a pic of the scene so far. The trees are C5 ones with a simple custom leaf created in Hex 2. I think a bit more vegetation would work well, perhaps some sort of floating stuff - not sure yet Comments welcome. __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

27th August 2006, 23:54	#50 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 822	Finished it! Thanks everyone for all the replies to this thread. Sorry it has been so long since the last update. I know this has been a long WIP - but not my longest. A gouache painting I did many years ago was spread over 2 years! Anyway, I wanted to put some floating vegetation in this and after taking time out for Ringo's landscape contest, work, and decorating, I think I'm finally there with this pic I started modelling a simple floating leaf and a 'flower floater' in Hex 2.1 a while ago. Finished them off yesterday and created a couple of variations of the 'floater'. Here's a wireframe of the master (symetrical) 'floater': After much re-rendering and playing with the distribution on a surface replicator over this weekend, I finally finished up with this. Well, I think this is it now. If I add any more to it I think it will get too busy. So here's a few details about the picture which started out as a modelling excercise of a dragon type head and just grew and grew! No postwork on this one. All textures C5 procedural except for the planet in the background for which I did a hand painted texture in Photoshop and applied it to a sphere. Software used: Carrara 5 pro Hexagon (1.2 and 2.1) DCG EnhanceC and Anything Goos Inagoni Veloute 2 Photoshop - for the planet texture Comments are welcome and encouraged (if anyone can be bothered after all this time ) Oh and I've decided to call it 'Look Ma, dinner!'. Thanks to etienne for putting this idea into my head __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

28th August 2006, 01:41	#51 (permalink)
dalboris graphiste taupin++ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Perpignan - Toulouse - Orléans Posts: 3,884	waw ! love the colors and the atmoshere of your colorfull scene ! Really great realisation and composition ! __________________ @++ Boris mon site (tutoriaux Amapi/Carrara/Hexagon) __________________________ Portable Toshiba Satelitte P200 : Intel Core 2 Duo T2350 ; 1 Go de RAM ; nVidia 7600GS ; Linux Powered : Kubuntu 8.04, Emacs addict, Firefox/Thunderbird, Gimp, Scribus, Blender

28th August 2006, 05:03	#52 (permalink)
mon_stdnt Always learning Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York Posts: 453	BRAVO my friend, Bravo great composition, and the title fits the composition great. __________________ www.rgamarra.com

29th August 2006, 21:59	#57 (permalink)
solt 3Dvagabond Join Date: May 2004 Location: Firminy_France Posts: 2,835	what a beautiful image great work on modeling and textures. nice colors. perfectely done. . __________________ Mes images

2nd June 2006, 10:59	#41 (permalink)
JuST Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 500	Well done! I'm looking forward to the final render!

2nd June 2006, 18:10	#42 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	nice monsters, are you using the deafualt textures in hex2?

13th June 2006, 09:55	#45 (permalink)
Etienne Colas A la ligne Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,538	"Oh Look Mum ! Who's going to have a nice meal today? That's us!" Each time is going better. The sea it depends your wish, looks a bit "oily" and not very much like water. Of course we're not on earth

15th June 2006, 12:29	#47 (permalink)
Etienne Colas A la ligne Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,538	I guess you're right. Sorry i've never been so far. But the pictures i've seen yesterday in National Geographic about this sea monster make me think that you did a very accurate work.

17th June 2006, 06:35	#49 (permalink)
Odessey Extrusion Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 163	Excellent job on the modeling .

28th August 2006, 13:05	#53 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	Congrats ,finished your work at last, I salute you. Super work

28th August 2006, 21:43	#54 (permalink)
Duke_of_vampires CG-Otaku Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Russian from Finland Posts: 403	Well done! Good work, nice colours and composition!

29th August 2006, 01:10	#55 (permalink)
Analog-X Vertex Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 18	I love seeing this kind of a thread, where you see the progression of how things started to the end and final product. I love the sea monster great job. Lochness would be jelous.

29th August 2006, 20:53	#56 (permalink)
zaxxon NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 117	A really well done scene. I think this is a lovely 'illustration' and could easily grace the cover of a publication.

29th August 2006, 23:06	#58 (permalink)
mon_stdnt Always learning Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York Posts: 453	Hey -ash-, with all this praise how about making another scene with them creatures. HINT HINT __________________ www.rgamarra.com

1st September 2006, 01:30	#59 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 822	Thanks for the praise everyone. I really learned a lot doing this one, as for another picture featuring this family - well you never know. But, I think I've seen enough of them, for the time being anyway __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

1st September 2006, 11:30	#60 (permalink)
Etienne Colas A la ligne Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,538	Well, it's very well done. Very good family portrait, good realisation, good spirit, i enjoy it. Nice pets you have.

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