just finished this up for the cghub.com dragon challenge. had a ton of fun with it. hope you like.
The Flower Dragon is a rare member of the Mantidae Family closely related to the Mantis. They live in large flowers and spend most of the day waiting for prey. They cut the stigma of the flower off with their back feet and then use the modified antenna to lure prey in.
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Beautiful work. I assume you used ZBrush for this?
Dude. Creeeeeepy! Love it!! Just glad it's bug size :)
yeah i used zbrush c4d and of course keyshot. using the new GOZ plug in and it works flawlessly. and of course photoshop goes without saying,.
Good God, just love the macro shots, great work!!!
I will never look at a flower the same way again...lol
Great work, nice presentation.
I like the coffee stain on the drawing.
Thanks for sharing.
Tim
I presume the bokeh effect was made in post? Nice work.
Very nice - I like! 8)
It's soo ugly, but I want to hold it. I wish real bugs were that cool. it'd be nice to see some variations. or maybe a battle scene against a foe ;)
Brilliant work. That bug looks really scary.
Quote from: Gerard_Mike on December 30, 2013, 09:39:47 AM
I presume the bokeh effect was made in post? Nice work.
Hey thanks everyone, I had a lot of fun with this one.
No I did the bokeh in Keyshot, ready here I will explain
So I set up a couple planes in front of my camera. Placement is obliviously important cause you want to be looking straight through all the planes.
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Then i loaded up a couple of particle images with alphas.
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then just set the DOF with a low fstop depending on the scale of our scene.
(http://s20.postimg.org/gv5jcu7l9/untitled_47.jpg)
you can mix up the particle layers and get creative with it. Remember to set the DOF at least 3 or 4 in the render palette. Let me know if you need help.
Holy moly, that is absolute genius!! Great idea :D
That is very creative and inventive Andy! Sometimes I forget KS is a "camera" and traditional photography techniques can be applied.
Ed
Already a candidate for most genius KeyShot tip of 2014! :)
Dries
Awesome!
So good. Genius tip indeed!
Ditto all of the above! Brilliant!
Back in the late 1890's there was a popular parlor toy, enjoyed by kids and adults alike. WAY before Xbox! It was called a "Perspective Box". Working like a wooded periscope with a mirror, it was a long, narrow, wooden box that held a number of lithographed cutouts, all arranged exactly like you have done here, with a light source (candle or oil lamp) behind the last plate, which was translucent. Anyway, you looked into the eyepiece, bent down by the 45 degree mirror, and through all of the colored plates. Awesome toy! You would not believe the 3D effect. Man, I'm all juiced up- gotta do one in KeyShot!
It's really amazing the many strange and wonderful tricks we're all coming up with!
Bill G
Ha, that's fantastic. I'm now racking my brains thinking how and when I can use this. Good sh!t
All we need now is volumetric lighting :)
That's a great tip, thanks for sharing.
Great work, really!!!!
The macro with DOF is mind-blowing!
Thanks for share the DOF technique i will try it soon!!!
QuoteAll we need now is volumetric lighting
Mercy, volumetric lighting would take some renders to the next stratosphere! A bit of fog, smoke and dirt can add soo much to the mood of a shot. Doing it in post is one thing, having it for real would be quite another
Absolutely beautiful ... :o
Thanks again everyone.
So was messing with a little twist on the same idea, I think that I works pretty well. Same trick but with a couple of spheres so that you can move around and not loose the dusty bits. Kinda cool for VR.
Please excuse the crappy renders, my computers are all working on "real" jobs so I had to scoot this one out fast. Let me know if this makes sense.
(http://s20.postimg.org/sm98mppf1/untitled_VR_88.jpg)
http://work.mullen.com/deamon/new/ (http://work.mullen.com/deamon/new/)
Very cool!
Very cool, very original :)
Cheers!
Awesome work ! This is very clever and I'm super excited to use this tip in my renderings.
I tried to apply your technique to one of my file but I think I'm not doing it really well. I have couple of questions..
But before to ask for replies, I'm wondering if it could be possible that you upload the file with the sphere, the DOF activated and the layers with the Alpha ? That would be the fastest way to solve my issues I think.
I'm trying to do it on a white background (so harder), close to the ground with a reflective white ground.
I'm rendering 3 speakers and I would like to see the result of this effect on product design.
On which material do you apply the alpha texture ? Is it OK to use the alpha as a .jpg or did you use it differently ?
Any ways to render it with a reflective surface on the ground ? Because right now the "plane" makes it own shadow and hide the reflection of the speakers behind it.
Again, amazing work man. This is better than a picture and if it was not on Keyshot blog, I would never trust someone who tells me "this is Keyshot".
Thanks in advance for your help ;)
Spheres! Of course!! Nice one Andy.
I love your insect, but your trick with the planes are simply gorgeous. Congratulations for your brilliant work
This is a masterpiece!
Great work!!!! :)