Hearts Ring

bdesign · April 20, 2016, 08:03:25 AM

Another ring design.

3D Modeling & Design: Rhino/T-Splines/ZBrush
Rendering: KeyShot
Post: Photoshop

Eric

Will Gibbons · April 20, 2016, 08:22:49 AM

That Turquoise material is interesting. Nice overall rendering. I'd challenge you to consider how you can add more to the scene rather than just the ring on a dark background. Great start.

bdesign · April 20, 2016, 08:32:01 AM

Thanks, Will. Funny, just before I posted the image, I wondered the same about the background. I guess when I did the render, I was more in "product shot" mode than "still life" mode. Thanks again for the kind words.

Eric

TpwUK · April 21, 2016, 06:22:16 AM

Quote from: bdesign on April 20, 2016, 08:32:01 AM
Thanks, Will. Funny, just before I posted the image, I wondered the same about the background. I guess when I did the render, I was more in "product shot" mode than "still life" mode. Thanks again for the kind words.

Eric

Agreed Eric, easy to stay on a given track then think after. Personally i think PV works best for jewellery shots, scenery just detracts and needs to be heavily blurred to stop the eye wandering off the focus, so if it needs blurring that much, why bother, otherwise you end up with the cliché type scenes ... Hope that makes sense

Martin

bdesign · April 21, 2016, 06:45:52 AM

Thanks, Martin. Makes perfect sense

It doesn't show on the inline image, but if viewed at full rez in a separate tab, there is some subtle texturing and specular break up on the ground material. Almost "implied". I feel sometimes that simplicity + subtlety works best.

Cheers,
Eric

Magnus Skogsfjord · April 21, 2016, 01:02:09 PM

In my opinion, I think it does a job well done by itself there:) Great looking materials. Too often I get carried away with scenery, and I would have to spend time just erasing 95% of my mess. As Martin states, it may often lead to eyes being drawn away from the subject.

If there's anything I should point at, it would be that it is a bit tightly cropped from the top. Other than that: awesome.

bdesign · April 21, 2016, 02:08:42 PM

Thank you, Magnus. I really appreciate the kind words and feedback. I totally agree with you about the cropping being a bit tight at the top, so I've replaced the image with an updated version that has a bit more "breathing" room. Does the new one feel a bit better?

Eric

Magnus Skogsfjord · April 21, 2016, 02:31:32 PM

Quote from: bdesign on April 21, 2016, 02:08:42 PM
Thank you, Magnus. I really appreciate the kind words and feedback. I totally agree with you about the cropping being a bit tight at the top, so I've replaced the image with an updated version that has a bit more "breathing" room. Does the new one feel a bit better?

Eric

Absolutely! Looking good:)

Speedster · April 21, 2016, 03:52:28 PM

Love it! Here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we are surrounded with Native American jewelry, and the Navajo style is especially popular. Turquoise looks great, and ditto the black patina.

I suggest trying my favorite ground plane trick for jewelry. I use a geometry ground plane (actual part) that is UV mapped one color on the top, and another on the underside. Then in KeyShot I use a material (usually paint or metal) on the underside, and a lightly frosted glass on the top. Creates wonderful shadows and reflections, and a whole world of options. Play with the degree of glass roughness and you will see what I mean!

Bill G

bdesign · April 21, 2016, 04:15:02 PM

Quote from: Speedster on April 21, 2016, 03:52:28 PM
Love it! Here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we are surrounded with Native American jewelry, and the Navajo style is especially popular. Turquoise looks great, and ditto the black patina.

I suggest trying my favorite ground plane trick for jewelry. I use a geometry ground plane (actual part) that is UV mapped one color on the top, and another on the underside. Then in KeyShot I use a material (usually paint or metal) on the underside, and a lightly frosted glass on the top. Creates wonderful shadows and reflections, and a whole world of options. Play with the degree of glass roughness and you will see what I mean!

Bill G

Hey Bill, thanks very much for the kind words! I was playing drums on a music tour several years ago, and we had a stop in Albuquerque, NM, and I remember seeing lots of beautiful Native American jewelry there. Wonderful craftsmanship. Your suggestion about the ground material sounds awesome; I will definitely try it out next jewelry render I do. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to put into practical use a double sided material test I had done using the Backside Surface Mask + Color To Number utility nodes. I always use actual geometry for ground planes, as it offers endless possibilities for creating cool materials, and your frosted glass over metal/paint idea sounds great! Thanks again

Eric

Speedster · April 22, 2016, 10:31:46 AM

Plus, you can add in bump maps to either surface and really go crazy!

I have nine Native American drums, one by Arnold Herrera (Cochiti), considered the foremost maker. Plus a large Teponatzli Maya log drum, a Ugo (African) drum and an Ayotl (my invention) turtle shell drum. And 22 rattles and clap sticks, as well as 24 Native flutes, all but two of my own making. I've made about 350 Native flutes, many for top recording artists. And a recording studio! I wear a lot of hats! Keeps me off the streets!

Music is so important, and we are shattered by the loss of Prince... a pure genius!

Bill G

Chad Holton · April 22, 2016, 12:15:04 PM

Great design, modeling & rendering. Two thumbs up from me.

bdesign · April 22, 2016, 12:24:50 PM

Quote from: Chad Holton on April 22, 2016, 12:15:04 PM
Great design, modeling & rendering. Two thumbs up from me.

Thanks very much, Chad!

Eric