Machineflesh 3D Challenge Entry: laverdet

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607319_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607319_large.jpg)

I have lost all my thread, in the recent attack! so I'm going to repost everything in the same order!... few words: my project turn around satyrical purpose: a représentation of man and war, in the same "body", but (if possible), with some fun!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607464_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607464_large.jpg)

the character on the right...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607580_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607580_large.jpg)

as everything in this thread, modelled in zbrush, then "translated" in nurbs for further modelling, in Rhino

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607674_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607674_large.jpg)

just apply a material, to see what happ)ens with the volume;

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607755_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607755_large.jpg)

the rhino form, ready for transformation

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607869_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607869_large.jpg)

I was not very happy with it

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607943_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084607943_large.jpg)

I think it works better

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608129_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608129_large.jpg)

the right arm of the last character

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608233_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608233_large.jpg)

the form in zbrush, before to be translated in nurbs and modified

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608332_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608332_large.jpg)

the little guys, on the ground...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608605_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084608605_large.jpg)

of course, all the comments, and answers, have been deleted; but there was a question about the topic which just begin: as I understand the topic of "machine flesh", it is organic parts becoming machine parts; it's going to allow a very interesting texturing process, with a lot of progressive masks! but in a lot of threads, it is organic part encaged, surrounded, by mechanics ones, like prothesis?.... any advice?...

[Kromm]

I think you're going in the right direction by really merging flesh and machine together... can't wait to see your models combined.

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084635201_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084635201_large.jpg)

one of the map of one character; there is also maps for masking brillance, and bump...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084635285_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084635285_large.jpg)

just a test render, to see how the skin "takes" the light

[Mirandinha]

Great to see you here Marcel! Great work as usual. I've been watching your posts for a long time in ZBrushCentral, and surelly is great to see you here. Go ZBrushers!!!:thumbsup:

[Fouad]

Nice work and imagination Marcel as usually ;):thumbsup:

[Iysun]

lol nice, love that last render:thumbsup:
gonna be interesting to see how this turns out

[Abyssis]

dear marcel, I love your work :applause:

keep posting keep posting keep posting :thumbsup:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084708795_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084708795_large.jpg)

the right arm... I try to stay not too complicated, because the final picture is going to be very "crowdy"...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084708922_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084708922_large.jpg)

maybe it's interesting for some moddeller, as it is not a very common workflow: from zbrush to rhino, where the nusbs tools "finish" the form

[Dutchman]

Wow, nice job! You should use 3Ds Max or something, so that you can use all your creativity :p Good luck!

[ali-rahimi-shahmirzadi]

nice work whit zbrush realy cool i love the style
:thumbsup:

[pml]

Incredible ML :buttrock:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084728842_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084728842_large.jpg)

I very seldom do preliminary sketch, when building a picture, as I think that it's funnier to see the picture "growing" it's own way... but I constantly draw step by step, just to "feel" more the material. hjere is one layout of that sort of sketch...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084745719_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084745719_large.jpg)

one of the most pleasant thing, when finised mofdelling, is to look for an appropriate hdri, for the environnement of the mettallic parts... here is the beginning of the process

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084745957_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084745957_large.jpg)

the most important part, like the face, will be, later, textured by uv map... but here, I'm looking for a procedural, mix metal and rust, mix skin...the result is here too much rust, and a non very fine skin, but it's the beginning... the multi channel and alpha mask of "Velouté"the new plug in for material , is incredingly powerful!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084782743_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084782743_large.jpg)

ok, I thing this step is finished! I've trying a "near action" pose, not really in movement, but not "just in front with arms on the side"...afterwards, even satyric, they are supposed to be warlords!... I have re-done the left arm, which did'nt satisfied me trhe first time; one of the pleasant thing of zbrush is that the modelling of the arm takes few minutes... it's longer to "finish" it in nurbs!

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084793931_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084793931_large.jpg)

I test here the textures and first approach of lighting on the main character... obviously, there is too much bump, and the hdri is too "shy", but I think it is on the way!... (well, I hope!)

[Saschi0815]

WOW, super texturing (and modelling, too). Look a little bit like clay. Very nice expression!!!:applause:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084811956_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084811956_large.jpg)

I work here on the shaders... a lot of transition between flesh and metal, and between metal and rust... interaction with the Hdri environnement, and the global illumination render, in Carrara3...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084812212_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084812212_large.jpg)

searching for the feeling of sweat on skin... an alpha mask with glow ... also, a rather typical effect of a zbrush modellisation exported in other rendering engine...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084824759_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084824759_large.jpg)

searching for the interactions of the light, and some of the characters... at this moment, no more background that the hdri picture...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084866632_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084866632_large.jpg)

now completed, with arms and all... and cut in parts, to be textured...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084893923_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084893923_large.jpg)

a rather pathetic texture, with a lot of little scratch on the skin...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084896094_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1084896094_large.jpg)

just for fun.... a little picture "on the way"...

[Lemog]

Very special... but terribly interesting...

I like this originality... and the trouble atmosphear :D good work man :wip:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085039295_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085039295_large.jpg)

seems that the "non firearms" weapons were no represented... so...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085064668_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085064668_large.jpg)

one more guy... I'm not sure tu u_se each of them... but it's fun!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085081192_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085081192_large.jpg)

just the bump map, which is the last moment of the modellisation...I draw the little veins from flesh to mechanic parts... hope you like! also, the "arm " is modified, ; I agree witrh rthe critics of PML, on the precedent arm!....

[pml]

Well :beer: , puisque tu m'as secretement
cite ,let me say that "Z2war7435 and the lightning arrows "
Rrrocks :buttrock:

Won't you put your personal zbc number on the torso ?

:thumbsup:

[Lemog]

Always great man :bowdown: so funny... continu :beer:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085247767_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085247767_large.jpg)

the last step, the background for the characters... obviously, most of it is going to desappear behind the characters, but I'm going to try that the remaining was in a sort of "cave" feeling...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085248874_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085248874_large.jpg)

a little detail, for the fun, in a little part of the background...

[Kanga]

celmar

what can i say,... BrillianT!

the guy with the cannon head looks best by himself, even though a row of cannons makes sence,... the figure is strong enough to stand by himself. The pikes on the other hand are better as a group.

Great stuff :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085334459_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085334459_large.jpg)

ok... the remaining group... the background also "drop out"... there are going to be in smoke...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085428508_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085428508_large.jpg)

the little "don't know the name in english", grenades in french, which are running under the feet of the characters...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085428620_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085428620_large.jpg)

test render of one of the characters... full texture, now...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085433477_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085433477_large.jpg)

second character, test render with full etxture...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085504386_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085504386_large.jpg)

the leader of the group... and final test render: it's global illumination, with an hdri for reflection, and some direct lights added!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085818029_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085818029_large.jpg)

as I work on the picture, I've needed a straight line, in foreground on the left, to "anchor" the composition... so I've modelled this character; the background is just a try!...

[.:damaged:|]

Whoa! This is badass. Good modelling, great texturing, fantastic idea!

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085823115_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1085823115_large.jpg)

a part of the army...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086280163_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086280163_large.jpg)

as the whole scene is very heavy, with the troup in the background, I've made a part of thje render, to test the mood... there is also a start of the post effect, with the firing of the canon...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086459992_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086459992_large.jpg)

Hi! to relax from all that military stuff, I began that rockwellian pastiche in my 2d entry... but the initial painting turn out to a 3d work... if you go to the 2d entry, you'll see the painting, and the first sketch... the 3d is unfinished, of course: no feet, and no post work to link the parts, as there are zbrush renders on the organic parts, and carrara one on the mechanic ones... (due to the fact that it is very easy to paint on a zbrush model, with "projection master", but the reflections and the hdri, aren't supported by zbrush render engine...

[Russo]

very very nice your renders, I´m enjoying seeing all images you post here.. looks great and with unique style. the only thing I´d point out is about blue (going to cyan+green) vs hot contrast that I see in almost every image and it tends to be a little repetitive

keep it up!

cheers :thumbsup:

[newone]

The last is the greatest! I love it!

[Lemog]

Always a great pleasure for me to discover your newest images... like said Russo, an unique style and a originality without limits... I like so much...

I want to see the final frame nearly man :thumbsup:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086774334_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086774334_large.jpg)

well... the final render of the picture... more or less, it is what I was searching: a rather "confuse" picture, like a movie 's one... it needs of course post work... technically, there are two renders: one for the landscape and the troup, in carrara3, with fog effect, and depth blur; the resulting render has been imported in zbrush, on a plane, as background, and the main characters textured and full rendered in zbrush... Hope you like it! and thank you for your precedent kind comments! I'm afraid, with my very poor english , to be a sadly non participant, ; it's the first time I post on cgtalk, and there is a lot, a LOT of great pictures and artists!...

[harnelbe]

:thumbsup:
i like a lot your work, and very impressed by how fast you work !!
Very impressed !!
:thumbsup:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086811592_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086811592_large.jpg)

actual state, on the other picture... final rendering, but also here , no post work...

[techart]

very nice man...I love that photographic stuff...great implementation of the skin

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086860319_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086860319_large.jpg)

Hello! slight update of the rendering, with a bigger "leader", and weapons of the character behind him more lighted...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086860426_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086860426_large.jpg)

a detail of the texture used on the main characters...

[hephez]

:eek: :bowdown: :bounce:
In french : P'tin Marcel, tu m'exploses !!!

[ilasolomon]

Woooow! That's a great stuff. I like it very much, keep the good work going! ;-D

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086945658_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086945658_large.jpg)

hello! nothing to do with the current drawings, but I did that yesterday, and, as I am "in the mood" of the machine flesh... well, just to show that drawing!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086970974_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1086970974_large.jpg)

well, I can't definitively, today, work on the big drawing... I need some, how to say,... distance? so I worked on that modelisation, in zbrush, of a super heroe... in fact, always the same topic, but "turn around"...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087056711_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087056711_large.jpg)

Hello! I don't know you, but me, I'm often a bit discouraged , in a first time, at the end of the final render, and before the post work... characters seems so... goofy, and artificial... it's not a matter of realism, I'don't care with realism, it is that... they just dont seems to be really "in the mood" of the picture... with the post work beginning, after 2 or 3 days working on other things, it becomes a better feeling!...

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087384483_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087384483_large.jpg)

whowww... not so many remaining time!... and if there is a little part of the post work done, on the final set up I've choosen, I have to do more post work!...

[airworks]

i would definatley not want to be alive to see a world like that, man, thats one twisted peice of work you got going on, i cant decide wether to run and hide or stare:surprised

[Tremoside]

For first:bowdown: you've created here an interesting and really twisted word from all aspects! A real piece of fine art with the tools of 3D. Simply excellent, the mood, texturing, all!!!
It's a bit like Goya's world mainly his drawings.
Best luck to you!!
Tremo

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087423128_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087423128_large.jpg)

thank you, airworks and tremoside!!! I'm not going to keep the sepia border, it's just a play with the material... and the different war pictures, from some of the different World War... anyway, few minor changes on the picture, but some ones...

[MikeBruinsma]

Really fun designs! I like your work.:thumbsup:

My Machineflesh Entry (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=149101)

[Lemog]

Great Artwork man... I'm always love it and all the details and good ideas inside this picture... Strange and Marvellous :applause:
Good luck to you :wavey:

[Abyssis]

MonAmiMarcel, U r "TermiArtor" No. 2 :bowdown:

[celmar]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087467482_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3578/3578_1087467482_large.jpg)

well, the final thing... it has been a very exciting experience, looking at all the other threads, and going on my own way... even if english is for me a difficult challenge!... Thank you again for all the comments, and mostly for all your works, which show a neat image of 3d today!...

[Ravendsg]

Hey this is a really interesting piece man! Great work and your characters are damn cool man! Really nice!! Good luck dude! :beer:

[Lemog]

One of the most original picture in this challenge... I'm waiting impatiently a big image to see better all incredibles details of your artwork man...

Totally awesome...

Best wishes to you :thumbsup:

[Tranchefeux]

Hello, fellow-member!!! a very beautiful realization!! how became the
tools traditional... I see that they are well far and for the best
causes, Zbrush that gives really well!!!! good luck for this contest

Salut, confrère!!!
une très belle réalisation!! que sont devenue les outils traditionnelles... je vois qu'ils sont bien loin et pour la meilleurs cause,
Zbrush ça donne vraiment bien!!!!
bonne chance pour ce concours
:applause:

[pml]

Oui ,la guerre ça fait mal et c'est terrible
Yes the war hurts
Congratulations
Hauts les coeurs !
Good luck !

[mv]

I dig your work. Your characters are so full of life!
good luck with the voting.

[comette]

Tres bon Marcel, d'ailleur j'espere qu'un jour tu m'indiquera comment proceder avec toshop pour texturer de cette façon.

Tes modeles rafraichissants sont à ne pas douter l'oeuvre du tres grand talent qui t'anime.


Bonne continuation Marcel

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