CGTalk - Spectacular 3D Entry: Thibaut MILVILLE

BicKet

10-01-2005, 11:23 AM

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Hi guys, i just enter the challenge.

Here is my concept : In a wet, gray and sinks forest, live sticky ugly creatures.
One day as the sun rise through the foliage, one of this creature has become a fairy.

This concept is based on the power that nature give to every body the way to become someone better even in the worst environnement.
Hope you like it.

C&C are all welcome.

GOOD WORK AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE CHALLENGERS.

Bett

10-03-2005, 09:34 AM

Hello thiboleo, i agree with your concept. The transformation may be very spectacular.

Keep on, i believe in your work.

BicKet

10-03-2005, 11:48 PM

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Hi guys, I just start modeling the caterpillar chrysalide. => need to texture it.

Next Step : modeling the Butterfly.

Hi BETT : Thank for your support - Hope you will be proud of my work :love: .

BicKet

10-07-2005, 11:21 PM

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Hi All,
I worked a bit on the butterfly head. Solid model is finished.
Try to have a realistic head with baby fur as if it just arrive to the world. => i need to work more on the fur params.

Does anyone have good skill with SHAG plugins ? NEED HELP.

Wait for your comments.

pigwater

10-08-2005, 12:27 PM

wonderful concept thiboleo ... touching on the simplistic spectacles of nature

looking forward to see how this progresses ...good luck :thumbsup:

BicKet

10-08-2005, 03:22 PM

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Hi all : new update.

Thanks for support PIGWATER. I need it...

I work on the butterfly meshe.
Here is a composition fisrt attempt.
Let me know what you think about it.

I'm afraid that the most difficult part (texturing) is coming...

I'll work on the environnement this Week end. More to come soon..

eburdeinick

10-08-2005, 05:08 PM

Love the details on the head, this is gonna look fantastic !!

keetmun

10-10-2005, 06:09 AM

Your entry really caught my attention! Very beautiful idea, with good solid modelling. I think you can leave a bit more space on the bottom left (where the butterfly wings are) because it feels a bit tight there. Also you can use that space to show a bit of the background environment.

Again beautiful stuff, i want to see more!
Cheers Thibaut,
:thumbsup:

BicKet

10-10-2005, 09:46 PM

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Hi all,

This week end i work on the tree shape and textures.
I try to render a realistic tree (which can live in a hostile forest). Have to add some details that will make it more credible (more hostile) ... maybe SPINES.

Eburdeinick : thanks for your support.

Keetmun : thanks for advice => i change the camera angle to let more space for the background.

Next steps :
- finish the tree.
- modeling and texturing the wings (SSS test).

x3dman

10-10-2005, 10:22 PM

very beautiful ...

good luck mate !

BicKet

10-11-2005, 01:00 PM

Thanks X3dman,
Your concept is very impressive, Good luck to you.

BicKet

10-12-2005, 08:58 AM

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Hi all, here is the finished model of the tree.
Soon : this model textured.

Gunilla

10-12-2005, 09:06 AM

Wonderful concept and a really beautiful modeling so far! Good luck - looking forward to follow this :thumbsup:

creatingreal

10-12-2005, 09:58 AM

really great and good modeling. goodluck.:thumbsup:

Grorum

10-12-2005, 10:40 AM

I like the butterfly fur.
Good work on the tree. :)

xiao_x

10-12-2005, 10:40 AM

really cool,i really like the detail o fthe tree trunk texture,keep it up man:thumbsup:

BicKet

10-12-2005, 12:28 PM

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Hi all,

Here is the textured version of the unreachable spined tree :arteest: .
Hope you like... and let me know :bounce: .

Xiao_x, Creatingreal, Gunilla and Grorum : Thanks for your comments and support.
=> KEEP TUNED.

remcv8

10-12-2005, 01:47 PM

Wow, this is amazing work!!! Very realistic.

Versiden

10-12-2005, 03:21 PM

excellent texturing on the treee.. very impressive!

ziriguidum

10-12-2005, 03:24 PM

wonderfull! the textures it's very real! i'm impressed!

aliasali

10-12-2005, 05:16 PM

hey,damn nice! i loved the details...

BicKet

10-13-2005, 09:33 AM

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Hi all,

Yesterday i just play with the chrysalide shape.
Now it's open and the butterfly has gone...

Next step : Shading the chrysalide.

Remcv8, Versiden, Ziriguidum and Madlight : I spent a lot of time checking all the details of each object in the scene. Thanks for your support :cool: .

BicKet

10-13-2005, 10:24 AM

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HEllo, Here is an attempt of shading the Chrysalide, no texture for the moment.
I don't really know how to manage that ... :banghead:

ihamid

10-13-2005, 11:16 AM

hei thiboleo

very nice progress man! the last post looks really cool man!:thumbsup: nice going with the cracked chrysalis very realistic!
cheers mate!

MVDB

10-13-2005, 01:16 PM

Great so far, givin me the creeps.. Lovin it! :thumbsup:

gpepper

10-13-2005, 01:24 PM

Amazing stuff here ! The modeling of the tree is great and texturing too !
Let's see what will happen to the butterfly...
:thumbsup:

bitBrain

10-13-2005, 02:41 PM

I so like your style. It would be so great with some iridescent patterns on the butterfly wings, you know like when a bird's black feather get the rainbow colors in the right light.

What program do you use for the tree model?

BicKet

10-13-2005, 06:27 PM

Thanks a lot BitBrain, Gpepper, MichaelMotion and Yunisirees.

BitBrain : All the scene is modeled and render with 3DSMAX. The tree is made with Splines converted into editable poly + meshe smooth.

Yunisirees : Your plants are so amazing that i changed the environnement of my pic. I wanted a green wet forest (sort of amazonnian) but can't reach the quality of yours... :bowdown: .

MichaelMotion : Waaooo, creepy. The little white mouse hurts me :cry: .

Gpepper : the butterfly has fall down !

BicKet

10-16-2005, 02:31 PM

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Hey you,

Yesterday, i work on the butterfly fur.
Hard to have the good parameter :banghead: .
The chrysalis need more work :wip: ...

Hope you like.

Gunilla

10-16-2005, 02:44 PM

This is amazing - I like it a lot!

eddieellis

10-16-2005, 02:59 PM

wow... i like that allot

detached

10-16-2005, 06:16 PM

I really like this. Great attention to detail. Keep it up.

ihamid

10-16-2005, 07:19 PM

hei thiboleo
the butterfly fur is looking superb!:thumbsup: and thanks man !
cheers!

RedXR

10-16-2005, 08:59 PM

Really fantastic work. From concept to modeling, everything is shaping up quite nicely. Can't wait for more.:thumbsup:

gpepper

10-17-2005, 01:37 PM

Looks great, maybe too hairy but nice anyway !

BicKet

10-17-2005, 03:02 PM

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HI friends ,
Thanks for comments.
I don't have much time, just enough to model the wings. No textures, just basic shaders : textures to come.

Gunilla, Eddieellis, Detached, Yunisirees, Red plague : thanks for comments.

Gpepper : you're right, I think hairs are too long... I have to twrak hairs parameters.

BicKet

10-17-2005, 03:08 PM

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HI,

Think it's time to post Wires :
Wait for your comments and critics on this models.

BicKet

10-17-2005, 03:09 PM

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BicKet

10-17-2005, 03:10 PM

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Another angle.

Bett

10-17-2005, 11:51 PM

Hi thiboleo,
Good progress. Can't Wait to see the textured wings :bounce: .

BicKet

10-19-2005, 09:02 AM

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Hi, here is a first attempt of texturing the wings. Harder than i though...

I also tweak hair parameters.
The fur is rendered with 50% quality : Hair shadows are very very long to render :D : Does anyone have some TIPS to improve hair renders (If not i will render the fur by pass) ?

Atwooki

11-20-2005, 03:39 PM

Cool concept, and very solid modeling, thiboleo :thumbsup:
The emergent butterfly from the chrysalis is a pleasing and inspirational 'birth' theme for sure..!
Agree with shortening the hairs, and as pointed out by keetmun:
I think you can leave a bit more space on the bottom left (where the butterfly wings are) because it feels a bit tight there. Also you can use that space to show a bit of the background environment.
I'd tend to agree - leaving more space at the lower part of the image would definitely improve the composition's overall dynamic; perhaps considering utilising the 'rule of thirds' here would be prudent (Google 'The Golden Mean', 'Dynamic Composition' etc.)

cheers

Chris

BicKet

11-21-2005, 08:16 PM

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Hi all, long time...

I just have 3 days to complete this work.
I work on the wings, texture and light.

Hope tou like it.

Atwooki : Thanks for comments, I'll try with short hairs for the next post.
As you can see, I change the camera angle to let more place for the background. It will be very for me to make a complete background. Hope I have enough Time.

Ciao all. Read you soon.

authentic

11-22-2005, 09:06 AM

great colors. Waiting to see more for crits

BicKet

11-29-2005, 10:13 AM

Hi you all

I will not have enough time to finish this pic before deadline :cry: .
Thank you all for your comments and encouragements but i have too much work to complete this scene.
Hope I can spend some time later to finish it.

There are awesome works in this challenge. Congratulation and Good luck to all the challengers for the voting.

keetmun

12-03-2005, 03:46 AM

Hey man, I think u did a great job so far. I really liked your idea a lot, hopefully we get to see the finished one soon!

Cheers to a great piece of art!
:beer:
Keet Mun

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