Spectacular 3D Entry: Glenn Dean

[glenn23]

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First time posting.
This has been a 2d image that's been with me a long time. I first did it as an airbrush painting many years ago. Thought it was time to bring it into zed.
The concept is the spectacular of the small.
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour."
William Blake

It's also an allusion to the goddess who dreams the world.

Models to come soon.

[glenn23]

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early model of bubble blowing girl

[Pooyag]

hmmm....that's Really interesting....you can Make a Really Wonderful piece out of it:thumbsup: Keep it up...we're About Half way there,till the end of Challenge:)

[glenn23]

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modeling update

[melkao]

nice concept:thumbsup:

[glenn23]

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I first had this idea when I noticed that the turbulence patterns on Saturn and Jupiter resembled the turbulence bands on a soap bubble.

[glenn23]

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Modeling pretty much done. Starting to play around with single light and HDRI

[glenn23]

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Working on skin shader. Oren Nayer. Have to work on bump. I think I'll add peach fuzz in post.

[danielkenobi]

Really nice Textures man I really like how it looks the skin shader. You should post more WIP :thumbsup:. The cloth looks a little extrange to me Specialluy in the part were it blends with the model I can see some kind of glow betwen them.:) Good luck

[glenn23]

Thanks!
Yeah you're right about the glow thing. It seems when I get enough photons bouncing around to pick up the skin the shirt gets glowy. Maybe I can map the irradiance color to control it. never tried that.

[jmturbo]

Great work on texturing, really amazing. I´m modelling a baby now, i´d really I apreciate if you share some of your tips :). Cheers

[daWinky]

I've missed this before :sad: - perhaps cause you showed not so much of your wip. This is amazing, Glenn:thumbsup: . Very nice concept and great modeling...Only crit so far is mentioned before...and perhaps it would be nice to see more of the bubble texture...I'll watch your progress now!:bounce:


-sabrina

[detached]

This is really really good. I've been following this entry for a while and wondering how it would turn out in the end. The ends not here yet, but I just had to comment on how great its looking. Fantastic render. I'm liking this one alot.

BN

[glenn23]

Thanks for putting me on your "keep checking" lists. My own list of favorite images is growing as long as Paris Hilton's "things I suck at" list!
I'll try to update with some more wip"s but the concept is so small and simple there's not really a lot to show, but I do have a few quirky approaches I'll share.
Thanks all.

[stefan]

very nice. I do not know if the head is finnished but I thing it woud need more and stronger expression. Mostly U shoud do something with eyes. Gr8

[pluMmet]

Hey very nice!

I just wanted to say that a childs skin is much smoother then an adults ;)

[(o)ne]

I like it..but agree with pluMmet about skin

[Gunilla]

Wonderful! First time I see this - and I really like your concept. Great modeling and texturing too, will you put the earth back in the bubble mixed with the reflection of the child?

Really impressive work :thumbsup:

[Micro26]

Looks very good, texturing and shading is very strong man,u can work a bit more with bumps i think they too rough.
:thumbsup:

[Eumel]

Hi Glenn23,


great concept! :bounce:

The face is cool and the bubble is awesome.
Only one: In case the girl is actually blowing, there won't be a surface inside the bubble ring. At least, the surface had to be concave not convex.

In sum GREAT GREAT GREAT. :thumbsup:

Go on and update!

I'm waiting for them:bounce:

[glenn23]

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Here's the finished bubble, or almost finished. You can see the reflection of the child in both surfaces now.

Thanks to all.

[glenn23]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/11/9224/9224_1131387953_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/11/9224/9224_1131387953_large.jpg)

One of my considerations when I’m modeling fits in very nicely with the “oneness of scale” thing I’m exploring in this piece. I was once a studio assistant to Chuck Close and he shared a very interesting concept with me on the difference between “symbol” and “situation”. Some people might paint or model a “symbol” of a human mouth say – upper lip, lower lip, red, wavey top and round bottom or they might view the mouth as a “situation” of light and color, peaks and valleys, volume and space. I tend to work in the “situation” school of thought. I treat the human face as a landscape wherein the corner of the mouth is not the end of the mouth and the start of the cheek both an undulating terrain all its own. The closer you look the more you see. The further you step back the more is revealed. The scale changes but the revelation is the same.

[Eumel]

Hi glen23,


this is a perfect bubble. :thumbsup:

[glenn23]

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I tried a bunch of different ways to get a believable sidelit peach fuzz in the renders. I finally started hand painting a layer. What do you think?

[Gunilla]

That is looking incredible! How did you do it? Did you add it in post or is it a shader?
Both modeling and texturing is pretty much perfect I'd say :thumbsup:

[cHum]

Wow...
very done... Yes it's spectacular!
I'm want to see the final.
C<hU/m

[glenn23]

I started with Miguel Santiago's dt3d skin shader that's based on an Oren Nayer. It has inputs for a fuzz effect but that really didn't get me all the way to were I wanted to go. Peachfuzz is not really a surface effect, It's actual geometry. I tried painting in the shader channels and thought about modeling tiny hairs but in the end I painted over the mental ray render in post.

Thanks for the kind comments.

Glenn
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=283437

[daWinky]

Hi Glenn,
you found the perfect balance between texture and reflection for the bubble, it's beautiful now! Your comment under the wireframe picture is interesting...I understand what you mean, my question is: Would we see a difference in the wire if you modeled with another approach? Nevertheless, there's nothing to crit. And your skin test...what we think...are you kidding?
This is one of the best skin close ups i've seen so far. Just amazing ...

-sabrina

[detached]

I'll tell you what man, this is like crazy good.:thumbsup: Very natural and lifelike.
When you reach a point where cg images start to look this real, theres no really nothing to crit anymore. I cant wait to see the final image. Keep it up.

Brian

[CryingHorn]

Hey Glenn very beautiful face you made, and the skin shader is just outstandingly natural :applause: . I still don't get how did you made those hairs on face, I personally don't use mental ray, since I don't use maya I don't now what is "painted layer"? Anyway awesome work good luck I'll be watching your progress :thumbsup:

[THECLYKE]

WOE....LOVE THE CONCEPT OF THIS ONE...GOOD LUCK
your well on your way dude

[glenn23]

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Here's a side by side showing the rendered frame and the handpainted fuzz frame. Pretty subtle and when you pull back almost subliminal, but it makes me happy to know it's in there.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Well...the only thing helping me to deside what's real and what is not...is the small hair on skin....Absolutely stunning shading.:bounce:

[MacAndre]

model and texturing looking very real. good job. keep it up... :thumbsup:

[TedTerranova]

Very nice image. I will have to put a lot of time into my texuring to compete with this :) Good concept and execution. My only crit would be the reflection of the childs face in the bubble looks a bit dark especially under the nose. Maybe and extra light or something could help this? It's a small crit, everything else, especially the skin is so tight. Great work Glenn.

[alancamara]

Great image :bowdown: The shader is amazing, congrats :applause:

[ilusiondigital]

F U C K This is wonderful, and soooo beautiful. ..... .....

[Dodgeas3d]

Nice work on skin shader and these micro hairs, it brings it to life !

Goodluck!

[glenn23]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/11/9224/9224_1132414802_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/11/9224/9224_1132414802_large.jpg)

Final face composite. dt3d oren Nayer skin shader. All hand painted textures. No photographs. Paint Effects hair. Single light source with bounce and shadow cards. Mental ray with final gather and hdri.

[claudiojordao]

Jesus man... you've just created the most spectacular image and idea of all. Congratulations.

[detached]

This is absolutely fantastic, once again. Way to go.:thumbsup: I would highly recommend toning down the wrinkles under the eye. Its a bit too much. It just seems out of place with the child's skin.

Brian

[daWinky]

Hi Glenn,

I agree with Brian, that the wrinkles under the eyes are a little too distinctive...no other crits, I just enjoy this impressive work...:)

-sabrina

[ihamid]

superb rendering and modeling there mate!
cheers man let the great work happen!

[glenn23]

Thanks to all! I've toned down the eyelid creases and I like it better. Will post finish shortly.

[gardogg]

Very nice work here. You definitely know how to make photoreal skin and models. I love to see such nice work.:thumbsup:

[eddieellis]

wow mate, i really man stunned with the quality for this image, im looking forward to seeing it all come togeather:bowdown:

[velascodearmas]

Wow, this is truly beautiful. Very simple, and very well made. I really love the peach fuzz, it's something I've always thought about, but never actually made in 3D. Definitely something that's missing from a lot of close-up renders! Very realistic, and I agree that it adds that something extra to the image, for sure. Nice little folds under the eyes, as well. Looking good!:thumbsup: :applause:

[Dodgeas3d]

This is so sweet, so soft render.... the hair looks superb!
Keep it up!

[pluMmet]

Skin is looking Aces! :cool:

[glenn23]

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“To see a World in a grain of sand,
And a Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour” William Blake

We are surrounded by a spectacular world that we forget to see. As we age our senses diminish in small degrees, but the first sense to go dissolves in an instant...The sense of wonder. Does age bring wisdom or does it bring a cynicism that clouds the world of miracles and amazements that once appeared before us, fragile as the surface of a bubble?

[dern]

WOW! What a fantastic final image! This is truly spectacular, in both story telling and execution. I have stared at this one for quite a while.

I do have a couple of things, but I feel as though I am really s t r e c h i n g. The detail in the scene is fantastic, namely the boy, his hand and bubble. I can't help but feel that the shirt and plastic bubble thing are a little bit behind. One other thing, and this is completly my opinion, I would have prefered a different crop.

Again, I find this image absolutely stunning. Congratulation and good luck!

[shabriri]

wow dude this is spectacular indeed:thumbsup:

ur concept for this is very very cool, love it

[Gunilla]

That is really fantastic! Congrats for a stunning final :thumbsup:

[ihamid]

hi man! congrats on an awesome image! :bounce: :bounce: ... definitly one of my favourites .
cheers .

[alancamara]

Wow, amazing. Sweet image, a lot messages on this piece. Congrats :applause:

[detached]

Yay!! I've been waiting to for this for months. Great job man. :applause::buttrock:

Its so fantastic. This is front page stuff easy. I love it.

Brian

[mmoir]

Hey Glenn,


Haven't seen your thread before .. I must say this is a stunning image , very simple but wonderful.:applause: :applause: Good job with this.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

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“To see a World in a grain of sand,
And a Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour” William Blake

We are surrounded by a spectacular world that we forget to see. As we age our senses diminish in small degrees, but the first sense to go dissolves in an instant...The sense of wonder. Does age bring wisdom or does it bring a cynicism that clouds the world of miracles and amazements that once appeared before us, fragile as the surface of a bubble?



Although i have commented only one or two times in your thread i want u to know that i was watching your work in progress like nuts.
So sensitive and different. Trully one of my favourites. Congrats on an amazing final. :applause:

[rblitz7]

Holy smokes!! Amzing job man!:scream: Love the bubble!

[gardogg]

You aren't allowed to be done so early! ;) Congratulations on a cool image. I completely agree with the story you have shared. I try to be one of those people who do appreciate the little things.

[(o)ne]

Congratulations with finishing this interesting image :)

[SONIC-X]

Brilliant image,simple but powerfull.

[Climax]

• Nice and sweet! Congratulations, it looks great, I only hope that bubble doesn't explode until the challenge is over! :D:thumbsup:

[soapy]

Wow nice work. I especially like the material you have done for the bubble, it is a nice blend of the map and the soapy look. Super nice final overall. Cheers. Good luck.

[monks]

what a beautiful idea.....really good job ! :)

[glenn23]

I want to thank all these really talented artist that were generous with their praise. A great online community and an inspiration to me.

3rd user
melkao
danielkenobi
jmturbo
daWinky
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stefan
pluMmet
(o)ne
Gunilla
MrMicro26
Eumel
cHum
Crying Horn
THE CLYKE
DimitrisLiatsos
mac_andre
Novacaine
denverbz
ilusiondigital
Dodgeas3d
claudio_jordao
yunisirees
gardogg
eddieellis
dvelasco
dern
shabriri
mmoir
rblitz7
SONIC-X
Climax
soapy
monks

Thanks all

Glenn
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/spectacular/view_entries.php?challenger=9224

[glenn23]

I've been trying to get this thing to render at a higher res. If i go any higher than 2048 pixels it freezes. Sometimes I'm able to see the render is finished in the renderview but if I try to save the image the machine crashes and there's nothing in the images folder. Only happens with mental ray.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Glenn
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/spectacular/view_entries.php?challenger=9224

[makaron]

I´m stunned over this beautiful image you have :applause: well done...:bounce:

[claudiojordao]

Hello glenn, maybe you could render your amazing image by regions. Good luck.

[alvin-cgi]

Really nice render, skin, hair, lighting... good job.:) :thumbsup:

[harryb]

Hi Glenn,

It's a pleasure to meet you. Your work is amazing!

About the rendering issue, you might want to try rendering in passes at full res and compositing the channels using different transfer modes in Photoshop. This is what many renderers do internally anyway, but this will give you much more control over the final product and give you a little more artistic flexibility.

If that doesn't work, or if your renderer has a maximum pixel limit, you can break up your rendering into eight or so sections. Here's how it works:

First, render out nothing but the alpha channel. This doesn't have to be at full res but it needs to be as big as you can render it. Next, create a numbered grid of eight or so squares in Photoshop, matching the proportions of your intended rendered image. Each square can be a different color, like red and green, but they should be labeled.

Second, use the grid as a background plate. If your 3D software allows you to use a background image along with an alpha mask, then this would be best and you can ignore the very first step.

Next, drag a section marquee around the first background grid square (with your model if the foreground, of-course). Make sure to go a couple pixels beyond the grid lines. Some if not most of the grid squares might be obscured by your model but the important thing is to see just two intersecting lines so you can line them up in Photoshop. Render this section at full resolution. Do this for the remaining squares.

Finally, in Photoshop, create a file with the same proportions and desired resolution and up-sample just the alpha channel, if you couldn't render it along with the background, and use this as a layer mask (reveal all) for the foreground image. If you could include the alpha channel along with each grid square, then ignore this last step (this would be best). On a layer, bring in your grid (the one you used for your background image) and size it to fit proportionately. Last thing -- bring in each full-res rendered section as a layer and align the over-leaved edges of the grid lines. It might be helpful to turn down the opacity of each layer while checking the alignment.

That's it.

Hope this helps!

[Dodgeas3d]

Amazing work!

I do agree with harryb! its a good way... but there is another way to try...I had the same situation and it helped :

Optimize mr memmory limits : u can try BSP or large BSP (for heavy scenes) , change BSP settings : BSP size > increase (this will use less memmory but will be slower) and BSP depth.

Hope this will help!

Goodluck!

[beelow]

Nice image, simple but great, good luck!

[glenn23]

Claudio, Harry and Arnas. Thanks so much for your advice! I probably don't have time to get it done on this piece but I know the render regions tip will save my ass in the future. The image looks pretty tight at 2048 by 2700 and hopefully that'll be good enough for now.
Very generous and helpful group here! Good on you all!

Glenn
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/spectacular/view_entries.php?challenger=9224

[ilusiondigital]

What a final piece my friend, but.... we need the story :scream:


Godd luck mate, and thanks for the mention

[Nomad]

Exellent idea and realisation :applause: great work :thumbsup:

Good luck :bounce:

[CryingHorn]

Hi Glenn, I finally have time to congratulate you. Your work is one of my favorites, the idea is just simply wonderful, and realization is perfect :applause: Good luck mate I hope to see you next time, and have beautiful christmas :D

[harryb]

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for your compliments! I've put up a revised image. I found a weird compositing glitch in the water -- some kind of alpha channel artifact that didn't belong there.

Thanks for your praise for my story too! This means a lot, especially from someone who appreciates the work of William Blake.

[Steve-h]

Well done Glenn, this is one of my favs in the 3d challenge so far.

Look upon the world as a bubble. Look upon it as a mirage. Death looks not at him who looks upon the world thus - Buddha

[glenn23]

Steve,

Thanks for the kind remarks and a special thanks for the quote.
I had always imagined a correlation between my image and the Hindu goddess Maya, but the connection to the Buddha is a revelation.
Wow!
Again, thanks.

[Chango]

Amazing! - one of my favourites fur sure - a great piece of work! :thumbsup:

[RocketBoy]

Brilliant piece of work. Great concept and execution. I can't believe I somehow missed this one all during its creation.

Best of luck.

[glenn23]

Thanks Chango and Rocketboy! This challenge was great fun and I look forward to the next.

Glenn

[Deankovitch]

congratulations, very original and creative thread.
This is my favorite, simple but efficient.....you´re able to transmit the message with nothing but the essential.

Good Luck!!!

[Squibbit]

Wow , I never saw this until today, thanks to the judges, haha, great job!!!

interesting and inspiring (i immediately began to worry about the other
planets hanging from his fingers..)

:thumbsup:



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[Rebeccak]

Congratulations! Great finish! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[CryingHorn]

Cheers Glenn! :scream: i really believed that you will be in top list. A truly spectacular image

[Gunilla]

Big congrats, Glenn! I'm glad to see you on the pricelist :thumbsup:

[monsitj]

Congratulations ! nice work ! good job !:beer:

[Staszek]

Congratulations! Very good quality image!

[Tranchefeux]

Hi, Congratulation for your price and your great image.
E.T :cool:

[harryb]

Hi Glenn,

Congratulations, I knew you'd get a prize!

Keep up the great work!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Congrats man...from your concept this showed the way it will make...fantastic image...congrats. :)

[TedTerranova]

Congratulations. Great image.

[Climax]

Congratulations Glenn! nice and well done from the begining! enjoy your price, and feel proud of yourself! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::)

[NinjaA55N]

yey man! another great entry got the prize! Superb idea and very very well executed. Congratulations :)

[dern]

Great job! This one has certainly stuck in my mind throughout the competition!

[yenvalmar]

i love how it interprets the word "spectacular" so differently than typical.

[lmancg]

I was following the WIPs, great work and congrats!

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