The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: simovici florian

[simovici]

Hello to you all.

I am happy to find you again at this new contest so I wish you all good luck.

As soon as I finish my sketch I will post it. It will be an abstract subject which will not include bugs or insects. I hope ther is no prolem with this. Is there a problem if my characters will look like a human but they are objects?

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141233752_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141233752_large.jpg)

So, I started by drawing the concept sketch. I imagined a store which creates wax figures. After many years, somewhere in a corner, in dust and dirt, there was a small figure of wax (a boy) and very close to him a metal shape, which humans used the give a shape to the wax. That metal box had the shape of a girl. So, the wax boy felt in love and decided to offer his wax in order to give life to "girlfriend". And this is the picture, the journey I want to show; the journey of that wax pouring from the boy's wing intro the girl's metal shape.
I hope you like my idea and I also hope I can illustrate the picture exactly like it is in my mind.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141330823_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141330823_large.jpg)

I started modeling the the wax angel. Ihave a lot of work with this model, as I want to add a lot of detail for both models inthe scene.

[Youpi]

Waaa ! Surely the best material challenge ! :bounce:

But story is very very difficult to understand just by looking picture... May be you should fond a compromise...

and : Vive le SubSurfaceScattering :thumbsup:

[Leionaaad]

I think I will keep an eye on you...just for the fun of it.
HAHAHAHA.
However, the idea is not bad. Making a clear image out of it will be quite a big quest. I am talking about the stage Before SSS...I mean the setting, and the characters.

Fine idea though, impressive...

[simovici]

What do you mean by difficult to understand? Are you talking about the entire subject of my story? I know it's not so obvious what I what to express, but I like this kind of subject.

Now when I think of all this I realize that the most difficult part for me , now, is the location of the camera, but there is enough time to solve this situation.

Also 10x for reply.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141406604_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141406604_large.jpg)

An update of the wax angel. Fro the moment it's not "melting", it's modelling. :)

[simovici]

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Another update. It seems I have a lot of ideas this evening. great isn't it?

[simovici]

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Si I started tocreate the wax angel's face. Still a lot of work, but I can get there.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141486453_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141486453_large.jpg)

I almost finish the wax angel. I ahve to put the parts all together and scale the back of the model

[ODoul]

Very nice modeling on the face. I'll be watching.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141563443_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141563443_large.jpg)

I finished the hands of the wax angel.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141565439_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141565439_large.jpg)

A small update.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141570827_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141570827_large.jpg)

I added some details for the angel's cloth. I still have to add more.

[burpy]

Very nice modelling on the angel!:)

Keep adding wrinkles! It'll look great with a ton of detail. And this is just minor, but the sleeve on his right hand looks as though it's floating.

Looking forward to updates.

[simovici]

Thanks for the advice. I am going to add more details and fix some disproportions of the angel. I found also a problem at the angel's left leg. It looks like it's broken so it must be fixed.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141744551_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141744551_large.jpg)

some small updates for the angel's cloths.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141744868_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141744868_large.jpg)

cloth's details

[Arakaz]

Great Story. I like the mood of it.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141758318_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1141758318_large.jpg)

more details for the clothes

[ODoul]

The stitching looks very nice and I really like that model too!

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142088228_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142088228_large.jpg)

I started modeling the metal girls. This is the metal shape which will be filled with wax and the result is a wax model.

[Leionaaad]

Sorry for the late post, but I just noticed: The hands on the angel are WAY too small. Childs do have big heads and small hands, that much is true. But it is a fine line that shouldn't be crossed. Perhaps you want to take a look at some renesaince paintings and esspecially sculptures, wich features so called Amors...those ugly distorted kids in the same block as the central figures....

The second one: The position of the angels Iwill not show the point you want to make to someone who didn't read your comments.
Making your idea obvious will be one heck of a challenge. Give some more thinking to the composition and to the overall concept. You are jumping to the details too early

[simovici]

For the moment I can only answer to your second suggestion. My JOURNEY is a metaphorical one. I can not put the angel in a position as they were alive and moved. They are statues. I will try to show the supreme love between two human beings, when one gives life for another. In my case the wax angel will give his wax in order to give live (here wax) to the girls he loves (here the metal shape of the girl).

Maybe I choose a difficult subject for my JOURNEY, but this is it and as always, we are responsible for our decission so I will do my best to describe the feelings and the atmosphere just exactly as I imagined.

Concerning your first remark I will check again after I finish the metal girl and correct the disproportion.

Thanks.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142169031_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142169031_large.jpg)

Still a lot of work. I put some hands but I have to modify them as I dont't like them.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142181272_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142181272_large.jpg)

updates

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142266208_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142266208_large.jpg)

small updates...but still working

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142337144_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142337144_large.jpg)

...still trying to make her a cute girl.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142439519_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142439519_large.jpg)

Another small update.

[se7enthcin]

Nice modeling. I like the facial structure. Keep going :thumbsup:

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142492509_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142492509_large.jpg)

These details should give th information that the model is a metal shape.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142614371_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142614371_large.jpg)

I started modeling some tools needed to process the wax

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142614502_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142614502_large.jpg)

...a small update for one tool. I added some wax on that spoon.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142693241_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142693241_large.jpg)

I created also a box for tools thta will stay somewhere i nthe background.

[nelu]

I see the modeling is going well.
I'm watching U ;)

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142760265_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142760265_large.jpg)

I put all together, the box and some tolls needed for the wax, but I still have to add more tools

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142762410_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142762410_large.jpg)

I added a few tools

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142779286_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142779286_large.jpg)

I started to put the models all together and see what is missing from the scene.

[simovici]

Of course, the this is not the final camera angle but I am still working at the models.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142856949_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1142856949_large.jpg)

So, these are going to be the objects I am panning to use in my scene. soon I'll start preparing the shaders and textures, but my biggest problem is the camera angle. I hope I'll find some inspiration. :)

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143031100_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143031100_large.jpg)

so, finally I started creating a wax texture for the wax figure. ther's still a lot of work but...it must be done.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143543856_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143543856_large.jpg)

I started texturing the table. Now I am trying to find a good texture of wood.

[fer3d]

Hi!

My comments so far:

Your idea is very abstract, I mean, it will be a bit challenging that viewers understand clearly your interpretation of "Journey" unless you use the composition well, and may be even give us some kind of hint inside the image about your interpretation.

Then again, your idea is very original, and people judging this kind of contests want to be surprised. So I say Go Fo It. Give us a great image.

I like the faces of the children. I would really appreciate if you could show the mesh. I am looking for guidance since I am trying to model a child myself (older and not statue) and I am not too satisfied with the mesh I have so far. I think the faces of your statues are excellent.

You seem to intend to give your scene great detail. That is very good. Are the clothes real fabric dressing a wax statue? If they are, I think the detail you show will be awesome. If not, I don't think I saw that much detail in real wax figures. Then again, may be I didn't see too many good wax statues :)

I don't agree with the advise that you be more "anatomically accurate" (the size of the hands I mean), because I don't think that is really what you are after. I personally like the proportions just the way they are. When I see baby angels portrayed in old drawings, they indeed have big heads and tiny hands and feet. It makes them more "baby-like" and "cute", I believe.

I am looking forward to see the atmosphere you give to your picture.

fer

[simovici]

@ fer: Thank you for the advice and you are right concerning the look of these statues. The clothes of the kids will be made of wax and maybe I put to many details there. It's the ideea I want to show in my scene and trust me it's not easy at all. I also thought about some clues that are going to be the key of the scene and this clues wil be somewhere in the background, I am not telling yet what, because I want to be a surprise. :)

Concerning the mesh, do you want me to show you a wireframe of my models? Is that ok for you?

And again, thk you for your reply.

[Paravalerium]

Interesting concept you got here, good luck!!
I'm pretty awaiting how you'll resolve wax rendering...
Maybe some SSS of some kind?

Keep it up!

[simovici]

Yes, perhaps I'll use some mental ray shader, I don't know yet. I decided to texture firts,the rest of the objects,then put the light in the scene and then I'll fix the wax shader. Thanks for reply.

[Womgoose]

Great modelling on the wax figures. Really nice detail and form.
Good work :)

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143712902_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143712902_large.jpg)

So, I finished the texture for one of the two plates I wil use for my scene.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143713275_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143713275_large.jpg)

...and a broken plate...full of dirt.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143716287_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143716287_large.jpg)

The candle started to receive some colors, but there is a long way until it looks as I imagined. :)

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143735719_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143735719_large.jpg)

Some tools needed to prepare the wax.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143735840_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143735840_large.jpg)

the wax will be textured later after the lights will be put in the scene.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143738830_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143738830_large.jpg)

I finished texturing a metal cup that will be very close to the models.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143802198_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143802198_large.jpg)

...trying to put a good and dirty shader on those glasses

[fer3d]

Hi.

You have some nice updates here. Keep working and having fun!

What I meant in my message above is that I would be interested in taking a look at the wireframes of the faces of the children. Mine sucks http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/icons/icon9.gif

Good luck

fer

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143821783_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143821783_large.jpg)

...and the wireframe.

[fer3d]

Thanks,

and good job!


fer

[simovici]

You welcome. If you need another angle, just tell me. I hope it helps you.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143832463_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1143832463_large.jpg)

more textures on the tools

[Paravalerium]

Very good work so far.
Willing to see that wax shader :)

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144080391_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144080391_large.jpg)

This is a test with the texture for the wall. I still have to work a lot, but I'll wait until I finish all the texture, because I might use DOF and then I won't need too many details.

[Eratrioch]

This is going very well . Maybe some bigger textures on the objects would be fine . Keep it up !

[simovici]

@Eratrioch: Do you refer to textures for the wall. You are right and I'll have to use a bigger resolution for the texture. Perhaps in the next few day I will put the lights i nthe scene, so that I can see clearly which objects must have a lot of details.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[simovici]

My textures have 2048x2048 resolution. Mybe the thw wall, or at least the part whish appear in the final picture should have a bigger res. I will see later.

[Paravalerium]

Hey, it's going great!!
Maybe the table is a bit blurry. Some more crispness in the texture would go fine, specially if you plan the use of DOF, so it stay more in focus.

Keep it up!

[gary-smith]

Nice work so far simovici, very good job on the modeling. I would fix some of the texturing and lighting so far, but overall it's going great! Keep it up :D

[thedirtypaw]

nice modelling, although i think you will have a problem from a graphical , comunnicative point of view to tell your story. i mean isnt't a little complicated? you are showing a journey of love, but with a character that is melting onto another one and you have to show some great facial feelings from to melting characters so that somebody gets the ideea.dont forget an image - and this one for this challenge isnt different - is meant to communicate something, not the text attached. i'm sorry i'm so critical but you want to think about how is gonna look at the finish.. i have an ideea for you , you can test the ideea on your friends, you draw a detailed sketch of your image and ask your friends that dunno whats it all about and see if the catch the ideea or not .. cheers and good luck

bafta :)

[simovici]

Thank you all for replies.

@Necksmasher : I am still working at the textures and the now there are only the default lights. The atmosphere will be very dark, to make a contrast between the two angels and the environment.

@thedirtypaw: it's ok with the critics and it's not the first time when somebody tells me that the scene is very hard, I mean hard to explain. I made that test and only some of them realized the meaning of the scene. Of course, now I can not give up and I'll do everything that's possible to express the best way I can. I will help , somehow, the scene, by introcing a small paper in the scene, and that paper will contain some wise word about love and care. I'll try to make that paper not very obvious in the scne so that the persone that will look at it, will have to look verycareful at the scene. I'll see what I can do.

Anyway, I thank you again for your advices.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144319378_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144319378_large.jpg)

a first lightning test of the scene.

[rattlesnake]

hello, very romantic idea..i like it a lot!
models are very good man, youre doing a neat work here...:thumbsup:

[Paravalerium]

Dramatic light, indeed!!
Keep up the good work. I agree with Thedirtypaw that is a difficult scene. I think it's all based in the camera angle and facial expressions to make sense.
Anyway, you're doing great so I'll saty tuned to see where it ends.
Hope you the best of lucks!

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144408541_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144408541_large.jpg)

A small update of the scene: a note on the wall and a some more lights.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144408677_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144408677_large.jpg)

A small update of the scene: a note on the wall and a some more lights.

[Impotentia]

Nice work Simovici, i wish to tell you more but first i try to understand what are you dooing. Maybe you explain to me the concept, and make me feel about the message. Waiting for reply.
Good luck.

[simovici]

OK.

This is my story. I imagined a small store which produced small was figures. After many years, somewhere in the dirty corner, a small wax figures saw a a metal shape, used by humans to fill it with wax. So, he felt in love and his love was so great, so that he decided to give himself entirely (his wax), to fill that metal shape. Inthis way, his "great love" will be alive, I mean, she will finally receive her wax body.

So, this is may journey, a journey of love, and I desperately hope that I can shiw this very clearly. Very quick I will show the wax melting.

And thanks for reply.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144573850_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144573850_large.jpg)

As I promissed, here is another update of the scene. I added some melting wax. I have to had some more.

[Paravalerium]

Looks very nice!
Maybe you should test some shadows.
Mainly to see which areas will be affected by dark areas.

Are you going to show some kind of aperture on the girl's body? I mean, how do you do to take the wax figure out of her?
This, maybe, can clear the overall sense...

Congrats!

[simovici]

I am planning t oput some wax on the girl and on the table, too.

Thanks for suggestion.

[thedirtypaw]

i would suggest you put in more light with some photons or something coz the light is very dim , and colored.you might try and get some bigger spec and glosiness on the glass material too. keep it up ! :thumbsup:

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144664253_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144664253_large.jpg)

I rearranged a little , the objects in the scene and I delete the glasses, as they had no meanings in the scene. Maybe someone can give me a suggestion concerning the position of the objects in the space.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144667880_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144667880_large.jpg)

I put an wax shader but it's still far fro what I want

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144839895_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1144839895_large.jpg)

Small updates. I added some lights and correct some textures.

[fer3d]

Hi,

I don't think you have much choice in positioning the main elements, since the wax of the angel has to fall directly to the girl. Maybe you can manipulate the other elements instead since you have more freedom there.

I noticed that the angel (yellowish) is in the middle of other yellow elements. Likewise, the girl is surrounded by reddish things. Is this intentional? I mean, you might be trying to subdue those elements. However, I wonder.

Are you detailing the books a little more? Also, the angel looks a little to "liquid", not really wax-like at this point. May be because it is actually melting to give life to the girl?

Good luck to you!

fer

[simovici]

In fact, I didn't intend to make this sepration, yellow vs. red. I only want this two characters to have the main attention and not the rest of the elements. As for the wax, I havent's finalized the tweaking of the shader. First I want to finish the lighning of the scene.

Concerning the books, maybe I will give them more details.
Thanks for the advices.

Florian

[jonone]

looking good so far.waiting to see the final result;)
bafta in continuare..arata bine.
imi pare bine ca mai vad romani pe aici :d
cheers! :D

[Leionaaad]

Man if I tell you that is a very chaotic scene, you would say I have something personal with you. I don't, despite of the fact I yelled at you just the other day. This is the truth and don't know if anybody told you this. You, as an artist should manipulate people to feel as you want. You can do this by leading their sight on different spots on the image in specific order...then you won't have to deal with question like "what the hell is happening there".
Tech coments would be: Old books have soft edges, wax doesn't really have any specularity,
metals usually tint the specular highlights and the metal angel looks like she is made out of clay or something similar. Too much dirt on it...

this is it. Another thing: You don't have to do it only in the renderer. You can make something for compositing...

[Impotentia]

As an advice, i would sugest you to stand back 4-5 feet from monitor and look at your own creation. Did you see something? Hmm, do not be explicit, The Journey Begins !, remember?
In my opinion your journey is allready done. You should let the image talk. If you think that the note you put in, should do the job for you, you could find a better one, and focus that. I hope we can really discuss about the subject, i don't want to fight with you, i am just making some personal observations. You can corect me if i am wrong.

[simovici]

@Impotentia: Maybe you 're right and I will do the following change. I will let that post on the wall but without any note and I'll do all I can to make the image talk for itself. I will do this even if at the end the result will not be as I expected. I am still improving the lightning in maya. I am not very good at, so I will try to do it. I realized that my subjects it pretty had to be described. You know, tell me what love is? ask this to anybody and you will receive a different answer.

@E.M.P.E.R.O.R.: I won't givetha same answer twice so please read below. I am still learning and it's still WIP.

thanks for your opinions.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1145342303_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1145342303_large.jpg)

I changed camera position but I'm still not very happy with it. I still have some problems with the wax shader.

[coccosoids]

just wanted to say that i loved the 'feeling' in one of the pictures above, just before you corrected the texture... the shadow that falls on the boy angel gives him a special aura, which is now lost, and even the texture/shader > the more transparent/translucent the more one could relate to some form of angelic nature, close to a ghost even as it melts..

like you said " da-i bataie ! "

[Paravalerium]

Hey, nice wax shader!!
Love it in post 82, that ethereal translucence is somewhat mystical.
BTW, which software are you using?
Maybe, keep that translucence and low down the specular level will fit more precisely on wax.
Keep working, it's coming along very well!!

[simovici]

Thank you very much for your replies. Yes, the wax I had in post 82 wax very close to what I am looking for. I will ocme soon with a preview of what I have done these days. I changed some light, not spectacular changes, but the wax is going to look different, not so mucvh light, it will be a vey diffuse environment. Also the wax will not bo so yellow, as these two characters were forgotten there in a corner for a very long time. I'll see what I can do.

I also changed the camera view.

...and thanks again.

[simovici]

BTW, I work with MAYA.

[Grrrrrrr]

Hai romansule..bafta mare!!

[oceanbluesky]

Interesting Simovici, like the concept -- will the upper figure be illuminated by a candle? Or is it just melting on its own? (Or is it really melting?) Looking foreard to seeing mroe, good luck!

[simovici]

That wax character it's melting by itself.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1146653017_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1146653017_large.jpg)

I am still working with the lights and I am still fighting with time, because I have a lot to do.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1147077435_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1147077435_large.jpg)

More tweaking of the light. But I still have a problem with the shadows, they are not realistic. Perhaps I will have to use mental ray to render the scene.

[ilusiondigital]

Peaceful image, love the sss angel

[simovici]

Thank you for your words. I stil have a lot of work with the light. I am trying to find the best solution to render the scene. If someone has a suggestion, I kinddly ask him to tell me.

Good luck to you all.

[Paravalerium]

Hey, it's coming out great!!
Yeah, I think you should try mental ray, maybe only FG would do the trick...
Keep going.
BTW, I'm re-rendering that tear, jejeje!

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1147865110_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1147865110_large.jpg)

another rendering test

[antonymuse]

WOW, i love the concept...I can't imagine how you came up with it. It is simply out of this world.

It is a pleasure looking at the idea that is shown.

[simovici]

thank you very much. As you can see I have some difficulties in finding the right type of wax. I hopre I can desscribe the atmosphere just as I imagined at the begining of the contest.

[soapy]

Hey great image idea the story is very poetic. The models look great. I look forward to seeing this all textured and lit. Nice work!

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148222296_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148222296_large.jpg)

I finally found the right road.

That was finaly started to look like wax. Ther are stil a lot to do but...

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148384266_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148384266_large.jpg)

Some small changes in the way og how wax looks and some lights were changed.

[jonone]

Hei simovici
looking good!
waiting for the final image!
bafta multa;)

[Womball]

Wow what a gorgeous example of Subsurface scattering! Not sure what the journey is but the image is pretty stunning!

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148469512_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148469512_large.jpg)

Some small updtes of the light and for the girl's shader. I made it look more like a metal.

[Womball]

You probably should make a bit shinier if she is metal. Just a little bit of specularity will work.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148486248_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148486248_large.jpg)

...maybe this works better. More specularity of the metal.

[ilusiondigital]

Hey Simo, let´s go friend, we are waiting your final step =)))

Hugs

[simovici]

Thank you so much for your words. You gaveme a lot of courage.

@ilusiondigital: your wish will come true today. I planned the finnal render for today and some small painting in photoshop, to clean the mistakes I made when rendering.

And tomorrow the latest i will post the final image.

Thanx again to everybody.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148642292_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148642292_large.jpg)

So, I finally reached to to compositing secton. I didn't make any revolutionary changes. I only added some shadows and decreased some specularities.

[simovici]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148643750_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9988/9988_1148643750_large.jpg)

Thsi is the final image,...

...and the story of this picture starts in small shop, where an old man was creating and selling small wax figure. After a few years, due to his age, this man died but nobody continued his work. His shop was closed and nobody entered that place many years after that.
But even this way, the story of the wax figures was not over, because somewhere in a storage room, where only a few rays of light could enter, between old books and broken old stuffs, a small wax figure, looking like a boy fall in love with another figure, looking like a girl. But that figure was not made of wax, it wax a metal shape, which was used in giving a shape to the wax. The shaped, usually was filled with wax. But not this time. This time it was an empty shape, a shape wihout a life.
The moment when the wax boy, in his great love for that girl, decided to give his wax to give life to the girl, was the begining of the jorney. This journey was a journey of love, when nothing else matters except this strange feeling of making happy the the person you love the most.

I hope you liked my story and in the end I would like to thank to all those who gave an advice or trusted in me. Good luck to everybody.

[mmoir]

Hi Simovici,


I haven't seen your thread before , very nice job and the idea is very cool :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:. The story you have is well done too. The models look nice as does the lighting, good luck with this.

[Paravalerium]

Looks very nice!!
Good luck!

[simovici]

Thanks to all for support.

Good luck to everybody.:thumbsup:

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Simovici! Really enjoyed watching your work evolve -- so conceptual and well lit! The subsurface scattering and specular highlights are beautiful! Congratualtions upon finishing such a cool piece of inspiring artwork! Looking forward to seeing what your new concept will be in a future Challenge! Cheers!

[Scied]

At first I didn't understood the image, or its conection with the journey theme then I read the backgroud story and realy liked it! its realy an AWESOME Idea! I realy think you was very creative and that the image has poetry in it! realy great, best wishes to you!

[VM]

f. frumoasa povestea, dar texturile... hmmmm. pune eventual mai mult contrast si fa compozitia mai clara, mai focusata.... mai 3D, adica sa aiba adancime. as randa o imagine mai lunga, pe verticala, ca sa cuprinda mai mult spatiu... as schimba lumina, un pic si unghiul, si as pune mai multa ceara, sa curga adica mai multa ceara :)

dar in primul rand as umbla la texturi si contrast

felicitari, altfel, e . faina imaginea.

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