The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: Marco Fantechi

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146505953_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146505953_large.jpg)

This is my first attempt to build the final image. I'm not very satisfied about it and I think I'll make some changes. What about it?

[centurionit]

Bellissima, magari sfumare un pochino di + lo sfondo, un pò + dei dottori.
Una cosa mi veniva in mente guardando l'immagine, magari sullo sfondo sarebbe carino mettere qualcosa che faccia capire quale è la meta del suo viaggio, magari un paziente....è solo un'idea per rendere + chiaro il suo viaggio, mi piaceva molto l'idea della capsula accanto al nanobot...La rimetterai???
Chiaro che è già stupenda così...Era solo un'idea...
Auguroni Marco...:thumbsup:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=330707

[JurajMolcak]

Have nothing, really nothing to crit :D love this crazy deep perspective and finally no hi-fi system in background, ha ha ha. O.K. I just found one thing to crit, he he he - kinda don´t like how tweezers visually touching the microscope on that tiny space, ha ha ha - that is the point.
KEEP IT UP!

[medunecer]

Hey friends!

centurionit: Thanks Mauro! You're right, maybe I have to add more blur in the BG elements. I was thinking to add some monitors on the left and on the right of the composition to underline the concept of "journey". In the monitors I'll put a screen with some information about the journey of the nanobot (soon I'll post some screenshot). Thanks for supporting me my friend! Grazie!
Oweron: Bad news my fellow: hi-fi system is coming back! And now we'll have two hi-fi system in scene!!! I'll post a screenshot soon; please, tell me what you think. About the tweezers: you're right: I'm going to fix it now.

[shakes]

looking superb marco-maybe a bit more shadows and contrast in the medical team-they look a bit flat and saturated at the moment. The composition looks great to me, but I'd possibly think about getting rid of the guys hands (on the right)as they're fighting for attention a bit with the robot(particularly his right hand). The robot and microscope look perfect.
you got tons of time..it's going to be brilliant!

[melkao]

oh yeah! now the general idea is relly clear....great update!:thumbsup:

[medunecer]

shakes: I agree with you; the whole image is too flat and without contrast. It was the first attempt. Now I'm finishing the last renderings.As soon as I compose all the images, I'll start some retouching. I'm going to fix the hands behind the nanobot too. Thanks for the useful advices!
melkao: Thanks my friend; I'm adding some details that will make the scene more clear or I hope so)...

[glenn23]

Shakes might be right about the gloves. Love the color scheme though. analytical but not cold. The medical industry would love you - making al those pointy things seem somehow inviting.

Great job!

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146690103_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146690103_large.jpg)

Dear fellows, These are two details of my nanobot that, due the resolution not so high (only 4500x3000), you willnot be able to see. In the image A you can see my logo as the logo of a research lab with its motto; in the image B you can see the number of my entry in this great challenge as the matriculation number of the nanobot.

[oceanbluesky]

Wonderful! Very creative Marco! Details like this really make a piece magical. Brilliant work.

(what does the Latin mean and why is one eye of your logo character closed? I like it...LOVE it, but, what's up with that eye? It's cool...definitely think its neat being closed.)

[medunecer]

glenn23: Right my friend: I'm going to fix gloves today. Thanks for the words "analytical but not cold"! I like it!

oceanbluesky: Hey Eric! Thanks for your words! About the logo: well, the left eye is not closed...in this image is not easy to recognize; he has the bottom left eyelid a little bit up because he is a quite fool man...

[medunecer]

Eric, the meaning of the latin motto should be something like "Luck helps who dares"...or I hope so...

[Zapan]

Hiya Marco !!

Long time I didn't drop by here !!
Some really stunning progress , the composition works perfectly ... And I can see you're adding some micro details ... a great recipe !!

Maybe the reflection appears a bit strong from there ... but that's really a minor crit ...

Keep rockin' !

cheers ,

-Zapan

[ChewyPixels]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146690103_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146690103_large.jpg)

Dear fellows, These are two details of my nanobot that, due the resolution not so high (only 4500x3000), you willnot be able to see. In the image A you can see my logo as the logo of a research lab with its motto; in the image B you can see the number of my entry in this great challenge as the matriculation number of the nanobot.

LOL! Great personal touch. :D

[oceanbluesky]

Just had to drop by again to get a kick from this logo...very funny

What does "Medunecer" mean? Love the Latin translation!

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146765694_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146765694_large.jpg)

Dear fellows, as you can see I changed a little bit the comp, moving camera and actors. I was not satisfied of the first comp. Now I think it will work better. This is my base composition, with all the different layers (35!)in the same document. Size is 4500x3000. from this point, I'll start making some 2D triks to adjust the whole image...

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766009_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766009_large.jpg)

...here you can see the main changes I'll make; in general, I have to balance contrast between FG and BG, adding blur, change position of some items and actors, and paint in PS to add some details on the figures. I have to fix the nanobot figure, the main character in the scene. I'd like to make him "come out" from the rest of the image.

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766325_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766325_large.jpg)

A fragment of the monitor, an important area of my image which will underline the theme of the illustration (I'm writing the story that I'll post soon...)

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766432_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1146766432_large.jpg)

just the textures I made for the other monitors on the right.

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Marco! Very cool details...really like this kind of comprehensive effort -- especially the colors of your monitor screens tying into those in the rest of the scene. Very cool touch.

[JurajMolcak]

Oh man, I am so in love with your personalized stuff. LOL, micro surgeon medical unit ( patient id:0012) - sweet :thumbsup: You know my focus on tweezers, don´t you? ha ha ha. I think you know what I am talking about... you did it again... now with some cable... just make that cable darker in the point of continuity... Oh man, I should stop, ha ha ha... Keep going with great job here! Good luck! Love this thread!

[medunecer]

Zapan: Hey Stéphane! Thanks a lot! I'd like to add more detail because I like this stuff too! If I'll have time, I'll put some surprises...About reflections: I agree with you and I hope to fix it soon.
Jedi-Juice: Hi Jesus! Thanks !
oceanbluesky: Hi Eric! Medunecer is the expression in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic that means...well, it means just "hieroglyphic"! I like how it sounds! Thanks for your comments!
Oweron: You are too good my friend! Thank you so much for your words my fellow! Yesss! I did it again! Oh no!!! Those tweezers are driving me crazy! Thanks for the suggestion: I'll follow your advice!

[shakes]

VERY nice attention to detail Marco, superb! love the logo and entry number..too cute!
and all the xray stuff is brilliant too-really well thought out. ..and looks like you're onto it with all the changes you're contemplating. like the new view too.

[soapy]

Nice work, those computer screen graphics are perfect. I like the POV on your composition. All the little details add a lot. Looking good, go, go, go!

[Selina42]

Hey meduncer!

Sorry for long time off forum and glad to be back! This is really coming together and i love the images for the monitors -they really clarify the story for the viewer and add exciting detail to the image! Great work!

[ihamid]

hiya medunecer

cool progress mate. and the image looks great!

cheers!

[medunecer]

shakes, soapy, Selina42, yunisirees: Hey friends, thanks for your words and encouragement! Soon new updates...

[cgoz]

at last you've finished that little fellow.great job

[Gunilla]

Hey Marco - seems like I've missed a lot of your nice updates here! Love the comp render... the colors are really beautiful! And all the details are so good, they will add a lot to the final.
Will the logo be visible? :)

[medunecer]

Dear colleagues,

Thanks for your comments!

cgoz: Thnks my friend...that little fellow is giving me many problems! Not just him but the renderings! My machines are too slow!
Gunilla: Hey Gunie! Thanks for your words. I have to do a lot of color correction and post work. Unfortunately the logo will not be visible. I'm rendering at 4496x3000. Too small...

[Lemog]

Damned, I'm more of late here... but anyway I'm watching sometimes your thread Marco... you're near to the end... and the work done is already of big quality as I can see... much progress here since the last challenge, that's so good.

I like a lot the originality of the nanobot... with his little feeling of swiss knife... :scream:

I wish you good luck for the latest details and latest setup of your scene... very original project :thumbsup:

[medunecer]

Thanks Laurent ! I'm going to finish tomorrow!

[medunecer]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1147943002_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10029/10029_1147943002_large.jpg)

In a hospital somewhere in the world, a team of surgeons is doing a hard job as usual: they're trying to save a life.
Sometimes this is a very hard job to doand this is one of those times. There was an explosion in town today. Many citizens were hit by splinters and fragments made by the bomb.The patient in this operating room is one of them. He has little pieces of metal inside and
it will be hard to take these fragments outside of his body. Patient critical, no time to waste. The surgeon team need help. We are in the future, in the near future, a time in which technology improves day by day, giving as results wonderful objects like the "Nano-bot" in the foreground. It's a useful "new generation's medical item" built by nanotechnology methods to aid humans to solve difficult challenges. The surgeons in the operating room are ready to insert the Nano-bot inside the patient's body; once inside, the Nano-bot will travel inside him in
search of the small but dangerous fragments to destroy. The team of surgeons will follow remotely the path of the Nano-bot, learning in the same time more informations about the inner structure of the human body. First stop of the Nano-bot will be the brain, second the heart and third the liver. In these organs there are the most dangerous fragments for the patient's life. The Nano-bot and the surgeon team have a hard task to accomplish. The nano-journey begins.

[coochaki]

congrats mate!

great render!
really cool story!...just epic!...
great work.
best wishes to you!... .. .

[MT-Cup]

Wow, this is excellent! I love the concept and the execution. I wish you the best of luck, I think you're a sure winner! :thumbsup:

[shakes]

hey fantastic Marco! you really nailed it! it looks brilliant-love the colours and details, and the bot stands out perfectly(love the light rays around him).
big congrats on finishing , and good luck mate-it's been a fun experience watching this develop.

[medunecer]

coochaki: Thanks Mohammad! Really kind words my friend!
MT Cup: Thanks for your words my fellow! The most important thing of this challenge for me is that I have learned new way to build good images, improving my skills thanks to the sugestions of my great, incredible colleagues!
shakes: Thanks shakes! I was quite worried about those light rays...I'm happy you like it! Thanks for your kind words!

Dear fellows, now I have time to see the other works! I'm sure it will be great!..

[Cyberone]

fantastic image :) looks nice and clean and VERY blue!!!

and i love the angle...makes the little guys world that much bigger....

great work...

CYB

[Gunilla]

Bravo! You've finished - congrats for a really nice entry :applause:
I wouldn't be surprised to see you among the winners with this - great job!

[Lemog]

Nice and clean picture... very pleasant to watch... congratulations Marco... and good luck for the judging cession :thumbsup:

[medunecer]

Cyberone: Thanks Simon! Maybe my image is too much blue!...
Gunilla: Thanks Gunie! Really happy you like it!
Lemog: Laurent! Thank you my friend! Much better than my "spectacular"; I'm happy I made many progresses, thanks to all the great colleagues in this site too!

[Womball]

This came out very nicely! It feels like an operating room, has a sterileness too it. Could be the blue. ;-)

[centurionit]

Marco, what can I say...You have done a great image here, even with all the problems with the high resolution that many guys are having now....Me too as you know...I like it a lot my friend...:thumbsup:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=330707

[glenn23]

One of my favorites! The color, the balance, the originality! Well done.

[medunecer]

Womball: Hi Nathan! I like the word "sterileness""Thanks a lot!

centurionit: Grazie Mauro! Resolution is a great problem, but with the challenges in CGTalk I'm learning many new tricks. (Please, let me know if I can help you).
glenn23: Thanks for your kind words my friend!

[Selina42]

Marco this image has really lived up to my expectations! I love the colours youve used here -the neon glow and the lighting really get the feeling across! Great story too! Good luck my friend!

[kreuz]

very nice image through 3d rendering :thumbsup:

[medunecer]

Selina42: Thanks Sel! I like the neon behind too. I have over saturated the neon layer in PS and I was lucky, because I had no idea about the final feeling! Thanks again!

kreuz: Thanks my friend. In this 3D rendering there is a lot of 2D triks too.

[cbernardo]

Wow!! Love your concept and images, really great work!!!

Congratulations!

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carlos

[medunecer]

Hey Carlos! Thanks my friend!

[JurajMolcak]

Oh, you finished already. I missed it. Good good good job! Extra points from my side for your true style. Happy to be small part of this thread :) Good luck with jury and your future steps...

[soapy]

Hey Meduncer, congratulations on a super finish. The image came out really slick. All the little details are kool. I like the colour scheme, it is very relaxing and reassuring for the patient I bet... Good luck with the judges, cheers.

[ThierryS]

Well, congratulation Marco! This a fine entry and really well done! Cool idea and great colours. I wish you luck with it! All my best til the next challenge :thumbsup: :) Thanks for support on my thread too :cool:

[alvin-cgi]

congratulations, i alway like those clean and tidy image, and yours are the one of them! well done:thumbsup:


The Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322760&highlight=alvin)
Spectacular 3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=275950&highlight=alvin)

[Ramitxon]

Congratulations Marco. Greta image and concept. Wish you good luck.

[ziriguidum]

congrats, Marco! nice render and good luck for u! :thumbsup:

[KangarooMan]

Hey there Marco, great work on bringing all of the elements together, they have turned into one excellent image! :applause: I love the way you've worked with the lighting, it really gives the scene a lot of depth! Best of luck to you in the judging! :D




Matt :)

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Marco! Excellent image -- congratulations upon finishing such a warm, fun, beautiful and detailed image! Really amazed by the creativity and detail, it has been a personal inspiration. Hope to see much more of your work in the future -- you have made this Challenge more fun and exciting through your participation! Cheers!

[melkao]

Wow what a cool render...and very nice textures....cangtats for finishing, and good luck!:thumbsup:

[medunecer]

oceanbluesky: Dear Eric, your words are really important to me! Thank you so much !

melkao: Thanks Carlos! I' happy you like my entry!

[alvin-cgi]

just cant stop looking at your one, really nice!:)


The Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322760&highlight=alvin)
Spectacular 3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=275950&highlight=alvin)

[Nothingness]

hey medunecer,

it took a while to post here, but i've been sick just when the challenge was over - too much stress? i wouldn't know - but your final looks great!
so, got any idea on how long was needed to render it? Curious on finding that out.

cheers

[medunecer]

alvin-cgi: Thanks Alvin!
Nothingness: Hey Nico, sorry to hear that you had some healt problems (Im not so good these days too...) Well, about rendering: I made several rendering in different passes. The whole image is 4472x2976 @ 300 dpi (unfortunately not so big...)The first object I have rendered was the nanobot, with radiosity, raytraced shadows,reflections, refraction and transparency, HDRI. It took two days. I saved the rendered image as a .tga file (as you know this kind of file keeps the tansp channel). Then I made the rendering of the other objects, using the same method but in some cases without raytracing reflection, transp and refraction. In some renderings I didn't use radiosity. Then, I put all the renderings together in a PS doc and I started to make some 2D tricks.

[Nothingness]

2 dags?

that hurts. What kind of computer do you have? And which version of cinema 4d do you use?
My render was 5000 by 3654 and is about 3 major layers. The city, the middle part with walls and landscape and then the characters.
And i was already complaining when it took about an hour and a half to render only one layer. The characters layer takes most of the time because maya seems to have a problem with fur in a scene with lots of polys. Fur alone is rather quick. But 2 days? Damn that must have hurt.
ow jeah, i'm using maya on a quad. And most of the time is because of the big amount of 2k textures.

greetz

[medunecer]

I made the renderings on a P4 512 Mb ram. it took too much time (2 days!) because I used radiosity, ray tracing and subdivision level @5, but just for the nanobot (the main character in FG) . For the other actors and objects rendering was faster (from three to five hours). I use Lightwave 3D 8.5, a very good software.

[Womgoose]

It was worth all the rendering Marco. It looks just how I thought it would do :D
I love it m8, well done.

[medunecer]

Thanks Lee! See you in the next challenge!

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