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CBillustration
03-29-2007, 08:12 AM
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Title: Enlightenment
Name: Craig Bryant
Country: United Kingdom
Software: CINEMA 4D

Enlightenment : (In so many ways)

After watching a pixar film last week I decided to model the 'luxo' lamp from the opening scene to practice various methods of lighting and how to create and manipulate volumetric light and shadows.

Here's what I ended up with and I am quite pleased. Although I can no longer see the image for what it is only how it has been made up (polys/splines... etc) and the parts I am unhappy with.

Quite annoying really
picsawy
03-29-2007, 01:39 PM
WOW nice idea :D i like this simple design great light effect :)
keep up ...

4 stars from me
EF
03-29-2007, 03:28 PM
what's with those unplugged lights which still glow lately?

apart from that...nice render. The metal could be a bit more reflective IMO
Silverwing
03-29-2007, 04:38 PM
Lamps like this always reminds
me on pixar! But I like it... nice
concept and good modeling...
I would change some of the
materials and the back ground...
Although nice work!
XepptizZ
03-29-2007, 08:33 PM
Nice, but a light creates directed light by being bounced and forced off the lamphud/kap whatever you wanna call it and it does get lit in the process :P

Still, very nice modeling and scene.
CBillustration
03-29-2007, 08:37 PM
Thanks for the comments guys, as I say it was modelled on PIXARS luxo Jr lamp.
Good idea about adding a background, not sure what it should be though.

Only used 3 materials on this one (wood floor, chrome and plastic for the wires and plug). I haven't got a material on the lamp itself. maybe I should.

Thanks again, ALL coments greatfully received
bitBrain
03-29-2007, 11:01 PM
Simple scene, but lovely render! Cool by me.
neil09
03-30-2007, 12:09 PM
Hey very beautiful work. I love the concept.....
CBillustration
03-30-2007, 12:22 PM
Thanks again (ALL!), I am in the process of rendering the same scene with a few material tweaks, its in its 10th hr now :o( (running a Imac G5 with 2GB RAM but I need something faster!)

I'll try and post it here some time tonight. You've all got strong portfolios yourselves and I do appreciate the comments and tips and I will take them on board

Cheers :thumbsup:
CBillustration
03-30-2007, 09:17 PM
An addition of a material to the lamp increases the render time 10 fold, and I don't know if it's any better (spec and bump on the floor have gone mental). I might just draw a line under it and say "FINISHED". It's hard to know when to stop.
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