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Sparty
02-19-2008, 05:15 AM
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Title: Looking for Love
Name: Eric Provan
Country: USA
Software: Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush

The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall.
Listening for something his friends said would never call.

It was love he searched for, and nothing less.
For this his friends taunted him, and claimed him a pest.

But this didnt stop the serpent, so on he went.
Dreaming of love, never questioning what it meant.

He dreamed of a pink scaled temptress with eyes of red.
A serpent he could cuddle with as they feed on the dead.

A serpent to gaze at the stars with, and share bedtime stories by Edgar Allan Poe.
A serpent to baby talk with, as long as the rest of the world doesn't know.

A serpent to watch movies with. But only if the imdb rating is high.
A serpent to cheerish forever, and love until the day they die.

The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall.
Stopping only when he could see what he had never saw.

A dark haired woman, with eyes of blue.
Clutching her scared pet, which clearly belonged in a zoo.

He was instantly smittened, what a wonderful site.
His heart rapidly pounded. He had never fealt so right.

But this love could not last. Timing was their foe.
The flapper had just become a wife. To a distinguished plumber named Joe.

This saddened the serpent, he never thought of the heartbreak love could pose.
So he left the woman forever, leaving just a red rose.

The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall. Back, he dare not look.
And to settle himself, he thought, "Shes probably a shitty cook".

The end =)

This project started as a simple sketch that I enjoyed so much, that I decided to add the 3rd dimension. Im working on a short story for it that I should have up on my site within a few days. The low poly meshes were created in Maya, the detail was added with Zbrush, the texturing was done using photoshop, and the render was done using mental ray. Enjoy!
http://www.ericprovan.com/pictures/3d/flapper/flapper_occpass.jpg
http://www.ericprovan.com/pictures/3d/flapper/flapper_close.jpg
http://www.ericprovan.com/pictures/3d/flapper/pet_close.jpg
http://www.ericprovan.com/pictures/3d/flapper/serpent_close.jpg

koolnits
02-19-2008, 08:10 AM
Fantastic work! :thumbsup:
4 stars ****

onginov
02-19-2008, 08:12 AM
Ahhh ... Perfect model . ..

mrcf
02-19-2008, 08:33 AM
i love the small one, very cute!

MiguelSilva
02-19-2008, 08:42 AM
Impressive.
4*

Paulinho
02-19-2008, 09:22 AM
It's wonderful

MITrAndir
02-19-2008, 09:37 AM
Colors are almost perfect, and the character designs are awsome.
Great work!

JunioR1234
02-19-2008, 09:57 AM
nice, good textures dude!

4* for You

hgDesign
02-19-2008, 09:59 AM
Incredible Work !!

julienN
02-19-2008, 11:21 AM
Great work! Colors and character design are beautifull.
Maybe a closer shot can be interesting, in a 16/9 format or something like that.

Congratulations.

simmsimaging
02-19-2008, 01:32 PM
Wow - very nice work!

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savat
02-19-2008, 01:41 PM
Excellent work in modeling and coloring, what I don't like so much is: woman and snake absent facial expression, too far scene from camera.
Great demoreel:thumbsup:

EricSosa
02-19-2008, 01:53 PM
great work :)

Intervain
02-19-2008, 05:41 PM
awesome stuff as always! I love the little guy she's holding :) :bounce:

L33tace
02-19-2008, 06:51 PM
I love the little guy she's holding he sure is a cutie. great concept and execution :) looking forward to the story.


Great demoreel:thumbsup: yeah, loved the morphing model at the end.

Sparty
02-19-2008, 07:10 PM
I just edited the original post with the story, but I dont think it stuck. Here's the poem none the less.


The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall.
Listening for something his friends said would never call.

It was love he searched for, and nothing less.
For this his friends taunted him, and claimed him a pest.

But this didn't stop the serpent, so on he went.
Dreaming of love, never questioning what it meant.

He dreamed of a pink scaled temptress with eyes of red.
A serpent he could cuddle with as they feed on the dead.

A serpent to gaze at the stars with, and share bedtime stories by Edgar Allan Poe.
A serpent to baby talk with, as long as the rest of the world doesn't know.

A serpent to watch movies with. But only if the imdb rating is high.
A serpent to cherish forever, and love until the day they die.

The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall.
Stopping only when he could see what he had never saw.

A dark haired woman, with eyes of blue.
Clutching her scared pet, which clearly belonged in a zoo.

He was instantly smitten, what a wonderful site.
His heart rapidly pounded. He had never felt so right.

But this love could not last. Timing was their foe.
The flapper had just become a wife. To a distinguished plumber named Joe.

This saddened the serpent, he never thought of the heartbreak love could pose.
So he left the woman forever, leaving just a red rose.

The serpent twisted his way through the polka dot wall. Back, he dare not look.
And to settle himself, he thought, "Shes probably a shitty cook".

The end =)

L33tace
02-19-2008, 11:24 PM
lol. Bravo :applause:. Poor serpent, hope he finds love. :)

Sparty
02-20-2008, 04:24 AM
onginov - Thanks!

mrcf - yeah, hes a cutie

MiguelSilva - Thanks Miguel

Paulinho - Is not! =)

MITrAndir - Thanks. I spent a ton of time on the color and style of this project. Its a step that will certainly be added to all of my future projects.

JunioR1234 - Thanks

gnassbasti - Thanks. Glad you like it.

julienN - Its odd. I spent almost the entire project envisioning a wide screen look at the end, but when I croped it at the end, it lost a lot of the creepy atmosphere. So, obviously went with the squared size. Great point though.

simmsimaging - Glad you like it =)

savat - Great point. Like I said before, the closer view just wasnt working for me. Could be just me though =) Glad you like the reel.

EricSosa - Thanks. Eric's rule!

Intervain - Thanks =) He likes being pet.

L33tace - Glad you enjoy the project. The serpent will find love some day. Just not from a plumbers wife =)

ICB
02-20-2008, 06:33 AM
Ha, ha!! Very funny!

I love the little monster in the woman's arms, is great!!

Congratulations for this job! :thumbsup:

Klicek
02-20-2008, 11:42 AM
wow ! perfect idea !

dascerra
02-20-2008, 12:19 PM
Spectacular work! Wonderful!

vlad74
02-20-2008, 01:01 PM
Really interesting concept and wonderful execution. Bravo.


One small crit: Her lower leg looks a bit short compared to the rest of the body.

5* anyway.

Sparty
02-21-2008, 04:40 AM
ICB - Thanks!

Klicek - Glad ya like it =)

dascerra - Thanks Dascerra

vlad74 - agreed. that leg gave me a lot of problems, and it still looks a little odd. Glad you like the image =)

Thanks everyone!

GinoLatino
02-21-2008, 11:59 AM
WOW, amazing and original work!

iKAL
02-22-2008, 02:17 PM
For me this is awsome. I like stylised characters. The exaggeration on her features is really good. This is a good composition! :thumbsup:

theodoru
02-25-2008, 06:45 AM
Amazing work on the characters !!

Sparty
02-25-2008, 05:48 PM
GinoLatino - Thanks Gino =)

iKAL - Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoy the style.

apocryph - Thanks. I find nothing more exciting then creating characters.

Thanks again everyone. Im so happy with response I received on this piece. It gives me a lot of confidence as I move forward.

-Eric

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