The First Born (Still Render), Josh Lennen (3D)

[Firerbert]

Here is Dante's Muse. The movie can be viewed in my portfolio or the quicktime can be downloaded here. (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/videos/dantes_muse.mov) A full resolution render can be viewed here. (http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g64/277364/277364_1225488371_large.jpg)
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/dantes_muse_web.jpg

Fearing Locusts is the final render and animation. Below is the image. Movie is here. (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/videos/fearing_locusts.mov) Full res render is here. (http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g64/277364/277364_1225488219_large.jpg)
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/fearing_locusts_web.jpg

The art gallery is located in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. Since I was doing only three animations, and the paintings completed by Dane were of a limited quantity, we displayed our work in the upstairs portion of the gallery. Here are some photos as you enter the gallery.
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/gallerywindow1.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/gallerywindow2.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/door.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/galleryinside.jpg

For the display of the animations, I built cabinets to hold LCD TVs.
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/panorama.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/cabinet1.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/cabinet2.jpg
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/galleryimages/cabinet3.jpg

[LinchpinZA]

Hey awesome work there..
Love that fearing locusts character.

[kiboSVK]

Cute video nice head design only question where have a brain? ;)
Nice work

[Firerbert]

LinchpinZA: Thank you for the kind words. A lot of people at the show really enjoyed her as well.

kiboSVK: hahaha! yeah, the brain is kind of hard to see. The idea Dane had was that the creature above the head was what protected his open skull, so I just went with it.

[Firerbert]

Zbrush sculpt (high res here) (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/fl_images/fl_zb_high.jpg).
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/fl_images/fl_zb_small.jpg

Wireframe: (high res here) (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/fl_images/fl_wire_high.jpg)
The crest on the head was a last minute addition. I unfortunately was unable to retopologize/re-uv the crest section. However, I rendered out the scene at a the second level and with the normals smoothed, it worked just fine for the animation.
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/fl_images/fl_wire_small.jpg

Here are the maps.
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/fl_images/fl_maps.jpg

[Firerbert]

Zbrush Sculpt: (high res here) (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/dm_images/dm_zb_high.jpg)
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/dm_images/dm_zb_small.jpg

Wireframe: (high res here) (http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/dm_images/dm_wire_high.jpg)
I enjoyed retopologizing this one in ZB very much. The tool assets worked very well and produced excellent results.
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/dm_images/dm_wire_small.jpg

Here are the maps:
http://www.dark-winter-studios.com/dm_images/dm_maps.jpg

[Jam-I-am]

Sup man!! I really am enjoying the new pieces, I have watched your progression and your new work is top notch, keep posting.

I want to see some images from the show from what I'm seeing the displays look awesome.

[DDS]

wow man! models turned out to be awesome. I really love the art show format...I wish we did more stuff like this in Spain. I'm totally looking forward to your next works, your modeling skills are developing uber fast! Congrats! :buttrock:

[Firerbert]

Jam-I-Am: Thanks for the encouragement. I will try and get some better pictures up here in the next day or two, but also get Dane's work up here as well.

DDS: Thanks a lot man. It has been a crazy ride to make the art show happen. I appreciate your comment. Making and presenting this in a gallery format has made it even more enjoyable. Who's to say you couldn't do this in Spain!?! It was a blast, and presenting it with traditional painting that was inspiration for each one made it even better. That was one thing we wanted to make a focus for the show, for people to realize that it was the collaberative "meeting of the minds" sort of thing that made the works possible.

[Firerbert]

Repaired the link to Fearing Locusts. Hopefully you can watch it now. WHOOPS!

[RedRepublik]

wow, this is awesome detail! i love the texture work too. 4 start from me

[Firerbert]

Red: Thank you very much. As always I appreciate your support.

Onto the next project.

[angelo80]

good job. but i dont like the character... I am afraid. ;)

[Firerbert]

angelo80: ? so you are afraid (sorry to say) you don't like the character(s) -or- you don't like them because they scare you?

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