still: dawn over asgard

[ElKrullo]

I think it's really nice, but i would love to se more weathered, dirty textures. And also some smoother details maybe. The edges are very sharp and it gives it kind ov a modeled look.

Other than that... :thumbsup:

[kaktuswasser]

wow, very cool pic!

[artificial3D]

thanks ElKrullo & kaktuswasser. i wanted to make it more weathered, but then it's a godlike place so it must be very tidy ;)

agree about the sharp edges, i added some small, slight dents, seems they are hardly noticable... ah well.
remember this is 5 hours work :shrug:
.andy

[Fitharn]

This is a very good piece of work seeiing as you only worked 5 hours on it. It feels as if it is a tad overexposed (centre/left) but it definatly feels divine:)

[artificial3D]

maybe it's a bit too bright, yes... but i wanted to create some sort of "godlike" atmosphere...

[StealthPharaoh]

i really liked it..very nice
it's a bit too bright may be..just needs some tweaking to get the right effect..but i like the mood of it..
good work..

[artificial3D]

hey, i made some changes, here's the updated version:

http://www.artificial3d.com/images/blender/asgardnew.jpg

i made the walls less sharp, changed the rock texture and added some details.
further i made it a bit darker.

here are some details:

http://www.artificial3d.com/images/blender/asgard_detail.jpg

hope you like! :D
.andy

[ElKrullo]

Originally posted by @ndy
thanks ElKrullo & kaktuswasser. i wanted to make it more weathered, but then it's a godlike place so it must be very tidy ;)

agree about the sharp edges, i added some small, slight dents, seems they are hardly noticable... ah well.
remember this is 5 hours work :shrug:
.andy

I noticed later that you only spent five hours on it.
Concidering that, it's a great job! I'm totally impressed! :)

Like the improvements! :thumbsup:
That hairy stuff on the roots is great!!

[artificial3D]

thanks very much ElKrullo.
it's just a pity that it doesnt get more comments, either negative or positive.

maybe some people just go like "blender?..pff" and close the thread again.
:shrug:
.andy

[brkn]

I think it's excellent, @ndy. The details on the very last pic you posted look great. It's an interesting interpretation of a godlike place - I'd never imagine the colours to look so old and faded. Makes it look decadent in a way - or like a power that has stood the test of time.

[kaktuswasser]

i like the new version even more those spider-web thingies at the tree are awesome :thumbsup:

[harkyman]

Great work. And for five hours this is superb. This image deserves some respect.

[oden]

damn, it looks great!

this could be done in any tool ;)

great stuff! I am sorry I never attended to this WC contest...I had stuff to do *cough* :P

well, you know your tool Andy ;)!!

[lala7]

:shrug: :drool: really dreeeamy i like it a lot ...

[hippie]

Ah this is still my favorite pic from the contest. The feeling in this is so unearthly that it's almost overwhelming.

[wgreenlee1]

OMG!!!!!!!!!

Thats friggin beautiful man!

[Akimine]

Amazing work :drool:

[artificial3D]

:eek:
i never thought i'd get more than a page and the replys are even positive!

thanky very much :wavey:
.andy

[CourtJester]

front page material, IMO. The cobwebs are great.

PLEASE tell me you are already working in the industry. (one less competitor):eek:

Fantastic work.

As far as "blender" is concerned... I pay more attention to work done in the free tools. At least I know for sure I'm looking at someone who will play the hand he's dealt.

[turtle-rn]

Impressive work !:applause:

the style of the architecture is more reminiscent of some oriental place than a north mythologic place though.

[Philipstraub]

wow Roger this is beautiful...I love thios kinda stuff! Nice job:beer:

[LittleFenris]

Originally posted by @ndy
maybe some people just go like "blender?..pff" and close the thread again.
:shrug:
.andy

Wow that was done with Blender. :eek: That just shows you its the artist, not the tool. Your rendition of Asgard is great. Is that supposed to be the Tree of Life to the left of the entrance? This is an awesome picture, especially since it took less than 10 hours. :applause:

[artificial3D]

CourtJester: no, i'm not working in the industry [i wish i would be some day tho]. i'm 18 years old and i still go to school. 3D is only my hobby so far :)

Roger Nguyen: yeah, kinda. i have to admit that i was mostly inspired by rivendell in LOTR [just love alan lee's illustrations... i think he made illustrations of asgard as well]. I havent studied norse architecture deep enough, i'm afraid... it just felt "right" to me...

VWTornado: no, i guess it's just a regular tree ;)

.andy

[hanzo]

correct me if I'm wrong but thats blender work,

:thumbsup: very good for blender work!

[artificial3D]

you may wonder how this scene looks inside blender, here's a screenshot :)

http://www.artificial3d.com/images/asgardblenderscreen.jpg

:D
.andy

[hanzo]

:thumbsup: ah just as I thought the same @ndy coool work I like those materials u used, I'm working on a shader library my self..

here's the latest update
blendershaders25set.jpg (http://hanzo.kicks-ass.org:8080/hanzogallery/blendershaders25set.jpg)

thread here
Blender Shader library 0.1 (http://www.elysiun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13896)

[iBlue]

whoa! how is this not on the front page? :eek:

[milqman]

@ndy!
Excellent job!

Looks very good.

-miLqy from #blenderchat (occasionally)

[thedaemon]

wow, stunning work. i am even more impressed that you used blender :applause: keep on using it!

[artificial3D]

thanks for the replies :beer:
what's the big deal about having it done in blender?
.andy

[BgDM]

@ndy, nice to see you posted this here. Congrats on the stars too mate!! You deserve them.

Again, fantastic work.

BgDM

[basse]

on cgtalk I can do this: :beer:

how did you achieve the true displacement map-thingy on the pilars?
or are the crakcs and dents hand painted in postpro?

.b

[artificial3D]

Originally posted by basse
on cgtalk I can do this: :beer:

how did you achieve the true displacement map-thingy on the pilars?
or are the crakcs and dents hand painted in postpro?

.b

yes, exactly. i took the rendered image and smothened the walls out and added shadow, highlights and specular points to almost every stone :scream:
it was kinda hard, but it was worth it... better than modelling every single stone.

i really like this combination of 2D and 3D because the result almost looks like a painted image.

:cool:
.andy

[hanzo]

what's the big deal about having it done in blender?

well I got to say you work is excellent, purely and a rare
event to see such a master peace come out of blender..

I know this personally because I'm also very good with
blender and know it's limitations and it's strong points..

PS: dude you are truly ( in my eyes ) one of the few masters of blender... ;)

[noah]

The district to be made to long for

i like it :applause:

[Bischofftep]

:beer:

Cheers, mate. Beautiful work. I'm impressed with the post-pro work, too. Nice touches!

Could you have used a specular map or reflection map to CG the hilights on the stones? Might save you having to do it in post-pro every time you want to change angles. Just a thought!

Gorgeous.... it's my desktop pic now.

[artificial3D]

Originally posted by Bischofftep
Could you have used a specular map or reflection map to CG the hilights on the stones? Might save you having to do it in post-pro every time you want to change angles. Just a thought!

Gorgeous.... it's my desktop pic now.

thanks :D
well, i have a spec map on the stones, but since i had to smooth out all the edges the whole light situation changed and i had to make the highlights stonger...

.andy

[wazza m]

I love the tree - quite an unusual design - like it's been starved of water and exposed to the elements.

I don't know much about Norse Mythology but it's in-tree-ged me.

Well done!

Wazza

[inferno_angle]

very nice a picture,but i think it's too bright

[artificial3D]

Originally posted by inferno_angle
very nice a picture,but i think it's too bright

thanks, but....
:rolleyes:
there's no way i'm going to make this darker :p

.andy

[PotatoHead]

go andy! :buttrock:

[JamesMK]

Very good indeed! Way to go, and so on! :beer:

[yowchuan]

Looks like it's made of cardboard and paper. The quality of the rendering is excellent...

[Wonderer]

Hey, great work for five hours.

Few coments, try to give more deph to the sky with some more defined clouds, sun and perhaps a field with crops fading in the horizont in the botton. And ho knows a longer project to dazzle us with your talent.:beer:

[Hysteria]

You are an awesome modeller and thats a kick arse render. I love it

[JA-forreal]

@ndy I love this artwork. Your work is an inspiration to Blender artist and other 3d artist in general.

Blend on!

[shards]

I cant see it!!:cry: can you post the full url?

[sula_nebouxi]

I believe the pic is also on his website at http://www.artificial3d.com/images/asgardnew.jpg
Not sure if that's the right one though.

It's the first time I've seen it and it is amazing. It's because of works like these that I will never bash a low end 3d prog ever. Bravo @ndy, keep on wowing us :D

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