FXWars! Winter Kingdom, JB, TRIBUTE

#10

Thanks so much :slight_smile:

I figure I should update with something. Here’s what I’m going for, it’s a rough sketch, trying to find the mood and colors and good mountain shapes.

Can’t wait to put the whole thing into motion, get some snow and blowing trees, camera mapping etc.

Happy new year! :beer:

#11

the castle painting looks really well done,it would be nice to see some more architecural elements mixed in amongst the ice.
is it photo based or straight painting?..looking forward to the animation

#12

Thanks Stefan.

Adding more architectural elements is a good idea, hopefully I’ll have the time to add extra details.

There are a lot of photo elements in the castle, as well as painting.

#13

Good job JB,

Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more.

Cheers

Martin

#14

OK, here’s my first go at a composite of this. I made some changes to the castle and have lots of weather elements added, and some blowing trees.

Download the video here —> http://www.mediafire.com/?ddfxdgznmmm

#15

it says the file is private :frowning:

#16

yea same here “This file is currently set to private. If this problem persists or you need further assistance, contact support.”

#17

Sorry, should be fixed now :slight_smile:

These upload sites are so annoying :banghead:

#18

Here’s a new one, I corrected the trees :slight_smile:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jdrmmz5dozd/castlev2.mov

#19

That looks great. Reminds me of the never ending story for some reason.

The motion of the trees distracts the eye. I think you need to balance the flow of motion in the frame. Maybe add something moving on the other side. Maybe make the fog roll across the fields slowly or something.

Maybe add some flying birds to help define the depth and scale.

#20

Thanks mustan9 :slight_smile:

The fog is rolling, but I guess I should speed it up a bit. I was thinking of adding a person walking toward the castle entrance.

#21

Another update :slight_smile:

I’ve added more fog/atmosphere, sped up the fog, and I’m working on the person walking.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y2wizdkgljj/fxwars1.mov

#22

CgTalk:FXWars! Winter Kingdoms - You have ONE WEEK to GO! (Jan 26th)

Just a heads up!

-R

#23

Here’s my final entry.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/umweydjnyny/JB_FXWARS(720x405).mov

This was a fun challenge :thumbsup:

#24

nice final shot JB,well done:thumbsup:
I like the addition of the guy walking up the hill,also the trees…how did you animate those?

#25

This looks really great. Very tranquil.

#26

Thanks Terry, Stefan :slight_smile:

Stefan, I used Vue for the trees

#27

JB - WOOT, you can render animations out from Vue without flickering?? I don’t know ANYBODY who’s been able to do that… Vue is the flickering machine from hell (of doooom!).

Anyway, it’s looking real good!

  • Jonas
#28

I guess flickering has been reduced in Vue 7, but I did use high quality settings and let it render overnight, as well as scale it down in the composite and soften it a bit with camera blur. :wise: :smiley:

Thanks :slight_smile:

#29

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