Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Jason Maguire

#61

Hi there Jason!
Just wanted to say that Youve done here quite job, really great one :thumbsup:
The render is really nice, kinda sad rainy atmosphere. Just love the floor textures :applause: And the whole lighting is really great!
Imho just the monks look not that real because of the lighting, dunno just gives that kinda look.

#62

WOW ā€¦ my only coment is that you did such a good job with the boats and one does not come close enough for you to see some detailā€¦

#63

Hi Eagle_e7,

really great work you do there! I like the mood of your image but maybe you could some extra lights or something at the top edges of your images. It looks a bit empty up there. Besides your idea really rocks :thumbsup:

#64

Hereā€™s a new update. Not much change here, mostly minor fixes.

Canā€™t think of much to add at this point so Iā€™m considering submitting this as the final image, what do you guys think? :slight_smile:

#65

terraarc: Thanks! :slight_smile:

Kaksht: Thanks very much! I agree about the monks, not sure if Iā€™ll be able to fix it but Iā€™ll give it a shot! :slight_smile:

vrhead: Thank you! I agree about the boats, I wish I could get them closer but I think it might be too distracting. :sad:

theuni: Thanks man! I agree it seems a little empty up there, Iā€™ll experiment. :smiley:

#66

Y E Z!!!NOW IS PERFECT!!! YA ROKS MAN! very intense!

#67

You have a very cool ambiance in your scene! For my part, it seems quite finished at this stage. :slight_smile:

#68

Well Jasonā€¦It does look readyā€¦A real nice jobā€¦Now a warningā€¦What I am about to say may cause more workā€¦:wink: ā€¦I think you can expand your work.Increse the size of the scene.Expand the horizons a touchā€¦You have the roomā€¦Possibly zoom in on the charactersā€¦They are done well,and I think can be shown easily in a closer shot,with the BG expanded still as wellā€¦Okā€¦just my thoughtsā€¦It really depends on many points of view,right or wrongā€¦But as it is I think you have done a very nice piece of work here,and something for you to be proud of Jasonā€¦All the best,Iā€™ll check back later to see how things are going or what you will have decided onā€¦See you thenā€¦:arteest: :beer:

#69

-OZ-: Thanks man! :slight_smile:

Kraull: Thanks very much! :thumbsup:

Virtuoso: Thanks! great point. Iā€™ve given it some thought and I think Iā€™ll stick with what I have here, If I moved in I would probably have to redo and rethink a whole bunch of stuff. :smiley:

Many thanks for your comments. :slight_smile:

#70

Hereā€™s my post effects and compositing submission. :slight_smile:

Both scenes are rendered seperately and composited together. I made a whole bunch of tweaks to them in photoshop (Curves, levels, some glow, added the moon e.t.c)

#71

Hereā€™s my lighting submission, the main scene is lit by five point lights and the exterior by two point lights, one spot light and a very low amount of GI. :slight_smile:

#72

Here is my final image submission, just want to say a huge thanks to everybody that has offered me critque and encouragement.

This contest has been a great amount of fun for me and a huge learning experiance aswell. Iā€™ll definately be sticking around to see some of the great works (far better than mine) you guys are doing turn out. :slight_smile:

#73

Oh my goodness youā€™re done already! Itā€™s a truly nice piece. I like the mood very much.

Questionā€¦How on earth did you do the seawater with all that salt and foam? Iā€™ve been trying to do something like this for a long timeā€¦

#74

Nice job Eagle_e7! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Your last image looks complete and with a certain melancholic - gothic - ā€œinevitable bad is comingā€ mood! :slight_smile:

Wishing the best on your effort, and have a really really happy relaxing holidays! :thumbsup:

PS: I donā€™t think youā€™ve closed this page alreadyā€¦I think some refinements are in your mind , consiously or unconsiously, waiting for the right time to come to surfaceā€¦you still have almost a month for some tweakingā€¦I would doā€¦my fingers are itchy!!!

#75

bravo! I think itā€™s great. But why not some more tests. You always have this image to submit as final. You can play with the horizon, I think the water should dissapear in the far, far distance.

You told me how you did the water, but I still am wondering how you got so real result:)

well, what to say moreā€¦ congratulations! you have my vote:)

#76

I like the idea. Good luck :thumbsup:

#77

god! ur already finishing and mine just started :scream:

thats some totaly beautifully misterious image u got there! all the best:thumbsup:!

#78

terraarc: Thanks! haha, youā€™re right, Iā€™m bound to find things I need to tweak. :smiley:

d-tox: Thanks very much! :slight_smile:

yunisirees: Thanks man! :smiley:

keetmun & arturro: Thanks very much guys! hereā€™s how I made the seawater: :slight_smile:

The sea itself is just a polygon plane with a few lumps on it that I modelled with sculpting tools. The texture on the ocean is made from some pictures that I took in my bathtub, heheh :smiley:

Here they are: (Feel free to use these if theyā€™re of any use)

http://jmaguire.co.uk/Temp/Water_Pictures.rar

I then used some dirtmaps and put them together to look like this:

And thatā€™s pretty much it! I applied the texture to a blinn shader and used it as a spec map aswell. :slight_smile:

#79

wowā€¦ excellent atmosphere!! is the rain 3d? if so is it difficult? I know your image is final, but the centre character is it above the floor?

great work!

#80

Oh man thatā€™s just wicked. You sure are damn smart!

Cheers!