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Explorers

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:20:21 +0000

Hey guys, long time since I've posted something new on CGTalk. It's getting harder and harder to find the time for personal projects.
This one, started from a ruff sketch I did some time ago. Initially I just wanted to keep it on a concept stage but I got carried away and I started detailing for the next 3 weeks. The final resolution is 10.000 pixels wide. The subject is about a future generation of explorers who landed on an Earth like planet and they found this massive city, very similar to our ancient civilizations. Max and Vray for this one, and of course painted over in Photoshop. Check the Details

TerraNova

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:31:52 +0000

I started this one as a VUE test. Next thing I know I was caught up in this personal project for 3 weeks
The driving force behind this work is the idea that we are not alone in the universe. After all, it would be a terrible waste of space right? So I envisioned the exploring mission of some advanced civilization having first contact with a primitive new world.
I wanted to remove one cliff in the back in order to kill the simetry but I thought it looks cool though.
Render took almost 15 hours at 4000 pixels wide and ultra settings. I painted over in photoshop, keeping the actual VUE shape for a future camera projection.
The spaceship is made in max, with some heavy paintover in PS.
Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it :P

Roswell

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:39:21 +0000

This is the version more closer to the initial sketch.
Photoshop and 3DMax.

Purgatorium

Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:33:22 +0000

I thought I should do my version of Dante's purgatory so here it is.
The background is a mattepaiting, the foreground (including the water,the boat,the reaper and the pontoon) is 3D.
I'll post the starting scene also and a wire.
C&C are welcome.
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Bridge To Avalon, Max4ever (3D)

Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:20:25 +0000

The Shaman

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:09:46 +0000

Something I did for fun. The Shaman looks like a mage lvl 60 with an epic staff Couldn't help it.
It's just a pretext to create a stereoscopic image.
You need red-cyan glasses for it.

The Shaman - Stereoscopic

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:14:05 +0000

And the Anaglyph version.

Taken -mattepainting-

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:57:24 +0000

inspired by the movie with the same name.
Photoshop and 3dMax.

Keyholder

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:18:31 +0000

Modeled in max and mudbox, textured with photoshop and bodypaint, rendered with maxwell at 5k resolution since I wanna print it.
the background is a mattepainting. Some columns are painted over in photoshop because maxwell seems to love noise so I had to paint it over a lil bit. Rendering time was 50 hours at 5200/3000.
I did it in 3 weeks, oh well 2 and a half weeks without max crashing

Homeworld

Sat, 25 Dec 2004 03:32:18 +0000

"Left behind" was intended to be a mattepainting only but I started to play a little bit and I think it's enough for this piece...
the buildings in the back are also 3D.
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Castle

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:35:44 +0000

2d mattepainting case study for a tutorial.
you'll find the tutorial here: http://67.15.36.49/team/Tutorials/castle_mattepainting/castle_01.asp

Left Behind Matte

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:50:45 +0000

just the mattepainting for "Left Behind"

Piano Room, Max4ever (3D)

Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:43:07 +0000

Bright Livingroom, Max4ever (3D)

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 21:33:46 +0000

Homeworld 2

Sun, 22 May 2005 14:44:12 +0000

I had to continue the series...
Modeled in max6, rendered with vray and then adjusted in photoshop.
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