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Ecto-1a - Ghostbusters


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Hi guys

First of all, thanks to everyone that voted for my entry:)

The reason for modeling this car is that it is one of the coolest cars that I know of (next to Il Tempo Gigante). This image is rendered using IBL with HDRI from Dosch Design. The background image is also from the HDRI, only rendered out separate and used as a rotoscope -> frontproject target

 

Here is a second view of the car and a wire.

Let me know what you think.

 

Best regards

Stian

 

*edit*

As promised here is the IBL tutorial:)

Keep in mind that I'm not very good writing tutorials, so this is an 'as is' product

Hope you'll find it helpful anyway

 

IBL_rendersetup.pdf

 

ecto_hdri0.jpg ecto_hdri1.jpg

ecto_hdri0_wire.jpg

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Stian:

 

You truly have a gift - awesome.

 

I had made a comment in a previous post that your background was an HDRI image and I was right. Are those types of images projected onto a sphere via a projection map material? I'm still a little hazy on how to compose such a scene. Also, the transition from the car to the ground to the background, so seamless, how is that done? Ok, what's it gonna cost me to get you to divulge your secrets? How long did it take you to model the car? Do you tweak the bias values?

 

You seriously need to make some video tutorials and sell them to AM users. Instant success by your reputation alone.

 

Great work Stian

 

Regards

 

Eric

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Stian-

 

Thanks for sharing those...congrats on winning...awesome models, render and subject matter!

 

The ONLY critique I can see...and my eye went right to it...and it's nothing you did...is the perspective on the background building has some un-natural convergences.

 

It would be great if you could elaborate a little further on the render techniques you employed.

 

Great work!

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Is the ghost transparent? I've tried using a gradient to get kind of an etherial look to transparent objects (to get ghost like effects), but every time, I could clearly see the splines behind the other surfaces. Can I ask how you got that effect?

The material I used on the ghost is just the glass material found on the disc, just with a green tint:p

 

Btw, I've just uploaded the image to CGTalk

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Thanks guys!

 

Can ya do the 60's Batmobile?
Sorry, but I have never been much fan of that car. If I should do one more movie car it would be the Delorean from "Back To The Future" :)
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Thanks guys!

 

Can ya do the 60's Batmobile?
Sorry, but I have never been much fan of that car. If I should do one more movie car it would be the Delorean from "Back To The Future" :)

I make movie models

in my collection:

Ghostbusters

60's Batmobile

Mayberry Sheriffs Car

Herbie the Love Bug

Back to future 2 car

Dragula (Grandpa Munsters car)

Munsters Koach

Beverly Hillbillies truck

Monkeemobile

General Lee

Mach 5

 

 

 

Searching for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Thanks guys!

 

Can ya do the 60's Batmobile?
Sorry, but I have never been much fan of that car. If I should do one more movie car it would be the Delorean from "Back To The Future" :)

I make movie models

in my collection:

Ghostbusters

60's Batmobile

Mayberry Sheriffs Car

Herbie the Love Bug

Back to future 2 car

Dragula (Grandpa Munsters car)

Munsters Koach

Beverly Hillbillies truck

Monkeemobile

General Lee

Mach 5

 

How about Chevy Chase's station wagon from National Lampoon's Vacation #1 ?

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