ludo_si Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 It is the first rendering for the AM v16 contest. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 17, 2011 Hash Fellow Posted January 17, 2011 He's looking sharp! Get him rigged and get him in a great pose and he'll be a strong entry. The way the fingers come out of the palm of the hand looks odd. Quote
KenH Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Looks good! I thought it was Jar Jar Binks in the small preview. Maybe a displacement map on his belly button? Quote
Xtaz Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Very nice model and texture ... the belt and shoes are too dark ... I would use a leather material from Simbiont, and remember, the entry should not have background, preferably be rendered in PNG with alpha channel ON. Quote
ludo_si Posted January 17, 2011 Author Posted January 17, 2011 Very nice model and texture ... the belt and shoes are too dark ... I would use a leather material from Simbiont, and remember, the entry should not have background, preferably be rendered in PNG with alpha channel ON. thanks for the information Quote
nino banano Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 good character ludo_si...as i saw, there are good entries for 2011 contest...good luck Quote
ludo_si Posted January 21, 2011 Author Posted January 21, 2011 Completed soon. Thank you very much for the encouragement few details, the rig, pose Quote
Admin Rodney Posted January 21, 2011 Admin Posted January 21, 2011 Fun character! My one concern deals with the silhouette/clarity of the current setup. It's not easy to tell what is going on in the scene at a glance. Something like that is important to draw the attention of the viewer in and then the detail can keep them there. Sometimes it can be useful to state an action or theme, "Driving to the Market" or "Dangerous Curves Ahead". Perhaps something overstated, "Sunday Morning Driver" and then work into and out of ideas from that. I don't know what the underlying idea of your image is going to be so that is why I'm asking... grasping. Also, right along with that theme try to add some variety to the image. Can you tilt the vehicle to make the scene more dynamic/dramatic? Horizontal lines tend to have a calming effect while intensity increases with angles and diagonals. Looking great thus far. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted January 21, 2011 Hash Fellow Posted January 21, 2011 I agree that's starting to look too busy. Find some way to make the character the main event. Quote
ludo_si Posted January 21, 2011 Author Posted January 21, 2011 I agree that's starting to look too busy. Find some way to make the character the main event. i understand what you say I have not thought to pose the character What I worked, it's just modeling and light. I just wanted a picture with a motorcycle and an alien. It remains to give expression to the image I am concerned textures. I still have one week to complete the picture Quote
ludo_si Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 Looking terrific! thanks the theme is just to say hello simplified to put in evidence the character Quote
Fuchur Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Looking terrific! thanks the theme is just to say hello simplified to put in evidence the character Do you plan to add displacement or normal-maps to it? It could be the winner with that See you *Fuchur* Quote
ludo_si Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 I used displacement mapping for the bike On top, front and bottom of the machine. Also for the plate imatriculation I did not use normal maps because the bump bump mapping, legacy, I had enough. I planned a base with normal mapping but I have not used finally Quote
Paul Forwood Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Very good! The texture on his left hand seems to be out of line but, hey, I've never met one of these aliens before so what do I know. Quote
ludo_si Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 with this screen, we see the use of displacement mapping on the bike Quote
ludo_si Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 Very good! The texture on his left hand seems to be out of line but, hey, I've never met one of these aliens before so what do I know. Yes, i can do it more smooth Quote
pixelplucker Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Looking terrific! thanks the theme is just to say hello simplified to put in evidence the character Now that would make a nice splash screen! Nice work Quote
Admin Rodney Posted January 25, 2011 Admin Posted January 25, 2011 Looking good and nice use of displacement! Don't be afraid to cheat the perspective of the vehicle a little to get the front of the vehicle into a more straight on view. This will be essential if you intend to keep the A:M logo. I haven't thought too much about it but my instinct tells me the squinted eye and open eye could be reversed to get at a more appropriate facial pose. Just telling you want strikes my fancy... it's your show! Quote
ludo_si Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Looking good and nice use of displacement! Don't be afraid to cheat the perspective of the vehicle a little to get the front of the vehicle into a more straight on view. This will be essential if you intend to keep the A:M logo. I haven't thought too much about it but my instinct tells me the squinted eye and open eye could be reversed to get at a more appropriate facial pose. Just telling you want strikes my fancy... it's your show! thank you for the good advice. I shot a little but kept in perspective. It's a bit more readable. I softened the texture of the hands. Much nicer. I also changed a little expression of the character. For fun, I used a texture normal maps and diffuse to decorate the bike I used the SSS for the skin texture. for me it is finished with this project. I'm glad to have done completely Quote
ludo_si Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 I have just 3 questions is that the decals slow rendering? I have a lot on the bike for details. is it better to bake one with all the decals for faster rendering? Or better to keep all the decals even very many and if so, how many decals can support AM Quote
NancyGormezano Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 is that the decals slow rendering? I have a lot on the bike for details. is it better to bake one with all the decals for faster rendering? Or better to keep all the decals even very many and if so, how many decals can support AM Decals don't significantly slow rendering. However, if you use very large sizes (high resolutions) for the decal images, and you don't have enough RAM, then I suspect there might be some disk thrashing going on (not sure), which will slow rendering. If you bake your decals, you can cut down on RAM requirements. Displacement maps can be expensive sometimes. I have my suspicions about bump maps, as it can impact render time when used with other types of materials, in certain situations (happened in old versions, not sure about current). The legacy bump map doesn't have this impact. Procedural materials, depending on their complexity, or type are usually more computationally expensive than using decals. The biggest contributor to render times is ray traced shadows, and render time increases with number of rays, number of lights. Ambient occlusion is expensive. Ambient Intensity is not expensive. Volumetric lights are expensive. (fyi, radiosity, SSS are big hogs as well) Quote
ludo_si Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 I ask this because working with decals is an interesting method but I do not know the limitations. I usually use a single image for diffuse, bump, etc. ... Working with AM still think demand for lead. It's interesting;) Quote
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