A dead place

Dan · August 01, 2009, 07:03:33 AM

another attempt to produce "art"

i turned off GI to get those really hard shadows (and a short render time

)
thx to ogre for the tombstone pack

Henry Blewer · August 01, 2009, 08:35:28 AM

The render is good. I do like the sand and the clouds. Maybe some dry brush/bushes might make it less harsh looking. Or for more stark effect, put the sun behind the tombstone. Use the long shadow reaching towards the camera.

Gannaingh · August 01, 2009, 02:12:19 PM

the sand looks sweet, although the cross could use some better texturing, still nice job

Phylloxera · August 02, 2009, 04:25:47 AM

I like it !

Seth · August 02, 2009, 05:02:49 AM

good idea !
with more work you could get something very comics' books looking... something like Frank Miller, you know ?

Dan · August 02, 2009, 05:12:23 AM

sorry but i dont know Frank Miller

but im glad that you like it

i think i'll try to add a few plants (does anybody have a good looking dry bush or (even better) some bones?) and maybe some postwork in PS...

Henry Blewer · August 02, 2009, 08:18:04 AM

Mr.Lamppost's brush pack may be just the thing. Just change the surface colors in the surface shaders. I don't know where to find bones. There are probably are many free objects which can be found.

Tangled-Universe · August 02, 2009, 09:20:20 AM

How did you do the sand?

Dan · August 02, 2009, 10:51:49 AM

the sand, to be honest was sheer luck

i already tried a desert scene once...and played around quite a while...its only a strechted powerfractal and very small-sized fakestones...here's the clipfile

Dan · August 08, 2009, 08:30:06 AM

ok, here's a new render...i added some of Mr. Lamppost's bushes (thx to him for sharing

) and a skull which i downloaded from a 3d models page...
comments would be nice

Dune · August 08, 2009, 01:56:58 PM

The first one is great! I don't like the bushes and skull. Keep it simple and strong. This is art!

---Dune

Henry Blewer · August 08, 2009, 04:31:51 PM

I only have a problem with the skull. I do like the displacement which you added to the cross.

Dan · August 09, 2009, 06:48:44 AM

ok...i think this is my final version...i removed the skull (as you said, it didn't really fit into the picture) but kept the bushes...just because they hide some distant sand-ripples which look a bit too stretched

Naoo · August 09, 2009, 07:01:46 AM

Hi Dan

Very, very cool image with wonderful Sand!

But I don't like the Texture on the cross.
The shader should be smaller or have a second, smaller one for 1mm displacement or it could be darker...

ciao
Naoo

Henry Blewer · August 09, 2009, 08:22:36 AM

I think the cross looks fine. This is a really stark image with a lot of powerful themes. Great job!