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Title: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: TheBadger on July 10, 2012, 01:30:34 AM
Been working on a Short(ish) story. Takes place in a land like you see in the image.

Thanks to you guys who helped me learn to use my own models in TG2, and for all the other help. Hope you like it.

Green plants by walli/silva3d.com
Dirt by RArcher/nwdanet.com
Fog/smoke/spores ;) by Ulco
Thanks guys!


More from this to come. I hope some animation tests too.
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Oshyan on July 10, 2012, 01:49:01 AM
Wow, this looks *awesome*! Could come right out of the (newer, Tim Burton) Alice in Wonderland. Great detail and "atmosphere". I just want to see a bigger render. :D

- Oshyan
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: yossam on July 10, 2012, 03:29:50 AM
Great job.........I really like this a lot. It does look very Tim Burtonesque.
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Post by: Walli on July 10, 2012, 03:42:50 AM
very nice!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: mhaze on July 10, 2012, 04:31:19 AM
What an excellent image. Great models and textures and a powerful atmosphere - well done!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Dune on July 10, 2012, 04:44:58 AM
Great, Badger! Looking forward to the animation (and a bigger still).
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Kadri on July 10, 2012, 05:02:19 AM

First class image , TheBadger  :)
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: cyphyr on July 10, 2012, 05:17:45 AM
very nicely done :) Bigger and moving ;)
Richard
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Tangled-Universe on July 10, 2012, 07:00:44 AM
Great work, I really like it :)
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: masonspappy on July 10, 2012, 11:28:14 AM
Very, Very well done!!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: DannyG on July 10, 2012, 11:52:10 AM
Excellent
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: ares2101 on July 10, 2012, 03:13:41 PM
Reminds me of the new Alice in Wonderland, or that one area by the same name in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.  Very nice.
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Simius Strabus on July 10, 2012, 05:28:01 PM
Made me drool all over my keyboard  ;D Great render. Where can I find the mushrooms?
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: inkydigit on July 10, 2012, 05:55:57 PM
I'm with Simius Strabus...great 'shrooms, great pic!
:)
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: masonspappy on July 10, 2012, 07:20:35 PM
Finely done!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: choronr on July 11, 2012, 01:24:39 AM
Looking very good!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: TheBadger on July 11, 2012, 03:14:58 AM
Thanks so much guys! As its probably painfully clear, I'm a huge fan of the work that you all do. So it gives me a lot of encouragement to hear you like what I'm doing.

I want you all to see it bigger too, but I want it to be seen as an animation. The print size I'm saving for a print, but the other shots from this I'll post larger.

Thank you.
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on July 11, 2012, 02:56:22 PM

i like this very, very, very much Badger, well done. :)
like the lighting, along with atmosphere.

looking forward to a larger render render. ;)

did you make the mushroom models? their very well made imo.

did these a long time ago in my early days of using TG2

http://-zagadka-.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=360#/d1giex4

http://-zagadka-.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=360#/d1gidzt
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: TheBadger on July 11, 2012, 09:07:57 PM
Yes, the mushrooms are all mine. I am thinking about making them available at some point. But they are the first models I have ever done. The next ones will be better.
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: inkydigit on July 13, 2012, 08:54:10 AM
Quote from: TheBadger on July 11, 2012, 09:07:57 PM
Yes, the mushrooms are all mine. I am thinking about making them available at some point. But they are the first models I have ever done. The next ones will be better.
great job for your first models...they look fabulous, keep us posted if you decide to share!
:)
cheers
Jason
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: RArcher on July 16, 2012, 11:08:06 AM
Really like what you've started here.  Certainly hope there will be more coming.
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: ra on July 22, 2012, 04:30:31 PM
Great all over!  :D
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Mahnmut on August 04, 2012, 07:04:10 PM
Very impressing!
the Path leading into the picture gives it some feeling of a story waiting behind the next mushroom or toadstool.
Great!
Best Regards,
Jan
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Jo Kariboo on August 05, 2012, 10:33:53 PM
I very like this one. Good work!
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: Wurby on August 06, 2012, 12:24:58 AM
Awesomeness.
Title: updated
Post by: TheBadger on August 06, 2012, 05:35:24 AM
Hello,

For your Terragen2 and related reading pleasure

Official music video of this thread  ;D:
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

A news report that suggests the images in this thread may prove I am both a pervert, and/or, a devil worshiper.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/403623/december-05-2011/mysteries-of-the-ancient-unknown---2012-end-of-times

Update image 1
[attach=1]


Variation1
[attach=2]

Variation2
[attach=3]

Still trying to choose a style for this effort.


Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: TheBadger on August 06, 2012, 05:37:08 AM
Detail from page1

[attach=1]
Title: Re: MushroomForest 1
Post by: TheBadger on August 06, 2012, 05:37:53 AM
We'll see.

[attach=1]
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Tangled-Universe on August 06, 2012, 05:49:49 AM
Shit man, this is amazing work. Looks so surreal real ;)
I like 'updated 1' and 'variation 2' the most. Some great color grading there.

If you'd render this 720p resolution, what's the rendertime per frame and what's your system spec?
I think we should animate this with a slightly moving camera. Don't you think so too? ;)

Cheers!
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Seth on August 06, 2012, 06:07:55 AM
Oo'

excellent !!!!
variation 2 is awesome !
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Kadri on August 06, 2012, 09:51:37 AM

Great images TheBadger  :)
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: cyphyr on August 06, 2012, 11:48:16 AM
Excellent work, my favourite is Variation2.

Quote from: TheBadger on August 06, 2012, 05:35:24 AM
A news report that suggests the images in this thread may prove I am both a pervert, and/or, a devil worshiper.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/403623/december-05-2011/mysteries-of-the-ancient-unknown---2012-end-of-times

Cant access video this side of the pond but I would "have" to say that your in very good company :)

Richard
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: RArcher on August 06, 2012, 11:04:42 PM
Great!  I like the styling of Variation 2 the best.  Gives it the most surrealistic look I think.
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Pentagular Dark on August 07, 2012, 02:12:38 AM
So, like everyone else my favorite is Variation 2. The others seemed a bit well gloomy in comparison.
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Oshyan on August 07, 2012, 02:30:18 AM
Another vote for Variation #2.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Dune on August 07, 2012, 03:22:11 AM
Wauw! That is an excellent job you pulled off, TheBadger!
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: TheBadger on August 07, 2012, 06:10:13 AM
Hey guys, thanks for helping me out with feed back!

The images I have shown are important, because how I decide to go from here will define the look of the whole project.
The place your looking at in these images are part of an ecological (can't think of the term) area that exists between a forest and a prairie. That is, its supposed to be like that area, with mushrooms rather than trees and bushes and stuff.

I'm working on the deep forest tonight. and you can see the "prairie" area starting (look closely) in the background of image one p.1 The "deep forest" is behind you in both views.

I have done a ruff production schedule for this, and Im looking at one year maybe 1 and 1/2 years to finish if I do everything by my self.  :-[ But I think that it will be better to have finished in a year than to have not done it at all.  ;D Actually, I will need to use professional services for the music and audio, but I'll worry on that later.

On variation 2. I am with you guys! The more I look at it, the more potential I see. I know that the prints will look great that way, just not sure about the animations. Easy enough to find out though, once the animations tests are done.
Imagine the prints on hand made artist paper, printed by Gum bichromates, or color transfer, or Liquid emulsion 8) Lots of fun!

@cyphyr
try a US based proxy like http://hidemyass.com/ ...something like this may work. or try youtube. Its worth the effort (i think) funny as heck! maybe google colbert/William Tapley

@CatfishEatist
Gloomy may make sense though. You have to imagine an army of "animal human hybrids" marching down the path two by two, in goose step. And carrying spears. Obviously they are on their way to the next village to slaughter and conquer.  :-X

@Tangled-Universe,
I believe I can get a render down to an hour, at or near the size you mentioned (maybe).  And yes, a slight camera movement, like a gentle floating, or carful hand held feeling may be just perfect. I also want the fog to drift ever so slightly. And its not the plan, but a little wind on a few of the green plants my really help. I am also working on *insects* like fireflies and a butter fly in Element 3d and a modeling program, but that will be composited.
When and if all of this comes together, I think I will have something pretty sweet.

P.S.

I should say my ambition is to make a pilot episode for a animated cartoon series for "adult swim" I hope to be able to put enough footage together for 3-5 episodes. And if the pilot fails, then to re-edit the episodes into a single feacher, to try and sell.

Episodes without commercials would be like 19min, 22 with credits, 30 with commercials.
I know this sounds terribly ambitious, and far far fetched. But what else am I supposed to do with an art degree and a film degree. Work at McDonalds? Ok, Ill work there if I have to, but every dollar I make is going to this project.  ;D

Anyway, even if I completely fail, I'll still have a hell of a demo!



*edited for clarity
Title: Re: MushroomForest (Updated P.2)
Post by: Jo Kariboo on August 07, 2012, 05:06:14 PM
Excellent!!! Variation 2 is my favorite. A beautiful realization.