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Title: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: j meyer on January 30, 2008, 04:31:41 PM
Hi y'all,
this is a composite of two and a half TG2 renderings and
one mask and some postwork. ;D
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: darthvader on January 30, 2008, 04:45:43 PM
I love it ;D but I think there could mabye be a bush or fern in the low foreground to make it appear as if idol was more lost in the wilderness. :)
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: dhavalmistry on January 30, 2008, 05:11:14 PM
I love this one....the lighting is amazing, the foliage (whatever I can see) is amazing...although I would mind seeing some ground cover....

is the head textured in TG2??...and did you model the head??....its very realistic either way!
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Virex on January 30, 2008, 05:15:56 PM
Heh, the head could use some moss! other then that, superb!
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: moodflow on January 30, 2008, 05:23:25 PM
Very nice work.   8)
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: old_blaggard on January 30, 2008, 05:45:57 PM
Nicely done :).
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Saurav on January 30, 2008, 06:07:12 PM
Love it, especially the lighting. What were the render settings for this scene?
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on January 30, 2008, 07:09:23 PM
Looks great  :)

But can I be Mr Picky

Why more than one TG render?  Surely all of this could have been incorporated into a single TG scene. ;D

Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: rcallicotte on January 31, 2008, 09:44:14 AM
Very good.  A little more foliage (jungle growth and vines) could be very good.  You do know about the vine generator, right?  That could be useful here.
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: inkydigit on January 31, 2008, 10:55:37 AM
olmec head looks great....more jungle/moss...still great idea...nice work!
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Seth on January 31, 2008, 11:27:01 AM
very good
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: j meyer on January 31, 2008, 12:03:04 PM
Thanks for your comments everyone! ;D

Although it's lost it's not lost in total oblivion,
there is a small group of natives,said to be members
of an abominable,mysterious cult,that like to keep
their ceremonial places and ritual objects perfectly
clean. ;)

dhavalmistry - the colors are TG only, and yes i sculpted it in ZBrush.

saurav - render settings were: Det:0.6
                                          AA 9
                                          GI 2/2


Mr_Lamppost - sure,but since my creative process is not necessarily
linear it developed like this and furthermore it can be more comfortable
and quicker to test different versions this way. ;) ;D

calico - Unfortunately i don't have any djungle vegetation aside of the
bamboo.In case you refer to the ivy generator,yes i know it.


Thanks again,J. ;D

Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: rcallicotte on January 31, 2008, 12:14:11 PM
http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=2651 - These look pretty good, though I don't own them.
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: j meyer on January 31, 2008, 12:32:33 PM
Thank you calico.I hope i'll sculpt what i need time after time
and little by little. ;)
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Will on January 31, 2008, 04:22:59 PM
I really like your shader.
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: j meyer on February 01, 2008, 04:15:49 PM
 ;D Thanks.And in case you wanna know it's just two surface
layers,each with a power fractal as color function,connected
to a default shader run through a reflective shader.
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on February 01, 2008, 05:58:11 PM
Quote from: j meyer on January 31, 2008, 12:03:04 PM
Mr_Lamppost - sure,but since my creative process is not necessarily
linear it developed like this and furthermore it can be more comfortable
and quicker to test different versions this way. ;) ;D

Just wondered if it was a workaround.

I tend to build everything procedurally into a scene then choose the best view, kind of like the real world   :)

That's just the way I work , no criticism of other work flows intended. 
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: Harvey Birdman on February 01, 2008, 06:15:49 PM
That's really nice! Terrific work. I really like the deep forest feel.
Title: Re: The Lost Olmec Head
Post by: j meyer on February 02, 2008, 10:46:12 AM
No problem at all Mr_L. ;D 
The only concrete idea i had for this one was the head,so i built
anything around it and tried out many things,but then i ended up
combining two previous versions,liked it and went on from there.
Actually the above said  is just a very short version since i don't
want to be too boring. ;)
I'm in a hurry now,but if you like we can talk about workflows and
stuff later,just let me know. ;D

Thank you Harvey,glad you like it.