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Posted on 12/01/11 10:55:24 AM |
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Pete
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Some 3D renders
Hi Everyone, Sorry I've not posted for a while but I've been trying to learn cinema 4d to a higher standard. As some people use c4d here i thought these renders might be of interest. Photoshop was used on the car renders to give a subtle depth blur. I also used Photoshop for most of the texture work. Higher res versions can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikuseru/ 
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Posted on 12/01/11 10:55:52 AM |
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Pete
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Posted on 12/01/11 10:56:11 AM |
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Pete
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Posted on 12/01/11 10:56:29 AM |
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Pete
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Posted on 12/01/11 10:56:48 AM |
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Pete
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Posted on 12/01/11 11:04:04 AM |
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Deborah Morley
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Fantastic images Pete, really love that car. It looks totally convincing. great work and well worth your effort. |
Posted on 12/01/11 11:25:30 AM |
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Pete
Body Booster Posts: 121 Reply |
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Thanks Deborah, I really enjoyed doing these. |
Posted on 12/01/11 2:45:22 PM |
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GKB
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Very nice Pete. I love the broken X-Wing Fighter. There is something quite sad about that one 
Gordon _________________ Why is there only one word for ‘Thesaurus’? |
Posted on 12/01/11 3:05:15 PM |
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Pete
Body Booster Posts: 121 Reply |
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Thanks Gordon, I'm hoping to do an animation of it exploding like that soon. |
Posted on 12/01/11 3:35:39 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
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Great work and impressive images Pete! Thanks for sharing. Trevor |
Posted on 12/01/11 4:41:05 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
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I really like the car images, Pete. Very realistic. I've never ventured into 3D territory, but if I were to give it a whirl, what application would you suggest I use to start out? _________________ Lonnie |
Posted on 13/01/11 10:27:41 AM |
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Pete
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Thanks Trevor. Cheers Lonnie. That's a big question that I think has been discussed a few times here. I'll do my best to give a broad answer to it! I started out using 3D studio Max about 10 years ago, I didn't get very far with it and wasn't too serious about learning it back then. I then tried Maya (downloaded the demo) but found it very complicated and stalled. I then tried Cinema 4d and found it confusing (as it worked slightly differently to 3DSMax) until I did some simple tutorials and started to get the hang of it. One of the main reasons I got into C4D was it had a low cost to get started (you can buy the core program and then add to its capabilities with upgrades) and I had read that it was one of the more easy packages to learn. One other 3D package worth mentioning is Blender. Its a community created bit of software that if free. I've seen some fantastic results with it but have never tried it myself so cant comment on it with much knowledge. One of the big questions you'll need to think about if (if you are looking for work in 3D) what area you would like to end up working in. For example 3DSMax is prevalent in the games industry. In Summary I'd say: Blender - Great price! lots of online community for help. You've got nothing to loose trying this out first. 3DSMax - Expensive (free demo available plus discounted student pricing), very widely used so lots of books and support online. No brainer if you want to go into the games industry. Maya - Expensive (free demo available plus discounted student pricing) Steep learning curve but very widely used (lots of books etc.). Used very heavily in high end (Hollywood) film and TV. Cinema 4D (Free demo I think) Relatively cheep to buy the core program but can get just as expensive as Max and Maya to buy the studio version. Great integration with after effects. Used quite a bit in motion graphics and TV idents etc. Not as many books out there as max and maya but comes with good tutorials. Easier to learn I'm told. Whichever you decide to look at you should find that alot of the key skills are transferable to other software. Hope this helps Pete |
Posted on 13/01/11 2:55:48 PM |
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GKB
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Lonnie, I agree with Pete. I would suggest that starting to play with Blender would be a good idea. That way it won't cost you anything if you find that 3D is not for you. I will say now that you if you think Photoshop has a steep learning curve then 3D is a lot steeper. That is not meant to scare you off, more to let you know what lies ahead. Like Pete, I use Cinema 4D. I dabbled with other programmes some years ago but never got very far. Of the major programmes, I do reckon theat Cinema is the easiest to learn. Pete's comments about the modular mode of Cinema are perfectly valid but I would say that you will be able to achieve 99% of anything that you are likely to want to do with the basic module. This module includes Body Paint which allows you to create textures in Photoshop and have them mapped directly on to your model. If you do decide to go down the Cinema route then do let either myself or Pete know and we can point you in various 'learning' directions. Gordon _________________ Why isn't 'phonetic' spelled the way it sounds? |
Posted on 07/04/11 1:03:03 PM |
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BigVern
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Pete, thanks for sharing some really impressive images. Lonnie, I have also been trying to get into 3D and have dabbled with Blender and boy was it a steep learning curve to climb. There are loads of online tutorials available for this open source software and the results that can be achieved by someone that understands the software in depth is breathtaking. If you have the time and the ability to learn and remember a whole plethora of keyboard shortcuts (and you thought PS had a lot!) then I would recommend Blender. Go to blender.org and download it. You will also find links to tutorial sites, galleries of images and films that have been produced using the software. One that is particularly worth seeing is Big Buck Bunny a ten minute cartoon which looks like it should have been released by Pixar (as it is that good!). I have not used any other 3D software (not counting those features included in PS) so cannot provide any comment on other packages. Cheers Vern |