More Non-photorealisitic Renders (NPR II)

tkdrobert

Wild Horse

tkdrobert

Kaiju

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

Kaiju

Very, very cool! Love the bubbles. I also want to compliment you on your lighting. It's gotten consistently better in the past few months. Some of your old work used to have issues with very dark eyes and shadows that weren't really adding definition to your figures. But you've really got a handle on the lighting now, and your poses are working better, too, to show form and motion. Great work!

Now, what figure is this? It's just too cool for school!

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

Wild Horse

Very nicely done! Great work on the tail and the mane. Texture looks a little dark, but I know you'll get it right in the end.

 

mmitchell_houston

Artini said:

One more with Hover Transport - https://www.daz3d.com/hover-transport

and watercolor preset in Pic to Painting.

Wow. Really nice work. If you could get consistent results, you could do a comic/graphic novel with this kind of output.

 

 

Artini said:

Another Daz Studio render processed with Pic to Painting (Slumber preset).

I like the vibrant colors in this one, but it's not as clear on the figures. What resolution is this render? I'm asking because I think the canvas pattern/texture is too big. It gives the impression that this was a small panel that was blown up larger. I don't think the texture is outrageously big, but it does seem too large for this image, which is wny I'm wondering if rendering it larger would help minimize it.  Just a thought. I really am digging seeing all these variations!

mmitchell_houston

RobbyBobby said:

mmitchell_houston said:

RobbyBobby said:

 

 

The shorter hair works better with this style. I like it. Just a thought: Can you make the eyebrows a little smaller? They are okay, but a bit large for the faces.

Sorry, but the eyebrows stay. We both have thick ones. 

Welllll, I know a couple who need a gift certificate for a spa day! (Just kidding -- or am I?)

:-)

tkdrobert

mmitchell_houston said:

tkdrobert said:

Kaiju

Very, very cool! Love the bubbles. I also want to compliment you on your lighting. It's gotten consistently better in the past few months. Some of your old work used to have issues with very dark eyes and shadows that weren't really adding definition to your figures. But you've really got a handle on the lighting now, and your poses are working better, too, to show form and motion. Great work!

Now, what figure is this? It's just too cool for school!

https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/files#prod_11137

Works in Poser as well.

tkdrobert

mmitchell_houston said:

tkdrobert said:

Wild Horse

Very nicely done! Great work on the tail and the mane. Texture looks a little dark, but I know you'll get it right in the end.

 

I will get some more textures for this model eventually.  I really do like horses.

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

mmitchell_houston said:

tkdrobert said:

Kaiju

Very, very cool! Love the bubbles. I also want to compliment you on your lighting. It's gotten consistently better in the past few months. Some of your old work used to have issues with very dark eyes and shadows that weren't really adding definition to your figures. But you've really got a handle on the lighting now, and your poses are working better, too, to show form and motion. Great work!

Now, what figure is this? It's just too cool for school!

https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/files#prod_11137

Works in Poser as well.

Link didn't work. You'll need to go to the actual product page. I'm pretty sure I know what it is, though. Now that I take a closer look I think it's that kaiju pack for one of the dragons.

Funny thing is, I've used the spine scales, but not the actual figure morphs.

tkdrobert

Lets try this again.  It's on sale right now too:

https://www.daz3d.com/kaiju-the-giant-monster

tkdrobert

Totally forgot there is an add on pack for this too.  I need to pick it up at some point:

https://www.daz3d.com/monster-maul-kaiju-add-ons

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

Totally forgot there is an add on pack for this too.  I need to pick it up at some point:

https://www.daz3d.com/monster-maul-kaiju-add-ons

Oh ho! I did not have this figure! Note the use of the past-tense in that sentence! I just used today's 30%-off coupon to grab it and the add-on-pack. Thanks for the link.

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

Totally forgot there is an add on pack for this too.  I need to pick it up at some point:

https://www.daz3d.com/monster-maul-kaiju-add-ons

This is the figure I thought you were using (which I have, and has those cool scales / plates for the dragon's spine): https://www.daz3d.com/xenodreki-the-alien-dragon-hd

XENODREKI is a very cool mod based on the Daz Dragon 3. That's the dragon I've been using in my fantasy comic.

tkdrobert

mmitchell_houston said:

tkdrobert said:

Totally forgot there is an add on pack for this too.  I need to pick it up at some point:

https://www.daz3d.com/monster-maul-kaiju-add-ons

This is the figure I thought you were using (which I have, and has those cool scales / plates for the dragon's spine): https://www.daz3d.com/xenodreki-the-alien-dragon-hd

XENODREKI is a very cool mod based on the Daz Dragon 3. That's the dragon I've been using in my fantasy comic.

Yeah I don't have Dragon 3 yet.  He is pricey.  I'm thinking about using my 30% discount to by some city streets.  I need some city props to use in tune renders.  I have building I can use for high up sceens like the Spiderman and Batman renders I did, but I need more low-poly street level options.  Discounts are great but sometimes it can be hard to choose what to use them on.

Artini

mmitchell_houston said:

Artini said:

One more with Hover Transport - https://www.daz3d.com/hover-transport

and watercolor preset in Pic to Painting.

Wow. Really nice work. If you could get consistent results, you could do a comic/graphic novel with this kind of output.

 

 

Artini said:

Another Daz Studio render processed with Pic to Painting (Slumber preset).

I like the vibrant colors in this one, but it's not as clear on the figures. What resolution is this render? I'm asking because I think the canvas pattern/texture is too big. It gives the impression that this was a small panel that was blown up larger. I don't think the texture is outrageously big, but it does seem too large for this image, which is wny I'm wondering if rendering it larger would help minimize it.  Just a thought. I really am digging seeing all these variations!

Thanks a lot for the comments. I have not changed the resolution of the renders and it was 1024 x 1200.

 

mmitchell_houston

tkdrobert said:

mmitchell_houston said:

tkdrobert said:

Totally forgot there is an add on pack for this too.  I need to pick it up at some point:

https://www.daz3d.com/monster-maul-kaiju-add-ons

This is the figure I thought you were using (which I have, and has those cool scales / plates for the dragon's spine): https://www.daz3d.com/xenodreki-the-alien-dragon-hd

XENODREKI is a very cool mod based on the Daz Dragon 3. That's the dragon I've been using in my fantasy comic.

Yeah I don't have Dragon 3 yet.  He is pricey.  I'm thinking about using my 30% discount to by some city streets.  I need some city props to use in tune renders.  I have building I can use for high up sceens like the Spiderman and Batman renders I did, but I need more low-poly street level options.  Discounts are great but sometimes it can be hard to choose what to use them on.

Hate to say it, but I think you might find some better deals on low-poly streets over at R'osity. At least if you can wait for a sale.

Speaking of sales, that's how I got Dragon 3. Picked him up waaaaaay back on some kind of crazy sale. 

mmitchell_houston

Artini said:

mmitchell_houston said:

Artini said:

One more with Hover Transport - https://www.daz3d.com/hover-transport

and watercolor preset in Pic to Painting.

Wow. Really nice work. If you could get consistent results, you could do a comic/graphic novel with this kind of output.

 

 

Artini said:

Another Daz Studio render processed with Pic to Painting (Slumber preset).

I like the vibrant colors in this one, but it's not as clear on the figures. What resolution is this render? I'm asking because I think the canvas pattern/texture is too big. It gives the impression that this was a small panel that was blown up larger. I don't think the texture is outrageously big, but it does seem too large for this image, which is wny I'm wondering if rendering it larger would help minimize it.  Just a thought. I really am digging seeing all these variations!

Thanks a lot for the comments. I have not changed the resolution of the renders and it was 1024 x 1200.

Hmmmm. I wonder if a larger render would help, or if you can decrease the scale on the canvas pattern. It's just a bit large.

Artini

Yeti - https://www.daz3d.com/yeti-hd-for-genesis-8-male

processed with Pic to Painting

Artini

Chace - https://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-chace-hd-for-genesis-8-male with animals filtered in Pic to Painting.

Artini

... and another one.

kenmo

Headwax_Carrara said:

thank you mmitchell, artini et jepsonpeteCMT  :)

 

 

 

Headwax_Carrara said:

thank you mmitchell, artini et jepsonpeteCMT  :)

 

 

Fantastic effects...

kenmo

mmitchell_houston said:

Made some minor updates to the cover. Added more blood to the hands and removed it off his pants.

Damn fine work...

mmitchell_houston

Artini said:

Yeti - https://www.daz3d.com/yeti-hd-for-genesis-8-male

processed with Pic to Painting

Looks like he's dancing! And I can dig it!

mmitchell_houston

kenmo said:

mmitchell_houston said:

Made some minor updates to the cover. Added more blood to the hands and removed it off his pants.

Damn fine work...

Thank you very much!

Artini

mmitchell_houston said:

Artini said:

Yeti - https://www.daz3d.com/yeti-hd-for-genesis-8-male

processed with Pic to Painting

Looks like he's dancing! And I can dig it!

Thanks a lot for the comments.

 

Artini

Another trial with Pic to Painting - somehow I am atracted to this preset...

pavsikakyj

My humble contribution

tkdrobert

pavsikakyj said:

My humble contribution

Cool

Mistara

mmitchell_houston said:

jepsonpeteCMT said:

mmitchell_houston said:

Here's a bit of fun I had for a feature in a fanzine. In this feature, pop songs are paired up with a superhero. For example,:

• Conan: "I am the Warrior" by Pat Benatar
• Ice Man: "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
• Invisible Woman: "When Will I See You Again?" by Owl City

Not exactly high-brow humor, but it's fun.

Anyway, I whipped up this title page / logo for the feature.My usual workflow was in play: Poser Pro 11 and Clip Studio Paint. And what could be more fitting than Conan the Barbarian Shredding on his "Axe?"
(The background, if anyone's interested, was made by using the gloom tool, rasterizing it and then applying the Warp filter. I'm rather happy with this effect – I think it conveys the power of his music.)

EDIT: Rats. I just noticed an error. There is a white strip that is supposed to block out the background from showing through the strap on his guitar. I moved the image down at the last minute, but neglected to move that little white strip. I'll fix it before publication, but am not going to take the time to repost it here. 

Nice idea, and it's good to see Conan appearing on the cover of a fanzine. The shading looks cool and contrasts well with the background wavy lines. It looks like maybe his eyebrows are not there. I think if you add the eyebrows it will make a great piece.

And that's why I need another set of eyes! Yup, totally forgot the eyebrows on this one! And this is actually for an interior page, not the cover. This is just a title page for a two-page article (in the printed version, there is some text appearing above the illustration to introduce the concept of the article; I omitted it here).

Glad you mentioned the contrast of the image with the wavy lines (which were created in a hurry – I always seem to work at the last minute). I toyed with adding some musical notes there, but thought that was too cheesy (even for me). And I played around with the color for the background, testing various shades of red, blue, gold, etc., until I settled on this particular shade because it worked wll with the earth tones of his body and didn't detract from the logo.

This has already gone to print, so I'll have to wait until the next article to make sure that I don't make another mistake like that again on another piece.

guitar axe  lol  love it

RobbyBobby

I've had an obsession with Bewitched since I was a teenager.  I was fourteen when the show first came on back in 1964 (yeah, do the math...I'm almost 70).  I've done comics variations of the characters over the years.  First was the traditional pen and ink drawings and then I found 3D graphics.  Starting in Poser and then moving on to DAZ Studio, there was first a Cookie and Chip version; then a Toon Generations version and now we have the Genesis 3/Toon Generations 2 version.  I'm actually recreating them now, after I lost them to a computer crash a few months ago.  I always wanted to be a warlock on the show and now my younger avatar gets the chance to play with the cast.  Happy Halloween!