Carrara Challenge #65 - Turning Points - Stills, Comics, and Animations Accepted

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

    Love how the figure is integrated in the environment, and the turning stream, and the uplifting expression and gesture.  Well done.  Maybe just a little more backlighting of the hero to match the shadows cast by the background trees.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    Grimmvald said:

    Stezza said:

     

    A lot of really good ideas here.  But this one still has me smiling.  Must have hit the nostalgia button of the days when we used to listen to radio and wait for songs like this to play.

    And the stalker song has turn in the title.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169
    edited December 2022

    Spooky green particles.  Looks just like my home.  surprise

    Wendy posted

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    Stezza said:

    No Point Lake

    LoRez Lorenzos & G1 on a road trip...... is that Dexter!!!

    Lorenzo can always be depended upon to turn up.  (Turn up, see what I did there?  blush)

    Another great tribute to Carrara.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    50 years old

     

    50 years ago?  Ouch, getting old.  I remember seeing that in the theater.  Irwin Allen could turn the world upside down every two years or so.  Remember turning 360 degrees in Earthquake?

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169
    edited December 2022

    WIP #1 - Edmund Dantes Retrieves the Treasure in Count of Monte Cristo

    Having a lot of trouble with the props for this one.  Very disappointed in some otherwise good Daz Published Artists.  The treasure chests and the treasure bags have only one material zone and one shader.  No differentiation for the contents.  Will probably try to fix in post rather than do more renders.  I have attached the raw render and the scene setup.  I put volumetric clouds in the distance then shined some different colored spotlights backwards to get the dawn effect.  Michael 6 with some Carrara hair grown directly on the mesh.

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    Diomede said:

    WIP #1 - Edmund Dantes Retrieves the Treasure in Count of Monte Cristo

    Having a lot of trouble with the props for this one.  Very disappointed in some otherwise good Daz Published Artists.  The treasure chests and the treasure bags have only one material zone and one shader.  No differentiation for the contents.  Will probably try to fix in post rather than do more renders.  I have attached the raw render and the scene setup.  I put volumetric clouds in the distance then shined some different colored spotlights backwards to get the dawn effect.  Michael 6 with some Carrara hair grown directly on the mesh.

     

    looks pretty spot on for a whip!! love everything about it - even the title

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    Diomede said:

    Stezza said:

    No Point Lake

    LoRez Lorenzos & G1 on a road trip...... is that Dexter!!!

    Lorenzo can always be depended upon to turn up.  (Turn up, see what I did there?  blush)

    Another great tribute to Carrara.

    beaut stuff Stezza, love the not so hidden messages

     

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    Bunyip02 said:

    Turning Bicycle No.2

     

    ha ha bit of lateral thinking :) that M3?

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

     

    very Biblical in a way :)

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    these particles turn

     

     

    Ha ha Wendy you caught me unawares and I laughed - first time in hours too !

     

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 2022

    The Day Zelda Realised She Was A Real Witch

     

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 2022

    with a bit of Nik Glow

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    @Headwax - thanks for the positive feedback on my Count of Monte Cristo project.  Appreciated.  Zelda is a beautiful image.  She must be a good witch.  Glinda says only bad witches are ugly.  The sparkle point.  Did you add that in post, or did you use the Carrara sparkle feature.  I was going to add a sparkle highlight to Edmund's gold bar but I couldn't remember where it was.  Then for some reason Carrara started acting up when I went to the effects tab for that particular prop (and only that prop - strange).  

  • light flare probably make bulb point at camera, lots to choose from

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169
    edited December 2022

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    light flare probably make bulb point at camera, lots to choose from

    Thank you, Wendy!  Yes, the one I was thinking of is an effect of a bulb light, not of a prop.  I was looking in the wrong place.  Your expertise is much appreciated, as always.  Thanks for contributing to the WIP threads.  heart

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    Diomede said:

    Stezza said:

    inspired by Albuquerque

    models were modelled in Carrara along with the rubble hole, map and rocks and road sign.

    Used Carrara text, a shadow catcher as well as a surface replicator for the stones.

    Speech bubbles were done using Toonworks Deluxe

    Albuquerque
    click for bigga image

    Haha!  Great one.

    +1 !!! yes

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

    Nice Shorts !!!

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    Stezza said:

    No Point Lake

    LoRez Lorenzos & G1 on a road trip...... is that Dexter!!!

    Awesome !!!

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    Diomede said:

    WIP #1 - Edmund Dantes Retrieves the Treasure in Count of Monte Cristo

    Having a lot of trouble with the props for this one.  Very disappointed in some otherwise good Daz Published Artists.  The treasure chests and the treasure bags have only one material zone and one shader.  No differentiation for the contents.  Will probably try to fix in post rather than do more renders.  I have attached the raw render and the scene setup.  I put volumetric clouds in the distance then shined some different colored spotlights backwards to get the dawn effect.  Michael 6 with some Carrara hair grown directly on the mesh.

    Groovy effect with the lighting !!!

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    Headwax said:

    Bunyip02 said:

    Turning Bicycle No.2

     

    ha ha bit of lateral thinking :) that M3?

    Thanks !!! Good eyes you have - yep it's Mike 3 !

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,611

    Headwax said:

    with a bit of Nik Glow

     

     

     

    Love the reflection !!!

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,187
    edited December 2022

    Diomede said:

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

    Love how the figure is integrated in the environment, and the turning stream, and the uplifting expression and gesture.  Well done.  Maybe just a little more backlighting of the hero to match the shadows cast by the background trees.

    Well ,  Thanks  but  still  have'nt  decided about the BackGround  _  It's one of the Country Lane  -

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  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,187

    Headwax said:

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

     

    very Biblical in a way :)

    Thanx  ,  the charcter is the  Homo Erectus M4

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,187

    Bunyip02 said:

    ed3D said:

    And Then  ~

    a W.I.P. 

    Nice Shorts !!!

    Yeah ,  Thanx  _  added those as at leased temperaoy Because  Homo Erectus M4  is Undressed  _  although they do'nt look that bad  (: 

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,569

    Diomede said:

    Dartanbeck said:

    Turn from one thing into another:

    Such great info!  With Genesis 9, they have returned to the single-base genderless approach.  It is great for monsters and other humanoids, but for a basic 'leading man' and 'leading lady' I prefer the Genesis 2 models.  Just subjective personal preference.

    ...and when I jump up to Genesis 2, I prefer to go one more and use Genesis 3! Genesis 8 is even better, but not as easy on my machinery as 3. 

    Yeah, back when I made that Carrara 8.5 Pro was only available in beta. I fell in love with Genesis 1 right away even though Rosie and Dart remained generation 4 until only two years ago! I still love using Generations 3 through 8 and look forward to 9. I still use Generation 1 and 2, but very, very seldom and there has to be a good reason for it. Predatron's LR figures, on the other hand will Always be in my arsenal. So handy and easy to use - not to mention really freaking cool! Wanna get me that new Horse bundle!!!   Santa?!!!!

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,569

    Awesome stuff in here! Laughing me tush off!!!

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    Dartanbeck said:

    Awesome stuff in here! Laughing me tush off!!!

    plus one, my tush not your's though

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 2022

    thenka Bunyip02 et Ted

    Diomede

     

    yes you guessed its 'stars' and variocross combined.

    I also rendered with glow and caustics as well

    the other lights have gels on them too :)

     

     

     

     

     

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