Render #22 (animation test bottom page 8)

[Gaieus]

Not the renders that strikes me (we are getting used to Kwists rendering abilities) and maybe not even the modeling part ("we are getting used to it...") but the idea, the concept!

Really great! Please, more of this kind of fantasy creations! I just LOVE them!

[chavinskee]

fantastic work as always!!! what renderer did u use?

[marked001]

#22? i think you mean 220...haha..... looks awesome. is this Fry?

[sepo]

love the form ...could you tell us was it difficult to extrude window frames on curved surfaces. I guess surface tools and new JV push -pull was used.

[Frederik]

I assume that you're right, Sepo...
But the texture job is really good as well..!!
Care to share how you did this, Chris..??

[kwistenbiebel]

Thank you guys

Indeed, the "surface tools" and "joint-push-pull" tools were used here to make those windows.
And off course 'subsmooth' (though I think it should have had one iteration more).

@Frederick,
I just used the 'projected' method. It stretches the texture but it was not so disturbing this time. It depends from which angle you project the texture I guess.

[kwistenbiebel]

A quickie (noisy) using only background light (white):

[igor]

how did you get such beautiful wood paneling? i mean in terms of projecting it onto the building (a really good building btw). did you project it at an angle (set up a face at a 45 degree angle instead of flat front or back)? like this:

../ __________
./ |.building.|
/ .|________|

the three slashes on the left = face from witch the texture is projected
box = you guessed it, is the building.
little tiny dots = nothing, just ignore them.

am i right?

[nomeradona]

hey kwist, this is another fabulous render and concept. is this Biebel's ark or tower of Biebel?

[kwistenbiebel]

Thanks Nomer ...An Ark, didn't think about that

I re-rendered the last view using Physical sky. (Indigo render)
The subtle glare is added 'internally' in the Violet tonemapper.
The glass should have had a little less roughness...

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[kwistenbiebel]

Thank you Fred and Igor.

@Igor: You are correct. I projected the image almost perpendicular to the 'corner' of the building (as in your scheme).
I must admit the projecting is view dependant. Choose another viewpoint and the projecting needs to be redone.

[Frederik]

Thanks for the answer regarding the texturing, Chris..!!

It looks as 3D trees... Xfrog..??
And the people in the scene...

These are for sure some really excellent reders..!!

[kwistenbiebel]

Gracias senor Frederico
The trees are Xfrog, the people Axyz as they look ok seen from a distance.
When in close-up, the Axyz guys look a bit like melted E.T.'s though

[fbartels]

Chris, Nice work. I like where these seem to be heading. Zaha watch out indeed. Fred

[kwistenbiebel]

Some more:
Ouch....distorted texture alert

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[pilou]

Is it for the fun or for real or hypothetic project
Is it the new Noe's Arche?

[kwistenbiebel]

Well this one is for sport ...
I was thinking that modeling something realistic (I know it is not though ) was a good way to get to know the new organic rubies and to practice them.
Besides, I consider it also a bit as portfolio filling ...Play becomes work becomes play

[tinanne]

Wonderful work Chris, as usual. I really enjoyed "exploring" from you different views!

[mateo soletic]

Chris, Great work, thanks for sharing.

[remus]

That last one looks like a giant 70s spaceship just landed in someones back garen during a bbq (and no one noticed.)