A few of my models, used in the LAZARUS comic book

xayzer · 21 Dec 2019, 23:43

Another experiment with the comic rendering style I've been developing, with added volumetric lighting and a bit of depth of field. This is a model of a bombarded church I made some four years ago.

I'm not completely satisfied with the rendering, I think it looks a bit too busy. What do you guys think?

pbacot · 22 Dec 2019, 04:23

it's great! I guess if you wanted it less busy, just removing the pews and letting there be some clear floor space with debris would free it up a little so the rest would stand out more. What a model and style! Looks like you could do a not-bombed-out church just as well!.

Mike Amos · 22 Dec 2019, 12:27

You continue to bring amazing images and I love 'em. Bloody marvelous and I hope to see a whole lot more please.

xayzer · 22 Dec 2019, 13:39

@mike amos said:

You continue to bring amazing images and I love 'em. Bloody marvelous and I hope to see a whole lot more please.

Much appreciate, Mike! I'll keep posting new images at least until I'm forced to change careers, 'cus work has been weening lately.

@pbacot said:

it's great! I guess if you wanted it less busy, just removing the pews and letting there be some clear floor space with debris would free it up a little so the rest would stand out more. What a model and style!

Thank you, pbacot, that's a good idea!

@pbacot said:

Looks like you could do a not-bombed-out church just as well!

Ah, I actually start with a non-bombed out model and then proceed to add destruction, I've found it's the best way. I might still have the intact church model but it's buried somewhere, so I'll give an example with another one.

A client needed a model of an offshore missile launch platform that had been bombed out. So I first built the intact version: (keep in mind these images were not supposed to be final renders, just quick presentations for the client)

Then I added some destruction as per the client's instructions:

But then it was decided that the model should look a lot more bombed-out, so we ended up with this:

Mike Amos · 22 Dec 2019, 16:39

I like it, a lot.

xayzer · 13 Jan 2020, 00:07

Here's another one of my comic book render experiments. It's of the Cyberpunk 2077 car model I made when the first proper trailer for the game came out:

I've posted an image of this scene here on the forum before. This is what the original render I made looked like:

dennypool · 25 Mar 2020, 15:31

hi, i really like your work, i want to make some questions about your workflow? you have a private contact to talk? thanks

xayzer · 27 Mar 2020, 23:23

Hey guys. I haven't posted anything recently so here's something quick - a model of a Cadillac Coupe Deville from 1972 that I just finished making for a client.

pilou · 28 Mar 2020, 01:21

Perfect beauty!

pbacot · 28 Mar 2020, 01:25

That's just beautiful

Mike Amos · 28 Mar 2020, 10:33

It is marvelous.

xayzer · 28 Mar 2020, 13:19

@dennypool said:

hi, i really like your work, i want to make some questions about your workflow? you have a private contact to talk? thanks

Hey, denny! You can send me a private message through this forum, or if you use Twitter, you can also send me a direct message from there. My twitter is twitter.com/Xayzer

@pilou said:

Perfect beauty!

@pbacot said:

That's just beautiful

@mike amos said:

It is marvelous.

Thank you very much, guys, I'm glad you like it!

Here's the render with the Hidden Geometry overlay:

shawb · 28 Mar 2020, 15:19

For me the outstanding image has to be the fireside composition posted Wed Sep 04, 2019 7:27 pm. The light falling on the armchair with the blanket and newspaper are totally convincing. Superb work!

xayzer · 28 Mar 2020, 18:39

@shawb said:

For me the outstanding image has to be ...

Thank you, shawb! I'm a bit fond of that one as well. Unfortunately, it ended up being used very little in the comic book.