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Screaming Candle
Published: 2009-10-26 11:51:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 37578; Favourites: 2058; Downloads: 1000
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EDIT #2: So I've been away from DA for a couple of months and I come back to find my inbox chock-full of messages. It took me a few moments to realise this was due to this image receiving a Daily Deviation!With two weeks of message build ups there's no way I can get through the 2000 or so messages I've received to thank everyone individually, so I wanted to add this edit to do that.
My thanks to everyone who has viewed, fav'ed and watched this image. And extra special thanks to ~ShengDaFlashPRo for the suggestion and ^artofkerem for the feature.
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EDIT: I put the original image up on a couple of forms and received some awesome feedback. In particular my thanks to the guys at the DLF (Digital Labourers Federation).
With their advice I've gone ahead and made some fairly drastic changes. Hopefully everyone thinks its for the better
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I watched Roger Rabbit a week or so ago for the first time in about 10 years, and the first time since becoming an animator. Seeing some of the animation, particularly in the opening sequence with Baby Herman really inspired me and I've been trying to get a little bit more 'zaney' into my work.
I love some of the facial expressions Roger makes in that movie, so much in fact that this mouth was modelled off a Roger Rabbit drawing.
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Programs used:
Maya 2009
Photoshop CS3
Textures from Google and CGTextures.com
Original Render: 3000x3000
Render time: ~1 hour 15mins.
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Comments: 236
Whoa This is really really cool. 
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Wow, I really, really love this piece!! I only have one criticism: The tongue and uvula. I think it's the bump map and the bright color that's bugging me. Everything else in the pic is more subtle, and then you've got the bright red tongue that's taking attention away from everything else. I think it would look fine without the tonge and uvula, just with the hole. Nevertheless, I really love it and I'm faving it. Thanks for making me smile!
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This is so funny! I love this style, and it really does remind me of Roger Rabbit! Fantastic job!
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Haha this is so awesome
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Boy I love the expression, for a candle I mean. I wonder how well this could sell on the market?
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blur postprocessed, which is not looking good, but idea is nice
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Hahahahahaha!!! Man, that's the most hilarious-looking candle I've ever seen! Good job, pal; I can really feel the fear within it!
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Aw....I'm never lighting a candle again....haha. Great job, congrats on the DD.
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You're Amazing.
I love this a lot!!!
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I love how his tongue and uvula look like a candle themselves XD (wax and wick)
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que imagen mas creativa, realmente muy buena
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Great concept and lightning! The candle figure remotely reminds me of the candlestick in "Beauty and the best". The only thing I dislike is the material on the tongue and palate.
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This gave me one of the best laughs I've had in some time.
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This looks great, but I have to say, the bump on the uvula and tongue looks just strange.
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This is cute in a weird way. I find the candle's expression funny and adorable considering his predicament.
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hehe this is adorable ^-^ priceless expression
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I don't know why, but it kinda reminds me of a strip I read from the comic "The Far Side"...
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Is the drip in the back of his throat blood, or his uvula?
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Great Work. The lighting and shadows along with the subtle plume of smoke just exude finesse.
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Thats a very expressive picture,I love the expression.
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Heh, if you want a real shock read the book the movie was based off (Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf) soooo much darker.
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I'M MELTING D:
Haha, that's good
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