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Published: 2010-07-23 23:33:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2449; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 54
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Finally combined all three elements of my C&C based images. The Hand of Nod, [link] Crystalline Tree, [link] and my Orca model! [link]The final image was rendered in VUE with post work in Photoshop.
Model and image © Liz Gibbs
All things C&C © Electronic Arts
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If only I could animate the scene... Ah well. Just have to let the imagination fill in the details!
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Good effort, looks really good! Not quite photo-realistic, but I approve! I played c&c back in the day, and so appreciate the context
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It's the idea that, "I can do better," which keeps me in trying to improve my artwork. While I may not have the rendering capabilities of Pixar, (if I aim, why not aim high?) I can still try to improve my abilities and churn out images like this.
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oh wow, these turned out awsome! great job!
I also love the tiberium feild in the distance <3
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Yeah
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Those are a few things I tried to find a balance when I did this composition. I wanted the Hand of NOD to be the focal point, so that's how I set my depth of field. That took a number of tries to get it right. When it was rendered out, that was the only thing that was clear. I added the jetwash and exhaust effects in Photoshop afterwards, but the majority of the image was done in VUE.
I think a lot of information was lost when I saved the final image to JPEG format. The compression seems to have added artifacts and distorted the image. Especially on the lead Orca - there are trees in front of it which may be the culprit. I'm not exactly sure on that though. The other two birds are blurred but you're correct as it isn't like the rest. I think it was a conflict or combination of both the DOF and the Motion Blur and JPEG compression. I think to get better results would be to render everything in layers and manipulate the effects in Photoshop myself.
Even after 12 years, this is still a learning experience for me.
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Wow. That hand of nod is going to smart in a minute!
I like the tiberium field, very nice touch. This is bringing back all sorts of memories of the first C&C ^_^ awesome work!
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Being the artist, naturally I'm not satisfied with it. :grins:
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That's actually a good trait for artists. It's what keeps us striving for improvement.
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lol!
looks like it came right out of a C&C cinematic, haha.
Beautiful work!
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Thanks! Although I was going for more photo realistic look. Ah well.
Next time! NEXT TIME! ::shakes fist::
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