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stefanobernardi · 15-05-2012, 11:59 AM

Hi guys, I've just finished this model inspired by a miniature made for the tabletop game Confrontation.

Some minor modeling, retopoing and UV unwrapping apart, made in Maya and 3D-Coat, the most of this model is made in Zbrush: the renders also are single pass Zbrush renders, without any compositing or color correction.

For this project I tried to achieve the best render of a complete character I could make in Zbrush, to get a better knowledge of its shading and rendering system and to see if it could be used as an alternative to standard rendering packages.

Thanks for watching!

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wil_himura · 16-05-2012, 11:35 AM

Love it, you didn't really post your final summary on the subject, do you think it can really replace external rendering packages? hehehe

I've been following your entry and shading notes over at zbrushcentral, congratulations.

stefanobernardi · 16-05-2012, 11:41 PM

Thank you Wil_himura!
You're right, I have to tell my final summary!

I think that Zbrush can make great renders and is going in the right direction, but at the moment the shader system is really difficult and awkward... the fact that you can't create new shaders, but only copy and paste shaders over existing ones is mad! And if you overwrite an important shader by mistake, the only way to get it back is to reinitialize Zbrush!
Also, true raytraced reflections are missing, for this reason reflective materials always look a bit strange...

Here is some stuff I made with Photoshop and After Effects.

Thanks for watching!

Bob Marley · 17-05-2012, 05:58 AM

I love the 2 close up shots great work!!!!

McFly · 17-05-2012, 09:10 AM

Yup, great work man but images seem a bit blurry.

ZenMan · 18-05-2012, 01:52 PM

Great work indeed! After fx? you did a great job.

xtrm3d · 19-05-2012, 07:15 AM

realy nice work .. skin shader is top notch ,
although i do agree that it look a tad too blurry

stefanobernardi · 19-05-2012, 10:05 AM

Thanks guys, maybe I went a bit wild with lens blur, my idea was to give those image the feel of frames took by a CG cinematic, so I kept on focus on just a spot in the image and blurred a lot everything else!

ZenMan, the closeup shots are composited in After Effects, the full figure image in Photoshop.

xtrm3d, your work is awesome, good job with the models made by my friend Augusto!

I took another "still", with less blur this time

chris_solo · 22-05-2012, 04:11 PM

Nice piece and render!

++Chris

koldo · 24-05-2012, 07:43 AM

Wow awesome work
Congrats to all involved
____
rendering 3D

15-05-2012, 11:59 AM	#1
stefanobernardi stefanobernardi Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rackham Troll Hi guys, I've just finished this model inspired by a miniature made for the tabletop game Confrontation. Some minor modeling, retopoing and UV unwrapping apart, made in Maya and 3D-Coat, the most of this model is made in Zbrush: the renders also are single pass Zbrush renders, without any compositing or color correction. For this project I tried to achieve the best render of a complete character I could make in Zbrush, to get a better knowledge of its shading and rendering system and to see if it could be used as an alternative to standard rendering packages. Thanks for watching!

16-05-2012, 11:35 AM	#2
wil_himura Noobie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Valencia (Spain) Posts: 327 Thanks: 21 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Love it, you didn't really post your final summary on the subject, do you think it can really replace external rendering packages? hehehe I've been following your entry and shading notes over at zbrushcentral, congratulations. __________________ DWV WIP entry Blog

17-05-2012, 05:58 AM	#4
Bob Marley Need to work more... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	I love the 2 close up shots great work!!!! __________________ My Blog:juliencoffin.blogspot.com

17-05-2012, 09:10 AM	#5
McFly Monogon Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lyon Posts: 3,116 Thanks: 8 Thanked 228 Times in 215 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Yup, great work man but images seem a bit blurry. __________________ You see what happens Larry? You see what happens when you meet a stranger in the Alps? - Walter Sobchak My WIP dump

18-05-2012, 01:52 PM	#6
ZenMan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Berlin/London Posts: 343 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	Great work indeed! After fx? you did a great job. __________________ http://ajdinbarucija.blogspot.com/ http://negativeiso.blogspot.de/ Working In Berlin at the Moment CG Artist/Fashion Photographer " Be a fanatical follower of your dreams!"

16-05-2012, 11:41 PM	#3
stefanobernardi stefanobernardi Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you Wil_himura! You're right, I have to tell my final summary! I think that Zbrush can make great renders and is going in the right direction, but at the moment the shader system is really difficult and awkward... the fact that you can't create new shaders, but only copy and paste shaders over existing ones is mad! And if you overwrite an important shader by mistake, the only way to get it back is to reinitialize Zbrush! Also, true raytraced reflections are missing, for this reason reflective materials always look a bit strange... Here is some stuff I made with Photoshop and After Effects. Thanks for watching!

19-05-2012, 07:15 AM	#7
xtrm3d polygon herder Join Date: May 2009 Location: santa monica Posts: 253 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	realy nice work .. skin shader is top notch , although i do agree that it look a tad too blurry __________________ my latest work in the gallery my latest wip thread my webpage :www.xtrm3d.com

19-05-2012, 10:05 AM	#8
stefanobernardi stefanobernardi Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks guys, maybe I went a bit wild with lens blur, my idea was to give those image the feel of frames took by a CG cinematic, so I kept on focus on just a spot in the image and blurred a lot everything else! ZenMan, the closeup shots are composited in After Effects, the full figure image in Photoshop. xtrm3d, your work is awesome, good job with the models made by my friend Augusto! I took another "still", with less blur this time

22-05-2012, 04:11 PM	#9
chris_solo looking for job... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: France Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	Nice piece and render! ++Chris __________________ always try to do better than last time! (sorry for my poor english!) ---> DW V - Deus ex machina Lightwave User Blender User

24-05-2012, 07:43 AM	#10
koldo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 122 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Wow awesome work Congrats to all involved ____ rendering 3D

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