still: dragon keeper

Hugh P. Rich · 21-03-2003, 01:56 PM

Hi everyone!

Here`s a still I did for a competition last year. It´s my first post in this forum, so I`m excited to hear some comments from you guyz.
Enjoy!

Kit · 21-03-2003, 02:26 PM

Yhea, I think I saw this one on the CGnetwork´s gallery right?
Great work, it has a real D&D feeling to it! I specially dig the wings.

What soft did you use?

Hugh P. Rich · 21-03-2003, 02:58 PM

You´re right. Posted it a short while ago on cgtalk.
I used Maya (default renderer) and for texturing both DeepPaint3D and Photoshop.

Interesting, I absolutely had those D&D covers (from the Hardcovered books) in mind, when I started this still.

Bischofftep · 21-03-2003, 03:15 PM

Beautiful scene, and fantastic texturing!

Very D&D, so you succeeded on that score!

Only crit I have is that on the right side of the pic some of the gold coins are stuck into the wall a bit.

I'd perhaps brighten the eyes a bit: the mouth is a focus of the picture and the eyes are lost in the haze. If that's what you wanted then cool: I just figure the creature's eyes should tell us a lot, too.

Ganz gut!

-Bischofftep

rage · 21-03-2003, 03:17 PM

WOW!
nice pic there man! aweosme!
like the detail ofthe glowing mouth...the only thing i dont like that much is the tail...but thats just personal taste...

may i ask u a question?
HOW HAVE U RIGGED THE WINGS ON THAT DRAGON?
i need to know it because im modelling a balrog and it has wings too....maybe u can spare the tip dude....can u?

cheers!

Cyborg · 21-03-2003, 03:47 PM

i hope that last post was a joke.......great work man i like the whole thing even that weird axe in the bottom right hand corner lol

Kit · 21-03-2003, 03:48 PM

Haha, then you are right on spot! I can totally see that on the next D&D expansion book (wich would be number 356,75BIS).

And I have a tip request too: is DeepPaint 3D really usefull? I heard it´s kinda hard to just paint right on the models....
(Also, I though Maya did the whole paint right on the polys natively, why didn´t you used that?)

A*HOSNY · 21-03-2003, 04:51 PM

This one is awsome

Nice idea indded

Hugh P. Rich · 21-03-2003, 06:17 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments so far.

@Rinne: Sorry, bin nicht in ICQ, kann dir da also nicht
weiterhelfen.

@Kit: Thanks, would be great to be on a D&D series book.

@rage: For the still I did only a rough rig on the dragon, later on
my friend leif arne petersen built a more complex rig for
the dragon. (we did a short animation with the dragons,
which you can download on my homepage). All I can say
is: A LOT OF BONES. Some more informations on

making of

Camilus · 21-03-2003, 08:32 PM

Total good work for me make him fly
really nice work
Modeling and texturings are cool

Gl2eEn · 21-03-2003, 09:25 PM

Dragon looks very good!
but gold and ground not really, but its still be Very good one...

castle or whatever behind the dragon looks Niice

synkronizer · 21-03-2003, 10:20 PM

I reminds me of the artwork that Games Workshop used for their fantasy-board game boxes, like Talisman and dungeon quest.

I like it very much!!!

wow!

Hugh P. Rich · 22-03-2003, 10:28 AM

Thanks synkronizer! I liked those a lot. Whe I started with the dragon I took these images as an inspiration as well as some other fantastic pics from the web.

@GI2eEn: What castle do you mean? The one in our short
animation dragons or the pillars in the back of the dragon on the still?

@Rinne: not only a bump map but a color map and shininess
map as well.

@Camilus: We already animated the dragons for our short called
dragons, which was on cgnetworks quite a while ago.
If you want to take a look at just klick here

Gl2eEn · 22-03-2003, 11:58 AM

ohh, then pillars, anway it looks nice

Cyclone · 23-03-2003, 05:21 AM

wow thats a beautiful render. I love it. especially the wings and the mouth glow. could you render a 1280x1024 version for a desktop! thanks. keep up the great work.

21-03-2003, 01:56 PM	#1
Hugh P. Rich Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	still: dragon keeper Hi everyone! Here`s a still I did for a competition last year. It´s my first post in this forum, so I`m excited to hear some comments from you guyz. Enjoy! __________________ See my other projects on: www.huppi.de

21-03-2003, 02:26 PM	#2
Kit Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bs. As. - Argentina Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yhea, I think I saw this one on the CGnetwork´s gallery right? Great work, it has a real D&D feeling to it! I specially dig the wings. What soft did you use? __________________ "There's no point to any of this. It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details."

21-03-2003, 02:58 PM	#3
Hugh P. Rich Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You´re right. Posted it a short while ago on cgtalk. I used Maya (default renderer) and for texturing both DeepPaint3D and Photoshop. Interesting, I absolutely had those D&D covers (from the Hardcovered books) in mind, when I started this still. __________________ See my other projects on: www.huppi.de

21-03-2003, 03:15 PM	#4
Bischofftep Blender Artist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Providence Forge, VA Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ausgezeichnet! Beautiful scene, and fantastic texturing! Very D&D, so you succeeded on that score! Only crit I have is that on the right side of the pic some of the gold coins are stuck into the wall a bit. I'd perhaps brighten the eyes a bit: the mouth is a focus of the picture and the eyes are lost in the haze. If that's what you wanted then cool: I just figure the creature's eyes should tell us a lot, too. Ganz gut! -Bischofftep

21-03-2003, 03:17 PM	#5
rage I am Ecthelion´s Bane Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: BS.AS. - Argentina Posts: 274 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cool! WOW! nice pic there man! aweosme! like the detail ofthe glowing mouth...the only thing i dont like that much is the tail...but thats just personal taste... may i ask u a question? HOW HAVE U RIGGED THE WINGS ON THAT DRAGON? i need to know it because im modelling a balrog and it has wings too....maybe u can spare the tip dude....can u? cheers! __________________ "...one ring to rule them all" http://www.axelk.com.ar

21-03-2003, 03:47 PM	#6
Cyborg Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i hope that last post was a joke.......great work man i like the whole thing even that weird axe in the bottom right hand corner lol

21-03-2003, 03:48 PM	#7
Kit Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bs. As. - Argentina Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Haha, then you are right on spot! I can totally see that on the next D&D expansion book (wich would be number 356,75BIS). And I have a tip request too: is DeepPaint 3D really usefull? I heard it´s kinda hard to just paint right on the models.... (Also, I though Maya did the whole paint right on the polys natively, why didn´t you used that?) __________________ "There's no point to any of this. It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details."

21-03-2003, 04:51 PM	#8
A*HOSNY Silence Is Gold Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Egypt Posts: 266 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This one is awsome Nice idea indded __________________ if you were in the middle of something,the information you were working on might be lost!

21-03-2003, 06:17 PM	#9
Hugh P. Rich Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for all the nice comments so far. @Rinne: Sorry, bin nicht in ICQ, kann dir da also nicht weiterhelfen. @Kit: Thanks, would be great to be on a D&D series book. @rage: For the still I did only a rough rig on the dragon, later on my friend leif arne petersen built a more complex rig for the dragon. (we did a short animation with the dragons, which you can download on my homepage). All I can say is: A LOT OF BONES. Some more informations on making of __________________ See my other projects on: www.huppi.de

21-03-2003, 08:32 PM	#10
Camilus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Total good work for me make him fly really nice work Modeling and texturings are cool __________________ I've seen thinks you people woudn't belive... All those moment will be lost in time like tears in rain..

21-03-2003, 09:25 PM	#11
Gl2eEn KDI Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dragon looks very good! but gold and ground not really, but its still be Very good one... castle or whatever behind the dragon looks Niice __________________ -K.D.I.-

21-03-2003, 10:20 PM	#12
synkronizer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glued to my pc 24/7 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I reminds me of the artwork that Games Workshop used for their fantasy-board game boxes, like Talisman and dungeon quest. I like it very much!!! wow! __________________ Watch the screen. Yes, go on... you're doing good... don't stop watching the screeen...

22-03-2003, 10:28 AM	#13
Hugh P. Rich Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks synkronizer! I liked those a lot. Whe I started with the dragon I took these images as an inspiration as well as some other fantastic pics from the web. @GI2eEn: What castle do you mean? The one in our short animation dragons or the pillars in the back of the dragon on the still? @Rinne: not only a bump map but a color map and shininess map as well. @Camilus: We already animated the dragons for our short called dragons, which was on cgnetworks quite a while ago. If you want to take a look at just klick here __________________ See my other projects on: www.huppi.de

22-03-2003, 11:58 AM	#14
Gl2eEn KDI Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ohh, then pillars, anway it looks nice __________________ -K.D.I.-

23-03-2003, 05:21 AM	#15
Cyclone Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow thats a beautiful render. I love it. especially the wings and the mouth glow. could you render a 1280x1024 version for a desktop! thanks. keep up the great work.

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