from the book 'for NY'
Archive for October, 2009
October 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment | filed under random photos
crawl out of my dream onto the pillow…
salamander/tree roots
October 23rd, 2009 | No Comments | filed under 'for NY' book
October 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment | filed under Hidden Place, process
This piece was influenced by Jökulsárlón Lagoon, a beautiful and serene place in the Southern Iceland where a glacial tongue comes down into the lake and calves off icebergs.
Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland 2006 view 01
Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland 2006 view 02
Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland 2006 final background plate
The 3D sculpt, as always, was done in Zbrush from only a few scarce references I could find online.
whale fetus ZBrush sculpt
Here’s an unfinished composite done in Photoshop with an alternative angle of view of the sculpt.
alt composite view
The final composite work-in-progress. Individual icebergs were cut out from the background view 01 (see on the very top) and transformed to better match perspective of the shot.
comp view wip
final composite ready to be taken into AE
A total of 15 individual icebergs were animated inside After Effects as well as smoke elements were added to enhance the ambiance.
click to enlarge:
AE set-up
view the final animation here
October 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment | filed under Hidden Place
Here’s a new animation for October from my new project Hidden Place. Stay tuned for the ‘making of’ post soon!
01:49 min seamless loop, silent
update: view the ‘making of’ this piece here
October 17th, 2009 | No Comments | filed under uncategorized
Some leisurely pastime with Zoomorphs:
some inspirational pastime
October 12th, 2009 | No Comments | filed under lost & found
Lucky find at an antique store:
Airplane, unknown photographer
October 10th, 2009 | No Comments | filed under self-portraits
This was done back in 2001/02 when I was still in High School and just getting into photo compositing.
Self-portrait with Gale, East River
