A little still life set-up for the next piece for Hidden Place. The silver sphere (thanks, Rocky) is an HDR-probe that will be used to light a 3D model. Stay tuned!
makeshift studio
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July 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments | filed under process
Here’s a quick rendering of a wolf mask for my new piece that’s in development right now:
3D sculpt
April 19th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
The background plate was taken during a trip to Peru in November, 2009.
trees imported from Europe and Peruvian mud-soil
This is the original concept sketch (something that I rarely do). The idea of ancient insects and creatures preserved in amber for millions of years is exciting.
sketch 01
Photographing “amber” at home on a window sill. This hefty piece of material is actually resin. Thank you, Gale!
resin
Second sketch was done with quick untextured renders of 3D models to test placement and overall composition. To view some renders of insects form a previous post, click here.
sketch 02
Final composite ready to be taken into After Effects. This is my most complex piece to date, which I greatly enjoyed working on. Next step – building a housing for the monitor (or an animation box, as I like to call them). Stay tuned!
final composite
You can view the final animation here.
March 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under Hidden Place, process
The Earth Will Know
A woman gave birth to a creature of the twilight, all splotched and bristly-skinned, which no one could seem to identify. The angakok said: “The Earth will know.” So they killed the creature and buried it in the ground, to learn what kind of thing it was. The ghost came back: a pretty little girl.
- Eskimo Folktale, retold by Lawrence Millman
3D model, © Stanislav Ginzburg
March 14th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
Rainy weekend ZBrush sculpts for my next animation for Hidden Place. Stay tuned!
© Stanislav Ginzburg, 2010
© Stanislav Ginzburg, 2010
© Stanislav Ginzburg, 2010
January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
Creating realistic looking water and caustics in AE is not easy. Two full days of endless tweaking and slider adjustments:
combination of various filters and masks
looking for a color palette for the final piece:
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Overall, I’m quite pleased; final will be posted shortly!
January 19th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
composite is ready to be taken into AE:
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January 18th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
I’ve decided on three tentacles (top right) vs four or two:
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Here are final render passes ready to be taken into and composited in Photoshop (my favorite part of the process :)
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January 15th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
Colorizing (polypainting) – my least favorite stage of the process.
WIP: click to enlarge
January 13th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
No, not done sculpting yet. More tentacles and rough background placement:
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January 12th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
finished sculpting; onto texturing…
finished ZBrush sculpt
January 12th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
Here’s the second protagonist, inspired by Guanajuato mummies. The story of the whole piece itself is based on an Icelandic folktale (surprise!) about two outlaws. More details to follow.
ZBrush WIP
January 11th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
This is a test render of one of the protagonists for my new animation piece that I’m currently working on for the Hidden Place. Stay tuned for more progress updates!
Zbrush render
