three-legged Buddha
Needle and Thread Alley
this is your past haunting me
beads of ashes
map of Utopia
elephant resting
Turquoise Mountain
Mountain render, WIP for Hidden Place
Archive for the ‘process’ Category
July 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments | filed under process
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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 Curiophyla, 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
