Under the siren (the one rolled-up on the left) (2048 pixel) - Fig07a – UVW
Fig07b: I used sections from several reference images of elephants and pieced them together
Fig07c: Pieces of elephant sections were placed along the UVW - the transitions are clearly visible
Fig07d: I added lines along the transitions and drew a stitched effect along them, too. I also added a rust texture and coloured it green
Fig07e: Bump map
Fig07f: Finished texture sample
Fig07g: Rust image; I used this image several times in other works - it’s one of the best images of rust that I have
Fig.07a-g
The Spade:
(1024 pixel) -
Fig08a - UVW
Fig08b: Metal and wood
Fig08c: Baked texture (Multiply)
Fig08d: I added a dirt texture onto the handle
Fig08e: I made the top part of the handle darker
Fig08f: Bump
Fig.08a-f
Saw:
(1024 pixel) - Fig.09
Fig.09
Siren:
(In the final picture she looks completely different because of sub surface scattering) (2048 pixel) - Fig10
Fig.10
Lighting:
I’m not that happy with the lighting used, because it’s too monochromatic. I should have added some additional shade from the left.
Fig11: 1: Direct sunlight
Fig11: 2: Red light with a big Area light from the right (it covers the complete wall)
Fig 11: 3 and 4: Two lights in the back slightly light the background; in the house itself they are not visible
Fig11: 5: A light which shines on the breasts of the siren so that they aren’t too dark (I later changed the colour in postproduction)
Fig11: 6: HDRI in environment
Fig.11
Post-Production:
For the hair, at first I had planned to make it with hair and fur in Max, but there were problems with that (in small renders it looked like a mop, and on the big final render it looked like noodles). So, I painted the hair in Photoshop, whilst trying to add shadows from the hair onto the siren’s skin.
Fig12a: Mop or noodles?
Fig12b: Ground to cover the “noodles”
Fig12c: Thick hairs
Fig12d: Thin hairs
Fig12e: Light and shade (with a thick brush)
Fig12f: Shadows on the skin
Fig.12
For other post production work, I corrected the puddles, painted a drop of water and added some plants (Fig 13). I also added a greenish gradient from the top and slightly corrected the colour of the grass and the background. I hope that this insight into my working methods has been useful to you. If there are questions or anything is not clear to you, please don’t hesitate to contact me at the email address provided below. The final image can be seen in Fig14.
