Effects Study

With some of the discussions I've had with Aquatium, Sykin, and Transmissioner, I got bored today and wanted to try a study of S3renity and Ezechiel, using some of the effects and techniques we've been talking about:



This one uses a separate set of layers for the phone booth, so it stays isolated from the rest of the background that's out of focus, which also allows me to add more detail to it's interior. I wanted to emphasize subtle, selective blurring of objects out of focus, as well as using the burn tool to bring background buildings out a bit.



This one is the result of a little fun I had while studying the bullet-time effects seen in The Matrix. I am still trying to work out a way to do this that won't confuse everyone for the "Let's upgrade" tutorial. (even myself lol) There are a few subtle things here as well, such as chrome shine and reflection, as well as more lighting and shadow theory.

Enjoy... :smileyhappy:

/whoa

When you told me about that bullet time thing ages ago, I had NO idea it would look that convincing.

Freaking amazing, bravo!

hahah! You guys are too much. You all made my day! lol I'm happy you all like this stuff. This gives me more ammo for my tutorials. :smileyvery-happy:

Yeah, PBlade. This is the tried for so long to get down. Now to figure out a way to explain it. lol

The way it looks man, it's like you've just gone to "Image>Adjustment>Bullet time>Ripple"

Oh man that'd be awesome!

Gorgeous.. just.. yeah. Great work.

*mops up the puddle of drool on the floor* LOL NICE WORK DUDE THAT LOOKS BRILLIANT

That bullet time delivers.

Wow, that looks awesome!  How long does it take you to do these images?  Cuz Jee-zuss!

Dammit, man, I knew the Bullet-Time was going to look that cool. I just freaking knew it. It's so liquid, slick, and awesome...

Stunning. :smileysurprised:

Puuuuuuuuuuuurdy bullet time.

First, I will say those are fantastic images.  I do love how they come out when you put things together.
I'm assuming you're using Poser7...which to be honest once you get into the software and know how to use it, putting together a decent looking model is easier than it looks.  What makes these images cool is the post-editing done to add in some of the matrixy elements, like the backgound and the reflection on the glasses.

Now if you're doing this raw in Maya/3dStudioMax, maybe with a little help from Z-Brush, and hand-painting all of the textures in Photoshop for everything (pores, lips, eyes, etc) that's hardcore.