Cgtuts+ Workshop #31 MACRO
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Cgtuts+ Workshop #31 MACRO

on Oct 10th 2012 with 7 comments

We’re back with another entry in our weekly community project, where we post a render or animation created by a member of the Cgtuts+ community, and ask you to provide feedback and constructive criticism on their work. It’s a great way to learn more about the intricacies of computer graphics, express your viewpoint, and have your own content critiqued by your fellow artists!

Quick Ground Rules

  • Be nice! We’ve deliberately chosen work that isn’t perfect, so please be constructive with any criticism.
  • Feel free to offer any type of advice on – Modeling, Texturing, Materials, Lighting, Rendering, Composition, etc.
  • You can also link to another render that you feel offers a great example of this type of content done exceptionally well.

So let’s take a look, here’s this week’s entry created by Esther Lopez!

MACRO

A Little Background

MACRO is a project inspired by macro photography I made at the Vancouver Film School. For this film, I focused on lighting, surfacing, texture painting and organic modeling.

Software used: Maya, Mudbox, Zbrush, Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke and Premiere Pro.

Rendered in Mental Ray using Unified Sampling.

I would like to become a good texture and lighting artist so any critiques are more than welcome!

Also be sure to check out more of Esther’s work on her Website
Please let us know what you think in the comments – how would you have approached this project or done things differently? Any thoughts on how it could be improved or taken to the next level. Chime in below!

The most constructive and helpful comments will be featured on the site. Interested in submitting your own video or 3D render? You can do so here! and have your work featured in a future Cgtuts+ Workshop!

 
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A long time Cgtuts+ author, Chris has recently moved into the role of co-editor at Cgtuts+. Chris has nearly a decade of experience working with 3D studio Max and has authored many in depth tutorials for Cgtuts+ as well as other websites. A generalist by definition, Chris spends most of his time modeling, but has many years of experience in the area's of UVMapping, Texturing, Lighting and Rendering. On rare occasions when he's not wasting away in front of his computer, Chris enjoys playing hockey, skateboarding, watching movies and playing games. You can find more of his work over at christateonline.com.  

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  • Tanishq Dubey

    Excellent! There were a few points I would like to take note of however ( I read about being a aspiring texture and lighting artist so I will only focus on that)

    1). The texture on the caterpillar (at 00:26) on the face did not seem to mesh very well with the rest of the body in terms if it flowing.

    2). At 00:40 the green texture seemed very flat; I personally would have wanted more bumps or displacement, but again, that is a personal choice.

    3). The tail of the dragonfly at 00:50 seem too “plastic like”

    But overall, excellent job by you and the team, and I must say, my personal favorite part was the stopwatch with the snail.

    • http://www.estherlopez3d.com Esther Lopez

      Thank you Tanishq!

      I really appreciate your feedback! I can see you have a very good eye, and I agree in all your comments. The caterpillar I tried to represent in 3d, is a very strange and incredible creature, almost hard to believe that really exist. The name of it is Cerura vinula, in case someone is interested in seeing the real thing.

      Ahhh and there is no team, I did everything by myself in this project but the music :)

      Thank you again!

  • http://www.animacine.com.ar Maxi Milani

    I really love this!!! I think its perfect!!
    As a personal choice, I think that a some motion blur in the wings of the drangonfly or the ladybug would help to enhance the time freezing feeling.
    I know that the main point was the texturing and lightning (and they are flawless), but in terms of animation, in the “clock ticking” it could be good to have a little bit of anticipation (maybe a slightly wiggle) before the handle moves.
    It’s just a personal choice. As I already said: For me it’s perfect!!

    • http://www.estherlopez3d.com Esther Lopez

      Thank you Maxi!

      Yes and you are right! Now i regret not adding the motion blur in the wings of the bugs, the wings are some of the things I am not that happy with and the motion blur would have helped to add some realism to them.

      I really appreciate the feedback, when working at the same thing for a long time you always see the same mistakes and is very useful to hear others comments!

  • Marc Magin

    Great job! You’re hired!!!

    • http://www.estherlopez3d.com Esther Lopez

      Hahaha, I’m not hired yet….:)

      Thank you Marc!

  • http://youtube.com/user/giridharzinta Giridhar Sharma

    Great work.
    Yep, I and I am agree with that motion blur part.