#148

**darkshark** · 12-2-2009, 06:31 AM

It's rendering right now, gonna be another hour or two, and since I was bored waiting and had nothing better to do, I wrote a script that will automatically upload and post the rendered image in this thread.

Hope it works rofl.

I was messing around in zbrush and made something that made me think of something else which led me to make this, and if you were in mp yesterday, you know what it is.

I'm realllllly hoping the ice turns out ok, I wasn't really able to do preview renders of it because it took so dang long. Stupid detail.

Anyway, enjoy it when it gets here, critiques are appreciated, I'm going to sleep.

Hi-Res version:
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7269/dragonair2.png

**The5thMoon** · 12-2-2009, 06:40 AM

Night

**darkshark** · 12-2-2009, 09:56 AM

**The5thMoon** · 12-2-2009, 10:28 AM

Dragonair!

It's pretty nice. But some of the other stuff you've posted has been better.

**darkshark** · 12-2-2009, 10:44 AM

It's still a work in progress, give it time ;D

**darkshark** · 12-2-2009, 12:01 PM

Fixed a few texturing issues, and changed a bunch of settings for the ice cave, but you can't see that yet, cause it takes forever to render anything translucent with ambient occlusion on.

Bit more realistic

**kmay** · 12-2-2009, 02:26 PM

wow i would like to see a dragonite. that would be cool

but really this is amazing, great work

**Nullifidian** · 12-2-2009, 02:52 PM

Dragonairs have little wings as ears btw.

It doesn't really feel like it's a dragonair to me. It's too glossy and the texture on it is weird. Also, the blue balls on it's neck and tail could use a different, more glass like reflection. They look like plastic balls now lol.

The horn behind the head seems alot larger than the one in front of the head cause of the way the head is tilted. Maybe fix up the pose a bit?

**darkshark** · 12-2-2009, 03:28 PM

The wings were left out on purpose, as this is my personal take on a dragonair.

Texturewise...I keep looking for a good snakeskin pattern, but I don't find anything that suits what I have in mind, so I'm probably going to have to just make my own alpha texture for that. I may actually bring the model back into zbrush and physically sculpt the scales into it, which could take time, but it would look amazing.

And rofl the other horn is alot bigger, just forgot to resize it.

Thanks spit ;D

**demonllama6124** · 12-2-2009, 03:33 PM

beautiful work man.

**darkshark** · 12-3-2009, 02:53 AM

Won't bother page stretching, this render is pretty near completion, minor things to tweak which were already stated, and I'll make a version with stupid wings since alot of people have gotten on my case about it.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7269/dragonair2.png

chidori! · 12-3-2009, 04:02 PM

good stuff takes hours to render so i'ma quit 3d.
the only part i don't like is the background noise, you should blur that in photoshop

**Ghakimx** · 12-3-2009, 08:58 PM

Can you decrease the gaussian blur by half? GB is good, but I feel its a little too much in this picture.

leonid · 12-3-2009, 10:03 PM

very nice

**L0NEvvolf** · 12-4-2009, 12:05 AM

not bad.

**darkshark** · 12-4-2009, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chidori!

good stuff takes hours to render so i'ma quit 3d.

Nah just the settings I use take forever, when the cave isn't there it only takes 5 minutes to render, don't ever quit!

And to ghakimx, no. The focus is on Dragonair. I will however go back with photoshop and fix the grain, as I've had to do that in pretty much all of my pictures, any last minute suggestions before I attempt a final render?

**darkshark** · 12-4-2009, 05:21 AM

This is the cave without all the fancy settings and just a blue ice looking map on it, clearly not the same

but it only took 2 minutes to render, albeit at a much smaller size, it would still take a fraction of the time.

Changed the rear horn size to normal, as well as relocated them a bit to make them seem more attached, changed the belly texture, changed the eye shape, made the balls more reflective like glass

**The5thMoon** · 12-4-2009, 05:25 AM

That last screen shot is amazing imo.

**darkshark** · 12-4-2009, 06:43 AM

Dunno if there's anything else to really change o________o

**The5thMoon** · 12-4-2009, 06:50 AM

Those are some nice looking balls.

12-2-2009, 06:40 AM	#2
The5thMoon • self-fulfilled prophecy • Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,132	Re: #148 Night __________________

12-2-2009, 09:56 AM	#3
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 k.

12-2-2009, 10:28 AM	#4
The5thMoon • self-fulfilled prophecy • Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,132	Re: #148 Dragonair! It's pretty nice. But some of the other stuff you've posted has been better. __________________

12-2-2009, 10:44 AM	#5
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 It's still a work in progress, give it time ;D

12-2-2009, 12:01 PM	#6
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 Fixed a few texturing issues, and changed a bunch of settings for the ice cave, but you can't see that yet, cause it takes forever to render anything translucent with ambient occlusion on. Bit more realistic

12-2-2009, 06:31 AM	#1
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	#148 It's rendering right now, gonna be another hour or two, and since I was bored waiting and had nothing better to do, I wrote a script that will automatically upload and post the rendered image in this thread. Hope it works rofl. I was messing around in zbrush and made something that made me think of something else which led me to make this, and if you were in mp yesterday, you know what it is. I'm realllllly hoping the ice turns out ok, I wasn't really able to do preview renders of it because it took so dang long. Stupid detail. Anyway, enjoy it when it gets here, critiques are appreciated, I'm going to sleep. Hi-Res version: http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7269/dragonair2.png Last edited by darkshark; 12-3-2009 at 03:02 AM..

12-2-2009, 02:26 PM	#7
kmay Don't forget me Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Age: 31 Posts: 6,491	Re: #148 wow i would like to see a dragonite. that would be cool but really this is amazing, great work __________________

12-2-2009, 02:52 PM	#8
Nullifidian ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 1,837	Re: #148 Dragonairs have little wings as ears btw. It doesn't really feel like it's a dragonair to me. It's too glossy and the texture on it is weird. Also, the blue balls on it's neck and tail could use a different, more glass like reflection. They look like plastic balls now lol. The horn behind the head seems alot larger than the one in front of the head cause of the way the head is tilted. Maybe fix up the pose a bit? __________________ Last edited by Nullifidian; 12-2-2009 at 02:54 PM..

12-2-2009, 03:28 PM	#9
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 The wings were left out on purpose, as this is my personal take on a dragonair. Texturewise...I keep looking for a good snakeskin pattern, but I don't find anything that suits what I have in mind, so I'm probably going to have to just make my own alpha texture for that. I may actually bring the model back into zbrush and physically sculpt the scales into it, which could take time, but it would look amazing. And rofl the other horn is alot bigger, just forgot to resize it. Thanks spit ;D Last edited by darkshark; 12-2-2009 at 04:24 PM..

12-3-2009, 02:53 AM	#11
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 Won't bother page stretching, this render is pretty near completion, minor things to tweak which were already stated, and I'll make a version with stupid wings since alot of people have gotten on my case about it. http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7269/dragonair2.png

12-3-2009, 04:02 PM	#12
chidori! FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 「Gensekyo」 Age: 29 Posts: 1,603	Re: #148 good stuff takes hours to render so i'ma quit 3d. the only part i don't like is the background noise, you should blur that in photoshop __________________ Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/LoliSwitch dA: http://DraGonZ13.Deviantart.com

12-3-2009, 08:58 PM	#13
Ghakimx Cutie&Handshaking Sounds Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Xingapore Posts: 1,594	Re: #148 Can you decrease the gaussian blur by half? GB is good, but I feel its a little too much in this picture. __________________ I AM ASHAMED OF MY STUPIDITY AND MUST COMMIT SEPPUKU. FORGIVE ME, FFR. Ninjas NEVER die. Now on a 30 kill streak.

12-3-2009, 10:03 PM	#14
leonid I am leonid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MOUNTAIN VIEW Age: 34 Posts: 8,080	Re: #148 very nice __________________ Proud member of Team No

12-4-2009, 12:05 AM	#15
L0NEvvolf FFR Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,068	Re: #148 not bad.

12-4-2009, 05:21 AM	#17
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 This is the cave without all the fancy settings and just a blue ice looking map on it, clearly not the same but it only took 2 minutes to render, albeit at a much smaller size, it would still take a fraction of the time. Changed the rear horn size to normal, as well as relocated them a bit to make them seem more attached, changed the belly texture, changed the eye shape, made the balls more reflective like glass

12-4-2009, 05:25 AM	#18
The5thMoon • self-fulfilled prophecy • Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,132	Re: #148 That last screen shot is amazing imo. __________________

12-4-2009, 06:43 AM	#19
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: #148 Dunno if there's anything else to really change o________o Last edited by darkshark; 12-4-2009 at 06:55 AM..

12-4-2009, 06:50 AM	#20
The5thMoon • self-fulfilled prophecy • Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,132	Re: #148 Those are some nice looking balls. __________________

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