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Carrara Challenge #57 - Album Cover (WIP thread)

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Diomede said:

    Thanks for the list.  Not sure what I plan, but I have a couple of ideas, neither of which is on the list.  

    Get those ideas rolling Diomede !!!

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Headwax said:

    nice work Bunyip02, I kind of like the unpostworked one - bit of irony in the title!!

    thanks for being kind enough to comment on my image too

    Thanks !!!

    Title and name of the band is not to be taken too seriously, formed the image then looked for the title and a band name.

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Headwax said:

    filter forged

    Fantastic !!!

  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175

    I think I'll try a Lorez render on #90

     

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Looking for inspiration?  Here is a list of the 100 greatest album covers.

    Like any list, you may quibble with the selection or the order.  But most of the widely accepted iconic ones are there.

    I picked out two to see if I can replicate either one to some degree in Carrara.  A challenge, for sure.

    I remember Stezza doing an Abbey Road version a while back, but I can't find it.

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited April 2021

    ~  And    ( images  )  and did   ~

     

     

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  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175
    edited April 2021

    So, here is my Lorez interpretation of America's Sweetheart wink. Consider it as an alternative Courtnay angel

    Carrara assemble view

    This is Loretta with some not very flattering morphs.

    Lighting is very strong (necessary for the final render). It has a half uniform light dome with 256 lights totalling 300% (1% and something per light). It also as a single distant light at 100% facing the subject

    This is the initial render:

    Initial render

    As post effect, I used the GMIC plugin the the Retro fade effect:

    GMIC effect

    Final render with post is:

    Final render

     

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  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175

    I forgot

    Text is Carrara text primitive with Gigi font. the Guitar has been downloaded from Archive3D

  • McGuiverMcGuiver Posts: 219

    This is not an entry, just some inspiration. this is the cover art for "Kansas Monolith" I did it back in 2019.

    No post work.

     

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113
    edited April 2021

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Looking for inspiration?  Here is a list of the 100 greatest album covers.

    so, I went and had a look..... first one I saw I thought how wacky is that

    Number 100

    Flamin' Carrarians devil 

    all modelled and rendered in Carrara no postwork.

     

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113

    McGuiver said:

    This is not an entry, just some inspiration. this is the cover art for "Kansas Monolith" I did it back in 2019.

    No post work.

     

    great render... looks awesome yes 

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113

    Philemo_Carrara said:

    So, here is my Lorez interpretation of America's Sweetheart wink. Consider it as an alternative Courtnay angel

    Carrara assemble view

    This is Loretta with some not very flattering morphs.

    Lighting is very strong (necessary for the final render). It has a half uniform light dome with 256 lights totalling 300% (1% and something per light). It also as a single distant light at 100% facing the subject

    This is the initial render:

    Initial render

    As post effect, I used the GMIC plugin the the Retro fade effect:

    GMIC effect

    Final render with post is:

    Final render

     

    gotta love Lorez Loretta Love .... heart

    great take on the theme... now to wipe my monitor laugh 

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113
    edited April 2021

    Bunyip02 said:

    Life on Mars

    Render

    WIP

     

    love that song by DB ...

    also a great series on telly... ( UK & US versions ) 

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113

    Bunyip02 said:

    Headwax said:

    filter forged

    Fantastic !!!

    +1 on that..... yes 

  • DesertDudeDesertDude Posts: 1,238

    Awesome theme mschack!

    WIPS  are looking fantastic. yes

     

     

     

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996
    edited April 2021

    Bunyip02 said:

    Headwax said:

    filter forged

    Fantastic !!!

    thank you, I was pretty happy with it. Thanks for being kind enough to comment Stezza and el Bunip02 ;)

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    Philemo_Carrara said:

    I forgot

    Text is Carrara text primitive with Gigi font. the Guitar has been downloaded from Archive3D

     

    great image Philemo, I think you upped the ante on the original.

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    McGuiver said:

    This is not an entry, just some inspiration. this is the cover art for "Kansas Monolith" I did it back in 2019.

    No post work.

     

    Hi McGuiver, didnt realise you were still using Carrara.   You used to post a lot of good work in the olden days.... terriffic album cover - still trying to figure out how you did the font

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    Stezza said:

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Looking for inspiration?  Here is a list of the 100 greatest album covers.

    so, I went and had a look..... first one I saw I thought how wacky is that

    Number 100

    Flamin' Carrarians devil 

    all modelled and rendered in Carrara no postwork.

     

    ha ha, full of joy and laughter and warm fuzzies - hope you surviived the floods - i was up the coast and got evacuated before we floated downstream too far

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    ed3D said:

    ~  And    ( images  )  and did   ~

    lighting effects are glowing in this one!!!

     

     

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Looking for inspiration?  Here is a list of the 100 greatest album covers.

    Like any list, you may quibble with the selection or the order.  But most of the widely accepted iconic ones are there.

    I picked out two to see if I can replicate either one to some degree in Carrara.  A challenge, for sure.

    I remember Stezza doing an Abbey Road version a while back, but I can't find it.

     

    Thanks UB, always open to find work I can steal  er I mean missappropriate :)

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996
    edited April 2021

    This fuzzy hair if you have it (Beautiful black hair styles) , it won't render till you remove the aplha channel in the texture room.

    V4 with some daz shop textures and a random daz morph (elite?)

     

    Pre and Post. I decided to move the word "Star " a little in post work - which was a PITA.

    Used to adding text in ps so this is a good learning experience

    And Thanks to stezza who taught me how to to select the contents of a layer in photoshop .....!!!

    Aretha was looking a little crosseyed - hopefully i fixed it up in post.

    Used PhilW's excellent bright eye's produce for the corneal highlights - then tidy them up in post

     

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    ed3D - nice render - love the text style !

    Philemo - Loretta is looking good !!

    McGuiver - excellent !

    Stezza - superb Carrarians !!

    DesertDude - got time to enter ?

    Headwax - great tribute cover for the Queen of Soul !!!!

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    Thanks bunyip02 could have been Roberta Flack :’)

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Headwax said:

    ed3D said:

    ~  And    ( images  )  and did   ~

    lighting effects are glowing in this one!!!

    ~  Thanx very  kindly   _

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited April 2021

    Bunyip02 said:

    ed3D - nice render - love the text style !

    Philemo - Loretta is looking good !!

    McGuiver - excellent !

    Stezza - superb Carrarians !!

    DesertDude - got time to enter ?

    Headwax - great tribute cover for the Queen of Soul !!!!

    ~  Thanx very much _ was partly Change Text for Readability (maybe , not a matter) idk , if it is or not

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  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    Only have time for a couple of comments.  Sorry to not include every render.

    A sumptuous composition there HW.   Love seeing Aikobot, one of my favorite characters.  As usual, the textures are ridiculous.

     

    Ha, great choice, Philemo.  Any chance you can give her angel wings? :)  Nice to see you posting!

     


    Wow Mcguiver, wish this was an entry.yes

     

    Stezza, you are amazing!  A super creative homage.  And no postwork to boot.

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588
    edited April 2021

    Come Fly With Me

     

    At #12 on the 100 list, this render is an homage to Jon Jonson, the artist who created the cover.  I couldn't find out anything about him, unfortunately.

    The goal was to see how close I could get to the original while staying within Carrara.  The cover looks kind of simple, but it took longer than i imagined.

    There are several versions of the cover online.  I ended up with a composite of the versions that I liked the best.

    Processes include Toon3 and GMIC.  The background "buildings" were made with a map from JSPlacement loaded on a plane.

    David 5 is Frank.  The stewardress is V3, the female hand is V4, and the other characters are versions of Stylized Business Man and Woman (I had never used those before).

    The plane is the Lockheed Super Constellation, which fortunately was on Sharecg.  Passenger ramps were constructed using primatives.

    All text was Carrara text, as per the rules, including the text part of logos.  The only exception was the plane, which came with a few TWA texture maps.

    No postwork. 

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  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,623

    Very cool stuff going on - even a flying pig!!! :D

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    thanks for the kind comment Ub et Dart - a flying pig. not possible

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,996

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Come Fly With Me

     

    At #12 on the 100 list, this render is an homage to Jon Jonson, the artist who created the cover.  I couldn't find out anything about him, unfortunately.

    The goal was to see how close I could get to the original while staying within Carrara.  The cover looks kind of simple, but it took longer than i imagined.

    There are several versions of the cover online.  I ended up with a composite of the versions that I liked the best.

    Processes include Toon3 and GMIC.  The background "buildings" were made with a map from JSPlacement loaded on a plane.

    David 5 is Frank.  The stewardress is V3, the female hand is V4, and the other characters are versions of Stylized Business Man and Woman (I had never used those before).

    The plane is the Lockheed Super Constellation, which fortunately was on Sharecg.  Passenger ramps were constructed using primatives.

    All text was Carrara text, as per the rules, including the text part of logos.  The only exception was the plane, which came with a few TWA texture maps.

    No postwork. 

    super job UB, wonderful to see what you have come up with and your use of various characters - and thinking outside of the box, going back in time

    Googled the original album cover - you did a good homage

    image

     

     

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