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Carrara Challenge #57 - Album Cover (WIP thread)

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  • mschackmschack Posts: 337

    Just a reminder...

    Entry thread NOW OPEN here; https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/489396/carrara-challenge-57-album-cover-entry-thread

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited April 2021

    Here you go.  Can you guess what inspired this cover?

    Feels too wooden.

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    mschack - nice Pink Floyd cover !!!

    Philemo - great use of HDRI ! To be current I would change the title to "On the phone again"

    Diomede - looking good, maybe a bit more work on the poses ?

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited April 2021

    Thanks for the suggestion, Bunyip.  I did a little tinkering in postwork, but no more time for me.  

    I had planned to do something with a comedy album, but it would require more time than I have this month.  sad

    EDIT:  Swapped out update in order to fix some minor poke through of Cher's shirt through Sonny's vest.

     

     

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  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588
    edited May 2021

    Stuff of Legends - front cover, gatefold and back cover

    This is my idea of a "best of" (more or less) Queen album.

    Front Cover

     

    Knight Errant, Daz Roses, and some very shiny Carrara text altered in the modeling room.  As always, basic adjustments with GMIC.  No postwork.

     

    Gatefold

     

    This one evolved.  It started with me trying to copy a pickup truck that Freelight modified in the modeling room and posted a while back.  I added a beefier engine and some whitewalls.

    The knight is Knight Errant again, this time all shiny.  Characters are M3 and V4.  The castle is Blenworth.  I modified the terrain to add the brick surface.

    The gatefold album itself is a plane modified in the modeling room. I prerendered the scene, then applied the render to the plane using a Layers List (I was going to add a border, but liked it better without one).

    From there I applied text, and added the amp.  All text was made using Carrara Text.  Even though the amp from sharecg came with text, I simply deleted it and used Carrara text instead.

    No postwork

    Back Cover

     

    I want to ride my bicycle!

    No postwork

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113
    edited April 2021

    was just playing some Queen whilst putting this image together... 

    not an entry ~ but used M4 .. rendered a front view then a side view and finished in PSE2020

     

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  • namtar3dnamtar3d Posts: 246

    Too many amazing works! I hate i can't spend much time on this hobby, but well, i had a couple of hours this night and got to make a pretty simple entry. 

    As fan of Liv, making her single album was the obvious choise for me. I hope to have some hours in the week to make it better. 



    Products used: 
    Genesis 8 female. 
    Evenstar for G8F
    Andria Hair for G8F
    Trend Setter for G3F
    GoZ for Carrara
     

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Diomede - postwork adds to the render !!

    UB - love the Gatefold !!!

    Stezza - should be an entry, been ages since I listened to that song !

    namtar3D - looking good !

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,623

    Wow!

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    Thanks Bunyip!

    Mschack, I have another question.  Is my cover and gatefold a single entry, or is it two separate entries?  I am fine with either decision, thanks.

  • mschackmschack Posts: 337

    I originally thought just one, but now you make me think lol...  I would say just one entry as people would vote on the merits of both images, giving you a better chance I suppose.  I think it just makes things easier but if anyone has a contrary opinion i will definately listen.

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    McGuiver said:

    The pic you are showing is the "Original album cover" my render doesn't have the text. :)

    Oops, sorry about that.  Your cover looked very close.  I bet that you could get it even closer if you NPR'd it by used GMIC and toon3 filtering.   And that would make it a new render, so you could enter it. :)

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588
    edited April 2021

    A bit of catch up.

    Bunyip02 said:

    The Reptilians

     

    Final result

    Those colors really pop!  Nice pose, and the font is just perfect.

     

    Headwax, nice soft lighting and composition.  And I think you are right, she is closer to a young Roberta Flack. :)

     

    Namtar, great to see you posting!  Looking forward to the finished product.  However, sometimes I worry about your Liv Tyler obsession. wink

     

    Some excellent homages, Headwax (top) and Mschack (bottom).  BTW HW, I agree with Bunyip about your render.  Your color (or colour) version was nice, but the B&W version is extra special.

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  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    mschack said:

    I originally thought just one, but now you make me think lol...  I would say just one entry as people would vote on the merits of both images, giving you a better chance I suppose.  I think it just makes things easier but if anyone has a contrary opinion i will definately listen.

    OK, thanks!  As for voting, I think that entering two images as a single entry could be a plus or a minus, so it probably doesn't matter in the long run.

    Also, it is good to try something different. yes

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited April 2021

    ~  And how about Volume  Cloud colours  ??

      ._would like to change it  , from this default grey to a white   ._ thanx

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688
    edited April 2021

    Click on your Volumetric clouds to bring up the Shading tab. Next drag a white shader onto the shading tab sphere.

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    UnifiedBrain said:

    A bit of catch up.

    Bunyip02 said:

    The Reptilians

     

    Final result

    Those colors really pop!  Nice pose, and the font is just perfect.

    Thanks !!!

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,623

    These album covers are looking really great!

  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235
    edited April 2021

    I used this girl, these hats and this mask for my composition.

    The blouse and the necklace are modeled by myself.

    Rendered with Carrara Octane plugin, no postwork.

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  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,623

    That is Super Awesome, Vyusur!

    I love the blouse and necklace! Very well done! Your Octane materials are spot on. Love those eyes!

  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235

    Dartanbeck said:

    That is Super Awesome, Vyusur!

    I love the blouse and necklace! Very well done! Your Octane materials are spot on. Love those eyes!

    Thank you for your kind words!

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited April 2021

    Bunyip02 said:

    Click on your Volumetric clouds to bring up the Shading tab. Next drag a white shader onto the shading tab sphere.

     

    _  And did it this way -  and still kind of grey-ish  _  do'nt  know   what  the trouble is   _   Thanx

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  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    mschack said:

    Just a reminder...

    Entry thread NOW OPEN here; https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/489396/carrara-challenge-57-album-cover-entry-thread

    And when does it   "Exactly"    end _ Thanx

  • mschackmschack Posts: 337

    You have all day Friday April 30th to submit to the entry thread.  

    Tell you what, sneak some in on the weekend if you need more time, i will start voting on Monday.

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    mschack said:

    You have all day Friday April 30th to submit to the entry thread.  

    Tell you what, sneak some in on the weekend if you need more time, i will start voting on Monday.

    ~   alrite then , Thanx  _   But do'nt want to  Hold-Up  progress   ~

  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235
    edited April 2021

    Here I used Genesis, Genesis 2 figures and some of their stuff. Octane render, no postwork.

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    the oressuure, the final countdown.  ahhhh

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    I just added a back cover to my previous Queen WIP.

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    mschack said:

    You have all day Friday April 30th to submit to the entry thread.  

    Tell you what, sneak some in on the weekend if you need more time, i will start voting on Monday.

    Hey, thanks mschack!  I may do some tweaking this weekend. smiley

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Vyusur said:

    I used this girl, these hats and this mask for my composition.

    The blouse and the necklace are modeled by myself.

    Rendered with Carrara Octane plugin, no postwork.

    Very nice, this one is the favourite of your two !!

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