Carrara Challenge #57 - Album Cover (WIP thread)
Come up with a 'vinyl' style album cover image for the band of your choice (real or imagined)
(Yes, I was around when that's all there was. Except maybe 8-track but we won't go there, or OMG reel-to-reel...)
Wikipedia: Album covers are one of the various ways in which first impressions affect an audience's perception of a given musician or band. Album covers' design cover may also add to how an audience forms an opinion of them and their music.
Here's the catch...(Rules):
-The full image is a single (square) render done in Carrara (or Carrara plugin renderer).
-Any text must be done using Carrara's text primitive.
-The image itself is limited only by your imagination... and of course the DAZ forum TOS.
-Artists can enter up to 4 works.
-Post work is fine but also post the unmodified render in the WIP thread.
Optional:
-If you are really motivated do the back cover also as a separate image
-If you are really really motivated do a double album (3 images) cover, gate fold (double width), and back cover
DAZ sponsorship!
$195 prize divided into four parts ($50, $50, $50, $45) based on total participation, best render, and the two runners up in these categories.
This is more a creativity challenge than a technical one so have fun with it.
Dates:
WIP thread open now (here)
Entry thread NOW OPEN here; https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/489396/carrara-challenge-57-album-cover-entry-thread
Entry thread closed and voting begins Friday April 30th
Voting ends Saturday May 8th
P.S. feel free to post any issues you have with the challenge in this thread, this is my first host, so, newb...
Addendum:
-It is ok to convert your text primitives to vertex objects for further manipulation.
Comments
Great idea.
Looking forward to this. Don't worry, it will go smoothly. And, there is plenty of help if any issues do come up.
Are we allowed to convert the text to Carrara's vertex modeler for editing?
Mschack, you are off to a great start. Well-written and clear, with lots of creative possibilities..
i remember albums![laugh laugh](https://www.daz3d.com/forums/plugins/ckeditor/js/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png)
one of my favoritests was Boston. a guitar looking like a space ship
Yes that is fine converting the text primitive to a vertex model.
here we go...
a hard day rendering
modelled the building and kitbashed LoRenzo a few times![laugh laugh](https://www.daz3d.com/forums/plugins/ckeditor/js/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png)
applied the blur to the background plane and the red text.. set the camera zoom to 65
a bit of postwork to the final
original render
double that !! wonderful choice
I started playing with shaders - used psychedelic, planks and wires as blenders in operators in a bunch of nested shaders
plenty of examples on net psychedelic album cover - Google Search
another thought is to use the camera projector shader thingy - shaders ops 2 camera mapping found in projection mapping in the shader room
Hmmm, what to do...... I'll think of something !!!!
The Reptilians
WIP
Raw Render
Post work
Final result
Quick thinkin!
Nice challenge idea.
I think I'll give it a try. Just have to find an idea![wink wink](https://www.daz3d.com/forums/plugins/ckeditor/js/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png)
thanks @HeadWax and @Bunyip02
another LoRenzo rendo - used the guitar from Carrara's object folder, modelled the strap and record.. Used two planes with textures for effects and the text tool.
Only the phony
@Stezza Great work on the Lorenzo, I don't even recognise him! It's amazing what hair will do, plus have you altered the jaw line?
Also good title. :)
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+1 Agree"![heart heart](https://www.daz3d.com/forums/plugins/ckeditor/js/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png)
wow, I'm convinced they are some underworld real existing band :) nice text
looking forward to it !
Used a carrara fog primitif behind the girl, hid here eyes and put bulbs behind them with some star effect, had to clean up the text in the modelling room but still bit wishy washy,
the red in the windows is from fire primitifs placed behind the windows, a few bulbs with effects on the text
postworkd aimed at a hand done look - used fotodonut to reduce colours and affinity photo for tone mapping
prepost
and postpost
Thanks !!
Classic Aca-Daca tribute !!
One of my favourite groups when growing up was ELO, Time tribute.
~ And a Test Render ~
Cool ideas so far!
Looking good ed3D.
Mschack, I assume that the renders must be square - as per the rules - and not rectangular? (unless we do an open album gate fold)
That is correct, they should be square, rectangle for the inside gate fold or perhaps the front and back cover combined into one image
~ Thanx ~
Looking great !! Don't forget to make the render square for the final image !
Time Take 2
Decided I wanted a gradient colour for the title
Updated render
Shader