Sitting at my desk, twittling my thumbs, and praying that something will magically happen and all my work will be done for the night... Long and drawn out right? :S
No, I do not an iPod nor will I ever own one (mainly because there's no need to). And I'm not a CCS fan.
Why Highlighted? I guess you can say this wall is totally different from the norm. 3D prog is the main tool here while Photoshop plays a secondary role. This is a total opposite from the usual anime wallpapers (where the roles of 3D progs and Photoshop are reversed). For standing out from the rest, I believe this wallpaper deserves a place in \"Highlighted\".
Only gripe...the size is 1024x768 instead of 1600x1200 (which is available at Windarrow's website).
After completing iKero Silhouette, I did this one so all the 3D model detail could be seen. It veers from the classic silhouetted iPod ad look, but that's OK with me. That was the point. It's more like the classic minimalist Apple ads.
This wallpaper also features Kero from Card Captor Sakura. For those unfamiliar with Kero, he's the guardian beast of a magical set of spirit cards, called the Clow Cards. He appears in this stuffed animal-like form because he doesn't (yet) have enough power to change into his true form. Kero helps the heroine of the series, Sakura Kinomoto, recapture the Clow Cards after she accidentally scatters them by opening the magic book they were held in (the book of Clow). CCS is yet another series by CLAMP, who did Magic Knight Rayearth, Clover, X, Wish, Chobits, and many other manga and anime.
Realistic monitor screens in 3D models will appear too dim unless a little trick is used--the screen decal must also be a "glow map". Increase the brightness in the glow map and the screen will look more realistic. I had to do a little research for the song and album cover though... this selection seemed appropriate.
Because Kero's head is tilted, the left wing (his left) went in front of his ear. I cheated a bit by rendering the wings separately, which I had to do anyway for the silhouette version, then compositing them at the back in Photoshop.
Only the iPod was newly created for this wallpaper. The Kero model was from a previous wallpaper and posed differently. I'm always amazed at how well the face gives Kero personality considering it's only a flat decal placed on a sphere. Perhaps it's the happy mouth? Maybe.
I don't know if I pulled it off, but one of my goals was to make the iPod look like it was dancing along with Kero. What do you think?
I don't actually own a full size iPod so I had to examine a lot of pictures for referencing the plastic surface. I don't know if it's really this reflective in real life though. Maybe one day I'll get one just to make the model even more accurate. ^_^
Oh my, is this AP's first 3D rendered desktop? *awe* I love the idea of placing the ipod next to Kero for size comparison, and the amount of detail is impressive. The only thing I think looks odd is the fluff at the end of Kero's tail. It looks hmm... squashed for some reason. Otherwise, this is really neat, I look forward to more 3D renders :D +fav!
Definitely nice, it makes a change from all these other IPod walls. I'm sorta verging on annoyed at all these silhouettes but this takes a nice spin on that. Really like the 3D work and the fact that the IPod itself is included for comparison of size. Only thing that bothers me is Kero's mouth actually. It is just placed on the sphere without any depth. Maybe edit the mouth to include some shadows?
Your "iKero" is impressive, and 3D model is good as well.^^ I notice Kero's tail while watching the wall, so I try to capture the snap from the CCS movie sp. http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3456/snapshot200508031732485sd.png
I think it's hard to make the model of Kero's tail in 3D. I ever try to make the model of mokona just as your avater in 3D MAX. I have tried many times, but I have no idea what's wrong, finally I give up. ><
It seems a little strange the wire doesn't have shadow, anyway it doesn't much matter, it's still a nice wall.^^
Great job what you did with the Ipod. the 3d render is really nice. I've nothing to complain, but...just the shadows looks weird...and the wires don't have the shadows=/..
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Why Highlighted? I guess you can say this wall is totally different from the norm. 3D prog is the main tool here while Photoshop plays a secondary role. This is a total opposite from the usual anime wallpapers (where the roles of 3D progs and Photoshop are reversed). For standing out from the rest, I believe this wallpaper deserves a place in \"Highlighted\".
Only gripe...the size is 1024x768 instead of 1600x1200 (which is available at Windarrow's website).
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This wallpaper also features Kero from Card Captor Sakura. For those unfamiliar with Kero, he's the guardian beast of a magical set of spirit cards, called the Clow Cards. He appears in this stuffed animal-like form because he doesn't (yet) have enough power to change into his true form. Kero helps the heroine of the series, Sakura Kinomoto, recapture the Clow Cards after she accidentally scatters them by opening the magic book they were held in (the book of Clow). CCS is yet another series by CLAMP, who did Magic Knight Rayearth, Clover, X, Wish, Chobits, and many other manga and anime.
Realistic monitor screens in 3D models will appear too dim unless a little trick is used--the screen decal must also be a "glow map". Increase the brightness in the glow map and the screen will look more realistic. I had to do a little research for the song and album cover though... this selection seemed appropriate.
Because Kero's head is tilted, the left wing (his left) went in front of his ear. I cheated a bit by rendering the wings separately, which I had to do anyway for the silhouette version, then compositing them at the back in Photoshop.
Only the iPod was newly created for this wallpaper. The Kero model was from a previous wallpaper and posed differently. I'm always amazed at how well the face gives Kero personality considering it's only a flat decal placed on a sphere. Perhaps it's the happy mouth? Maybe.
I don't know if I pulled it off, but one of my goals was to make the iPod look like it was dancing along with Kero. What do you think?
I don't actually own a full size iPod so I had to examine a lot of pictures for referencing the plastic surface. I don't know if it's really this reflective in real life though. Maybe one day I'll get one just to make the model even more accurate. ^_^
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Great Job.
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3456/snapshot200508031732485sd.png
I think it's hard to make the model of Kero's tail in 3D. I ever try to make the model of mokona just as your avater in 3D MAX. I have tried many times, but I have no idea what's wrong, finally I give up. ><
It seems a little strange the wire doesn't have shadow, anyway it doesn't much matter, it's still a nice wall.^^
btw, I love "Cerberus Desktop" in your website^^
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