__THISRES__100357.jpg "Trick or Treat by °chanelqueen17 1 month 2 weeks ago")
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. ^_^
Enjoy!
Larger versions are available (in cloud Formations).
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. ^_^
Enjoy!
Larger versions are available (in cloud Formations).
