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Sandrose variations
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Sandrose variations // Work in Progress
Post by Emma // Sep 7, 2007, 10:49pm
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Still playing around with variations of materials, objects and lights. Created an object similar like a sandrose (which gem collectors like to have in their own collection)
Such an object calls for experimenting, so while the base object looks like this:
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Just painting singel faces with the Paint faces tool of the ME gives variations for example like this one:
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Choosing "extreme" materials with somthing like reflections or glowing etc. changes the look very drastically
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Using such an object with a good combiantion of painted faces ( where the ME offers a wide area of influence )
in an animation will extend the appearance of such an object. Of course it simply can be placed in a virtual gem cabinet as a simple sandrose.
Fell free to experiment with the attached oject.
EDIT: For those who never heard about Sandroses:
German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandrose
English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_rose_%28crystal%29
French: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_des_sables_%28roche%29
Island: http://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ey%C3%B0imerkurr%C3%B3s
Poland: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B3%C5%BCa_pustyni
Italy: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_del_deserto |
Post by butterpaw // Sep 8, 2007, 3:05am
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Emma,
Thank you so much for the Desert Rose!
My grandfather, who, in his retirement years, was a 'rockhound' living in Arizona, brought me one when I was a little girl, and I found it utterly beautiful, with its intricate crystalline, and yet deceptively organic structure.
I shall very much enjoy experimenting with it (and possibly adding it to a virtual gem collection) ^_^ |
Post by Emma // Sep 9, 2007, 9:57am
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OK, here is some more for anyones virtual gem collection, still WIP though. The base could be modified to look more natural like broken stone.
To render this one I used a big black wall as a surrounding background. Collectors usually use some contrast underground on which they display their treasures.
Faces werer painted manually in ME. Variations could for example be slight blue changings in the crystals.
Feel free to use |
Post by kena // Sep 9, 2007, 8:44pm
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your rose looks more like Kusudama to me
Not all the languages have info on it though...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusudama
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusudama
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusudama
http://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusudama
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusudama |
Post by Emma // Sep 10, 2007, 6:03am
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Thanks for that info, never heard of it before, but for sure would be interesting to model a sheet of paper which then is folded in an animation to a Kusudama. Above sandrose is modeled symetrically, in nature they appear of course very different. |
Post by butterpaw // Sep 10, 2007, 6:14am
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So interesting about the kusudama .. ^_^
Emma, I'm guessing you might get the 'natural' look by making some of various sizes and joining them (and partial ones) together artfully ... I can see it, just don't have the modeling skills yet.. but I'll bet you could, if it intersted you.... ;)
I continue to enjoy your mineral modeling adventures! ^_^ |
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