Something which I always like to challenge myself with is modelling environments in 3D. making an object in 3D takes a mixture of the right approach with the right methods, but environments and atmospheres are much more experimental and exciting. What a mean when i say environments and atmospheres is creating a scene which provides an emotion or feeling, these scenes can often be very simple, but the choice of camera and lighting can drastically alter how we perceive the image.
This forum is full of talented folk who's models have really inspired me, so i would like to take this opportunity to ( hopefully ) return some inspiration with a few examples of what I'm talking about
With the above image I wanted to do an underwater scene but I needed something to be the star of the show. The sea mines provided a great sense of danger, i buried the camera low to absorb the dreaded imagery of the mines. The air which we need to survive is being guarded by our own creations, the viewer is imprisoned within a vast ocean and time is running out!
The ocean is actually just a plain with a heavy bumpmap, see what i mean with simple things ?
Finally I wanted to play with temptation, i wanted to make the viewer hot and thirsty. The surroundings of the above image feature bleach white rocks and crumbling surfaces, we presume the sun is beating down and intensifying the bright white rock. The old rusting bucket holds the secrets of the well, all what you have to do is reach it!
I love doing images like this. The bucket is straightforward, just a simple Lathe/Revolve, most of the effort went into texturing.
I hope I've provided you with some ideas, and i would love to see some of your environmental images !
