Ok, I realize that this may be a sign that I need professional help, but....

I saw hoodwinked lastnight. You know, the red riding hood thing that's all done in 3d. So I, of course, spent the whole movie wandering about the kind of RAM it would take to render that much beautifully waving grass, untill we see one character, Boingo the Bunny. The fur on that critter was AMAZING! On further inspection, the fur on the wolf and the police bear were also fabulous. I was wandering if anyone had seen this and had any insight as to how the effect was acheived. I've yet to find a really good pic, but have a look at these.

Check the wolf's tail in this one, I thought it was the clearest.

http://www.hoodwinkedthemovie.com/image_files/static/wallpapers/hoodwinked_wall01d.jpg

Here's Biongo the Bunny, small pic

http://www.trailerdownload.net/movie/pic/hood1.jpg

Message edited on: 02/12/2006 14:26

http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2092&page=1 Done with Maya and Renderman Maya with 20 animators in milasia.

thanx

Attached Link: http://www.3delight.com/Gallery/Collection/01A/Bailey_HR.htm

Yeah, Renderman can do amazing things. Even 3DeLight, the render engine in Daz Studio can do some very nice hair. Now if only DS incorporates the advanced features at some point.

What the - that dog is a RENDER? Amazing.

Attached Link: http://www.sohovfx.com/

"What the - that dog is a RENDER?" So they say, though note in both cases, they say the "dog's head was rendered...," so I'm not sure about the body. You might want to contact them or the studio for more info. Either way, it is quite amazing. Imagine if DS gets a "hair room" that could do this. I wonder what the render time would be for a still?

pout no fair... I want to be able to do that... :D