dojo by flakmonkey

Maya • (none) • posted on Jan 04, 2006

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ok i needed a change from modelling tanks, so i went for the only other thing i know... the matrix. Its a recreation of the dojo set from the first film. the falling flower petals were my own strange little addition, (idea came from some old HK film i saw a few years ago). The whole thing was researched, modelled and tetured over a weekend, lighting & render is nothing special (no GI etc), done using maya4s default renderer. the contrast was turned up and grain added in post. I really wish i had the skill to model good characters, id hade loved to have been able to animate a good fight scene with this, alas all my characters look too basic & cartoony to be beleivable. + i know theres a slight screw-up in the render with the falling petals, i accidentaly moved the texture file for the sword holster/case thingys, hence theyre now white. comments welcome...

Comments (22)

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Dann-O

4:15AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

I know what you mean I have great difficulty doing the mouth right it is the hardest part. Go for a stylized characters then.

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Sabra

4:38AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Great to see this kind of work, and such attention to detail. Even if it is the only other thing you know, you do it most stunningly. The version with the petals is my personal favourite, it adds something mysterious to the image. Excellent work!

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psion005

4:39AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Sweet!

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Mondwin

4:47AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Agree with Sabra......Looks soooo fantastic!!Very brilliant work!!bravo!V:DDD

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webwings

6:56AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

I like the falling petals...adds to the interest of the subject. Love the sun rays too.

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lygher_xero

8:19AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

geeze that's amazing

gigipraf

8:32AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

My friend the scene is wonderfull i can say the tanks are spectacular but here i see a lot of hard work for modelling and texturise.You are my target and inspiration and I hope to became better than you!

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Esclece

8:55AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Excellent work. Your modelling skills and attention to detail are exactly why you're on my favourite artists list. Always impressive.

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amapitodd

9:18AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Excellent scene, work and render. VOTE

SeraphimZion

9:49AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

This is absolutely amazing. The set looks excellent and your textures are superb, they make the scene!

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Karlfucious

10:04AM | Wed, 04 January 2006

Great work. Although its an Interior scene the flower pedals add a nice touch. Great lightfog too.

nivrad26

9:22AM | Thu, 05 January 2006

The sunlight and petals add character. Lovely work V

ravenwing75

7:50PM | Fri, 06 January 2006

Fine looking dojo and the floating flower petals give the idea something is about to happen and sets it off well, I luv it :)

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pauljs75

3:12PM | Sun, 08 January 2006

Very nice environment modeling. Looks like it would make great scenery for some later action shots.

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electric

5:41PM | Wed, 11 January 2006

look like a matrix enviroment.. cooler atmosphere and lighting

bertolli

6:37AM | Fri, 13 January 2006

overall excellent!!

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HonorMac

4:43AM | Sat, 28 January 2006

This is really, -really- gorgeous. I'm going to copy the scabbards from the top image to the bottom (luckily, the petals don't touch 'em :-) and use the bottom image for my desktop wallpaper for a while. :-) I followed you here from the Maya forum intro thread... I thought it was so cute, seeing the "last tank" post immediately followed by "help... I'm addicted!" and then several other exquisite... tanks. XD

Angelsinger

3:12PM | Fri, 11 August 2006

I can't believe I never commented on this. It took my breath away. I saved it immediately to my special images folder, knowing that I will never, ever do anything this good. Incredible. *****

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doneydonydone

3:11PM | Mon, 21 August 2006

superb - i made you a fave ages ago but i dont get notified of your work - so i have been all over your gallery today - the amount of detail is breathtaking - keep it up!!

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pixeltek

2:29AM | Sun, 18 February 2007

You may not have the characters down, but the architectural modeling is doing just fine. Both are excellent images. I favor the one with the leaves and bright sword blades.

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BartoszSmykowski

7:49PM | Thu, 09 August 2007

Fascinating, more astounding, but then if I'm not mistaken, the swords on the two images seem to be different in texture. I quess there was a battle, and then someone cleaned them? Hhaaha. Brillant :D

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