Inside the Artifact by theSea
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Hi - thanks for stopping by to have a look.
"Inside the Artifact" is a science fiction image inspired by 'Alien,' '2001: A Space Odyssey' and others... The lone figure in a spacesuit, flashlight in hand, exploring the ancient alien artifact.
I was going for atmosphere here, and most of it was achieved in post. Several passes of the figure in Dreamlight's dRoom prop were rendered - the lights on the walls, the one from above, the flashlight and an ambient pass - then a Mood Master render. The cone of the flashlight was done using joelegecko's 'glow' shader and also rendered seperately - then recompositied.
There is a layer of volume done with the 'luce' plugin for photoshop and several layers of hand painted fog and haze.
In the end I think the atmosphere rather dominates the image - which is what I was trying to accomplish.
Production credits:
-- Rendered in DAZ|Studio 1.8.5 and postworked in Adobe Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom Graphire Tablet
-- dRoom - available free to members through the Dreamlight Members Club.
-- uberSpot and uberPoint lights from DAZ
-- Major Cache by Uzilite from DAZ
-- Ron's Fog Brushes available from Rendo
This was something of an experiment and I really value your opinions and suggestions as to how it turned out.
Thanks also to everyone at DAZ Artist's Guild for the support and community: http://www.renderdreams.com/DazArtists/index.php
Comments (28)
NefariousDrO
Wow! The colors and lighting really help that sense of mystery. I'd say you really got the effect you were looking for, considering your inspirations for it. (Some of my favorite movies, too!) Amazing work, it must have taken forever!
lorddarkwolf
absolute perfection dude, really gives a sense of scale to life
Maelstrom48
It reminds me of Sphere. You really captured a sense of mystery and foreboding in this piece. Great work!
airpower1
Very cool, you can feel the suspence.
jakiblue
wonderful! you've really captured the feeling here - lone man surrounded by an immense room. the atmosphere is fantastic. it's like - mankind is so small and insignificant compared to ....well, compared to everything else. great job, michael!!
swjkie100
A true feeling of vastness and emptiness ^^ Thats what I get here so mission accomplished ^^
Drakthar
Great mood... It remind me the final stage of Revelation Space, a book of Alaistair Reynolds.
Naoo
Cool and excellent Light!!!
Kattey
The single thing that I half expected that flashlight light will dissipate/fade sooner. Of cause, it can be explained by higher level of technology but still. Otherwise it is amazing work :)
larparmit
nice work!
amirapsp
Awesome depth and lightwork here...Hugs
lethalliam
Another awesome scene and work on a super awesome render. :)
Akhbour
Great work and idea Michael, I like your way of creating your images (even though I don't have the patience to do the same!).
Amethst25
Very cool image Michael I love the flash light effect! I've been playing around with dRoom too but have nothing yet I want to show anyone.. I really like this image!
thecytron
Very good rendering!
Cimaira
This is a fantastic scene Michael, and I agree the atmosphere is the star of the image, great work! I've got to play with that prop,lol..
Evanooh
...excellent light play! Hugs!
Damian979
Great job creating an atmosphere of an epically large structure. The lighting and the slight haze came out very well.
ontar1
Fantastic scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dshield
Excellent Work! D
nosawayne
LOVE IT!!!
Larion
Nice work!
RAMWorks
My, what a big, empty room. Hope the guy finds what he's looking for!! LOL Nice work there Michael!! :-)
Topaz_Rose
This is suprb...the atmosphere is mysterious and rather threatening! Love the post work you have incorporated. Truly a superb image.
JCD
Great composition - the negative space is very dramatic.
Kazam561
Wonderful!
jamminwolf
Wow, that's using some imagination, I really like that, gives you a "lost" feeling like in a dream lol. I hate scary dreams like that lol. Great work! PS, check my work out, learned about lighting and shading (second render) then shaders (third render). Regards... wolfie
seachnasaigh
Great feeling of a vast empty space and volumetric light beam.