Mostly Cubes by Doublecrash
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*** this image is for Elena ***
Mostly cubes, so they are... but what wonders you can play (make) using them... :)
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Again, 3D is that wonderful thing that allows me to bring my dreams to life. This one, a Steinway Grand, is one of my wildest.
Very basic modeling (mostly cubes, indeed), two area lights, mental ray phisical DOF, layered shaders for the keys and the Steinway Logo.
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Still learning Maya, so every criticism and comments on how to improve my skills is really welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
And, by the way, thanks a lot for all the support you gave me with the incredible AOM thingie last month. :) Couldn't have been possible without you, you already know it.
Have a wonderful week and May Your Renders Be Short.
Stefano :)
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Comments (45)
Angel1
OMG!!! Awesome!! What a fantastic job!
RodsArt
Wonderful Vision Stefano.
eres
Awesome artwork Stefano!!!!!
Anjour
Hi Stefano,beautiful work and modeling,light, logo... excellent!!! Bravo!!!:o)
frndofyaweh
I can only hope for Maya one day, but this is SUPER realistic!!!!! I'm sure it won't be long, before they're asking YOU for advice! heheheee
mloates
Beautiful, Stefano! As always, your artwork is a pleasure to experience. Thanks for sharing.
Gwendolyn
WOW! I have been working in Maya since its initial release(the day job) and I tell you this is one amazing render! Beautiful work! Well done! I have seen people that have worked in this program for years and can not achieve this level! 5 stars!
sadlers5
I used to play duets on piano with my sister when I was young, not on a steinway tho, this is beautiful! ann :)
Flak
Looks like maya continues to be good for you - interesting cubic work (and you were a deserving AOM artist) :)
tresamie
Soooooooo beautiful! I love the faint reflections of the logo on the white keys, and the excellent POV and focus. As always, your lighting is perfection!
mrscience
I happen to own a grand piano and I'm looking at this back and forth between the real thing. So... which one's which again?
estevez
Beautiful scene and very realistic. Great technique. Congratulations !
Death_at_Midnight
The blurry focus effect really gives it a terrific sense of realism. Like how the keys are not sharp edge, but slightly rounded as the real things are. Truely excellent!
gallimel
All I know about Maya is that it's terribly difficult to use, but gives the best 3d results. This image to me looks so very precise... I am sure not the best one to advice you.. but I like it from my core :)
Tore13
stupendo lavoro complimenti molto bravo
madame
Superb work, Stefano... looks so realistic ! The lighting and the blur effect are wonderfully done. This is simply fabulous !!
GladysClump
I know nothing about maya, but this looks super, well done
linkinpark
Maya again.. oh man, what an idea, excellent work. Very calm and romantic!!BEAUTIFUL!
webmaster421
Fab work on this Stefano! Beautiful!
vangogh
Excellent lighting. And you got the most out of simple cubes for sure. Looks photo real.
aceface041973
A beauty!! Stefano!! ; )
Skip2myloo_skayt
beautiful... but... the end of the black notes should be slightly slanted, and this may just be my eyes playing tricks on me but the white notes seem to be connected and that is an EXTREMELY short peice of paper to fit that way on the notes (usually if i forget some peice on the notes it falls off because the paper is too long)... THough i must say the image is absolutely stunning.... (PS. Sorry for all the criticism, I just hope it helps improve your next image :) )
Doublecrash
@Skip2myloo_skayt : You're absolutely right. The reference pictures I have confirm your point of view: the black keys are really much more slanted inward that the way I have depicted them. You know, there was something I couldn't quite put my finger on that bothered me, and that's it. It's almost incredible, because I play piano since I was a kid, but this escaped me totally, so thank you a lot for pointing it out. As for the sheet music, you're right again, but this time it was a sort of "artist's choice": I wanted the music sheet to be wholly in the picture, so I voluntarily resized it to fit in. I really want to thank you for taking your time to point this out.
Tommy3D
Amazing work of art Stefano!!! Steinway and Sons would be proud!!! v
online_art
You may have another profession in the steinway Advertising office. Wonderful as usual! Don't forget all us little people at the Bryce gallery...LOL!!
jstsittinghere
unbelievable!! this is superb Stefano!! vote
esper77
Wonderful artwork, very well done!
RobertX
beautiful work, so sharp and clear===v===
nemirc
Very nice. I really like the DOF FX
Longrider
All I know about Maya is that it is a fabulous 3d application ,It looks very dificult and is extremely expensive ,so I can't help you here. What I do know is that I like this very much.I think the composition and the dof are realy cool and I like the clean and realistic look.The image is as fabulous as Maya.A vote for Maya and a vote for DC.You rock man.