Final Submission - kozlove

kozlove

Imagine a society at the very peak of its technological potency. The peak so dazzling that it makes its members sincerely idolize themselves in their own eyes. Society, completely devoting themselves to sophisticate amusements of its cultivated social life as the only thing worthy of their righteous attention. Where restraint and self-control (the reflection of their might over matter) has been turned into a cult, so the public demonstration of emotions became the biggest embarrassment possible. Whose women are turning themselves into mannequins for the nightly parade of their one-of-a-kind whimsical attires. And the special pageantry is wearing those fabrics illuminating owner's feelings, so one literally wears his heart on the sleeve, but under no circumstances shows it.


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kozlove

Well, in complete accordance with the rules, it was fun. Sometimes scary and exhausting, but fun:) A lot of first times on this project for me – first experience with 3D-Coat and Mixamo, first finished project in Houdini, a lot of smaller firsts inside... In short: base mesh in Blender, character finishing in 3D-Coat, most of the rest in Houdini including modeling of all outfit elements and texturing for main clothing. L-systems are incredible – used for the textures and their animation as well as for head jewelry and environment. Rendered to passes and composited with COPs. I made the video downloadable at Vimeo since compression eats out all the details. Now going back to life:)

jayson

A different approach, but a good one. Looks very artistic. I like the layered cloth. Way to make it to the finish!

kozlove

Thank you, Jayson - I was hoping to hear that. And good luck with your entry!

Jim Crafton

Beautiful job on the cloth, really like the colors!

kozlove

Thank you, Jim! Looking forward to see your work finished as well!

Bod

Your environment creates a great atmosphere and has a nice contrast with the color, and the pattern of the cloth is just lovely!

kozlove

Thank you! A friend of mine is helping with the sound right now - hoping to add it to Vimeo quite soon.

kozlove

After trying out different ideas for a while, I've made a full circle and returned to a silent version - that is how it was initially planned anyway. And since there was no reply, I hope my submission email has been received by Mixamo. That's it - best of luck and predictable renders to everyone who is finishing their work in those last few hours!