Clockwork Butterfly

ftsmith

A project Iv'e been working on in the last couple of days. The reference is a sculpture made out of watch parts by Susan Beatrice. I just wanted to post something to get some feed back to see if I need  to work on anything before I finalize some of the presentation stuff. 

jStins

This is a cool piece and interesting source to work from. It looks like you're hitting the right proportions on the silhouette of the individual elements, but I'd present it so the overall silhouette in the render reads as butterfly. Try swinging the camera to the left so the wing shape is clear. I also think there's a few things to look out for to make sure the small scale comes through. Some of the bevels could be a bit bigger as could the scale of the texture details (scratches and so on). Some DOF in the render would also help reinforce the scale. 

ftsmith

Thanks jStins for the very informative feedback, I really appreciate it.

I feel like I'm almost done but there are one or two fundamental things I'm missing to make it look photo realistic. I'll keep working to see if it can improve and to work on the breakdown. Like always any feedback is appreciated.

ftsmith

Probably the last update, I'm gonna call this project done unless there's something major that I need to change. I just wanted to post some close ups and wire frames.