Fall Ephemeral

Posted on July 25, 2024

My desire to create Autumn imagery usually kicks in well before the leaves begin to change colors.   To start things off in 2024 here’s an Autumn version of “Spring Eternal” that I created on Shadowfax while a brand new Fall landscape rendered on my main workstation.    I hope you enjoy it!

Opalescence (Ice)

Posted on July 20, 2024

Here’s a version of “Opalescence” where I’ve attempted to learn to use Octane’s volumetric fog.   It added quite a bit of render time and was very interesting to learn.   Someday I will be rendering my landscapes using Octane and C4D (VUE development has been halted) so I had better learn how to use the fog 🙂

Fog or no fog?   Let me know which version you prefer!

Opalescence (White)

Posted on July 15, 2024

After sharing “Opalescence” last week quite a few Members suggested I make some color variations.   One of the more interesting requests came from Plus Member Omar Calderon who asked that I create a white (day) version.    I envisioned something like blocks of ice and I hope it serves to cool you off mentally if it’s crazy hot where you are.   What do you think?   Pickle Jar or gallery??

Opalescence

Posted on July 12, 2024

Happy Friday! Experimenting here with shading in Octane render within Cinema4D.     C4D’s “Redshift” renderer is built-in and that has lead me to favor it but Octane is very fast and capable of some really interesting effects.   I pay extra for it so I thought it was time I dig in and take advantage of its features.   

The geometry here is pretty simple but I think it shows off the shader pretty well and is interesting to look at.   I hope you enjoy it!

The Visitor (Daylight)

Posted on July 5, 2024

I thought it would be worthwhile to create a daylit version of “The Visitor“.   The original, as I’ve said, was inspired by “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and most (all?) of the alien encounters in the film take place at night.    This takes the scene in a different direction and I hope you all enjoy it!