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As time you can obtain a 3D effect in a 2D editor like AE why loosing time modeling in Maya ?

Yes, too prof. Pxl artistic taste is frozen somewhere in XVIII century. Didnt you notice that ?

Really, your logo is too profesional for Pxleyes, LOL

About shatter. After Effects has a Shatter effect, I use it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuKpjug9NYc
sec. 12. As Mircea say it you can use it on a large font text like Arial and then reverse time.
It give a 3D aspect and has presets like Glass, Bricks and many more. Its very easy to use it

Hi, Sophia. What a jewel ! When did you shot this photo ? Before or after the End of the World ?

Wonderful !
Have you tried to apply a Noise modifier to slum houses ? Look too perfect geometric for a slum. Noise modifier (not abusive) add realism to a wall or ceiling .

I love the white rabbits !

Buddy, you're more maniac than me !! You've created all that tree for few branches? And you rendered all those houses and trees for a DOF background ?

Congratulations, a high vote from me !

Very good skills. I'm sure you used a camera in Max with less than 40 lens. Thats why image is deformate. I use only camera lens higher than 80 except if I want this special lens effect deform

Grass is made with VRay hair suppose. Try to assign an original grass picture as bitmap color. This add more color variation and make it more natural.
Very nice and clean modelling, good luck.

Amazing work, high impressed by your modelling skills in ZBrush. To create all those masks in ZB...its very difficult.
But I dont understand why you use this mediocre render engine of ZBrush. Why dont you move your model into a decent 3D program with good lights and render ?
Once again my congratulations for using this crazy and fabulous ZBrush

Yes, I still remember this style ! How do you find those angles to put the lights ? I know, its secret

Yeap, nice modelling. But why using daylight when VRay has such good interior lights ? Shadows are so unnatural. ! See Ramananjv works, he is a master of lights.

If I'm not wrong..your SBS is not very clear. You' ve made in PS those beautiful silhouettes also made a black&white map. You assign RGB photo as materials to a plane in 3DS Max and put the B&W map on Opacity. If I'm not wrong my advice is to make few supplimentary steps to convince everybody is a 3D work. Again, your silhouettes are superbs.

Appriciate your humour. Very funny, look like a ink bottle, good luck.

You are a master of the lights, you are modelling with lights. I knew who you are from those unmistakable lights.
Someday I will steal from you this secret.

Good and funny.. I love it.. good luck

Amazing ! A true optical illusion ! Is hypnotic.My head is turning.
Did you try it with something else than cogs ? The color is important ? I'm not a good photosopper but i will try to reproduce it with another photo, roots or something like that.

You have an incredible sense of color which help you enorm. I have to work twice or more for a mediocre result. How much do you want to share this secret with me ?
Reflections are still to strong IMO. Your program ( you still work in Bryce ? ) have for sure settings for specular light or highlight, play with.
Your work is too good to not be perfect.

Making of wing veins with ”create shape” is a great tip. I' m looking since a long time for such an idea.I think i shall modifie the edges with ”Topology” presets. Hope you dont mind if i shall use this tip very soon . Good luck, excellent work

XStream ?!?!?! What is that ? nice to see again talented hands and open mind ready to discover new ways. I miss you :

Very good for a first organic. Even for a second or third The real problem is with lights. You can hide or attenuate modeling errors plaiyng with 2 or 3 fill lights from back. For the moment the left/front light is too strong. Good luck