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The tin man and Dorothy celebrate Valentin's Day on February 14th.
Really though, I just wanted to share this lovely piece of art by Franz Steiner. He photographs the real-life female models and composites them with computer-generated robots, backgrounds, and other sci-fi/fantasy objects of the not-so-far-off future which he creates in 3DS Max. The result is incredibly believable and provocative, which I thought was fitting for today's post.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone, whether flesh or bot.
I'll be hanging out poolside for the rest of the day thanks to my lovely parents who let me come home whenever I want... (there's no place like home!)
Hope everyone has a happy and safe weekend, wherever in the world you are.
I made this desktop wallpaper in a program called Blender 3D. It's perfect for a laptop with 1280 x 800 resolution. Get the full size and right-click, then "set as desktop wallpaper" to make it yours!
I recently discovered this 3D artist from France named Gilles Tran. I think his art is absolutely amazing from both a technical and artistic perspective. He uses a lot of the software and tools I use to create my own art, so it's truly an inspiration to look at his work. I really don't know anything about him other than what's posted on his website, have never heard of him before, and have no idea if he does this stuff commercially or just for fun (well of course most artists hope to make some sort of money doing what they love, right?), but I felt the need to post about him when I found this incredible statement in his online gallery.
Those of you who know me personally will probably laugh out loud when you see the title...
The 3D model he used is from Daz3D (see ad in my bright pink sidebar), and is a free resource for the 3D community.
The amazing part is, I have seen so much 3D art I'm almost sick of seeing these figures everywhere. But Gilles has managed to make me go "wow" at almost every piece of art in his gallery (or at least once per page). The environments he creates for his characters are stunning, as is the lighting, the composition, the textures, everything. For those who can't appreciate 3D art from a technical perspective, see this rendering of NYC and tell me it doesn't look like a photo:
Then, look at his description of how he made the image.
Okay, now you guys know why I love 3D.
I had to smile when I saw that even the 3D community is picking up on my favorite stiletto style of the moment...
Atardecer by Ravenhair
Re-texturing called Nichibotsu by Moyra
