Polygons for your art (3D Gallery)

[Boret]

Hi everyone!

As I saw some people opening their galleries here, I thought that it would be interesting to share my own too, so you can post comments and critics. Also, if you want you can request art here. Just one thing about requests: sometimes, I'm inspired. Sometimes, I'm not. And every time I'm inspired, technical issues always get in the way, not to mention laziness... 
So, if I say I can't draw art you ask, please don't take it personally.

Things I mostly do:
- Design & mechanicals: buildings, robots, interiors. To summarize, that would be "things mainly made of straight lines and simple curves".

Things I'm having hard times with:
- Organics: lifeforms, natural environments, chaotic things. In short, the opposite of previous definition. I'm working on it, and since Elements art require creatures and many other complex things, maybe I can improve my skills by providing art to the community.

About pictures themselves, it is mostly made from 3D renders made from scratch, with a post-production (lightning & color tuning, special effects,...).

Some things made so far:

2006, May: Mechanics vs Organics
I started 3D before 2006, but that was more for the purpose of learning software, so this is my first real 3D render. I wanted to picture a fight between nanites and viruses in an organic body.

WIP:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7254/na2d.png


http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/6023/na1u.png

Production:

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2507/prod2.png

2006, July: Space procrastination
I tried to create a short scene (a spaceship pursuit), but I dropped project because of time issues. Didn't finished texturing, details, and animation

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6311/poursuite1.jpg


http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/665/usine2.jpg


http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/571/sc3x.jpg

2006, August: Concept time, part. I
After a few weeks of work wasted on previous project, I decided to focus myself on details, like lightning, effects, and ambiance. Big things just takes too much time, so I decided to work on simple models, rather than struggling with 'gigantic but always unfinished' art.


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1575/21980768.png


http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1502/bbw.png

2006, October: I'll do it tomorrow...
Another 'too-bad-I-didn't-finished-it' picture of a bar. Once again, texturing and environment missing...


http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4938/barg2.png

2007, June: Lightning transition
At that time, I was about to give up on 3D, after having so many days of work simply wasted because of technical issues. Then, the new version of software I use came out, and I decided to give it a last try:


http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7283/portfolio5.jpg

Then, I finally found a way to create more precise lighting and texturing:


http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7285/portfolio1n.jpg


http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8333/portfolio2v.jpg

2008, March: Concept time, part. II
A sketch-like render of another unfinished WIP. I wanted to create a futuristic train station, but I lacked the needed time to finish it. But it somehow inspired me later for a smaller subway scene.


http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4241/wip02.png


http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5497/bb3boretblur.png

Closer view of robot model:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9430/renderfinala.jpg

2010, November-December: Current business
Another 1-year break, so I began with a simple wallpaper:

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5054/1stwallpapermax2011.jpg

Then, I registered here, so here is art I made for Elements cards ideas:

WIP for Temple: (card idea from The Mormegil)


http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/7073/lifetempleart.png

Final version:


http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4795/lifetemplev2art.png

Art for Entangled Roots (card idea from Kuross)


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8589/entangledfinal.png

Art for Elemental Clockwork (one of my card idea)


http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3635/cwfinalup02.png

Serie 'Fractals are cool':

Apart from 3D, I began using a fractal software to create various fractals, and I find some of them are funny, and maybe you can use some of them for your cards.


http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1605/fract01.png


http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6853/fract02.png


http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7232/fract03.png

[ArtCrusade]

Really nice stuff! Good work there.

[crystalmakwer]

Which program you use??

[Boret]

ArtCrusade: Thanks
crystalmakwer: I use several programs. For organic things (creatures, etc...), I use Zbrush. For mechanical models, texturing, environment, I use 3D Studio MAX, with VRay for lightning and rendering. And Photoshop for composition.

Fractals were made with Apophysis and were also Photoshopped a bit.

[Ajit]

This stuff is great, very good job

[TheCrazyMango]

holy mother duck! this stuff is awesome!

[EvaRia]

Wow, this stuff is great, it looks really realistic =O

[Boret]

Thanks guys
And sorry if I don't reply even if I see your messages, but I'd like to avoid double-posts so I'll answer you when I do an update, at the same time. Click on images to get full resolution.

Here is another image for the Fractal Series:


On a sidenote, here are WIPs I'm currently working on:

Earth Temple:


The Harpy (Creature, See Art Class section):


I'll update 1st post when these 2 projects are completed.

[Flayne]

Awesome stuff!! Keep at it!