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CarlMinez [2013-09-03 22:00:01 +0000 UTC]
I never thought of this before but it's crazy how detailed Bolt's face is. It must have taken ages to render his hundreds of thousands of hairs. I'd say that Bolt still matches most modern CGI's in terms of model fidelity, despite being like 5 years old.
Anyway, regarding your new style. Firstly, absolutely love what you did with his hairs - I think you should do that with all images from now on^^
I noticed that the filter looked a bit darker and contrasty than usual but I got to say I really like it. It really works with his intent profile.
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theJF7 In reply to CarlMinez [2013-09-03 22:39:37 +0000 UTC]
You're absolutely right, his model is particularly amazing even today, and I feel that I appreciate it almost more with an edit such as this. Ah, to think of what this movie could've been if things were done differently... *sigh*
And thank you for the vote of confidence; I shall try my best to get some more done this way, as the settings were a bit strange for this one!
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CarlMinez In reply to theJF7 [2013-09-03 22:42:11 +0000 UTC]
What do you mean with "could have been?". Just curious^^
Also, I really think it works for this picture. The only problem is that some of the shadowy areas over Bolt's nose looks a bit grainy.
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theJF7 In reply to CarlMinez [2013-09-03 22:47:08 +0000 UTC]
Could've been; as in if the marketing/advertising would have been better, if they had more time, if Disney knew what an incredible character they had created and had pushed for "more", etc...
Oh, and I agree about the slight graininess on certain areas of the nose. A side-effect of pushing particular contrast levels too high I suppose...
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CarlMinez In reply to theJF7 [2013-09-04 09:00:06 +0000 UTC]
I don't know if you've maybe read my journal or if we're soulmates or something but that's EXACTLY how I feel about Bolt. Bolt's character development had so much potential that was partly overshadowed by comic relief pigeons and Rhino's razzle dazzle. In fact, that's pretty much what Byron Howard answered when I emailed him about it. (Great guy btw)
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theJF7 In reply to CarlMinez [2013-09-04 14:11:26 +0000 UTC]
Yep, that's exactly it. So true indeed, and Byron really does seem like a great guy. (I still remember the email you forwarded me, that was cool!)
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Silverdrake787 [2013-09-03 15:24:48 +0000 UTC]
Challenge: How about giving Mittens and Rhino a try. Mittens is still mostly back and white so she might be somewhat similar to Bolt, but Rhino is brown, so he might be a lot harder for you.
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theJF7 In reply to CarlMinez [2013-09-03 22:41:57 +0000 UTC]
Oh goodie, another challenge! Sounds like fun; looks like I''ll have to dust off some PhotoShop skills I learned last semester for this one, lol.
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Silverdrake787 [2013-09-03 15:22:50 +0000 UTC]
It looks awesome! It's a nice change of pace, and different is almost always good. I'd recommend trying new things whenever you can. Not only will you keep getting better the more you challenge yourself, but you may even find a style you like even more. Keep up the great work.
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theJF7 In reply to Silverdrake787 [2013-09-03 17:49:57 +0000 UTC]
Indeed I will, and thanks for the support as always!
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Karlamon In reply to theJF7 [2013-09-02 19:40:30 +0000 UTC]
I think it looks great like that. :3
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