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Hollywood VFX Concept Tutorial

Madail — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:16:40 +0000

Hey! I’ve recently finish some cool projects for a VFX Workshop taught by Allan Mckay.

One of the most important steps in building up a cool shot is undoubtedly creating a first nice concept.

Here i will show you guys an example of such a concept and a nice way to show it to cliemts /supervisors or for personal reference, either with a single image or a very rough animated version / animatic.

It’s just a photoshop composition of Los Angeles after an earthquake or such. Check it out, as well the step-by-step image. In the end there’s a brush video tutorial and also a downloadable photoshop brush for anyone who wants it.

Enjoy!

Software Used: 3dsmax; FumeFx; AfterBurn; Photoshop…

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ExtremeMusic 3D Flash Website

Madail — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:04:18 +0000

Extrememusic, a world leader in soundtrack and custom music/sound fx, pretty much as Sony BMG or similar, asked us to develop all 3D content that would be used in the Flash Website.

The idea was to create a bad-ass robot with they’re logo. After that, we needed to create 3d animations for 8 sections of the site.

My work involved part of the designing process, modeling, texturing, creating all materials and lighting, and animating some shots.

The website was a major success, and was finalist in 2008 FlashForwardAwards.

Client: ExtremeMusic

Software Used: 3dsmax

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Bond…Old Bond – CGSociety Secret Agent Challenge

Madail — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:58:24 +0000

This is a personal work, done for CGSociety’s Secret Agent Challenge. The topic is pretty obvious – i had to come up with something to do with secret agents, and spies!
My idea was to imagine a James Bond character in old age, demented in a sanatorium, and always with some secret plan in his agenda… This time? Take out the evil head nurse when the timing is perfect.
Poor Bond…Still living the good old days.

Everything is CGI. All was modeled, textured, lighted and rendered in 3D. I’ve been able to render some extra layers such as the hairs, so i could control better in post-production later.

I have won Best Sculpture Award, and got some really cool prizes, so i will definitely continue to participate.

Software used: 3dsmax, zbrush, photoshop

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Bond…Old Bond – Evil Nurse

Salsa Jeans – "Wonder"

Madail — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:08:32 +0000

Another work for jeans advertising. I was asked by the photographer to remove the white background. I suggested some concrete wall, urban style. I made the concrete wall in 3D, and then composited the original photo with the render, and edited the photo as needed – modifying body parts, shapes, colors, etc until the desired look was achieved. Check the before/after comparison.

Client: Sérgio Matos | Software used: 3dsmax, Photoshop

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Lisbon Bridge at night

Madail — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:05:30 +0000

Panorama created from several photos taken from my cell phone, Sony Ericson K800i. The quality is rather lousy, and the focus even worse, but i still like the result. What we see here is Lisbon in the back, the brigde in the right and a factory in the left side. The most lighted places, that produce higher reflexes in the water are the bridge and soccer club ”Belenenses” stadium.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2009:10:13 21:05:39
Width: 2048 pixels
Height: 1536 pixels
Equipment Make: Sony Ericsson
Camera Model: K800i
ISO Speed: 640
Exposure Time: 1/8 sec
Fstop: f/2.8

Óbidos by night

Madail — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:56:03 +0000

Here’s one of the typical medieval streets in Óbidos. You really get a feeling of going back in time, from the flooring to the light lamps, everything has that antique feeling, yet everything is beautifully preserved.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2009:04:05 21:18:31
Width: 1704 pixels
Height: 2272 pixels
Equipment Make: Konica Minolta
Camera Model: DiMAGE Z3
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Time: 4/10 sec
Fstop: f/2.8
Lens: 5.859375 mm

ZeroDois Furniture Design

Madail — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:19:20 +0000

Portuguese based furniture design brand ZeroDois asked me to recreate and build from scratch some sofa models they had already and some new ones for future production.

The task involved photographing every existing model for reference and texture placement, correct measurements and scan or photograph fabric samples. In 3D, the client had a very specific look he wanted me to do – a black ciclorama photo shoot studio. Afterward, i modeled, textured, shaded, lighted and rendered about 12 different sofa models.

The final Hi-res renders were used in print and online display, and the photo real quality of the end result works like a real catalog, but with much more control over the 3d models, with ability to reuse and update them as necessary, even to improve any design.

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3dsmax, vray

INCM Sailing World Championship Medal

Madail — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:58:23 +0000

INCM, or simply ”Casa da Moeda” produce lot’s of celebration coins and medals, beside the actual money and lot’s of other stuff.
This time, they made one for the World Sailing Championship comemoration, and i’ve done it in 3D. The medal and the case are all CGI.

Client: INCM – Casa da Moeda

Software used: 3dsmax, Photoshop

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Width: 1000 pixels
Height: 588 pixels

Is it cold outside?

Madail — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:20:01 +0000

I’ve taken this photo in my great grandmother’s home in Matagoza, a very small village in the center of Portugal. It’s a view from the window to the balcony and the hills in the back. It was raining so that made very nice reflections in the ground, only broken by the little pebbles laying.