[HotSnoJ]

It's been a while since my last "art" render, so I submit "Death of the Valkyre"



Questions, comments, complaints, and flames welcome.

[Killfrenzy]

What proggy are you using?

[HotSnoJ]

Blender for the 3d work and psp8 for making the movie like look of the pic.

I think the explosion needs some work though. Maybe I shouldn't use particles.

[Turnsky]

try giving the laser shots a Gaussian blur (not too much)... so they don't look like plastic:nod:

[Deepblue]

Looks like you used MSPaint.

[HotSnoJ]

I am insulted

[Turnsky]

lends HotSnoj This pic..

[Unknown Target]

Srry, but that explosion is really, really bad No offense. Also, it does look a bit plasticy. The composition = good, but it needs more laser fire, etc. And that Valkryie should be pointing lower, not right at the camera. Took me awhile to figure out what I was looking at.

[HotSnoJ]

You are right. it is a bad explosion.

*opens blender and reworks image*

Ok next one should have motion blur! YA!

[HotSnoJ]

Originally posted by Turnsky
try giving the laser shots a Gaussian blur (not too much)... so they don't look like plastic:nod:

Everything including the lasers was done in blender. The only thing done in psp is adding the black to the top and bottom, text, and compression.

[Rictor]

Yeah, change the explosion, and also the background. It look very wierd and not too realistic. If you still want to go with the green, make it much less saturated and brigt. As well, the laser shots look like plastic too (you should probably do that in PhotoShop) but thats already bee mentioned.

Sorry, you asked  

[TopAce]

The manticores are superb ... but that greenish background is not looking so good with a Shivan ship front of it.

Its quality is good, but I would rather like to see a redish or bluish nebula.

In general ... not bad ... better than my skills with Paint

[HotSnoJ]

Originally posted by TopAce
Its quality is good, but I would rather like to see a redish or bluish nebula.

In general ... not bad ... better than my skills with Paint

AHHH! Will you not listen?! Everything but the text and the black above and below the render was done in Blender! Even the nebula and lasers.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by HotSnoJ
AHHH! Will you not listen?! Everything but the text and the black above and below the render was done in Blender! Even the nebula and lasers.

I understood that you had done it with Blender. I just noticed you can make better images with Blender than myself with paint.

Simple

[Nico]

valkyrie.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by HotSnoJ
Everything including the lasers was done in blender. The only thing done in psp is adding the black to the top and bottom, text, and compression.

umm.. okay... you can use a blur brush or something in postprod...

[HotSnoJ]

Ok newest version that includes many blurring techniques, ranging from motion blur in blender to blurring options in psp, and better spelling.


1024x768 version Better resolusion too ^_^

Notice the eviler looking Shivans.


[Sorry if the pics don't show up right away. It might be a few minutes until they are fully uploaded.]

[Flipside]

I like the general idea, but my own suggestions would be :-

1: Fade the orange lines from the explosion near one end or the other, I am assuming these are flaming debris, so I'd suggest making the trails fade off near the explosion.
2: The Energy weapons don't seem to have any source or direction to them, they just seem to be on a stroll round the picture, I'd suggest making them look like they are actually coming from something

The picture composition is good, it gets a bit confusing to the eye to try and pick out details

Flipside