'Elf Service'

[Wayne]

http://www.dashdotslash.net/wallimages/28.jpg

http://www.dashdotslash.net/wallimages/33.jpg


Something I'm tryin to complete in my spare time. I'm NOT aiming for WOW blizzard style elf here obviously.... more in line with harry potter style house elves. The eyes are stand ins at the moment.

Wayne...

[steelsky]

Really like this... very Dobby like... the nose lips chin and around the eyes work really well... he does seem a bit overly wet/greasy skinned... it might just be the brow and ear highlights popping at me tho...

Is this a HDRI render in max or something?

But anyway... its one hell of a selfportrait wayne hahaha well done

[Wayne]

Is this a HDRI render in max or something?

But anyway... its one hell of a selfportrait wayne hahaha well done

Yep its a self portrait of me on one of my better days lol. Its just a simple 3 point light setup with final gather and the MR simple skin subsurface shader. I've added the raw untextured sss render for those interested. I may have to back of those rim highlights, that could have happened in post when I upped the levels a bit. But the bottom shot is straight out of mental ray with no post work.

Wayne...

[steelsky]

Ahh i getcha...Ive never use that simple skin shader so far ... could tell there was something goin on but wasnt sure what it was. Very cool to see the subsurface shader on its own... almost looks like one of those 3D printed models.

[steelsky]

BTW, did you start this one off with a uber low poly mesh like some of yer other sculpts?

[Wayne]

BTW, did you start this one off with a uber low poly mesh like some of yer other sculpts?

I started from the defaut mudbiox head base mesh.

Wayne...

[steelsky]

Ta for the info ;)... appreciated.