This video was made with Terragen. Part of the first segment is shown here - in the complete video, the camera soars through the clouds and continues into space. I synchronized the action with the theme song from the movie Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves.
Scene rendered in Terragen, using the new Water Works plugin.
The background was modeled and rendered using POV-Ray and imported as a backdrop into DAZ|Studio. The character was rigged and textured in DAZ|Studio, where the final scene was rendered. I used Paint Shop Pro's soft focus filter to give the image a slightly ethereal tone. This image is the only one in the portfolio with post-processing - all other renders were untouched.
Image made with Terragen.
This image uses a USGS Digital Elevation Map of the Grand Canyon, which I flooded. Extreme water parameter settings gave the appearance of rocks in the riverbed.
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Characters rigged and textured in DAZ|Studio. All other elements and final render were done with POV-Ray.
All characters rigged in DAZ|Studio. All other elements were modeled in POV-Ray. Final render in POV-Ray (took about 7 GB of memory).
The church was modeled in POV-Ray. All the characters were rigged in DAZ|Studio. Final render in POV-Ray.
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making of Runaway Bride
Testing the importing of DAZ|Studio models in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
The office objects were all modeled in POV-Ray (based on my office at work). Character was rigged in DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
Another Terragen video. The terrain is an almost completely flooded Grand Canyon.
A very accurate depiction of my real-life den. Everything is modeled in POV-Ray - this was my first experience with CSG modeling.
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This image is based on "The Sense of Hearing" by Jan Brueghel the Elder, painted in 1618. The people and animals were rigged in DAZ|Studio. The background paintings were scenes rendered in DAZ|Studio. The stringed instruments (except the harp) were modeled in Wings3D. Trees were on-line freebies. All other objects were modeled using POV-Ray. Final render in POV-Ray.
Rendered in DAZ|Studio. Experimented with scene lighting.
The Enterprise was beautifully modeled in POV-Ray by Ville Saari. I added some new textures and lighting. Rendered in POV-Ray.
Mount Spickard Digital Elevation Map. Rendered in Terragen.
A closeup of the misty cliffs in the Angry River image. Rendered in Terragen.
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Experiments with DAZ|Studio's hardware rendering feature.
Using the same terrain as Escalante I, but with different water, terrain, and atmospheric parameters. Rendered in Terragen.
A Terragen image depicting Mount Saint Helens.
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Yet another Grand Canyon terrain. Flooded and rendered with Terragen.
Character created in DAZ|Studio. Everything else modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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An experimental animation using components from my New York Street series. The reporter was animated in DAZ|Studio. Composited and rendered in POV-Ray using my billboard technique.
An almost completely flooded Grand Canyon. Rendered in Terragen.
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The video was part of the wedding sequence in my movie, "The Black Robe." The characters were created in DAZ|Studio. I created thirty knight models - each one raising his sword slightly higher than the previous. In POV-Ray, each knight model appears for one or two frames before switching to the next model, giving the illusion of motion. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Characters rigged in DAZ|Studio. Houses modeled and rendered in POV-Ray
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The making of "The Hot Tub"
Most of the instruments were modeled in Wings3D and imported into DAZ|Studio so they could be positioned correctly with the musician. The audience members are 2D billboards using a new technique I had created. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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The making of Ipod in Dminor
This image is a depiction of NASA's space shuttle flight control room. Everything (except the people) was modeled in POV-Ray by studying many photos of this room available on the NASA website. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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The making of Mission Control
Victoria was thrilled to win two tickets to the symphony. Her boyfriend, Michael was not as excited. In the midst of the third movement, he decided he had had enough and decided to listen to something more his style.
Instruments modeled in Wings3D and POV-Ray; characters created in DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Making of Ipod in D minor
Buildings, bus, and street were modeled with POV-Ray. Trees were on-line freebies and textured with real-life leaves. Cars were on-line freebies. The couple in the foreground are 3D models created with DAZ|Studio. All other people are pre-rendered (in DAZ|Studio) billboards. This billboarding technique permits the inclusion of hundreds of people into a scene with little memory impact.
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The princess kisses the wizard in this clip from The Black Robe. Models and animation done in DAZ|Studio. The entire Black Robe video was choreographed to parts of Beethoven's Fifth symphony (third and fourth movements).
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Parkade modeled in POV-Ray. Characters from DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
An experiement in crowd placement scene. There are about 4000 people randomly distributed in the parking lot. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Everything (except the plants) modeled in POV-Ray. Scene rendered in POV-Ray.
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I converted a 3D studio model to a POV-Ray mesh. Animated in POV-Ray.
Poolside at Resort Laerton. All architectural elements modeled with POV-Ray. Characters modeled and posed in DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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All objects modeled and rendered in POV-Ray. This scene built upon objects that I had previously rendered for various scenes.
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Characters modeled in DAZ|Studio; background modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
Yet another Grand Canyon terrain. Experimental image using various water parameters. Rendered with Terragen.
Everything modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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This scene was inspired by a photograph of a busy New York street. I devised a way to incorporate hundreds of people without incurring the memory overhead of a traditional 3D model. This scene took about a year to develop (working on it on and off).
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All architectural elements modeled in POV-Ray. Characters created in DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Rendered in Terragen.
Clip from The Black Robe where the trumpeters announce the royal wedding. I created 16 different models of the trumpeters in DAZ|Studio. Each model was imported in sequence one at a time to produce the playing motion.
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A Terragen scene. The planet was added with Paint Shop Pro.
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One of the first animations I did with POV-Ray. The Klingon ship was a free online model. The entire battle was choreographed to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
Everything except the woman was modeled in POV-Ray. Experimental radiosity scene in POV-Ray.
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Mermaid and ship were rigged in DAZ|Studio and incorporated into a POV-Ray scene. Sea and sky originally done by Jaime Vives Piqueres.
Another angle of the Ipod in D minor scene.
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Making of Ipod in D minor
A depiction of the breezeway at my workplace. Modeled and rendered in POV-Ray.
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A closeup of the brides in the Runaway Bride scene. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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making of Runaway Bride
Closeup of the Capcom in the Mission Control Room. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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An animation using many free on-line car models. Highway and buildings modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Pub and parking lot modeled in POV-Ray. Characters rigged in DAZ|Studio. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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This experimental animation is a grid based on some logic and math functions. Rendered in POV-Ray.
An "action" shot of an orchestra. Part of the Ipod in Dminor project. The cellos were modeled in Wings3D and imported into DAZ|Studio so that they could be posed together. Final render in POV-Ray.
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Late night in the library. Character created in DAZ|Studio. All other objects were modeled using POV-Ray. The library, tables, and lamp are modeled after the New York City Public Library. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Mike shows his disgust at the traffic jam. Rendered in POV-Ray.
A video of a co-worker dancing in the cafeteria. Character set up and animation done in Poser (imported a motion capture sequence). The cafeteria and buildings were modeled in POV-Ray. Final composition was in Poser.
Characters created in DAZ|Studio.
All other objects modeled in POV-Ray.
Rendered in POV-Ray.
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making of Made Up
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making of Made Up
A close up showing the detail in the people and cars. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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The planet was modeled and rendered in POV-Ray using a high resolution surface and elevation map of Mars.
Animation of the virtual city of metro. Everything except the cars was modeled in POV-Ray. The people were randomly coloured objects which bounce along the sidewalk. Rendered in POV-Ray.
People created with DAZ|Studio. Everything else modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
Another Grand Canyon terrain rendered in Terragen.
Terragen render. The plume of fire is actually the sun positioned behind cloud.
Terragen animation. At the time, Terragen only allowed one layer of clouds. Using "fluffy" terrain, ground fog, and highly reflective water, I achieved the appearance of a second cloud layer below.
People and plants created with DAZ|Studio. Everything else was modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
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Characters created and rendered in DAZ|Studio.
Characters and dog created in DAZ|Studio. Trees were imported from free on-line models. Everything else was modeled in POV-Ray. Rendered in POV-Ray.
Another Grand Canyon flyby using Terragen.
Early POV-Ray animation of an approach to Earth through a hypothetical asteroid belt (or ring).
An experiment with POV-Ray's trace function. About 103,000 spheres are positioned along the surface of the model and fly off in the direction of the surface normal.
Another video for work. The breezeway was modeled in POV-Ray. The character was setup and animated in Poser using a motion capture import.