Metrosexual man-machine

[BbB]

Hey guys,
I've finally found some time to finish a new pic. Here's what's probably going to be the last in the short series of sci-fi inspired images I've done in the past few weeks. It's a personal take on the inspiring work of Pablo Vincente. Unlike my most recent images, there is no compositing here. The image is pretty much straight out of Indigo (1.0.9 64 bits), with minor contrast corrections on PShop.
Most of it was modeled in Blender, except the torso and face, which were done in ZBrush starting from a makehuman basemesh.

EDIT: Added "SinCity" version for fun

[Kram1032]

A great camera angle
Though, the skin part (if it's still real skin) looks very unnatural.... I guess, on one hand, because it looks very diffuse and on the other hand due to all the red light... (it also looks a bit strange in the grey render)
Well modelled/sculpted and great textures, as always

[OnoSendai]

Very cool BbB.
Reminds me of the guys from Doom 3.
I like the way the light comes from the concrete pipe.
I think this image would like cool with some fog, but of course that would be harsh on the render times

[BbB]

Thanks Ono. Actually, it has fog. Not so much though. But when I push up the SSS value of the atmosphere, it tends to grey everything out...

EDIT: Could be because my emitters are too big.

[SimonLarsen]

Great image.
Though i have to agree with Kram. There's something unnatural about the skin.
Im not sure if this is on purpose, but i think it looks like wrong uv-mapping:

But that's just nit-picking. It's another amazing render from you.

Reminds me of the guys from Doom 3.

Thought the same thing! : D

OT: Tried Doom 64 (N64) yesterday. All things considered (age, technical restrictions) it was actually rather "scary". People must have been pooping their pants back when it came out. ^^

[Kosmokrator]

an other superb work from you man!!!keep it up

[BbB]

Thanks Kosmo, much appreciated.

Well spotted Simon! I was lazy again!

Here's another version without the red light. Better?

[OnoSendai]

The last one is perhaps not as dramatic, but I think it makes up for it due to the greater realism

[BbB]

Cheers master. I should let it cook longer...

[aleksandera]

I whan't tekstured sss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Otherwise wery impressie again BbB,
like always.

Regards,

Aleksander

[Kram1032]

aleksandera, there are two fake ways of doing that:
1) blending materials - could now even be a bit better, due to Oren Nayar... Who knows^^
2) compositing two renders
The "real" way has some problems to be solved first, before it can be done. Search forums and you'll find, what I mean

BbB: I think, I prefer the new version - though, maybe a blend between them, where the red simply isn't *that* dominant would be a good compromise for dramatic realism

[BbB]

Hey guys. Yes, I think I also prefer the second one. I actually did a blend of the two on Photoshop, though it's on another computer right now so I'll post it later.

Aleks: You can have a textured SSS if you blend a textured diffuse or phong with a specular-SSS using a weight map derived from your albedo map. I couldn't do it here though as the body and head mesh is a mess, with holes and gaps everywhere. It just made my guy look like a lamp shade.

[daniel_nieto]

he's metrosexual! he shaves his armpits hehehe, me too, but im not metrosexual tho... nice image! btw

[BbB]

You're right. Let me amend the title of this thread.

[Kram1032]

hum.... Doesn't look like he has many changes of being sexual anymore...
Maybe, his skin actually is replaced by plastic? ^^