3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- This is the first of two Skull 3D Illustration sculptures I did as Concept art for the Key Art. This low 3D Camera angle with red light on the dark metal set the tone for the project.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- The Ambient / Dirt 3D Render pass from Cebas Final Render is always helpful to tune in the RAW 3D Color Pass render in Photoshop for Print work or in After Effects for MGFX.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- A standard Alpha Channel makes cutting out the render take seconds saving so much time over either photography or AI generated images.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- Z-Depth give 256 levels of distance for a mask for use in post FX for saturation, blurs, and brightness It is a 3D mask which can be adjusted with levels in Photoshop to make more custom ones as well.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- This Screen Grab Clay shader shows surface form with no
textures so showcase the build itself. This is the Base Mesh in a Quad
build, without Sub-D added to enhance the geometry yet. This is what is
used by Animators to set up their work.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader shows surface with Subdivision added at 2 Levels so it is 8 times the mesh density. A longer render but for Key Art finishing this allows for very smooth surfaces and curves which this has plenty of.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader shows the build with the camera pulled back and to the left showing the jawbone and cheek form not visible as much from the straight on shot.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader is rotated and further to that left cheek side from camera. Here you see the absence of geometry for the back of the skull that I left out of this build. More like a mask.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader close up of the teeth area shows the Base Mesh in the Quad
build.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader close up of the teeth area shows the Subdivided Mesh final for renders.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This is the second of two Skull 3D Illustration sculptures I
did as Concept art for the Key Art. This concept has a very different design in the center of the forehead with deep swirl spirals going back in 3D Space as well as I tilted down the Skull itself so it had a more menacing look as he is looking at us from the deep sockets under the eyebrow area.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018- The Ambient / Dirt 3D Render pass from Cebas Final Render shows the colored lighting on the material. this enhances the red lighting as I overlay it as well as the Ambient GI lighting and dirt in the cracks and crevices.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-standard Alpha Channel makes cutting out the render take seconds. It also shows the negative space. This also works as a great mask for any painting work in post too.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader is close up in the forehead variation in this second design. I really liked the Razor wire modification to the swirls in there, they felt a little like roses which for a horror concept was different. You see roses and skulls together in a lot of Art from the 60's maybe I was paying homage to The Grateful Dead here.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader from the side of the Skull sculpture I did for Proof of Concept Art.
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept for Horror Film Hell Fest 2018-This Screen Grab Clay shader shows surface form with no
textures. This is with Sub-D added to enhance the geometry.
Project Review
3D Key Art Illustrations for Proof of Concept
Client: CBS Films via Cold Open
Creative Direction: Gardner DeFranceaux
Project Date: April 2018.
Today I am posting some really fun Proof of Concept work I did for Gardner at the Cold Open Agency out in So Cal for a Theme Park Horror film Hell Fest. This was all Proof of Concept work that did not make it into the final round, nonetheless it was super fun to do Blue Sky concept work to stretch my wings. This post is also a Behind the Art post with Z-Depth masks, Ambient/ Dirt Shader passes, and wireframe screen grabs showing the build out itself, both with and without subdivision as this is a Poly Sub-D Quad build-out.
I have posted work I have done for the past 16 years for the Cold Open agency, and I always get really fun 3D illustrations and 3D Logo concepts from the fantastic team there. Hell Fest was no different. This was described to me to use roller coaster theme park parts and razor wire to create a skull icon for the Key Art. How cool is that as a concept design to do. As a 3D Conceptual Designer these kind of jobs don't come around very often, so when they do I am all in! I have done a few skull themed Key Art work as seen at this link here.
As a Disney Imagineer I had to sketch and build 3D roller coaster parts quite a few times over the years, so I built on my prior understanding going into this project as I was able to use that knowledge to quickly built out these parts. I built them all as 3D Quad Subdivision models so that I could bend them without any distortion or segmenting once I mesh-smoothed the geometry at the final rendering stage. Also this allowed a lower resolution model to be used for Motion Graphics pieces with a much more manageable polygon count to make life much easier for the MGFX 3D Animators.
The second main component I made in this build was the razor wire. I did some as coils, and others bent forms as I made a set at various lengths that and layered back in 3D space as seen especially in the eye sockets to get them darker like deep tunnels.You will see two variations on the top of the Skull in each design as well as different tilting of the skull. The more evil tipped forehead and the lower camera angle with the mouth open wide shot.
I took a number of screen grabs in a flat Clay Shader to show the sculpture forms I made for the Skull. I purposely left the back of the Skull off the model as this was only to be shown from the front in the Key Art, and I liked the negative space the gaps created which would have been much more busy with a full 3D back and Front sculpture. This was built more like a mask. I also show the side of the sculpture, and close up views to show of my attention to detail. I just love getting into it.
I really enjoyed all the projects I do for Gardner there at Cold Open. Take a trip to the site at the link to see the impressive work they do!
I am back full time doing freelance as I hunt for a full-time place to work at, so if you need a bid for a 3D Illustration or 3D Logo, or a 3D Model feel free to contact me for a quote. I am open to Hourly gig's, Work Retainers, Part-time, and Full Time opportunities [ Open to relocation ] would be best. I have worked remote since 2009, so I am ready and experienced to help you.
Cheers, THOM
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