Project Review: Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- The First Final Round Design: Metal over latex/leather with a red backlight accent.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- An Ambient Occlusion Dirt 3D Render Pass for advanced GI lighting as well as adding in dark materials into the cracks and intersection. Used in post work to enhance the 3D render.

 

 

 

 Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- A 3D Z-Depth 3D render Pass used for distance based editing[ blurs focus length, de-saturation, fog, etc.. ]

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- A Color Picker is part of what I call a Smart 3D Image. With the Alpha channel these two additional renders allow the final user to grab by object for fast masking of parts in the 3D render.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab with materials and textures in the viewport: This shows the basic materials I build as well as a blurred simple refection sphere for the chrome work.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Camera View Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Camera View Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: This in the Base Mesh with no subdivision active. You can see all the box light between the letters I used to get very specific reflections on the edges this way.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: Subdivision High Poly final 3D Model at a Lower Angle.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018-Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: A Low Poly view at a lower up angle here shows the holding device on the back of the Center Bevel[ Single Point Bevel] style of hand modeled text in this title.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018-Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: This is pulled way back to show the elongated box lights from Cebas Final Render visible in reflections needed to fully wrap the shapes.

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- The Second Final Round Design: The type was interlocked so I uses a bit of distance as well as multiple stacked plates with a variety on texture. You can see these object in the Behind the Art exploded view with all layers spread out below.

 

 

 

 

 Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab with materials and textures in the viewport: Up top right you can see the custom bump map built for the seams in the Latex/ Leather use in this concept to align with the title design.

 

 

 

  

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- An Ambient Occlusion Dirt 3D Render Pass for advanced GI lighting as well as adding in dark materials into the cracks and intersection. Used in post work to enhance the 3D render.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- A 3D Z-Depth 3D render Pass used for distance based editing[ blurs focus length, de-saturation, fog, etc.. ]

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- The Color Picker is part of what I call a Smart 3D Image. With the Alpha channel these two additional renders allow the final user to grab by object for fast masking of parts in the 3D render.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface:

 

 

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: A lower angle shows the various plate levels. Each edge catches light enhancing the final design. This is especially used in MGFX [ Motion Graphics] applications.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: A side shot of the 3D build.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Screen Grab in Clay shader showing 3D form and surface: An exploded view showing all the parts of the logo separated out. Each part has a channel, and a different texture.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Part of the Runner Up Designs-Design A: Here I used a straight stack design with the "and" used as a light source, here in red.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Part of the Runner Up Designs-Design B: Here I used a horizontal part line pattern on the font on the front main titles with Metal holding device edges.

 

 

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Part of the Runner Up Designs-Design C: For the last two the type itself is a hole and used the negative space. I new concept for me on this project. I put the Alpha Channel top Left to show the black hole in "Black" for this design.

Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 3D Title Treatments January 2018- Part of the Runner Up Designs-Design D: For the last negative space concept, I put the Alpha Channel top Left to show the black hole in "Silver" for this design.

Project Review: Silver and Black: Black Cat and Silver Sable 

3D Title Treatments January 2018

Client:  Columbia Pictures, Marvel, Sony Pictures via BOND
Project Date:  January 2018.
Direction: Patrick Dillon.

      I was called in by Patrick Dillon at BOND to work on a Comic Book Film adaptation for Marvel Comics Film the Black Cat and Silver Sable characters called: Silver and Black back in January of 2018. The project began in 2009, and it ended in February 2018 and you can read up about it here.

       I was provided a packet with Adobe Illustrator vector files from Patrick and his team to create 3D Logos for. I did research into the history and look of the two characters as well as the history of the logo used in the comics. Black Cat wears a sexy black latex/leather as her tight outfit so some of that look was used by me. Silver Sable was in a metal Chrome like outfit hence the Silver tech design for that name in the title.

      Typically when I begin, I first go through the vectors to equalize them and fix any issues I might find. I also convert any bitmaps supplied into vector files too if I need to build them out in 3D, so I can build off of the vector itself, it becomes the 3D object via extrusion and subdivision.

 

     This work did not make it to finish for the final Key Art as the project was sidelined indefinitely the past 8 years. As always, a majority if what I do done not get uses as many projects are pro production development work, and this is typical in the Film industry.

 

   I have worked on quite a few Comic Book based properties , and as an avid reader and collector I find these gigs very enjoyable. Most of these projects are here on the blog and you can search them out top Left Goggle Search Widget.   NOTE: Some I cannot post.

 

Here is a list if projects I have been on in this genre:

 
X-Men 2, X-Men 3, and X-Men 5.
Wolverine.
Superman Returns, and Man of Steel.
Batman vs. Superman.
Batman Begins, Batman The Dark Knight, and Batman Rise.
Aquaman 1 and 2.
Shazam.
Daredevil.
Avengers Age of Ultron, and Avengers: Infinity Wars Part-1.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Underworld.
The Flash.
The Phantom Legacy.
Astro Boy.
Sucker Punch.
Priest.
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer.
The Green Hornet.
Judge Dread.
She RA: Princess of Power.
Masters of the Universe.
Doctor Strange.
MIB: The Men in Black- 1 and 2.
Blade: Trinity.
Iron Man 1.
Sin City.
Spider-Man 3, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The Watchmen.
300 Rise of an Empire.
DC: The Last Boy on Earth.
DC: Metal Man.
The Crow:
Judge Dredd.
Captain Marvel.
Ghost in the Shell.

Phantom 2040.
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon.

     I have worked remote since 2009. After leaving GM in November 2024. I am full time freelancing as I await the US Job market to pick back up, so big or small I would love to assist you in any 3D visualization work for your projects. My Linked in Profile button on the right column has all my contact details in there along with in my experience section.

 

                                 Cheers, THOM