Comments on: New Eden - latest personal work.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:53:21 +0000

Adam,

I’ve been following your blog since January when I was first introduced to your art with your Classic Sci-Fi art tutorial using Cinema 4D and Vue in ImagineFX magazine. Your work is excellent and motivates me to improve my skills in digital artwork. I particularly like your figures and space art.

Your latest space image is a stunning and expertly crafted update to the 1970’s images you mention as inspirations. There is a striking resemblance to this image of a Bernal sphere.

You state that you used Cinema 4D. Did you also use Vue to create the landscape and atmospheric elements?

- Dave

By: Curtis

Curtis — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:27:42 +0000

Adam,
I really like your stuff. I too was curious how you create the really nice organic textures in some of your infographic/scientific pieces. Is this within C4D, Vue?

- Curtis

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:35:26 +0000

Curtis,

Thanks - This was all Cinema 4D - I have used Vue for a while, mainly on my Stargate illustrations, but I found it to be terribly unstable, and will not waste any more time or money on it. The majority of my science illos were done with either Bryce or Cinema 4D or sometimes a combination of both!

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:15:43 +0000

Hi Adam,
thanks for the info. I’m relatively new to 3d and I’ve been using modo for awhile which I noticed wasn’t compatible with Vue anyway. I’ve been aware of Bryce for a long time and never tried it, but I will. What I particularly like about the topography you’ve created in some of your science/infographic pieces is the sharpness. For informational purposes I think the effect is really clean and the colors are nice and saturated. Sometimes I think 3d landscapes are a little too photoreal, whether through the use of atmospherics or whatever.
Thanks again!
Curtis
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