[GALLERY] Jean-Luc's Showroom

[Jean-Luc]

RENDERS
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6423/standoff2pd1.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=standoff2pd1.jpg)http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2877/trepidationgo0.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trepidationgo0.jpg)http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3122/waternq3.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waternq3.jpg)http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5463/68u1as.th.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=68u1as.jpg)http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9785/hushedcasket1610pixels.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket1610pixels.jpg)http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7584/image1080p.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image1080p.jpg)

PHOTOSHOP/IMAGE MANIPULATION

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2626/rhinocricket.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rhinocricket.jpg)

Small "collection" to start. Will expand.

[DaneO'Roo]

The last render looks pretty decent (needs more sun and flare though) but the first two renders aren't really flattering. Parts of them are ok, like the detail on the ghost, but the lighting and the shadows in each of them kinda look like Halo 2, which isn't great for a render tbh.

[Jean-Luc]

I actually never looked at the lighting that way before. I'll see what I can do to improve that. Thanks :D

[Advancebo]

I thought it was actually halo 2 XD

but dang, that ghost is hot

[Choking Victim]

The lines in the ghosts hull seem awkward, their supposed to give the illusion of where separate panels come together when the ghost is assembled. But in your render, it merely looks like a shallow meaningless groove. It's miniscule I know, but renders are meant to be nitpicked, am I right? I'd recommend making the lines in the normal map deeper and thinner as opposed to thick and shallow.

illustration:
what you have:

\____/

what I recommend:

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[Hotrod]

I remember seeing these a long time ago, must be like 2 years now. The first one used to be my background for a while actually.

There's not much that I have to say except listen to what Dane has to say, he knows what he's talking about.

[Advancebo]

If you have Vray, you can use its GI feature to give it a Star Wars Clone Wars(3d movie) style to it

[Jean-Luc]

As I goof around:

http://i44.tinypic.com/68u1as.jpg

Don't worry bout the scene or even the poses, this is pure and simply my "WIP" scene for working on my custom texture/mat for the Halo 3 chiefs. Obviously, the material is unfinished.

[DEElekgolo]

Trulife showed me that. I think he is making one also.

[Jean-Luc]

He is indeed. His attempt at a scene is more serious than mine though :p

[bapsi]

i have no clue as to how to crit anything 3d. ;_; sorry.

trepidation is fucking kickass. look at that awesome reflective light.
I'd have to suggest a slightly more dynamic angle of it though.

[Jean-Luc]

Image Manipulation project. Had a lot of fun with this one :D

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2626/rhinocricket.jpg

[NuggetWarmer]

I wouldn't want to make that thing angry.

[RobertGraham]

haha, that last pic is funny, I love the Chief and brute on the ghosts. +rep

[Syuusuke]

Look at that cute Rhinohopper.

[ultama121]

Rhino hoppa.
That needs a desktop version

[Jean-Luc]

That needs a desktop version

What res you want? (source is 5100x3300)

[Syuusuke]

That's good enough, upload it please =D

I think you should make one 1600x1200 *full* and 1920x1200 for widescreeners

[Jean-Luc]

16:9

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7479/rhinohopper19201080.th.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rhinohopper19201080.jpg)

16:10

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8863/rhinohopper19201200.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rhinohopper19201200.jpg)

4:3

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8544/rhinohopper20481536.th.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rhinohopper20481536.jpg)


Enjoy :)

[RobertGraham]

I'm Surprised you haven't looked into DeviantART yet, or do you already have one? You will get lots of Rep on DeviantART.

[Jean-Luc]

I do have one, but I haven't used it in friggin ages.

http://jeanluc761.deviantart.com/

[ultama121]

Enjoy :)
:o

[Jean-Luc]

Need to do more work.

I have a few more versions of this coming out soon, but let's start it off:

UNSEAL THE HUSHED CASKET

16:10
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9785/hushedcasket1610pixels.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket1610pixels.jpg)
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4702/hushedcasket1610lines.th.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket1610lines.jpg)


16:9
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2076/hushedcasket169lpixels.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket169lpixels.jpg)
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5242/hushedcasket169lines.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket169lines.jpg)

4:3
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/447/hushedcasket43pixels.th.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hushedcasket43pixels.jpg)

[Jean-Luc]

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5065/hehh.jpg

Startin up dis next scene. Gonna remodel the interior and exterior of the pelican (well, what is visible there), and possibly some of the marine armor for more detail.

Yes, joysticks are placeholder.

[Kilamanjaro12]

These Renders look STILL! yo. +rep

[Roostervier]

Looks like it's going to turn out great. :3

[paladin]

I want a mustache ride...

[jngrow]

That marine has a BADASS mustache.

[wasp]

cool.

[Jean-Luc]

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/1254/chief.png

Been redoing the material on this guy a bit. As Snaf will tell you, the last one was...yeah.

E: Should probably mention before anyone says it. The normal map is in dire need of a redo in many areas, I'm very aware of that, and I'm not quite finished remaking the texture, so if doesn't appear uniform...that's why.

[TeeKup]

Holy crap he looks like a bronze statue.

[Invader Veex]

The armor is too clean and the rubber/clothy material has a serious lack of detail.

[Jean-Luc]

The armor is too clean and the rubber/clothy material has a serious lack of detail.

Hmmm, while I understand the lack of detail on the rubber, as that's just an area I haven't gotten to yet, I'm not sure I quite get saying that the armor is too clean. Yes, while it would get battle damaged at one point, it goes without saying that the armor was brand new at the start of Halo 2.

[paladin]

The armor is too clean and the rubber/clothy material has a serious lack of detail.

MB he just had it cleaned....

[Newbkilla]

Yea, he definitely had the time to get the 409 sprayer out..

[Roostervier]

He was basically showing off his material. The spec and diffuse aren't complete, and obviously the bump isn't, either.

[Jean-Luc]

Again, the armor is intended to look new, or close to it. At the start of Halo 2, the Masterchief JUST got the suit, meaning it was brand new, or close to it. Man, being non-canon on this website is akin to blasphemy.

[SnaFuBAR]

Not only that, but it would be a good idea to create a new material so he could do new layers of mud, dirt or damage if he wanted to for different scenes or environments. Some people should stop worrying about the armor cleanliness since this is a render chief, and allows more versatility.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9306/mbsmug.png






















http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7497/mbsmug1.png

[Jean-Luc]

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1254/chief.png

85% complete

[Jean-Luc]

http://files.filefront.com/Chief+be+dancinmp4/;13665251;/fileinfo.html

Why? I'm really not sure, but it makes me and Snaf laugh pretty hard.

[paladin]

The Hunter has a massive erection.

[Jean-Luc]

The Hunter has a massive erection.

Blame Bungie, not me :lmao:

[paladin]

lol

[Hunter]

The Hunter has a massive erection.

No I dont... :p

[Malloy]

The irony is that no one assumed you when they read that phrase :\

[BobtheGreatII]

The irony is that no one assumed you when they read that phrase :\

The irony is that I did.

Honestly.

Stop being such a douche. :\

[SnaFuBAR]

why were you thinking of hunter having a boner? :( gay

Jean Luc, you going to use my covenant architecture or not? you know the illumination strips strobeing would be bad ass.

[BobtheGreatII]

why were you thinking of hunter having a boner? :( gay

Jean Luc, you going to use my covenant architecture or not? you know the illumination strips strobeing would be bad ass.

Ha ha, shut up. Not what I meant, just meant that it came to my mind that there was a member on these forums called hunter, before I went back a page and saw what was going on.

Not gay. :gar:

[Jean-Luc]

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4660/bowg.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4660/bowg.jpg)

80% done with the normal map on the armor, then onto the fun task of material creation.

[Roostervier]

Looks really nice man. Keep it up.

[Jean-Luc]

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/57/startindis.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9978/lighting.jpg
This is the start of the environment for what is to be, hopefully, my last Halo render. I've stuck with rendering Halo for upwards of 4 years, and I feel it's time to move on. That said, this piece will be a thank you to those who have supported my Halo work over the years, and will hopefully be my best work to date.

[DEElekgolo]

http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/dan/weapons2/pep2.jpg

[Jean-Luc]

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1138/chief5.jpg

Very minor update, just doing some color/lighting tests on the chiefs and environment. More to come. Should probably mention that I'm going to be basing my modelling and texture work loosely on H3: ODST's version of New Mombasa.

Yes, I know about the rigging issues. I'll fix em.

[MetKiller Joe]

Hope I'm not bugging you about it, but do you plan on putting normal/bump maps on those Spartans?

[Jean-Luc]

You can't see the normals? Fuck, I gotta get to work on that then :X

[Malloy]

LOL I can see the normals, MetKiller Joe's mum must be peeling onions in the kitchen.

[MetKiller Joe]

Right.

Well, what meant was the detailing (scratches, scuffs, that sort of thing). I can see that there are normals here and there to bring out finer details on the armor, but just not wear and tear.

[Jean-Luc]

haha, should have explained that the first time. Yeah, I'll be adding damage in there, just gotta figure out what's going to be appropriate on a scene by scene basis. Aka, having some guy getting shot through the facemask with a sniper will require different scratches then someone shot in the arm.

[Jean-Luc]

An update for the first time in months! :neckbeard:

Photography here.
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5115/1920x1200saturated.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4100/crosscountry2009176.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1215/crosscountry20091013.jpg

[Advancebo]

Where is that :)

[Jean-Luc]

1) Glenwood Canyon in Colorado
2) Rest stop about an hour outside Grand Junction along I-70E
3) Overlook in Utah along I-70E