TIMELESS JOY
Personal Project
Final Image
Character’s Detail
Clouds Detail
In 2015, while I was on a 6 hour long train to visit my family, I was already missing my partner and my dog so I took the ipad and did a quick sketch while thinking on them and draw that feeling of happiness and joy we had together everyday in a single image. Despite the sloopy lines, this image has become my Whatsapp portrait since then, as it evokes a simple idea, a timeless joy.
After 16 wonderfull years my dog Marla passed away so I decided to render this sketch at full quality, printing on a canvas and gift it to my wife, as a big surprise.
The whole process has been a wonderful journey, mixing any tool at my disposal, Zbrush, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Substance Painter, Redshift, and Photoshop. Here is a little breakdown.
Breakdown
Characters Workflow
1- Started the mesh in Zbrush
2- Exported to Cinema 4D, clean and matching pose to the original ref in Cinema 4D.
3- Painted texture in Substance Painter
4- Lighting in Redshift/C4D
5- Composition in Photoshop
6- Final Painted details in Photoshop
Background Workflow
1- Initial Setup in Houdini
2- Lighting and render in Redshift/Houdini
3- Generation of a detail layer using Topaz
4- Composition in Photoshop
5- Final Painted details in Photoshop
