shimuzu's Portfolio

Samandia

shimuzu — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:09:15 GMT

Samandia

The winner of Miss Digital UK 2006 used my good friend's Cyborg Arm for V3 (Tino Budinsky aka XYZ). This is my version.

NeoKiko

shimuzu — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:16:08 GMT

NeoKiko

This is a new texture for R.O.1 - hopefully will be available at daz3d.com soon. It uses displacements maps which was fun to play around with. Credit to Uzilite for weapns, RJ Hair, Stonemason for Urban Future, and of course Xena for R.O.1.

Of This World

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:31:20 GMT

Of This World

Having traipsed through country sides, gorges, castles and cathedrals a couple of weeks ago - I really wanted to produce something with an aged feel to it, and something quite ethereal, dark (and vibrant!) and beautiful. I used Daz's 3Delight for the render, with Aiko as the featured model. Before I started, I was quite clear how I wanted the outfit to be, but couldn't find one that matched my requirements, so ended up stitching about 5 garments together, with some texturing to bring it all together.

Touching Light

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:30:07 GMT

Touching Light

I loved this idea of being able to touch light - though this piece in its simplicity - is far from the final image in my mind. I think that this could benefit from a stronger play on light, and perhaps will work better as a 2d painting, rather than a 3d render.

The Gift

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:22:07 GMT

The Gift

This was created for a friend of mine who was heavily pregnant at the time. Tried the capture the wind breezing through her hair as a comforter that provides the glimmer of hope that everything would be fine.

The Beaut and The Beast

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:21:26 GMT

The Beaut and The Beast

Having played around with the flexibility of Daz's free models, I really wanted to see how far I can push its morphs to create something a little kooky. Here I have used The Girl, and have really morphed her into something far from her recognisable self. The gormless beaut sports a miniature dragon as a friend.

Superman_A Portrait

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:16:26 GMT

Superman_A Portrait

Having just seen Superman Returns (which is a great return), I just had to see if I could come up with my own superman. I took David 3 into zBrush to sculpt the face, which was loosely modelled on Brandon Routh and Chris Reeves. Painted the bodysuit in Photoshop. The basic shape of the Superman emblem was masked out in Illustrator, then later modelled in Hexagon 2.0, together with the belt. No, I'm not a modeller yet, but it's a good start. I really wanted this portrait to be quite dark, with hints of red and lots of vibrant electric blue. This was achieved in Photoshop. Comments/crit most welcome.

Electric Blue

shimuzu — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:09:58 GMT

Electric Blue

This was inspired by the Snake Dancing Replicant in Blade Runner. Rendered in DAZ Studio with postwork in Photoshop.