02-22-2017, 06:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2017, 06:04 PM by Espermaschine.)
I got a PM from a fellow forumer, asking if there is a tutorial for the effect i posted.
There is no tutorial, i just understand the tools and i already gave away all the techniques involved.
You render the little guy, find a good texture, then apply a displacement on the wood texture, using the figure as the displacement map. That makes the wood follow the shape of the sculpture a bit.
Then you use the rendered image in Hard Light mode on top of the wood to get highlights and shadows, adjusting the image with curves.
A medium gray is invisible in Hard Light mode, something you can use to your advantage when adjusting the image with curves, so you only get lights and shadow and no further darkening of the mids.
There is no tutorial, i just understand the tools and i already gave away all the techniques involved.
You render the little guy, find a good texture, then apply a displacement on the wood texture, using the figure as the displacement map. That makes the wood follow the shape of the sculpture a bit.
Then you use the rendered image in Hard Light mode on top of the wood to get highlights and shadows, adjusting the image with curves.
A medium gray is invisible in Hard Light mode, something you can use to your advantage when adjusting the image with curves, so you only get lights and shadow and no further darkening of the mids.