Emira art

Eagle7 · Mar 3, 2022

The Emira is truly an amazing work of artistic sculpture, combined with purpose and functionality. The more time I spent on renders, and applying textures and shaders to the 3D model, the more I appreciated what they've created.

Nice work thus far!

eclat2emira · Mar 3, 2022

Eagle7 said:
The Emira is truly an amazing work of artistic sculpture, combined with purpose and functionality. The more time I spent on renders, and applying textures and shaders to the 3D model, the more I appreciated what they've created.

Nice work thus far!

Thanks and, yes, you've had a similar immersion to appreciate it! Those renders are awesome.

eclat2emira · Mar 3, 2022

That's enough for tonight, we now have a wing mirror so the shadows on the door and front wing (fender) make sense and the glazing is now starting to highlight the shape we are all so familiar with.

The side glazing won't actually look right until the first edition badge is added, it creates a nice sharpness to that corner, a bit like a sharp accent of eyeliner at the outside corner of an eye.

Tonight's palettes.

Racer X · Mar 3, 2022

Looking good!

eclat2emira · Mar 4, 2022

That's the rear 3/4 starting to come together, looking forward to the black void of the wheel well vent taking its place as another signature Lotus feature.

eclat2emira · Mar 6, 2022

Some tricky work on the wheels today, you have to hold the faith that it is all going to come together when complete. Rear wheel 90% there, front 50%, both still need the subtle highlight to the tyre sidewall to finish the effect.

EspritGuy · Mar 6, 2022

eclat2emira said:
Some tricky work on the wheels today, you have to hold the faith that it is all going to come together when complete. Rear wheel 90% there, front 50%, both still need the subtle highlight to the tyre sidewall to finish the effect.View attachment 3588 View attachment 3589 View attachment 3590
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This is incredible and way above my pay grade.
I'll have to wait for the paint-by-numbers Base edition.

eclat2emira · Mar 6, 2022

EspritGuy said:
This is incredible and way above my pay grade.
I'll have to wait for the paint-by-numbers Base edition.

Thanks, and too spooky - my mate bought me a paint-by-numbers red Corvette last week!

Glad you like it, I may do entire FE series with a similar theme (background colour same as the car) but with a different composition for each one.

Also toying with getting a limited edition run of prints done as Giclee prints on fine art paper, probably full size (915mm x 915mm) and 2/3 size (610mm x 610mm).

Eagle7 · Mar 7, 2022

Slowly but surely. Very nice work!

freefall_junkie · Mar 7, 2022

eclat2emira said:
Thanks, and too spooky - my mate bought me a paint-by-numbers red Corvette last week!

Glad you like it, I may do entire FE series with a similar theme (background colour same as the car) but with a different composition for each one.

Also toying with getting a limited edition run of prints done as Giclee prints on fine art paper, probably full size (915mm x 915mm) and 2/3 size (610mm x 610mm).

Great work! I reckon you'd find lots of demand for the prints.

eclat2emira · Mar 7, 2022

Eagle7 said:
Slowly but surely. Very nice work!

Thanks, not as rapid as your wonderful renders I'm afraid! This will probably have 40-50 hours in it by the time it's done - and I have a day job otherwise I could do it in a week (still glacial by digital standards...)

Eagle7 · Mar 7, 2022

eclat2emira said:
Thanks, not as rapid as your wonderful renders I'm afraid! This will probably have 40-50 hours in it by the time it's done - and I have a day job otherwise I could do it in a week (still glacial by digital standards...)

Well I put in the hours on going through the model to apply shaders and textures to it, organize all the parts by identifying each one and putting them in the appropriate group, then spend hours creating and testing the look of each of the paints and surfaces in multiple environments. Once I did all that (which was an ongoing process), then I could do a render in anywhere from 3-12 minutes, depending on what was in the scene and how close the camera was to the car.

Digital gives you fantastic flexibility for changes, but sometimes the setup can be just as laborious.

Love what you're doing and seeing the work "in progress" as it were.

Jonhklee · Mar 7, 2022

I definitely will be interested in “Wall art” for my garage once the Emira order is firm!

eclat2emira · Mar 8, 2022

Wheels now complete including calipers and centre caps, shadow complete to one side which makes a huge difference (this half now looks finished), tyre sidewall highlights next, then engine cover and the whole gorgeous back end!

eclat2emira · Mar 8, 2022

Eagle7 said:
Well I put in the hours on going through the model to apply shaders and textures to it, organize all the parts by identifying each one and putting them in the appropriate group, then spend hours creating and testing the look of each of the paints and surfaces in multiple environments. Once I did all that (which was an ongoing process), then I could do a render in anywhere from 3-12 minutes, depending on what was in the scene and how close the camera was to the car.

Digital gives you fantastic flexibility for changes, but sometimes the setup can be just as laborious.

Love what you're doing and seeing the work "in progress" as it were.

That sounds like a massive amount of set up work - taking a lot of time and skill. As you say, once you've got that all in place that's where digital really scores with each new iteration taking a relatively short time.

Damn clever, these new fangled computer thingies!

eclat2emira · Mar 9, 2022

Some more progress for you, tyre sidewall highlights added - wheel wells no longer just black voids - and rear screen and engine bay vents added. Still got the reflections to add to the screen which are always tricky but key in bringing glazing to life.

Oh, and the First Edition badge!

freefall_junkie · Mar 10, 2022

eclat2emira said:
Some more progress for you, tyre sidewall highlights added - wheel wells no longer just black voids - and rear screen and engine bay vents added. Still got the reflections to add to the screen which are always tricky but key in bringing glazing to life.

Oh, and the First Edition badge!
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Great job on the wheels. That must have been really tricky to get right.

eclat2emira · Mar 10, 2022

freefall_junkie said:
Great job on the wheels. That must have been really tricky to get right.

Thanks and good observation - yes, a particular challenge!

Anything reflective, such as chrome or bright silver, is a combination of reflected sky tones and earth tones, the form determining which appears where.

For the wheels to look convincing first the drafting had to be spot on - the geometry, perspective etc. Then the colour placement and light & shade need to be accurate. The hard part, as I alluded to in my post about the wheels, is "holding the faith" that it is all going to work as it usually only comes to life once the final 5% is done. Kinda sh*t or bust!

NicolasB · Mar 10, 2022

I am blown away by this type of talent! Looks amazing already!

eclat2emira · Mar 10, 2022

Quite a gratifying area to work on tonight, that gorgeous derriere! Quite a bit of blending and highlighting, then adding the black of the vents making it all pop.

Some detail work to do around the edges or the vents where the light is catching the moulding, then i need to decide tail-lights next or L O T U S next.

Think I may leave L O T U S until the very end, seems fitting...

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