Dragonfly & Butterbur by bigbraader
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
A dragonfly resting on a large butterbur leaf...
- From personal experience I know that it is extremely difficult to catch dragonflies on photos, they are restless and very quick. Virtual ones are easier to control :)
Mainly a technical exercise with iridescent highlight (the dragonfly's wings). The effect is probably a bit overdone to be strictly realistic, but I like it this way :)
The leaves on the butterburs are modeled as terrains in Vue. Dragonfly from Content Paradise.
Vue 8.4 render, incl. the DOF. Levels correction, framing & signature with Photoshop.
Thanks for viewing, comments etc. welcome and appreciated.
Have a nice sunday
- Lars
*COMMENT UPDATE*
The highlight effect is driven by a function, based on a custom "Rainbow Iridescence" colour node.
Comments (32)
wow, great detail, that's very impressive.
Ni kidding Lars, VERY impressive indeed. Intellegant use of terrains
most excellent well done
very beautiful and look like a photo!!
Most excellent. I love when people experiment and tramps up new paths in Vue, go where no man has gone before! Besides I realize the inconvenience of dragging an expensive and heavy high speed film camera out in the swamp..:)
Very beautiful and well captured.
Awesome work Lars, and a good idea to use a terrain for the creation of the leaf. Now, how did you do the highlights on the wings?
Impressive work ~ a beautiful creative image!!
I have to say I kept going over to make sure this was not a photograph... the "Rainbow Iridescence" effect you have is really wonderful.. the "wings" just stunning Lars!
You did an incredible job on this!
Superb detail and design I love it!
Oh my goodness, I thought it was a photo to begin with! Outstanding work!
This is truly exceptional! I had to check to see if it was photo or Vue!!
very good experience & very nice render
This is incredible work, just amazing on both the leaves and the dragonfly. I've taken many pictures of dragonflies and blue damsels; you are nearly perfect.
Close to perfection !
Amazing and clever work. Nice use of terrain. I like the irridescence too and the leaf texture is perfect. Wow!
Amazing work for a wonderful result. I love how you have done the lighting and the leaves look very real.
nice depth of view, focal. Nice texturing of the leaves , not sure what those two dark spots on the lower left though.
Amazing work Lars !!!
The detail in the leaves is amazing. The iredescence is believeable at the right lighting angle. Dof makes it look photorealistic. The only things that might improve photorealism is a translucence to the leaves with patterns on the back slightly visible and maybe brighter specularity. Perfect lighting is so hard. Detail is excellent though.
i thought this was a photo before i remembered whose gallery i was visiting. the iridescence on the wings is just incredible. the only puzzling aspect to me is those blotches on (through?) the leaves on the lower left. incredible, incredible work.
Great use of terrains - super job on the wings - excellent
Wonderful image
Amazing, so realistic and beautiful!
Excellent realism!
Very very cool. So did you win Vue artist of the month yet?
WOW - great macro !!!!!
The iridescence is superb - not overdone at all. Great work on the "terrains".
Sehr schöne Bildkomposition!