Comments on: 2010 SOTL Closeup – Greg Stewart – “Operation Return”

By: Mr. Wilde

Mr. Wilde — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:15:32 +0000

That’s great! I love the angle of the Defiant!

Congratulations!!!

By: Matt Wright

Matt Wright — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:32:06 +0000

With the new attention from SOTL maybe it’s a good time to update it

By: CarlG

CarlG — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:52:00 +0000

Thanks so much for your reply!

Yeah, I need all the help I can get with lighting; my modeling/texturing is decent, but I haven’t got a really knock-out render for my portfolio cause lighting is an evil @#!%& to get right.

One of these days though… it’s my ambition to make something, show it to Mr. Drexler, and have him say “not bad” (hey, I’m ambitious, but I’m not crazy ).

By: Greg Stewart

Greg Stewart — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:48 +0000

Here’s my portfolio site…I’ll warn you that it’s been a long time since it was updated. Hehe

http://www.experimation.com

By: Angelus Lupus

Angelus Lupus — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:35:47 +0000

Yes, link please! I wouldn’t mind seeing more of your great work.

By: the bluesman

the bluesman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:38:01 +0000

Hey Greg, gota website or online portfolio we can look at?

By: Greg Stewart

Greg Stewart — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:20 +0000

CarlG, thanks for your interest in the lighting setup!

Each ship had its own particular lighting rig, but for the ambient space lighting I used one source of light for all the ships. That way the lighting was consistent for them all. I then added fill lights to each ship, however many it took just to make it look “right.”

Lighting in 3d is an art in itself, and I find that the more lights you use, the better. Just make sure they’re not at full blast, but layer them at low intensities.

Every artist is different…just find what works for you and go with it!

By: Greg Stewart

Greg Stewart — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:24:43 +0000

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your comments! Yes, this was indeed a dream come true…

Again, I really cannot thank Doug enough for this wonderful opportunity. He’s the dream-maker folks!!

By: The DC

The DC — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:13 +0000

Great work Gregg.

I eapecially appreciate the little touch of the Nebula combat in the background. A little extra something makes all the difference!

The DC

By: barriesuddery

barriesuddery — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:18:24 +0000

Awesome work Greg! Like I said on John Eaves’ site about Michael Jackson, talent knows no bounds!