I was looking at the asset list of ‘Modeling Sprint for Durian’

(http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Org:Institute/Open_projects/Durian/Sprint/Assetlist)

and I realized that there were even multiple contributions for the same request, while the clouds entry was still empty.
Some time ago, while working on “progetto verde”, I made a survey about clouds that can be useful… so I registered on BlenderSwap and uploaded my file (you can download it from here).
I hope it’s not too late.

Considering this … maybe a scorpion can be useful too ? )

Fernando Luceri

download: nuvole.blend (486.60KB) added: 08/03/2010 clicks: 338 description: clouds fast to be rendered, totally procedural, non volumetric

was the first thing that I modeled for the “progetto verde”
at this link you can follow the long gestation with all the steps, the errors and valuable tips of friends.
summarizing the important steps

www.Kino3d.com

First I quickly realized a sketch for the concept

Then I started modeling the main parties

Finally, I added the details and textures

Compared to concept in rendering the animal is larger and some elements of technology have been replaced but it seems that he capture the spirit.

Fernando Luceri

Progetto Verde Gallery

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After seeing avatar
I absolutely had to give the third dimension to “progetto verde”
I know there is a way to do it in blender
but I preferred to export the image and the z buffer from Blender and use “bas-relief”
http://www.3dmix.com/eng/index.php
which gives many more editing possibilities.

Fernando Luceri

“progetto verde gallery”

Project to make a short film made with Blender.

A gym to experiment and learn by pushing Blender to the maximum.

The story is loosely based on a novel by Frederick Brown titled “Something green”
A man is shipwrecked on Kruger III, a red planet, his clothing is characterized by a  futuristic dirty and torn technology, mixed with leather and other natural elements. With him a beautiful native woman is on the planet.
Traveling through rough terrain and canyons on board of a giant turtle.

Fernando Luceri

Gallery “progetto verde”

Fernando Luceri