R2d2

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As its May the 4th I thought I would post my recently finished R2 model. Happy star wars day :slight_smile:

p.s. This is all blender/gimp and rendered with cycles.

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Good stuff! Great job on the little guy!

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Very nice!

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Here are some test scenes featuring my R2: https://youtu.be/3rRoaL3MKF4 https://youtu.be/ZXeCre088Lg

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So real and proportional.

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Uploaded a low res pic by mistake, here is the full sized image.

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My favorite character!! Very nice!!!

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Wow!! Those videos are AWESOME!! There’s always room for improvement, but still… WOW! Nice job. In the first video it looks like he’s floating on air at times. I was under the impression that R2 has wheels that are relatively “stiff”. I wouldn’t think that there would be that much play in the suspension if there is any at all, but I’m sure someone will correct me on this. :wink:

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Very nice! I love the shaders; they look stunning! :slight_smile: Great job!

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That’s somethink cool :wink: great job

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Good work. I think the eye piece might be a bit small though. I also remember the dome being brushed metal in the movies, so I would switch to an anisotropic shader for the dome. But that’s all just nit picking. Apart from that, a great model. I especially like the weathering you’ve put in.

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Nice work… i mean really nice work :slight_smile: The materials are spot on. Did you use cycles for rendering ?

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Thanks, the dome shader does have an anisotropic node which is more obvious in different lighting conditions. It shows up especially in the desert animation.

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That first video is especially awesome! That’s one of the most photorealistic videos I’ve seen in Blender.

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Amazing work!

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Terrific job all around. The modeling, materials, and animation are all top notch.

Steve S

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Thanks kamilmac, yes this is all done with cycles.

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Star Wars Episode 4 came out when I was in college. At the time I was working part time as a projectionist. I got to show that movie nearly 300 times, I tell you this so you know I know R2D2 very well. That having been said, you did a great job on this render.

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Another render of R2, 1000 samples.

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Really fantastic R2 model looks pretty realistic.

Wondering a bit on how you did the materials. I’ve modeled a few droids as well and for mine I primarily had their texturing done through masking. So for example R2’s body would be a base white metal material and I’d use multiple texture masks to add in a layer of a dirt material on top of the white. Was wondering if you used a similar technique or if the dirt and grime was painted on in one texture?

I also must say I love the detail you put into him, I’m no expert in R2 but I’d say it looks pretty much like the real prop.

Took a look at the videos as well and I love the animations.