My simple entry for WC 189, theme History.
Prehistoric Question
Internal render, glow, Zblur and stuff…
Text and textballoons added PostPro.
Cheers,
Sago
In case anybody wonders: I don’t have a wife or girlfriend. but I desperately need one. and yes, I know this isn’t the way to get one…
Nice SOH. Good hunting.
signed: dyke.
lmao! Good one. I know that feeling some days. 
Anyway, to the image. Looks like you did the text and text balloons with curves and Blenders text, thus why the BG text looks blurred due to the zblur. May have been better to do that in post so it wasn’t blurred?
Also, the re-use of your alien skin texture is getting a bit old. No offense to it, cause it looks really good. Maybe vary up the colours some so it’s not so noticable.
Loving your quality of renders lately though. Very well lit and executed. Looking better than some yafray renders IMO.
BgDM
he’s addicted to the material…You should experiment a bit with it! 
3Distracted - I don’t put my finger in dykes, but for you I can make an exception.
BgDM - The text and textballoons were actually added PostPro. The blurred one was to try out how it looked. You can stil see/read it, but it remains in the background (like she is).
Also, the re-use of your alien skin texture is getting a bit old. No offense to it, cause it looks really good. Maybe vary up the colours some so it’s not so noticable.
Haha, I knew you’d notice that.
Just a coincidence (now it’s 4 aliens and 3 creatures in total). Colouring it some sounds like work…
Next time no alienskin, I promise. %|
And yes, rendering with the internal render gets easier every time. Yafray is for woosies…
yoeri - okay okay, fair enough. No more alienskin for a long time. But for every time I used it I hope I just gave it the look it needed (so no furry seacreatures or aliens).
haha!! great stuff!!
very funny, and excellent creatures. i think it would have looked best with no blur, on text, or on the background. is it possible to post a non-blur version…
characters are awsome, sea looks awsome, and the wet look of the rock is pulled off very well.
your best render scince the rats…speaking of rats…haha!
by the way…eric…coincidence??..or not??..if no coincidence i’m happy to have made my annoying ass into a Sago work, whoohoo, if not never mind, move along, nothing to see here…
i don’t agree with the message here, but rendering is indeed quite nice. i also think these could work better with less text in them. I don’t especially like the cartoon bubbles.
.b
No.
Lol, it’s a shame she’s out of focus, but for the quality of the image it’s better (depth-> more realistic). The blurred text stays in the background where she is.
I know I know, I still want to send you an email. I just procrastinate… alot. It’s not something I’m proud of.
Haha, no coincidence. though you’re just 10 days older than me I still think you’re like a juvenile.
Basse - Lol, it’s a joke so you don’t have to agree with the message. Is your woman looking over your shoulder or something? I don’t agree with it either. 
i also think these could work better with less text in them. I don’t especially like the cartoon bubbles.
Bubbles?
You mean these?
Or this one?
This one perhaps?
This one? (the one on the left…)
But if you meant the text balloons %| you’re absolutely right. It brings the image out of balance. But no text(balloons) means no joke. So…
Sago
Nice image Sago.
It’s refreshing to see someone who consistently finds ways to add humour to their scene. I’ve enjoyed a lot of your work and it really helps to fully appreciate the work when there is something extra there to make the image more than just a showcase for materials or geometry.
Good Work.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 
lol thats great! i am not sure about the typeface you selected for the headline. but i like the light setup and the DoF. last one works good.
claas
chimpoid - thanx, that means a lot to me.
Justice_falls - Lol, don’t choke on it man.
cekuhnen - Hey dude. Yeah, the text is a bit soso. Next time I’ll put more effort into it.
And the Zblur went extremely well; sometimes it can be a bitch, other times it works great.
flip me,
ogaS
oh… heh, in finnish we call them bubbles, not balloons. sorry about that.
anyway, i dont agree that it would mean no joke. you should be able to make picture also work without totally giving it away in the text.
you have the question there, and the picture should explain it, i think.
you would make the wife look more like a wife (now your characters basicly look the same), perhaps put millions of screaming kids there with her, whatever to make it look like she has lot of things to do… and the guy more ignoring and irratated of the whole thing (raising hand perhaps, doing the “pffft” gesture)…
i know it’s harder to do, but that’s the whole thing. this is easy way out here, with totally explanatory text 
the fun is all in text, not in picture.
i dont know if i am explaining this correctly… oh well…
.b
You explained it very well.
I totally understand what you mean: tell the complete story/joke by using only the image. And you’re right about that.
Cheers,
Sago
I know what basse means but I thought in this case the text was appropriate. You’re going to have to add text for the woman anyway.
Either way, the render is great and the idea is funny as usual. Good work.
Wow the render quality is really good. It looks photorealistic.
You wrote that you used the Internal Renderer. Really no Yafray at all? If that is the case, you need to share how you achieve your lighting.
Perhaps a blend file? Or at least some lengthy detailed description?
Hi ChojinDSL,
uhm… thanks! There are many (even more) realistic Blenderworks made with the internal render to be found here. Takes some searching though.
My own rules for rendering Internal are:
Also ZBlur can add that little extra too make it look more realistic (though sometimes it can look like sh*t).
I’ve added an attachment for this work.
The important lamps are selected in the image.
AO with 9 samples, Add and SkyTexture enabled.
Wordcolours are blue gradient, from darkblue (top) to lightblue (bottom).
2 lamps in front of the malecreature were just for diffuse and specular lighting the eyes.
1 extra lamp (doesn’t show in the attachment) only for specular lighting the water.
That’s it.
Don’t steal your neighbour’s bike,
Sago
Thanks a bunch for your lighting tips!
Apart from the Speech Bubbles, your image looks like you had some little fishmonster toys which you set up and then took a photo. Certainly manages to achieve that “uncanny” effect that us 3D Artist often strive to achieve.
Would be nice to see this piece animated with the same render quality.
By the way, I’ve noticed a lot of your images achieve that “that-might-as-well-be-photo-of-a-real-puppet-or-sculpture” look.
Do you use Blender Internal in all your Images or are some of them done with yafray?
How did you create the glow… :o
Smaaaalll Point, it is spelt “Wives” not “Wifes” because he is referring in the plural.
“My Wifes car”
“Fred and Bill went with thir Wives”
Great Image though!
