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Like human caricatures, mechanical ones follow much the same process - exaggerate and accentuate key features while staying true to the overall look of the car. The grill and headlights naturally become the mouth and eyes, and no monster car is complete without ample amounts of smoke pouring out from around the rear wheels. |
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| Process The headlights and grill define the "face" of most cars. Combining the upper and lower grills of the Mustang gave us a perfect mouth to fill with teeth, while flaring the hood line up at the edges created an aggressive brow under which we could tuck the eyes. Enlarging the center rise in the hood suggests a powerful engine while exaggerating the height of the rear fenders gives the car an aggressive stance. Dry ice was photographed and composited into the final render to create smoke around the rear wheels and on the floor. To see the whole process reduced to about a minute, watch the video to the right. Result Using common caricature techniques, we were able to bring a 2010 Mustang to life, exaggerating it's already aggressive features while staying true to it's existing lines. The model itself, down to the tire tread, was constructed using subdivision surfaces for resolution independence, making it suitable for closeups, extremely high-resolution print images as well as animation. Smoke, added in post, creates a sense of motion to complete the image. |
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| Address Chris O'Riley 306 Briarwood Ct. New Paltz, NY 12561 |
Contact Chris@Chris3D.com tel (845) 256-8934 |
News We're excited and honored to have been awarded a Type Director's Club Certificate of Typographic Excellence for our animated typography for Golf Digest's iPad edition. View details of the project here, and look for us in TDC's annual, Typographic 33, this summer. |