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A piece I did to test my skills on the creation of a full 3D animation capable scene.
Mattepainting, simple geometry with Cinema 4D, some Vue trees and grass.
Photoshop for the final touches.

It belongs to a series I will be creating along some time on Fairy theme. I hope you like it.]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:46:42 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590821

Concept for the tiger habitat at the Paleocene Park USA.
This project consists of a huge conservation area for tigers where they can be free within the park confinements. Along with a breeding program, the idea is to create a large gene pool that can enable the continuity of this highly endangered specie out of extinction.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:53:21 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590820

Part of a 5 illustration series for a paintball field. Done with Sketchup and Photoshop. Some models are from the Sketchup warehouse.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:49:17 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590819

Part of a 5 illustration series for a paintball field. Done with Sketchup and Photoshop. Some models are from the Sketchup Warehouse.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:47:13 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590812

General view of Lost Temple Paintball Field.
Concept creation done with Sketchup and Photoshop.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:35:40 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590811

Part of a 5 illustration series from a concept creation for a paintball field in Portugal.
Done with Sketchup and Photoshop. Some models are from the Sketchup Warehouse.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:33:14 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/467259

This image was created for the February 2007, The Gnomon Workshop contest.
Photo-manipulation and painting in Photoshop.]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:03:32 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/409234

The sun is setting over the hills. It is the perfect time to supply the Pirate Vessels that will sail tomorrow morning.
The larger Vessel belongs to Captain Bloody Mary Jane, and the smaller and faster to Captain Roger Rackham.
England is in war against France... once again, and therefore more ships cross the Caribbean Seas, it is a prosperous time for Pirates.

This image was done in Photoshop, using personal stock photography and some ancient images of ships.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:15:49 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590810

This piece was created for a ecologic park concept developted for the Sesimbra region on Portugal.
It was done with Sketchup, and Photoshop]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:30:15 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590815

Magoo is the name of the dog who lives near this place. This concept was comissioned for a study into bringing that area back to life and make a Restaurant out of it.
The restaurant was to be named after the dog, but this project unfortunately never saw the light of the day.
Done in Sketchup and Photoshop.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:39:26 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590818

Memorial in development for the brave soldiers who fought the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars. Night view.
Cinema 4D and Photoshop.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:44:40 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/590816

Memorial in development for the brave soldiers who fought the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars. Day view.
Cinema 4D and Photoshop.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:43:09 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/445319

The Little People are the inhabitants of Bonsai Trees. Their culture is very similar to that of Eastern Asian Humans.
They use lantern shaped blimps for travel to distant lands. At night the Bonsai becomes like a christmas tree full of small lights.

This work was done for the December Gnomon Workshop Challenge. The briefing was "Tree house in winter".

I bought a Bonsai to make this work. The painting was done over photography, and a model I made directly in the Bonsai tree.
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Ricardo Garces Demoreel 2006. Some Images were enhanced with animation for better viewer experience.

I hope you enjoy!]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:36:16 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/433508

Version 2 and final of the Stromfjord Harbor. The first version was lacking a foreground element and life. I added these elements through the use of birds ( which harbor has no seaguls? ) and ropes with elevators from down the city to ports above.]]> Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:06:52 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/386577

The sound of a mechanical respirator echoes deep inside the submerged cave.
Diver - "Atlantida, I see no fish or plants down here..."
Atlantida GeoNautical Vessel - " 'course not capt. you are at 2000 meters deph..."
D - "...WAIT! I see the something..."
D- "... It's a gate, a huge gatzz..zzffww..."
AGN - " Capt. we are loosing you..."
D - "... how... I am lighting up a flare zz...zz..."

The transmission is lost between the diver and Atlantida.

D - " ... my GOD, this is huge, we have found it! It's beautiful, there is a gigantic statue of poseidon over me...."
D - " ... I still have air, I am going inside..."

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My entry do Mattepainting competition, Atlantis. Done in Photoshop. I am now trying to make this thing move with camera mapping. When I have success I will share it.]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:04:06 +0000 http://ricardogarces.cgsociety.org/gallery/368027

This image was created for a Mattepainting Challenge on Stephen King's Cell.

Oct 1 6:00pm, The Pulse, a cell phone anomally that has the ability to wipe all but human instinct from mind listening, has rendered the city of Boston to a near apocalyspe. Form the inital pulse at 3:00 there has been a slew of human attacks, vehicle crashes, planes exploding, murders, etc. People struck by the pulse immediately feel the urge to kill anything, or if the could hear the conversation vagely there minds were wiped and became suicidal. Imagine that 95% of the world now was zombified into a killing frenzy whether on a plane, in a car, walking on a street, standing by a hotel window. These incidents when combined have the ingredients to burn Boston and any other city to the gorund in hours.

This piece was done over a photo of Boston City, and was totally handpainted in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet. The crashed plane is a 3D model.
The original plate was found in sxc.hu and had no restrictions of use. The author is trhaynes, photo #56656.]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:40:13 +0000