Failed investment

**Metin_7** · September 28th, 2005, 04:21 PM

Hi,

Illustrated this for a magazine article about failed ship investments.

Hope you like it, and if you do, check out my daily updated weblog for more imagery.

All the best,

Metin

**vigostar** · September 28th, 2005, 04:29 PM

if you scroll up and down quickly the water starts to move.. thats cool!! good work!

**DV8** · September 29th, 2005, 11:36 PM

is that 3d?

not really my cup of tea subjectwise, but nice anyways

thanks for sharing

Mike

**Idiot Apathy** · September 30th, 2005, 12:04 AM

X
Or is it just me?

**Shoe** · September 30th, 2005, 01:18 AM

I don't see anything either.

**WinglessXAngel** · September 30th, 2005, 01:29 AM

nope i got the fancy

**Metin_7** · September 30th, 2005, 06:09 AM

Thanks for your comments. I had some problems with my site's server, but the image should remain visible again now.

I noticed the same effect with the water when scrolling. Psychedelic!

Cheers,

Metin

**Idiot Apathy** · October 1st, 2005, 01:33 AM

Hehheh, that's pretty sweet. Can't say I'm really getting the "message" though, I can think of a few idioms/etc but I'm not sure.

**jabberwookie** · October 1st, 2005, 02:07 AM

man thats pretty cool. very different looking and interesting for sure. well done. Can you tell us about how you made this?

**Metin_7** · October 1st, 2005, 07:00 PM

Thanks guys!

The idea behind the illo is that this man has invested in a ship that turns out to be close to a wreck, so his future plans fall into the water. It's fairly straightforward. The magazine article is about ship investments that turn out bad.

I created it using 3ds Max and the V-Ray renderer for the subtle shadow colors, highlights and reflections. Used an orthographic view to get a parallel perspective in stead of the usual vanishing point perspective. I like that because it has an estranging effect and pleasantly forces me to approach the illustration composition in a graphic design fashion.

Cheerio,

Metin

**Ray Dillon** · October 2nd, 2005, 12:00 PM

Awesome! I love the soft, realistic rendering mixed with stylistic and simplistic design. Great job!!

**Metin_7** · October 2nd, 2005, 12:09 PM

Thank you too Ray! Much appreciated.

All the best,

Metin

**Kon** · October 2nd, 2005, 01:36 PM

Interesting design, although I do notice that the wood has some odd edges in a few places (the double lines).
Everything also looks very plastic, some textures would probably have made for some interesting surfaces, but I can understand that most of the focus was put on the shapes and design.