3D Metropolis

Now:

I think that when I was composing this piece, I had some (vague, at least) idea of the composition I was seeking. That drove me to produce it.

The unfortunate part is that I had no idea what to use when filling in those compositional elements. Something dark in this lower corner of the image? An amorphous blob. Color? Er, yes! To bad they’re all over the place (in every sense of the word). Value? That means something in a visual design sense?

Ah, strangely it feels sort of good to MST3K my own work. Perhaps I’ve moved on from this level, though it might be hard to tell since I’ve also moved away from making 3d images, primarily due to time constraints. If I had the time, and could remember what Tom Servo’s profile looked like, I’d add an MST3K silhouette mouseover to this image.

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The luminescence of the net faded. Pure white noise flooded his senses, a slight spasm running through his body as the crackling feedback subsided. Jade tugged the trode out of his skull plug and took a deep breath. Reality, the place outside of the net… it felt so artificial, so empty compared to the gleaming electronic highways of the net.

Opening his eyes, Jade slowly stood up. He walked into the kitchen for a coke, lurching with the look of a sailor who has yet to regain his land legs. He gulped it down and felt himself regain the grip on reality in a wash of consciousness, the cold liquid running through him. Rubbing his eyes, he stumbled to a chair and sat down heavily.

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Now:

When I look at this piece I think of the old inspirations that planted the idea for it, especially Darrel Anderson’s excellent illustrations for the Shadowrun Virtual Realities sourcebook. I also see many weaknesses in technique, particularly camera placement, lighting, and texturing. Though it was definitely still a fun piece to make.

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