I’ve been wanting to do some Brazil inspired 3d since I moved to Brazil a while back… so finally the last couple of weeks I’ve been spending my spare time working on this carnival Samba dancer. 3ds Max and Zbrush, and all rendered in Mental Ray. The outfit is somewhat based on an outfit worn by Natália Guimarães at the 2009 Rio carnival. More on my website:
http://www.characterink.com/2010/11/14/carnival-girl/
Carnival is the first image for my upcoming group show called Circus Freaks at the iO gallery. This piece represents being sidetracked emotionally with fun and games, putting on a mask. It was also my first still life, exploring the movement of light through the piece and the caustic light effects of the glass juggling spheres.
2d, skull, carnival, circus freaks, still life, horror, dark art