Blog (Creative Process) | David Roubaud

Jun 26, 20232 min read

Finishing up renders of jungle temple scene

I have been working recently on making a couple of shots of a jungle temple scene. The idea originated from my wish to recreate an image...

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Adding rocks and trying out CG grass for concept forest scene.

David Roubaud

Sep 21, 20222 min read

Adding rocks and trying out CG grass for concept forest scene.

The composition seems to be increasing in levels of realism by having me adding the geometry of the rocks around the scene, as well as...

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Onwards with the forest concept art scene.

David Roubaud

Sep 13, 20222 min read

Onwards with the forest concept art scene.

With the intent of continuing to document the process of creation of this particular piece, I will be adding more renders as I am going...

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Working on new a new misty forest concept art scene

David Roubaud

Sep 9, 20222 min read

Working on new a new misty forest concept art scene

I am currently working on developing a scene that depicts the arrival of a futuristic concept design vehicle, in such a way that both...

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Looking for general composition elements for the second shot.

David Roubaud

Jun 17, 20222 min read

Looking for general composition elements for the second shot.

For my second shot in the series, I would still say that I am still in the beginning stages of visual development of the composition,...

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David Roubaud

Jun 14, 20222 min read

Building the second shot of the series.

To make the second shot of the series happen, I need to first create a rough layout at least in my mind of what the exterior scene will...

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Finishing up a concept Harley-inspired Bobber motorcycle

David Roubaud

Sep 30, 20212 min read

Finishing up a concept Harley-inspired Bobber motorcycle

I have been creating a sequence for some weeks now of a very Japanese urbanscape with a female character emerging from a concept car I...

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More details added to the scene before finalizing

David Roubaud

Sep 16, 20212 min read

More details added to the scene before finalizing

The following render is more or less the look of the final composition, with all the important compositional elements in place. I think...

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David Roubaud

Sep 12, 20212 min read

Continuing with the Japanese car scene.

For this stage of development I have decided to change the lighting to create a greater emphasis towards the center of the scene. I am...

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Working on a Japanese style scene with a concept car

David Roubaud

Sep 11, 20212 min read

Working on a Japanese style scene with a concept car

I decided soon after being done with my first concept car that I was going to create a scene surrounding it, with an appropriate mood to...

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Modeling an engine & suspension for a concept car

David Roubaud

Aug 17, 20212 min read

Modeling an engine & suspension for a concept car

I have been adding more detail to the model of the engine by adding components to create a more believable look with the sort of shapes...

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Modeling the engine and suspension of the concept car

David Roubaud

Aug 16, 20212 min read

Modeling the engine and suspension of the concept car

This has been an interesting task for me in discovering how to model a concept engine and suspension, because it is the first time that I...

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David Roubaud

Aug 15, 20212 min read

Modeling a Pagani-inspired interior

I started out modeling a hypercar that turning out to be a mix between a Pagani and a batmobile. I was initially drawn to the curves of...

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David Roubaud

May 24, 20212 min read

Blade-Runner-inspired car design.

I have been wanting to make a 3d scene that looks like it came from the movie Blade Runner for some time. I thought originally that...

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First scene with a character and experiments with the composition.

David Roubaud

May 19, 20212 min read

First scene with a character and experiments with the composition.

For this little exercise, I went on the task of making a simple composition with a character in it that would make it more engaging. I...

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Learning how to map textures in blender.

David Roubaud

May 17, 20212 min read

Learning how to map textures in blender.

The assignment for my online course this week was to add textures to a scene that had already been composed, to make it look more...

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Creating a final piece mixing 3d and photo bashing.

David Roubaud

May 12, 20212 min read

Creating a final piece mixing 3d and photo bashing.

I put myself up for the challenge of making a final piece using a mixture of 3d and photo bashing techniques using Photoshop and Blender....

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First scene rendering with volumetric lighting.

David Roubaud

May 11, 20212 min read

First scene rendering with volumetric lighting.

I have been wishing for a bit to make a scene with volumetric lighting coloring the scene. By “volumetric” I mean that the light coming...

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Finishing photo-bashed jungle composition.

David Roubaud

Mar 31, 20212 min read

Finishing photo-bashed jungle composition.

I came to the task of making a final composition of the temple I started previously to create a final design proposal. I was given the...

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David Roubaud

Mar 28, 20213 min read

First few shapes for a spaceship.

I have decided that my portfolio is going to have a transition from more painterly designs to a more photorealistic look. Since this is a...

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