Eleanore

This version is rendered with caustic lighting effects to better enhance the sense of an underwater atmosphere.

This is the neutral lighting version which enables a better view of the clownfish model.

Some leftover Test render image clips

Different style of rendering caustics that possibly may not lag my computer as much?

Nonetheless fun to play around with

Saving for me to come back to once I’ve rendered the fishes animation flow path and surrounding environment.

I especially like the artsy, stylised effect the hand draw texture gives the fish. It gives the character a higher sense of warmth.

I did this using photoshop and found out later you can paint directly into maya (I think this turned out better than that would have though.)

Tutorial I used to get a better idea of how to do the fish UV layout in regards to how to do the fins.

This my model at its final stage before I begin working on its UV layout and texture mapping. There is no point making it any more detailed than this yet though there will inevitably be further edits to the model itself once textures are applied. 

I remember finding this short film years ago and finding it simple yet beautiful. The story is short and sweet. The colour palette is well thought, the contrast between warm yellow/red tones and cool blues/purples adds a defined sense of lighting aiding in a defined sense of mood and ambience. (The fish designs are also very cute).