Parallel Universe Club

This club was formed by an online student that wanted a way to connect with the resident students at the University. The result was the creation of the Parallel Universe club.

I sketched up the concept of an alien on a planet on his computer connecting to an alien on a space ship on his computer. Since the scene was so geometric, I knew the end result would look better if first done in 3D.

I used Max to model all the elements in the scene. I decided it would be quicker to texture the render in photoshop than to texture all the 3D objects. So I gave objects their flat colors, with some bump and specular maps for lighting purposes. I rendered out a print quality image.

I brought the render into photoshop and added the sky and stars and improved the coloring on the aliens and their equipment. I added in the computer cables via photoshop and the burst of light that they are connected.

The total project took me 4 hours (2.5 in 3D, 1.5 in 2D), not including the render time for the final print quality still.