I KID YOU NOT ! This takes days not hours. For those who think its a 4 minute quick video thus the work was quick. Really appreciate the work by Lewis. I want to touch his feet out of respect. The hard work, dedication, self discipline and perseverance needed is top class.
The title of this video should be "a masterclass inside 4 minutes" 🤩🤩🤩.The animation , the thought process , the little tips and tricks are just phenomenal.
Gunna put this out there from one VFX artist to another. I think your work surpasses that of corridor digital, not sure why most people put them on this incredibly high pedestal. You should be incredibly proud of your work, looking forward to seeing more
Thank you so much! That's quite the compliment :) I think the pressure for Corridor to put out such regular videos can bring down the quality from what their maximum abilities are, they are all incredibly talented artists and I have always wondered what their peak combined efforts on a single project would look like as I'm sure it'd be unbelievable. I appreciate your comment and there's plenty more content on the way :D
I literally sat down today and started learning Blender. I'm a retired film maker and have all day to fool around. Thanks for the inspiration. Incredible talent. Cheers.
best breakdown ever, this just shows amount of work to perfect something and the amazing management of work you did there was amazing. so much i learned!
Im impressed by people able to paint background plate like that, using 2D element even real footage and HDRI for the Sky in 3D compositing is always the key to control highly detail scene, since we have PBR texture with normal map and roughness we can light 2.5D element, it's a good way to not over complicate layout , in stereoscopie it's a bit more tricky to sell flat element but thanks to normal map and depht map it's not impossible. If the object are far away and not in close-up shot.
Great work sir! I had to rewatch it multiple times. I absolutely looove the work you've done on the bear and if this was your first animating a qudruped then congrats! Everything blends together so well, keep it up!
Thank you so much! It means a lot coming from such a talented animator your work looks amazing! The whole project started by animating a super blocky bear as a proof of concept as I hadn't done creature animation before and it worked! So it was super exciting to build everything on top from there :)
@@lewisanimation you're welcome, that's me btw, my other account, i learned some cool things from your breakdown. Thanks a lot, this make me want to participate in the next challenge, I'm a lover of cool fantasy environments ,hope to get to your level someday
@@3dbait Awesome! Definitely give it a go it's a great way to make sure you complete a project from start to finish and it helps you identify the things in your workflow that need improving! This is my 4th entry to the competitions, and each time I just improved what I was missing in the last and eventually I made it to the montage! Your environments on your channel look amazing btw! You've got a great sense of camera movement and lighting too!
@@lewisanimation Thanks for the compliment,well, I'm still struggling with large scale environments so far, can't seem to make the background look good and epic like you did in this project, your trick about using 2d image and photoshop as a background will surely help me in my coming Project. And the cinematic lighting trick with the area lights too, can't wait to try it. Nice work once again !
Thank you so much! That really means a lot :) Just wanted to say I love your channel I've been subscribed for a while and your VFX videos are such high quality! Is very cool to get a comment from you!
was expecting to hear, "and then my GPU imploded and created a black hole that engulfed the village". Dope work! I'm going to utilise that eevee cloud method, and the particle emitter parented to the camera. Very nice
Absolutely loved the breakdown into this... very insightful how you approached it! It's a shame you haven't turned a shot like this into a full Patreon course, because that would be so cool and helpful :)
as a landscape photographer with zero aversion to photoshop, I’ve always wanted to utilize matte painting and meld my 3D work with my own assets. This is a great inspiration on those grounds alone, but i’m in awe of everything else. beautifully done.
This is genius. I AM SO SAVING THIS VIDEO IN MY PLAYLIST TO STUDY ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS BEAUITIFUL MASTER PIECE WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND BREAK DOWN. -It has inpsired many people to make the same art as you, which means you are an influencer. -It has made me want to be like you which means congratulations. you have made a clone lmao
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :) Definitely the first time I've been called an influencer, but am just very happy to be inspiring people :D Thank you so much for your comment!
Great work and congratulations! It's a true honor to be recognized by your heroes! You might want to think about creating a course. You have a natural talent for it and it may prove to be financially worth your time. Congrats again, and thank you for the engaging explanation of your work. Quite impressive explanation skills and animations.
Thank you very much! Creating courses is definitely something I'm considering for the future, there's a lot involved so I'm just trying to find the time and best content to use. Thank you for your suggestion and compliments :)
Thank you! I just wanted something that looked like the scale was huge, and generally to achieve that you need a lot of small details that takes time :)
@@lewisanimation well, this would be a perfect use case for generating AI background with tools such as Stable Diffusion, adding just some z depth map with automatic1111. Think about it for your next project!!! Congratulations again for this successful piece!
@@rgferreira78 Thank you for the suggestion! A lot of this process was building workflows that would also work for scenes with 3D movement too so I did get a lot from it, but I will take note for any future 2D elements :)
The best thing I can recommend is keep doing small projects each of which focuses on learning a new part of 3D each time and over time your skillset develops and you can start to combine them into bigger scenes like this. Also, to create large scenes on your own, you won't be able to make every single part of it, so you'll need to build up an asset library of textures, models, skies/background photos, and things like mixamo. There's a lot of tutorials and support online for Blender and other than that it just takes practice and consistency over time :)
Man...! I was really inspired when I saw your montage. clearly one of the most unique concepts. Also glad to know how it's done. Good Work. Keep it coming.
Well deserved. This piece of art is massive. I am a small filmmaker and my focus is films, so unfortunately I haven't had the time to dive deep into blender. I am pretty good at blender I would say but not as advanced as you. I hope to see more beautiful renders from you
Thank you so much! Blender has become super powerful in recent years and nothing compares to the amount of online support there is so I'd 100% recommend it as something to keep going at. Thank you for your comment, there's plenty more animations on the way! And best of luck with your filmmaking! :)
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I love how everything was broken down in the scene and presented so beautifully.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
My dream is to be an animator so I can make many cinematic, I remebember in 2004 when I first used Blender..
i think also this just shows how good the people are - in this case - Lewis Animation! Understood Matte Painting through this so much better!
I KID YOU NOT ! This takes days not hours. For those who think its a 4 minute quick video thus the work was quick.
Really appreciate the work by Lewis. I want to touch his feet out of respect.
The hard work, dedication, self discipline and perseverance needed is top class.
Thank you very much I really appreciate it! This is certainly a quick overview of a process that took a long time :)
@@lewisanimation About how long did it take to create this?
The title of this video should be "a masterclass inside 4 minutes" 🤩🤩🤩.The animation , the thought process , the little tips and tricks are just phenomenal.
Thank you so much! Really glad it helps :)
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That also was a 140 million dollar film, and a 3d background really isn't needed at all for this scene @@XXX0XXX-ue2fd
Ikr
I'm still new at animation but man that was awesome
I got a minute into the the top 100 compilation and had to pause to find the original. Congrats this animation was sick! Fantastic breakdown too
Wow thank you so much! :) I really appreciate the comment, glad you like it!
I DID THE SAME.. Love this.
Hey we have the same profile picture!
@@HuanLeVuong lmao
I'm just started blender, and watch this video at that day... OMG how can this video possible?
Thank you! Has just been lots of learning from RUclips tutorials :) Good luck on your Blender journey!
Gunna put this out there from one VFX artist to another. I think your work surpasses that of corridor digital, not sure why most people put them on this incredibly high pedestal. You should be incredibly proud of your work, looking forward to seeing more
Thank you so much! That's quite the compliment :) I think the pressure for Corridor to put out such regular videos can bring down the quality from what their maximum abilities are, they are all incredibly talented artists and I have always wondered what their peak combined efforts on a single project would look like as I'm sure it'd be unbelievable. I appreciate your comment and there's plenty more content on the way :D
I'm just so impressed by your skills ! And the patience you need to process in order to get this short animation ! Congrats !
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
Big respect to these animators who put in so much work for basically 3 seconds of animation
It's a lot of work but seeing the final result makes it worth it! :)
man animated more for this video than the original one 💀 legend
:D
The fact that you didn’t force us to watch a 30 min video
Well done Lewis! You deserved all of that praise and you should be proud. Great animation, great breakdown.
Thank you so much I really appreciate it :)
Oh that's looking awesome! Thank you for the breakdown, really intersting stuff!
Thank you so much! :)
Absolute stunning! One of my favorite pieces of the challenge
Thank you! :)
I literally sat down today and started learning Blender. I'm a retired film maker and have all day to fool around. Thanks for the inspiration. Incredible talent. Cheers.
Really glad you enjoyed! Good luck on your new Blender journey, it was one of the best decisions I've ever made and I hope it is for you too! :)
I have a dream of doing such cool things but don't know what to do after deleting the cube 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
😂😂😂😂 I feel this in every single software
We share the same dream and have the same problem😂😂😂
You can delete the cube 😮. I can't even do that 😅
Me also
If it's your dream, just work on it. It's worth it If you want it
Next step for Lewis : Start a VFX company
Is definitely a possibility :)
Really cool animation, great painting skills as well.
Thank you very much!
The detail with the bear actually using the spikes on its helmet to attack is what really got me.
Glad you enjoyed! :)
Good job man! I am envious of your skills. This is by far my favorite render from Endless Engines. it's so majestic and inspiring.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
Basically He worked for anywhere from 4 weeks to 4 months to give us this 16 or odd second long clip and it is glorious! Bravo
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed
it's amazing how much work is behind this few second scene.
Glad you enjoyed! :)
To think that this is not a complete 3D scene, it's amazing. Wow! Great work!
Thank you so much! :)
This is beautiful, the quality, the animation, the style, and all the other little tricks to create the scene. Amazing job Lewis, this is inspiring!
Thank you so much I really appreciate it :)
Incredible work! The only thing missing from this is sound design.
Thank you! And yes sound design could use a lot more work :)
@@lewisanimation Honestly though still is amazing and i have NO doubt you can do anything you set out to do!
@@imclueless9875 I really appreciate it! :D
@@lewisanimation thank you for showing us how you created this masterpiece! And the nice chat :) Look forward to seeing more!
I enjoyed a narrated breakdown. Great job!
Glad you enjoyed! :)
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
best breakdown ever, this just shows amount of work to perfect something and the amazing management of work you did there was amazing. so much i learned!
Wow thank you so much! I really appreciate the comment :)
@@lewisanimation love your stuff man, fact that you took the time to spread the knowledge is awesome.
My pc after seeing such stuff happening🥱🥱🥱🥱😵💫😵💫
The skill here that should be commended is the use of 2D in a 3D space so as to not tax your rendering engine. Movie quality!
Thank you so much! It definitely saved a lot of time and headaches :)
Im impressed by people able to paint background plate like that, using 2D element even real footage and HDRI for the Sky in 3D compositing is always the key to control highly detail scene, since we have PBR texture with normal map and roughness we can light 2.5D element, it's a good way to not over complicate layout , in stereoscopie it's a bit more tricky to sell flat element but thanks to normal map and depht map it's not impossible. If the object are far away and not in close-up shot.
Great work sir! I had to rewatch it multiple times. I absolutely looove the work you've done on the bear and if this was your first animating a qudruped then congrats! Everything blends together so well, keep it up!
Thank you so much! It means a lot coming from such a talented animator your work looks amazing! The whole project started by animating a super blocky bear as a proof of concept as I hadn't done creature animation before and it worked! So it was super exciting to build everything on top from there :)
@@lewisanimation nice. Thank you!
Huge, massive smiles watching this!!! Well-earned and deserved!
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed :)
Very detailed explanation. The animation is top notch
Thank you so much! :)
@@lewisanimation you're welcome, that's me btw, my other account, i learned some cool things from your breakdown. Thanks a lot, this make me want to participate in the next challenge, I'm a lover of cool fantasy environments ,hope to get to your level someday
@@3dbait Awesome! Definitely give it a go it's a great way to make sure you complete a project from start to finish and it helps you identify the things in your workflow that need improving! This is my 4th entry to the competitions, and each time I just improved what I was missing in the last and eventually I made it to the montage! Your environments on your channel look amazing btw! You've got a great sense of camera movement and lighting too!
@@lewisanimation Thanks for the compliment,well, I'm still struggling with large scale environments so far, can't seem to make the background look good and epic like you did in this project, your trick about using 2d image and photoshop as a background will surely help me in my coming Project. And the cinematic lighting trick with the area lights too, can't wait to try it. Nice work once again !
Just WOW! The final scene looks crazy cinematic! One of the coolest shots I've seen coming out of blender.
Thank you so much! That really means a lot :) Just wanted to say I love your channel I've been subscribed for a while and your VFX videos are such high quality! Is very cool to get a comment from you!
Beautiful! Great and inspiring work! Thank you for the breakdown!
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it :)
I like how so much of it was made using rather simple methods
The weight of that massive bear is so hard to convey and you have done it so beautifully, great work!!
Thank you very much! It was the first thing I did in the project and I was super happy with it :)
No words for this phenomenal clip.
Thank you!
was expecting to hear, "and then my GPU imploded and created a black hole that engulfed the village". Dope work! I'm going to utilise that eevee cloud method, and the particle emitter parented to the camera. Very nice
We certainly only narrowly avoided that scenario with this render XD And glad you found some useable stuff! :)
I love how you just meshed everything together so well. Very Talented!
Absolutely loved the breakdown into this... very insightful how you approached it! It's a shame you haven't turned a shot like this into a full Patreon course, because that would be so cool and helpful :)
Thank you! It's something I'll be looking into in the future it just takes a lot of time to create tutorials/courses :)
You made one of the most incredible feats of 3D modelling look like a breeze
You, sir, are a god among men
Lewis, mate, you've got to get a job recording audiobooks, such a great, calming voice.
great work, too.
I appreciate the compliment thank you XD :)
Absolutely amazing what one talented and disciplined person can do alone in free software these days!
Incredible...
Thank you very much :) Forever grateful to Blender for being such a wonderful piece of software!
I would love a step by step tutorial on this even tho it will probably be like hours and hours. Amazing work 🎉
Thank you! I'll hopefully be looking to make some more in depth tutorials for similar scenes later on :)
the video is short and concise, and get the point across in a quick, yet amazingly detailed manner. The art work itself is stunning.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Looks amazing! Reminds me a lot of the Elder Scrolls Online art style, I love it! Great job!
Thank you so much! :)
Stunning! Will you be selling the 0:36 city pieces anywhere? Would love to buy and use!
Lewis, this is INSANE!!! How long did it take you to do it?
as a landscape photographer with zero aversion to photoshop, I’ve always wanted to utilize matte painting and meld my 3D work with my own assets. This is a great inspiration on those grounds alone, but i’m in awe of everything else. beautifully done.
Thank you ever so much! It has definitely been a game changer for me since realising I didn't need to make everything 3D in the scene :)
This is genius. I AM SO SAVING THIS VIDEO IN MY PLAYLIST TO STUDY ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS BEAUITIFUL MASTER PIECE WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND BREAK DOWN.
-It has inpsired many people to make the same art as you, which means you are an influencer.
-It has made me want to be like you which means congratulations. you have made a clone lmao
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :) Definitely the first time I've been called an influencer, but am just very happy to be inspiring people :D Thank you so much for your comment!
That’s epic as hell
Thank you glad you like it! :)
Thanks Mr. Lewis new ideas always develop new paradyms
The way the bear moves is great.
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
The way the rider braced for impact with the second soldier was impressive.
Thank you :) Glad you liked it!
This is such a great masterpiece! I love the style, definetly reminds me of Elden Ring, good stuff Lewis!!
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
Wow that requires some serious talent and a ton of experience,that is phenomenal
Thank you so much! :)
Sounds can be better.
This comment is actually insane
Is that seriously the only thing you had to say about this video?? 😂
Wow man you have really outdone yourself with this one and I love your matte painting process as well keep up the good work.
This one is the best one. Looks like a movie level quality
Thank you so much! :)
Hmmmmmm.....did anyone else get turned on? The details and the voice. woah. Looking forward to your next challenge render.
It does blend in nicely, but now that you pointed out that the background is 2D, I can't unsee it :(
Incredible work, definitely one of my favorites from the challenge. Thanks for sharing with us how you've created this
Thank you very much! Really glad you like it :)
Wow! You left me speechless with this work!
Thank you! Really glad you like it :)
The best 4 minutes I've ever seen, thanks man!
Really glad you enjoyed!
Great work and congratulations! It's a true honor to be recognized by your heroes! You might want to think about creating a course. You have a natural talent for it and it may prove to be financially worth your time. Congrats again, and thank you for the engaging explanation of your work. Quite impressive explanation skills and animations.
Thank you very much! Creating courses is definitely something I'm considering for the future, there's a lot involved so I'm just trying to find the time and best content to use. Thank you for your suggestion and compliments :)
Brilliant and informative. I just wonder why so much work on the background castle when it's completely static perspective-wise.
Thank you! I just wanted something that looked like the scale was huge, and generally to achieve that you need a lot of small details that takes time :)
@@lewisanimation well, this would be a perfect use case for generating AI background with tools such as Stable Diffusion, adding just some z depth map with automatic1111. Think about it for your next project!!! Congratulations again for this successful piece!
@@rgferreira78 Thank you for the suggestion! A lot of this process was building workflows that would also work for scenes with 3D movement too so I did get a lot from it, but I will take note for any future 2D elements :)
Absolutely amazing work there!
Thank you so much! :)
This was my favorite from the video, had to find it
Amazing! Really glad you enjoyed :)
Dammn, this is so sick! Thanks for the breakdown & congrats with your placement!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
Blender makes the dream work, literally.
Blender has been a life changer :)
That is insane, Bro. Love it!!!!
Thank you! :)
Yours was the #1 in my book, Seriously bravo.
Thank you so much it means a lot :)
For doing this level of animation what are the things I had to know when I am starting with blender for first time . Please do tell me
The best thing I can recommend is keep doing small projects each of which focuses on learning a new part of 3D each time and over time your skillset develops and you can start to combine them into bigger scenes like this. Also, to create large scenes on your own, you won't be able to make every single part of it, so you'll need to build up an asset library of textures, models, skies/background photos, and things like mixamo. There's a lot of tutorials and support online for Blender and other than that it just takes practice and consistency over time :)
Fantastic visuals and so succinctly explained! This must have taken a LOT of man hours to achieve.
It did take many hours to create :) Glad you enjoyed!
love Love LOVED this breakdown so much, very nice work man!
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed :)
Man...! I was really inspired when I saw your montage. clearly one of the most unique concepts. Also glad to know how it's done. Good Work. Keep it coming.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the comment :)
Well done! And I agree. There's nothing more satisfying to receive than accolades from your peers.
This took me back to The Golden Compass! Exceptionally made shot, definitely one of my favorites, congrats!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed :)
I think every video like this should start by presenting the rig that been used, but seriously bro you did a phenomenal job there, congrats.
Thank you so much! And thank you for the suggestion :)
Congratulations. And thank you.
Thank you!
that looked absolutely awesome
Thank you very much! :)
Amazing work, bro! I'm sure I'll be watching repeatedly for reference and inspiration!
Thank you so much! You'll always be welcome here on the channel! :D
@@lewisanimation Thanks!
Well deserved. This piece of art is massive. I am a small filmmaker and my focus is films, so unfortunately I haven't had the time to dive deep into blender. I am pretty good at blender I would say but not as advanced as you. I hope to see more beautiful renders from you
Thank you so much! Blender has become super powerful in recent years and nothing compares to the amount of online support there is so I'd 100% recommend it as something to keep going at. Thank you for your comment, there's plenty more animations on the way! And best of luck with your filmmaking! :)
In a single word; WOW!
Glad you like it! :)
Hours of work explained in seconds 🤩
:)
My favourite by far, great job Lewis!
This and the crab-bot were my top 2. Great design, animation, lighting and rendering. The complete package.
Thank you so much! :)
Just excellent, thanks for the breakdown!
You're very welcome :)
This is a masterclass. Amazing breakdown.
Thank you so much! :)
WOW, Absolutely amazing!
Thank you so much! :)
Years and years of experience.... Amazing!
Thank you :)
Stellar presentation. Loved every millisecond of this! Excellent creativity and workflow.
Thank you ever so much! I really appreciate it :)
its so simple and yet so amazing how much of a camera shake can add to scence/render.
It's definitely one of the secret tips to make animations look more realistic :)
That was incredible and very inspiring! Great work!
You killed it! This is soooo cool.
Thank you so much! :)
Really stunning, and optimization on point, great job
Really nice breakdown! :) Keep up with your good work and congrats for Top100!
Thank you! :)
Absolutely fantastic, please keep making such detailed breakdowns in the future, i learned a lot from this!
Thank you! Plenty more breakdowns on the way! Hopefully just the youtube video kind :)
well I'm speechless this is a fantastic job
Thank you! Glad you like it :)
love this breakdowns broo you kill it!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed :)