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Hi cgtalkers.
summer time is not good for creation.too many temptation,sea,sex and sun!
But work life go on and i made this cover for a canadian magazine.
i hope you like it , and i wish good vacation for all of you.
keep fun!

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Hi Cgtalker
long time i don't post something!.
But i'm still working and alive
i start working on the third album of the "L'amie de Zoe" serie.
this time it will be much more colored.
c4d render and photoshop touch-up for the pencil sketch look
I hope you like it and thank's for your comments.

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Hi everybody
i 'm looking for a new type of render for a new book i'm working on.I start from a Vray render and work on it whith photoshop.
i try to reach a chinese painting effect.
The fun part of this new project is that i send to a writer the precedent post i made.(bad mood)
He found inspiration around the character and he is working on this text..happy and misfortunes of Wu..

Hope you like it.


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Hi cgtalker.
here is my first illustration rendered whith Vray.
good thing to discovert a new tool..
I tried to explain the mood i feel sometimes.
the sentence is a chinese proverb.
hope you like it..

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hi Cgtalkers
here is my latest job.
i did it for my personnal promotion, looking for a plaster look.
I hope you will like it.
The book in the illustration is an hermann hesse book"the wolf of the steppes"you have to read it if you want to better know yourself.]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:39:41 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/593294

Hi cgtalkers
this is the first illustration of a book i'm working on.
i tried to give a chinese painting feeling,and i respect the chinese opera clown costume, for more truth in the story.
all made whith c4d and hdri rendering and like usual photoshop touch-up.
Hope you like it.]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:57:13 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/585562

Hi everybody
it seems this car has something special when i see many post of it.
Here is my contribution for this car.i made it for an insurance advertisinghderi rendering as usual and some postwork whith photoshop.
Hope you like it
Thank's]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:53:51 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/566728

Hi cgtalkers
I made this illustration for a BBDO promotional ad (toronto).
the text for it was :"every last idea"
(art director Todd Cornelius)
my part of work was only the head and the juicer, and some spots on the table.i start working from a sketch,and from my first render they shoot a photo.then whith the photo i integrate a new render and composed it whith photoshop.
Funny job to do..]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:47:17 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/563652

Hi CGtalker
here is my personnal latest job.
this is the portrait of a friend of mine, which is clock maker.
he look like an afghan levrier, and it's why he has a dog head.
i tried in this portrait to evocate the life of my friend whith differents symbol.the painting is mine and represent his house where he will live when he will finish to rebuilt it.5 years of work from now..
hope you like it.]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:04:31 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/561343

Hi Cgtalker
here is my latest advertising job.
i worked on it during august month, it is used for a commercial cover for a supermarket company "Auchan".
i worked a lot on this illustration because the client was very requiring.
i present to you my version and not the final one ,because i think this one is the better than the commercial one.
Time to write to Santa Claus for this chrismas time.
thank's to your comments]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:04:07 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/558500

Hi Cgtalkers
i work on the second child book, after the green one , here is the pink one.
Zoe is landing on a pink planet and meet a strange blue boy.
This is a story about difference between human being.
Hope you like it , and if you want to buy the first one ,you can send me a mail and i will send you the link.
thank's to see it.]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:52:47 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/548771

Hi cgtalker.
i made this illustration for a calendar.the theme was,"september ,city and mr brown...it's all i had like information.
i made a turn in my back-up files and extract some characters and models and many illustrations i made around the "city " theme.
i had not many time to do it and i made this choice..one advantage of 3d and cg works is that you can reclying our artwork again and again and if you have a lack of self-satisfaction, do it like me and create your own museum, to the glory of your art!!
thank's for your comments]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:57:52 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/543924

Hi CGtalkers!
i post this logo i made for client Isaac Mann).i met him on this marvelous forum.
He contacted me for this job,sending to me a sketch of the character.I learned how and what was an enchilada.i'm not a mexican cook specialist!I had a great fun to work on it and to work whith Isaac..i llike working whith an AD like him, giving me enough freedom to give free course to my creativity.
i hope you will se this logo somewhere near California one day.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:24:31 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/541361

Hi
i start working on the second childbook after the green girl.
the blue boy is the following story.i have to finish it before end of october, but i'm not sure to succed..
i hope you like it.
thank's ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:28:47 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/539009

hi cgtalkers.
i made this illustration for a french magazine "Le Monde"
i used old elements for this illustration as the squirrel and the character.the reason was the delay i had..very short.
Usually i don't like to do it but sometimes it's necessary.
hope you like it and i thought i was interessant to see an illustration in his context.]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:19:41 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/533459

Hi
this illustration was made for an advertising.
the client was a shoes companie and i had to model all shoes from real exemple.
it took me a little bit time but it's done.
this one was for the summer collection and i have to do an other one for the winter collection.
i used hair plug-in of course for the hair
hope you like it.
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hi everybody.
here is an illustration for a press magazine.
hdri render and photoshop touch-up .
hope you like it..and back to holyday..

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Hi everybody
an other illustration from the book.this is the rescue of the cadillac by the Topolino and the girl.
hdri as usual, whith ambiant occlusion for the render set-up.
i use some car models find on internet and re-worked for my needs.
hope you like it
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Hi everybody.
i'm working hard on this book.this illustration is the 7th one of the story and i have 5 more to do before end of May.
hdri rnedering, and a little post-work on it.(haze on the top left side..by exemple).
the models are inspirated by a cadillac 1936 for the white one
and a Fiat topolino 1936.
Thank's for you comments allways constructivs..
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hi everybody
i'm working on a new child book.
this is a story of a little girl meeting an old live car..
i made 2 renders, one for the background and one for the entire scene whith tthe first render as a background mapping.
render in hdri mode whith some photoshop touch-up as usual..
hope you like it.]]> Fri, 04 May 2007 10:08:12 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/491189

Hi
this illustration is a cover art for a children story.
i wrote the text and , like i'm not a writer i gave it to a professional writer, which re-write it.
it's a traditionnal sci-fi story, whith alien, robot and space ship.
hope you like it]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:24:20 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/486174

hi
this illustration was made for an ad .
it's a cover for a brochure.
hope you like it]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:59:38 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/481621

Hi cgtalkers.
here is an illustration i made for my agent.
the theme i had was "bizarre world festivals".
i hope it will make you laugh a little..]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:46:20 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/478604

Hi
this illustration is the cover and the 4th of cover from the book i'm working on.
i have to thank the cgtalk creators, because i had the suprise to be contacted by a member to make a short movie of this story..
this is the real magic web effect ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:35:46 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/471533

Hi
here is a cover art i made for a Canadian magazine
"Canadian Lawyer" of march issue.
the theme was "the great lie, law firms offer work-life balance."
hope you like it and hope there is no lawyer among you..]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:22:46 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/470582

Hi everybody
here is an illustration i made for a Unicef collectiv book .
i made the choice of soldier children theme.
i hope the message is clear.
good day]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:38:49 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/456522

Hi everybody.
I'm working on a new child story.
This is a story of a little martian boy which has to find for his king a strange animal : an elephant.
if he find it he will be the new king of his planet.
i choice for this story a simple clay style whith a minimum of complex texture.
Hope you like it.
Have a great week-end.]]> Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:42:43 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/452726

Hi
i'm working on a new child book, for very little child..
this is a story of green little girl living on a green planet..
she has a cat, a green cat..everything is green on this planet..
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Hi
i post the four ambiance of this illustration.
i was fun to play whith light and to give a different mood for each render
i hope you like it]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:18:37 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/449569

Hi everybody
My last work for this american magazine.
i made a mix of 3d and pencil sketche..
hope you like it and thank's for your comments.]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:55:09 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/448800

Hi everybody and happy new year.
i made this illustration for a magazine about bookshop.
i made 4 version of it , sunny(this one) , rainy, night, and soft light.
i post this one and will post the other later.
Hope you like it.]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:17:36 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/439358

Hi cgtalkers,i made this illustration just for fun whith the aim to use and try the hair plug-in.
I have to use it more .
this boy seems strange, not young and not old..something i don't like in..]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:25:11 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/435289

Hi everybody
i made it for a french magazine .
i modelled them whith c4d and render them on hdri mode.
then i made the "sketch&toon" effect by hand whith photoshop.
hope you like it]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:26:09 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/426867

Hi everybody
one more illustration from the book"La bête curieuse"
This is the moment when the boy come back on earth..
he is desapointed because all his childhood memories are so different from the place]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:33:50 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/416802

Hi
i thought it was interesting to show you the cover of this canadian magazine.
i use the techniques of the "crossroad" illustration.
for this illustration i used the same face of the character of the "Hapinness" illu, this character is my favorite 3d actor for the moment , and i give him the opportunity to live differents adventures in my different commercials Jobs.
Hope you like it.]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:21:38 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/404438

hi
an illustration about Happiness.
you can read in french this
"Happiness is like a banana
When Jean eats some
it feels on a little cloud".
I made it for a french magazine.
Thank's as always for your comments.]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:50:45 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/402505

Hi everybody.
This illustration was made for a magazine.
the subject was, how eliminate spam and indesirable mail which are send to all of us.
Same technique than the crossroad one.
thank's ]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:42:36 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/401445

Hi here is my latest work .i did it this summer for a client.
i made one render and made somes touch up whith photoshop.
i hope you like it and go back to work, summer holyday are over..]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:12:21 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/387748

An illustration of my childbook.
the haze rays are made whith photoshop.
This book is now finished, and will be published on october(french version only).]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:19:11 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/386774

i made this character for a magazine cover.
on the original one there is an "i" just on left side of the character.
hope you like it.]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:10:19 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/372111

hi everyone
my last work for my ad agent portfolio.
hope you like it, but don't think to by these little characters,they are only virtual..]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:17:44 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/370479

hi cgtalkers
here is the last illustration of the child book.
hope you like it and time to do an other book.]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:41:28 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/364798

Hi,There is a long time i did'nt post anything but i was very busy whith ad jobs.
Anyway here is the last illo from my book..
Hope you like it.
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Hi everybody
this is the cover of my childbook .i had to make 3 separated render and composited in photoshop.hope you like it and thank's for your comments]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:05:18 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/342710

Hi everybody
illustration for my child book,whith many photoshop post-work and 3 render.too heavy for making one render on my dual g5..
Hope you like it.]]> Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:46:49 +0000 http://mattroussel.cgsociety.org/gallery/181418

modelled and rendered whith c4d.
a little postwork was made whith photoshop.
painting on the wall down left are made by me.
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Hello
Made whith c4d.Illustration around the theme: "drawn me an elephant".Post work whith photoshop
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...just come back from London...
radiosity render,made whith c4d and photoshop.
Not sure the 52 go to marble arch,but does it matter?
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Do it or not?..that is the question.
if it want light it will have pain..
it can do it without pain if salt stay quiet.
But salt do what it want.
Do it or not?
it has the answer..
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