Here a link to the original thread in CGTalk:
Just some answers to frequently asked questions.
Who is this girl? Is she your daughter, or is she a young Kate Middleton?
She is not my daughter, but I will be happy if my future daughter is this cute, & no, she is not modeled after Princess Kate.
Why is the original title call Winter is coming? Is it a cheeky take on Game of Throne?
Yes, I am a big fan of Game of Throne, which I believe a lot of people here are as well, but if you see the original concept art in my link, you will understand the reason. It was suppose to be a piece about environmental consciousnesses, but at some point, I decided to make a ‘quick’ Christmas image (to be send to my friend, for Christmas), but the what is suppose to be a ‘quick’ image turn into a full composition image, as shown in original post.
What is ‘Frohe Weihnachten’? That,s German for Merry Christmas, & I intend to have also in Portuguese & English. By the way, anyone know the correct greeting in Portuguese or more specifically, what is the correct greeting in Brasil?
Some answer to the technical aspect of the image:
- Falling snow is create by Maya snow Particle effect.
- The leaves on the door & door frame decorations, as will as the furs on the teddy bear, hat, & jacket are all done using Maya Fur.
- Hair is done using Maya Hair, but have been touch up in post work.
- Image is rendered within Maya, using Mental ray renderer.
- No animal is hurt in the making of this project.
Original concept picture create by me. I almost never create something unless I have a clear concept.
Then I decide a little later to add a background…
All 3 backgrounds are quick photoshop chop using images from google searches, after gathering feedbacks from people (facebook & CG Talk), Background B was the clear favorite, & so it was choose, & I then start making the background, base off the concept.