The Fantastic Voyage: Slime & Spore Texturing Test Renders

Render Tests

Here are some test renders while I was texturing my Slime Mold.

Final Test Render

I feel this texture is similar to the ones I created for my Animatic, and still captures attention.

Test Textures

Texture Tests & Build Up

Spore Render Tests

After experiencing  problem with my leaf textures, I resolved the problem by removing the black outline on the leaves from the texture and just adding the outline with the Toon Shader.

The Fantastic Voyage: Slime & Spore Playbasts

Slime & Spore Pre-Viz Playblasts

The Fantastic Voyage: Updated Playblasts

Texturing Complete: Playblasts!

The Fantastic Voyage: Level (3) Colour Re-Think

Level (3) Colour Re-Think

Feedback Welcome!

Current:

Possible Change:

Thought Process:

At first I thought about changing level (2) and its background colour, here are those results:

However they did not turn out how I had planned. So I went back and used my concept art as reference towards colour and layout.

Background Plane(s)

The Fantastic Voyage: 2D Toon Shader

Toon Shader

As suggested by Phil, I feel that my plants to need a 2D effect on them that will make them similar to the rest if my scenes. I found a great tutorial on how to achieve tho effect.

Applying the Toon Shader: Step by Step

Here are test render shots of applying the toon shader to my objects within my scenes.

Level (1)

Applying Texture & Toon Shader to Stem

I applied a glow on the leaves to help them stand out.

Level (2)

Level (3)

Removing & Adding New Leaves // Test Renders

MAY CRASHED!

Had to rebuilt Level (3) after Maya crashed and removed/corrupted the scene.

Fruiting Bodies Render & Colour Edits