LogInSee how Louise Melin sculpted Saint Luke as the ox in VR, drawing inspiration from Jacobello Alberegno's Vision of Saint John from Polyptych of the Apocalypse.
Louise Melin
In Jacobello Alberegno's Polyptych of the Apocalypse, a work by the late fourteenth-century Venetian painter, five panels illustrate episodes from the Book of Revelation, or Apocalypse, traditionally attributed to Saint John the Evangelist. The panel of the Vision of Saint John the Evangelist is much larger than the others and this central piece captured the attention of Technical Artist Louise Melin during her visit to the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
She then decided to recreate the ox, one of the four "living creatures" surrounding God's throne, which the Christian tradition has long connected to Saint Luke, in a 3D project inspired by this painting.
Jacobello Alberegno
"And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all round and within", Revelation 4:6-9.
To bridge the gap between 2D and 3D, Louise Melin employed the Substance 3D toolset, sculpting in VR with Substance 3D Modeler, texturing using Substance 3D Painter, and rendering in Substance 3D Stager. She then applied a painterly filter created with Substance 3D Designer in Adobe Photoshop, finishing with another 3D Designer oil paint effect in Blender.
Take a closer look at the final gorgeous result, along with some WIP shots:
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
Louise Melin
We highly recommend checking out The Vision of Saint John on ArtStation for more in-progress shots, videos, detailed workflows, and other insights about this project.
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