Nike MercurialX

I made the Scan of the Nike Sneaker for this Spot. The Scan was quite challenging as the shoe material was very reflective which is a no go for Photogrammetry. But it worked out very well in the end. I used Polarization filters to get rid of most reflections which helped a lot.

I used Agisoft Pscan, C4D, Zbrush and 3D Coat for the Model.

Credits:

Art Director @ Nike Brand Design: David Chen
Creative Direction: Village Green
CGI Animation: Simon Fiedler, Bastian J. Schiffer, Martin Pajak
Additional CGI Modelling: Richard Jones, Barney Morgan, Ben Koppel
Sound Design: Resonate
3D Scan: Holger Biebrach

 

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Scan in Zbrush
Scan in Zbrush
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Photoshop Work on the Texture (before)
Photoshop Work on the Texture (before)

The Texture was edited in 16k resolution. There was quite a bit of cleanup to do. Because of the Crosspol technique I used when I took the Fotos I had to remove a lot of fluff noise which is very notable.

After retouch in Photoshop
After retouch in Photoshop
Sole Basemesh Modeled in C4D
Sole Basemesh Modeled in C4D

I modeled the Sole in C4D because the cleanup of the Scan would have been more work. the details of the Sole where added by displacement maps.

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First Testrender
First Testrender
Different Light moods
Different Light moods
Closeup Render
Closeup Render

The main problem with scanning shoes is the laces. But closeup renderings proved the captured Detail is good enough. So we where able to take the laces as they come from the Scan. Normally Scan shoes without laces and model them by hand.

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