BUG TREE -
Submission for ArtStation and Adobe Dimension Challenge 'The Art of 3D Insects'
Brief: To create a visually compelling scene using at least one 3D asset from The Art of 3D Insects collection from Adobe Stock and render the final image in Dimension.
Amazingly I managed to get a 'Jury's pick' and got on the 'Adobe's Favourites' list!
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/0f6a071c-2870-452f-a4dd-619826d149d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=886991a15be3060ed0cd50f35fd8f8f4)
final rendering
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/f08c21f0-f749-4cb2-9096-8d5c6e832e0d_rw_1920.jpg?h=b5a70d0a8177c653869fb70e590e47b4)
My concept started and ended quite simple - I love trees and I love bugs, so putting those amazing 3D insects onto a tree seemed like the perfect combination. As this submission is about ‘The Art of 3D Insects’, I felt that a surreal approach to showing off the beauty of those incredible creatures was the way forward - with the basic idea of creating a tree where the bugs would gather in a swarm, looking like leaves. The tree should provide a sanctuary - a safe place for those special and often endangered species.
Here is my concept and work in progress:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/44f72123-ded2-448b-9a61-fb6a248b68ea_rw_1200.jpg?h=850743d292412523a5a77c3df40dfd02)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/25eaea8b-6952-4ae0-85ec-df5ed6e121b1_rw_1200.jpg?h=6dd66f8e3c066f7227f4db02c59d98d2)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/88a99d3a-0b66-44a4-82eb-c77837750d08_rw_1920.jpg?h=c0ed6d53b501f2ecb049e72c734742d2)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/38bdd2d4-4ef3-4ba8-bdce-00e7b93145ec_rw_1200.jpg?h=0fa97d13332d0991718261527d846591)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/dbd5262f-6cc8-4929-8791-d27ba8183cc7_rw_1200.jpg?h=eee4d73d835b5ddebee0165f0e837af3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/0d89b6a9-7c6e-4875-8f32-56f19ecc64e3_rw_1920.jpg?h=055c3caea965178f92f8aa49d8869f07)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/0968dcc2-c680-4077-996d-d10322e5e658_rw_1920.jpg?h=81c55be589a5e36c52a752ceec63971a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/5f3ab9f7-57cc-4d38-a2f2-cee9ac616593_rw_1920.jpg?h=c091a4757a02c1adf45a8980178663a4)
Using backgrounds painted in Adobe Fresco:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/3543b9ae-4c72-4ce9-80ab-f8c28046adcc_rw_1920.jpg?h=a293d9381c4dc4b031e1bead0a536779)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/324b3ef4-fd85-4750-ad5d-d17fbec49bc7_rw_1920.jpg?h=07144ee32d774e3fb59b80e7fbb135ab)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/fd74909b-7e17-4da3-9ec8-f4d8ce084b00_rw_1920.jpg?h=c6d9ee153aa535309cf140593623332e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/c9e58bdb-35e7-443e-b91a-7be7f0e2f11c_rw_1920.jpg?h=6291e4ad28426c3b15fa9b299ac6dccf)
Final scene in Adobe Dimension before rendering:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/06978f43-4115-4059-8e7c-af8e8d6670e5/943c6daf-cdba-467a-a613-28cc3a365938_rw_1920.jpg?h=8063172dfea393bb62eb6234f41e73d1)
Thanks for looking!