So I saw about this community project going on through a post by @voronoi.
Starting out here on steemit this looks like a good opportunity to get involved with other creators out there.
A little bit about the process...
- Merged and exported the source file as Illustrator 8 for Cinema 4D compatibility.
- Turned the flat design into a 3D logo.
- Cloned it a few times and threw some fillet caps in.
- Added some Icosahedrons and warped them.
- Threw on some reflective surfaces.
- Exported the PNG files, two variants with different lighting and background.
- Proceeded to smash on effects, layer masks, curves and hue/saturation until satisfied.
- Fine tuned the shadows, edges, colour correction and placement.
- Noticed an interesting look with one of the blending modes so I developed it as an alternate version.
That's basically it, although this took way longer than I made it seem. Most of that time was just rotating through blending modes and additional textures.
Here's the link to the HD Files: https://we.tl/FpEMTZhY4Q
Alternative Link: http://bit.ly/2BW6F99
Thanks for checking out my submission :)