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Take the Guesswork out of IES Lights
Using IES photometric data in 3D applications like 3D Studio Max is a must for any architectural visualization artist. Aside from saving time and the accuracy that comes from using lighting data based on the actual fixtures in your lighting plan, it just looks better! Even when specific fixtures are an unknown I would recommend using IES data with your photometric or VRay IES lights depending on what engine you’re using. I should also mention Maxwell supports IES data.
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Our "Balsa" House Render Appears in the Maxwell Render Siggraph 2011 Showreel!
Look for it around 1:20 (short but a great honor!) I was just informed that my “Balsa” House architectural visualization which took 1st place in the Maxwell Render challenge at ronenbekerman.com makes a brief appearance in the Maxwell Render Siggraph 2011 showreel! I also received an email from the Maxwell folks asking if they could put the Photofly Garden Angel animation I rendered with Maxwell up on their showcase gallery! Very exciting! Here’s some of the architectural renders from the…
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Garden Angel made with Photofly 2, 3D Studios Max & Maxwell Render
Just a little render test of a model I made the other day with Photofly 2. The subject is an old weathered and broken “Garden Angel” Statue from the yard. Photofly picked up all kinds of nice detail in the mesh and texture. In these two shots displacement is off, only a little bump. Rendered in Max with Maxwell Render 2.5. BTW this was rendered @ 720p to SL 8 with only HDRI light in 1 to 2 minutes a…
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Evermotion’s NOX Renderer – First Impressions
Just this week Evermotion released a FREE Beta of their unbiased render engine NOX available for download HERE. The NOX gallery shows some pretty impressive renders so it peaked my interest and I thought I would give it a try. Also being a Maxwell user I am always interested to see how others handle unbiased rendering, materials, postwork etc. This post is more about first impressions than a real in depth comparison. I do a bit of that but honestly…
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Resonance – Exploration through Geometry & Sound
RESONANCE is an intense, creative and beautiful collaboration between various sound and visual designers brought together by SR Partners. It contains some truly gorgeous procedural and particle based animations as well as an eclectic blend of aesthetics and sound design for the eyes and ears. It runs about 12 minutes so take that short break you skipped 2 hours ago and enjoy. Thanks to Giona Andreani for bringing this piece to my attention! “Resonance is the vision of SR Partners;…
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The Gorgeous HG House by Ricardo Agraz
Mexican architect Richardo Agraz recently posted a series of his beautiful modern residential projects on Behance. I found the design and photography of his 1,423 square foot HG House in Zaponan, Mexico particularly inspiring. The large interiors space effortlessly segue out into the patio/yard area. A strong, masculine yet inviting design that appears equally attractive and functional. Photography by Mito Covarrubias Visit Richardo’s website and Behance profile to see more of his wonderful residential work!
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Beautiful 360° Camera Projection Sculpture by DrawLight & Rabarama
I’m always looking for examples of creative and well executed 3D camera projections but I have to say this one by DrawLight in collaboration with artist Rabarama takes the cake! This appears to be the first application of 360° 3D projection to sculpture. The combined effect of the physical sculptural form and the 3D projections is quite striking and really holds up even at close range. The resulting shifting “skin” effect is quite surreal. The piece will be on display…
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The Mind Blowing Work of Levi van Veluw
Thanks to Miles Pettit’s recent blog post “Is 3D Always the Best Approach” over at Escape Studios I was introduced to the brilliant, beautiful and mind blowing work of Dutch artist Levi van Veluw! In a world where we are faced with a constant barrage of incredible CG imagery and animation it is exciting and refreshing to witness an amazing work created and performed in the physical world. At first glance I was convinced most if not all of Levi’s…
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Maxwell Challenge Win!
It was an honor to learn my balsa model renders took 1st place in the NGA House Maxwell Render visualization challenge held over at my favorite Architectural visualization blog/forum, ronenbekerman.com The brief was simple: In this mini challenge you are being asked to submit 3d exterior visuals of the NGA House using the 3d model provided to you. You cannot change the house model but you can add to it and the environment is totally up to you and your…
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The Spartan Cometh
So after having my Spartan helmet accepted by Valve for use in Team Fortress 2 and the addition of Medieval Mode in the Australian Christmas update, I thought it a real shame that the soldier has only a shovel and pick-axe to run about with. A true soldier should be well armed! So I give you my latest TF2 submission, the Full Spartan Kit! Now the soldier can finally give the Demoman a run for his money! Provided Valve thinks…
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