Jun
27
Actions Effects
Posted in: Demo Reels!Hey Guys Check Out My Action Effects in this video tell me what you think
Jun
27
Studio lighting
Posted in: Beginners TalkHi,
I’m trying to improve my rendering skills in terms of product renders with studio lighting.
Can anyone help with a clean, bright white scene with soft shadows, fading reflections and good render setting using mental ray in 3d max?
I’m trying to improve my rendering skills in terms of product renders with studio lighting.
Can anyone help with a clean, bright white scene with soft shadows, fading reflections and good render setting using mental ray in 3d max?
I have attached an image of something similar to what I am aiming to achieve. i know there’s a lot of info on the web but a lot has to do with interior lighting etc. or a lot of extra settings and effects that I don’t think I need, such as ambient occlusion. I just want a fairly quick and precise way of achieving a crisp render. I’d like the render to be able to blend into a white page so it needs to fade out to white. Also I’m confused when it comes to Exposure control. Do I need to use this?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Jun
27
Looking for staff position in Los Angeles. Preferably with a facility that also works on films. I currently reside in NY. Have 9 years of experience. 4 of them freelance. Have worked on various commercials and a handful of films. Solid flame artist. Have tons of experience but I must mention that I have no experience with shoot supervising. Comfortable with Photo real and design.
Please contact for reel, resume, and shot breakdown.
FlameArtistNY at gmail dot com
Jun
27
Hi all!
Just wondering if anyone can help me with making a realistic anodised aluminium material in mental ray (3ds max). I’ve tried adapting a car paint material but it goes really speckled. Thanks!
Just wondering if anyone can help me with making a realistic anodised aluminium material in mental ray (3ds max). I’ve tried adapting a car paint material but it goes really speckled. Thanks!
Jun
27
lw10 linear workflow and exrTrader
Posted in: LightwaveHello,
I am a lightwave/nuke user and when I render exr’s out of lightwave they appear to still be in sRGB despite the linear colorspace settings in layout. I know this because my exr’s appear to be washed out and lifted until I switch my colorspace in nuke to sRGB, then they look fine. They should look correct in a linear colorspace. Anyone know if there’s a 2.2 gamma adjustment that LW applies to its renders before they get written?
I am a lightwave/nuke user and when I render exr’s out of lightwave they appear to still be in sRGB despite the linear colorspace settings in layout. I know this because my exr’s appear to be washed out and lifted until I switch my colorspace in nuke to sRGB, then they look fine. They should look correct in a linear colorspace. Anyone know if there’s a 2.2 gamma adjustment that LW applies to its renders before they get written?
Jun
27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByDbPn6A1o
00:22 – 00:27 – Am I right to think that this was just 2 motion control shots, some roto and some extra camera movement added back in?
00:39 – 00:40 – Am I right to think that this was just 2 shots with the same lighting and the one with Eminem was just animated/faded out like that?
01:17 – 01:25 – I can see where the cut happens, but HOW did they do that? Did they just do takes with the exact same staging and cut them?
How were those 3 shots done. I got no response in the pad.
BIG THANKS!
Jun
27
Hello!
Brand New School NY (www.brandnewschool.com) is looking for freelance 3D artists with extensive RealFlow experience to work with us on an upcoming commercial project. We are looking or New York-based artists who are available to work in studio. The project will likely involve several weeks of work beginning in early to mid July. Please email zoe@remove-this.brandnewschool.com with a link to your work.
Thank you. 🙂
Jun
27
Valley wetland WIP
Posted in: matte paintinghey guys.
I found this image on matte painting.org and thought i would have a go myself
http://mattepainting.org/vb/showthre…highlight=yona
What i would like to do is try and recreate the wetland look myself paying attention to reflections in the water.
The image below is my work so far and I would love to get some feedback on this. Im using this exercise to practise more of the fundamental disciplines of matte painting. I dont want to create a huge sci fi scene I just want something that would look photo real. at this point i realise apart from the glaring disparity in colour in the water between planes the embankments are really sharp. these are easy fixes
original plate and WIP
Larger image
Jun
27
Spot: Hyundai Magic
Posted in: 1Dashing completed the magic effects and extensive car cleanup work throughout the spot in just two days, using a streamlined workf…
Jun
27
Kronos / Twixtor Help !!!!
Posted in: Beginners TalkHi there,
I need some help with Kronos / Twixtor with AfterEffects. Considering a video in the link below that was shot from a Nokia N8 at 720p 25 FPS, how can one remove distortions from shots taken from such cameras ?
As it can be seen the application of twix to this video was totally messed up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAtn9tZDZw
Will a 60 FPS footage help to eliminate such artefacts ? Or are there any other settings i am missin’ ?
Also do these plugins work with fast moving objects in a footage ?
[P.S – I am new to using twix / kronos. This was my 1st comp with twix.]
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