lighting updates

Just some messing around I did this weekend. I updated alot of assets in preperation for making an actual final piece.

still life practice

There are a million things I could have done better on this, but Im pretty happy with the hydrangea and the ( beginnings of a) samovar. I need to stop focusing on modeling stuff if I'm supposed to be practicing lighting techniques

midnight snack

This isnt a legit artistic thing- just the end result of me playing around with vray. I modeled the kitchen base on the one in my apartment. My next goal is getting control of 32 bit images- rendering them out, and bringing them into comp.

'No Country' lighting match practice

This one was fun, and came together pretty quickly. This time, I didnt get bogged down in modeling- everything is either imported, or super simply constructed. I also made sure to copy a live action film, to make sure it was possible to light the character and set at the same time.  I included a screenshot of the scene setup, cause I never see people do that

maya lighting study

I thought it would be a good idea to start doing lighting studies, using 'beautiful livingroom' pictures I'm pulling off google. Maybe soon ill get really crazy and start lighting from movie stills:D

lighting practice stuff

I've been trying to get a handle on linear lighting, and physically plausible materials. It's taken a surprising amount of work to get this far! That said, Im really psyched to turn out some actually nice-looking pics soon (with actual texture maps), using these techniques.

Guardians of the Galaxy fanart

I watched this the other day. I really wanted them to have a waffle breakfast at the end. I really need to practice painting. And hands...