Real, or rendering?

Posted by Roo - 10/11/06 at 03:11:55 pm

My brother, Sam Reynolds, is a stunningly good graphic artist who specialises in 3D, though he’s also annoying good with Photoshop and v-jaying with vvvv. His job has even involved designing skate parks in 3D Studio Max.

He recently emailed me some renders he’s been working on. Would you believe that this is not a photo?

Sam ink bottle render

My own experiments with photo-realistic rendering are a joke compared to what Sam gets up to. My jaw dropped when I saw this. Click it for a bigger version, in which some of the details in the lid show up even better.

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  1. That’s rendered? You’re kidding me. It’s amazing!

    Comment by andyp — November 11, 2006 #

  2. I think it’s the imperfections on the screw grip that make it look so real. Though I think your Lego ones are pretty impressive too.

    Comment by Darren — November 11, 2006 #

  3. Yep, that is beautifully impressive. Does he use real-life models as a basis for his designs or are they from imagination?

    I’ve always loved ‘Wet bird’, it’s the most astonishing render I’ve ever seen:

    http://www.oyonale.com/ressources/english/mkofwetbird1.htm

    Comment by Andrew Ferrier — November 13, 2006 #

  4. so when are going to import this to secondlife?

    Comment by James Governor — November 16, 2006 #

  5. That’s amazing!

    Comment by kellyd — November 17, 2006 #

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