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  1. EAlexander
    Also a few more with the PINGO vfx lighting kit from last week.
  2. EAlexander
    Moody samples on a test scene I made for workflow from Vectorworks to Twinmotion. Still testing that, but here's some quickies' from Cinema. Based on the work of Edward Gordon Craig.
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    Well, I think it's the best and easiest. I use the default settings 99.9 percent of the time. After investing in multiple GPUs, I was worried about staying with CPU rendering but given the GPU landscape right now, I'm glad I did. I went from 10 cores to 32 cores about a year ago and that sealed the deal for me. Check out the trial.
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    One more with the new lighting kit.
  5. EAlexander
    I found these sweet HDR studio lights and bought the set after playing with the free demo. Really nice stuff. Here's some tests with them. Just the tip of the iceberg on playing with these.
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    Looking very nice!
  7. EAlexander
    I have never used the Rayswitch, but I will look into it - thanks for the tip!
  8. EAlexander
    I think you can only take that so far with cars. The reflection of the ground back up to the lower part of the car is altered significantly with lighter floors/backdrops. All things I'm experimenting with currently.
  9. EAlexander
    Next task is to shoot this car in a white background.
  10. EAlexander
    01.03.22 Ferrari Monza SP1. Beautiful model by Saksham Kumar (available for free on Gumroad). Happy New Year everyone.
  11. EAlexander
    Yes - I think this looks a lot better. I think the wood still look a bit cartoony. I think it's the lack of contrast in the color - it's very even all over. But that is nitpicking and I think the scene looks great! See reference attached
  12. EAlexander
    Yes! Much improved. I think the composition is better overall and I like the DoF. Things that stand out to me: Saturation of the green tobacco 🙂 which looks too much like cooking parsley here Wood tabletop - is that supposed to be painted wood? Considering how rough it is based on the depth of the bump/displacement, the paint is too perfect. This pipe looks like it has never been used - I see the micro scratches, but there is no burn or soot marks around the opening of the bowl. I would darken the overall backplate a bit, but that is personal preference. This is looking really good and moving in the right direction! e.
  13. EAlexander
    Happy new year! Thank you for everything!
  14. EAlexander
    Just started it last night. Off to a great start!
  15. EAlexander
    Car Studio Lighting RnD. Working out a new studio setup for lighting cars for an upcoming project. WIP - still a ways to go on this. First shots feel a bit gray/dull. I always shoot cars in dark environments, so I'm learning how to do it in a white environment without burnout.
  16. EAlexander
    Beautiful!
  17. EAlexander
    @clarence Here is the material - attached. Just change the color in the one color node (all the way to the left in the node editor) to adjust. Let us see any renders you do with it. Even though this is built with Corona 7, it is a legacy material until I can read more about the new Sheen channel and rebuild it to be more modern. EA_Velour_v01.zip
  18. EAlexander
    Just had a good with this and I think there is a lot of potential there. Matte painters could get to love this. Easy to use, but super limited right now in output resolution. If they keep developing and can let us get decent sizes out, I could see it becoming a thing.
  19. EAlexander
    Thanks guys - yes, lighting and saturation are a bit blown out on those for sure.
  20. EAlexander
    Building a new Velour shader in Corona. WIP.
  21. EAlexander
    Amazing!
  22. EAlexander
    Anything that Carey Smith and Division 05 puts out is worth watching. Here's a 4 part series where he takes an existing show reel and re-edits it and talks through the process to improve it. Then look through his Design Crit series to step up your work. Also 002 Storyboarding is my fav and I make all my students watch it.
  23. EAlexander
    Cool things happening in here.
  24. EAlexander
    Some texture RnD for a project I'm working on. Curvature is coming in the next version of Corona Renderer, but you can still do nice things with the current AO system.
  25. EAlexander
    Don't know if it is "exclusively" made in c4d, but I believe Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs is mostly C4d driven.
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