Inspiration for you

Today was voting day for the annual CG Awards from 3D World magazine (http://cgawards.3dworldmag.com/ - don't forget to vote for blender 2.6).

The CG animation that really impressed me mostly was the architectual animation "The New World Trade Center":

The New World Trade Center from PIRANHA NYC on Vimeo.

Hallway lightning test

Last weekend I did a simple mesh based lightning test in Octane Render (latest beta with improved lighning system, each render with increased light power):


 

Spotted: my model "Simple 3-part SF door / gate" in use in a real sci-fi movie

Recently I browsed through the "Pandora machine" blog and found out that my lousy untextured sci-fi door found finally a useful place in a real sci-fi movie:

Here are the links to the blog:
http://blog.pandoramachine.com/2012/05/hercules.html
http://blog.pandoramachine.com/2012/05/cg.html
http://blog.pandoramachine.com/2012/05/relief.html
http://blog.pandoramachine.com/2012/05/edit-shoot-and-render.html

I can't wait to see more...

Background graphics renders for Facade

For various displays I created for the Open Game Facade the following three CG graphics. They are licensed CC BY SA (by facade):

Inspiration for you - The Hammer-Head Electric Sports Car

I recentyl browsed through the Octane Render gallery and found the following cool technical animation done with blender and octane I would like to share with you:

Setup for CAD style 2D/3D sectioning in Blender 2.62

With the new boolean library in Blender 2.62 I finally came to finish my CAD style sectioning in Blender - a project I have been working on since last summer.

Download the blend file on Blendswap:

http://www.blendswap.com/blends/misc-objects/setup-for-cad-style-2d3d-sectioning/

Concept designs for facade II

Recently I created the following concept art for the open game facade (www.facade.so):
They are licended CC BY SA (by facade):