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I wanted this abstract scultpure to stand out against its green and blue background. I used a very long focal length to adequately frame it.

The entire image was done in Softimage | XSI and rendered with mental ray, with some post color tweaking in Photoshop.]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:40:37 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/426262

This is actually a relatively old model I just recently finished. As always, I created it in XSI and rendered it using mental ray.
Photoshop was used to comp the car into the photo background.]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:12:43 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/361778

This is a stove I recently modeled for a project.
It's entirely done in XSI and mental ray. I used X-DOF for depth of field.]]> Thu, 25 May 2006 03:04:38 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341846

After seeing a very good looking Maxwell rendering I decided to model a similar scene in XSI and render it using mental ray.
Thus, the goal here was to find a very realistic looking mental ray lighting and material setup.
Some slight color correction and very subtle depth of field was added in the post-processing stage.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:38:39 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341861

This is a close-up view of a Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tire.
The tire and rim were modeled in XSI and rendered in mental ray. I created the sidewall bump map using Photoshop.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:02:22 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341842

I created the base model for this deepsea fish (a fangtooth) in Softimage | XSI to ensure proper edge flow for animation.
Then I added details using ZBrush and finally brought the model back into XSI to render it using mental ray. The floating particles were added in Digital Fusion.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:16:25 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341858

I modeled these glasses for a character that's going to be a short movie I'm working on.
As always, all modeling and rendering was done in XSI and mental ray.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:55:28 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341838

I modeled this scene with a low-key lighting setup in mind. The goal was to create a very photographic look.
I added grain in post to help achieve realism.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:59:27 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341844

This indoor golf scene was a practice in realistic texturing and lighting.
The floor was created via a custom displacement map.
I added Depth of Field in Photoshop.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:29:04 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341833

I created this image for a contest.
Due to a tight deadline I had to leave large portions of the scene untextured and decided to go with a rendering style that resembles a mixture between a photograph and a painting.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:43:56 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/341829

Most people find chess sets a very boring topic for a cg scene.
Thus, my goal was to make this image look interesting through intense lighting, a dynamic point of view and heavy depth of field.
The depicted position actually occured in the game Alekhine-Bogoljubov in 1922.]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:14:00 +0000 http://chris-tc.cgsociety.org/gallery/313496

I created this whiskey glass for a short movie I'm working on at the moment. I ended up setting up a little scene for it and rendered it out.
The scene was done in XSI / mental ray, depth of field and grain were added in Photoshop.
Cheers,
Chris
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