For CGhubs Creatureplanet challenge, concept stage.

Check out the challenge forum @ http://cghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8668

Here is another simulation I did for the Cerebus 3D movie.
Below are some test renders, just checking out how the wall’s mesh looks at render quality.

First pass

Here is my first video tutorial covering compositing 32bit Linear OpenEXR multichannel files in photoshop, without altering the values and blowing out the images when stepping down to 16bit or 8 bit modes.

I hope it helps, as Photoshop is not really geared towards working with 32bit images, if you are rendering out linear images from your 3D package this is useful.

(DISCLAIMER – Download and install at your own risk)

Download the Linear RGB ICC profile used in this video here -http://bit.ly/sxn6gI

How to create your own Linear ICC profile -http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2008/05/making-linear-icc-profile.html

Finally took the plunge and started learning V-ray 2.0, have to say I’m impressed by the minimum learning curve to setup a scene and get a decent render out of it. It also seems pretty fast from my testing with simple geo.

here are some resources I used to get up; to speed.

• http://youtu.be/VpMsw4nNVKI – VrayForMaya Lights Part 1
• http://youtu.be/EvBffTQ29LM – V-Ray 2.0 for Maya Image Based Lighting
• http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/maya/150R1/camera_extr_attrib.htm
• http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/maya/150R1/render_params_imagesampler.htm
• http://vray.us/vray_documentation/vray_physical_camera_examples.shtml
• http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/tutorials/rendering-lighting/gi/c/v-ray-for-maya-and-gamma-settings
• http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/maya/150R1/examples_vrayphysicalcamera.htm