One of the most enjoyable parts of my work with Gnomon School of Visual Effects is that I get to do 3D again. I’m taking a texturing class with Eric Miller this term. Here’s my first assignment, produced in Maya 2010 and Mental Ray. Basically just trying to simulate some real life materials.

After years of using Realviz Stitcher software for creating panoramas, I decided to try out PTGUI, which was recommended to me by visual effects artists for creating spherical HDR’s used for lighting and reflections in 3D computer graphics. I ran in some old images that I had taken which did not stitch correctly in Stitcher, and found PTGUI to be absurdly amazing. Check out the images.

Calanque in Marseilles, France

Seven Lakes in Sierra Nevada Ranges, California

Seven Lakes in Sierra Nevada Ranges, California

Seven Lakes in Sierra Nevada Ranges, California