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Architectural CGI: from clay pass to final image
How architectural CGI develops from geometry and clay renders into materials, lighting, atmosphere and a finished image.
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Ideas into images.
Practical help for commissioning CGI, and a closer look at the craft behind the frame.
Category: Behind the work
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Rendering glass, ice and condensation in CGI
Why believable drinks and glass CGI depends on shape, refraction, surface detail, lighting and careful art direction.
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Automotive CGI: from studio render to moving image
How automotive CGI brings paint, glass, camera language, environments and motion together across campaign stills and animation.
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When does a CGI project need simulation?
When cloth, particles, liquids, frost or procedural effects justify simulation—and when a simpler, more art-directable method is better.
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Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini and After Effects
How Cinema 4D, Blender and Houdini fit into a CGI pipeline, and the role of After Effects in compositing, motion graphics and delivery.
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