3D Vehicle Render Competition Winners Announcement!

I come from Vienna/Austria and I am 39 Years old. In 1990 I started CG-graphics with an Amiga and Deluxe Paint, then switched to 3D Studio on dos and finally to 3dmax. Since 1994 I have been working in the 3D business. At this time I try to modell some cars in my sparetime and had luck with two of them and win one 1st place and a 3rd place at the animagoaward. After 5 years of architectural visualization for a construction firm I changed to a company focused on cars. I was employed at Mackevision in Germany for two years (really great guys). Back in Vienna I started working as a producer for a company named RABCAT which is specialised in the gaming sector. At the moment I am working as a head of production for a company that is focused on industrial visualisation. I think I have been very lucky to have the opportunity to see so many aspects of the business in different positions and I am curios what the future will offer ;-)

I have chosen this car because I think it is one of the most complete ones in terms of design and role. It is a great European coupe with some muscle car “gene” in it. It’s not really a sportscar but surely not an obstacle on a german autobahn ;-)

I have chosen these tools because I am familar with them. I think there are also many other good tools out there. But the software tool should fit the pipeline and the workflow of a studio and/or artist.

Beside the wellknown tips, there some small things I want to point out.

Overall:

– Focus on one image
– If possible put a “Story” in it.
– In my opinion: a car is built to drive …. move it.
– Use a retouching software for final tweaking.

Carspecific:

– The frontlights are the “eyes” of a car….invest some time in them.
– Try to minimise broken surfacecontinuity.
– Collect good references.

Hopefully there are some usefull tips for you.

I’ve been in the 3D industry for 10 years. In the late 90’s I started with a photoshop course, Before this I did some traditional drawing, but digital art was completely new for me back in the days. Later I studied multimedia design and there I got introduced to 3D software.

I went to a art academy in The Netherlands where I learned more about animation, but 3D was my main focus, although I had to lean it my self, because we had no skilled teachers, and little information about software was available.

Three years ago I started my own business, doing complete projects, or freelancing as a 3D generalist for Feature Films, TV Series, Commercials or print-media. Last year I won the Exposé 11 Master Award witch was one of the unexpected higlights.

I’m a hotrod an musclecar freak. I like the raw sound of V8 engines and love flame painted cars. One of the most iconic hotrods is the Forde Model B Deuce. It has been modded and customized for many years. This thing breaths power. That’s why I choose this car, and it had to be placed in front of a vintage Speedshop off course.

What I woul like to tell to future participants is that downloading a car and a back plate, put on the default car paint shader and hit render is the easy part. Try to make an image that tells a story, of takes you to a certain place. There are millions of car renders made, and most of them are the same. Create a custom scene, take a good angle and tell the story.