Texturing: I used references, and most of the images from. I tried to optimize it but I was seduced by layering the scene ( The scene has total of 1,371,404 polygons. The architecture of the scene was created from scratch, for modeling objects like barrels and bottles I used references from internet. 99% of the scene are polygonal objects, most of the things started from a 1x1 plane. Everything looks like an aged and rusted old -what- ?Ĭlean Towel, Welcome Sign, Sink Cap, VentilatorĪudio inspiration: Half Life 1&2 game track Prodigy - No Good, Breathe, Firestarter Placebo - Sleeping with ghosts (whole album), Plasticine was the favorite pick Modeling The key elements were 'hidden' in the image, I didn't want them to bring too much attention to them, but just enough to make the observer say 'what's wrong with this picture ?' The key goal was to create a convincing morning bloom, everything fits here, the low rise of the water, something that looks like a swimming pool but it's not, grass, wires inside, the lights. In the begging I wanted to create something unique with elements that are out of place and don't belong to the image. The game is very artistic and the lightning is very realistic. Of course, Half Life 2 took a huge percentage in the total creation of the scene, especially when you're playing route kanal and water hazard, all the way through the sewers, dumps and garbage. Here are some of the photos I used for inspiration, in most cases you probably won't connect Half Life 2 with these, because 90% of my inspiration is based on memory 7-8 years old. Modeling, lighting, setup: 3d studio max 8 Texturing: Adobe Photoshop CS Rendering: Brazil Rendering System / Vray Advanced 1.45 Compositing: Adobe Aftereffects 7 Objects: 1,163 Polygons: 1,371,404 Lighting: 2 omni lights (baked in the irridiance map), generated skylight, HDRI background Global Illumination, Irridiance map, no secondary photon bouncing (yes it's only 1 bounce) Rendering Technique: 6 layers, 3 passes (reflections, refractions, RGB map) Rendering Times: Irridiance Map - 1 hour Rendering passes - 3 hours Hardware: Dual Xeon 3,4 Ghz 2,0 GB DDR Quadro FX 4400 Inspiration / Idea / Concept

I wanted to capture that bright sunny day glow, preferably morning.

A connection between Half Life 2 game and my hometown, inspiration taken from a place called Mandalina, actually the path from Mandalina to Solaris, it really looks like Half Life 2 down there.

Half life 2 kanal route