tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61244613570812308872012-01-25T10:46:09.296+08:00...to create something is a challenge i always look forward to, and to bring 'life' to it is the art of my craft.Ryan G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08513895352005303455noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124461357081230887.post-14375196097061933352009-12-21T15:01:00.005+08:002010-03-10T01:22:08.394+08:00

Yes, it's been awhile since the last posting here. I've decided to revamp the site, and get something out there - yes, something that can be felt and held in ones hands. For starters, I've already set to print some selected works that were done this year.

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It's been ages since I've posted something here. Well, it's been a hectic year atwork, and some of my stuff seemed so 'typical'It's kinda ironic, Photographers would at some instances remove "nuisances" and imperfections in their photos, while CG Artists would do otherwise.Well, I'd also like to share a breakdown of this image. After some scrutiny, one can see the "mis-matches" ...taking away the

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Same project mentioned in the previous post. A different view, treated with a different tone.And the elements breakdown

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Presenting...a project I've been working on, somewhere in a small town (downtown) Sunnyvale, California. This was rather a huge undertaking in a span of almost 3 months. The model itself composed of nearly detailed buildings in 6 blocks, altogether with animated cars and people. It's great that the team managed to pull-thru. The project required creating Animation sequences and some still

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It's a new year, and even though the world's in recession, I've been busy with lots of Archi CG projects. As such, I haven't really had time to post some "making-of" lately. But here's one still for the new year. This is no solo project, but I had major involement in it in terms of production and coordinating with the artists involved.Things are not as simple as it seems. To achieve a more

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There are some things that even a virtual camera can't do so in making CGI. This project required a sweeping view of the cost along the pool area. As we had set the camera in, there was some diffculty getting that panoramic view. Normally, to get a wider view, one would adjust the camera lens to show more. However, by doing this, distortion in foreground objects get very noticeable. In such

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Back again for 2008. Last year was a very intense year for CG work, especially the last month. And things are still on the roll. Major things in the making still. Hence, the reason why I haven't been able to post much on this blog. However, for posting's sake, Autodesk has recently released some news regarding some stuff about company I work in (Lights & Shadows). Something worth sharing...Bar

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It's actually (supposedly) dusk. This project was done quite some time back. The design had been finalized, and we needed a "hero" shot that would show the buildings uniqueness in some way. I guess the Architect knew as well that the design was not much special from any other building, except that it had these "special" windows. So to emphasize on these, was to have it rendered as a night shot.

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It's been about a year now since I took up collecting toys & figures that interest me (and had influence my "early creative years"). With this, also came my passion of photography which I hadn't done for some time. So besides the usual 3D CG stuff, I sorta found a new area wherein I can "play" around with."Toy Digirama"...as what I've heard and gathered, is the digital exposition of toys via

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Okay, so it's been ages since I've had any updates here. Lotsa..lotsa stuff "cooking."Anyway, I'd like to present a recent work wherein I approached the lighting of the scene in a not-so-typical manner. The scene in question is an interior of some loft. The project required a draft render to be done quickly. Problem was only the architectural walls were given. In cases like these, I'd go for the

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The job at hand was a "Courtyard scene" that featured a staircase and some bridge ways above. The 3D models were done earlier by my colleagues, and I only came in to do some revisions and re-light the scene.The image that I present here is my version. The client had a different thing in mind, that of which I thought was too "cluttered" in terms of visual composition. Although, the other image was

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Crazy, spectacular, ingenious, insane and daring. I'm referring to the designs some local Architects here in Singapore are coming up with nowadays. Putting aside the other high profile developments, it still amazes me that there are other developments out there (or to be launched) that just challenge the norm. Imagine... a high-rise development where you can park your car just next to your living

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It is written that God created the world in 7 days (Okay, technically 6 days, cause he took the day-off on the 7th). And then, one fine day I get the challenge of building a city in about the same time. Good thing is just going to be complete CGI! But alas, the forces of the "time gods" were against me. It's instances like these that make me wish I had Hiro Nakamura's powers of time-space

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It's more than mid-way thru the Fashion Festival here in Singapore. And it's almost half a year since I worked on something relating to this -- Vivo City (the background for the Vivo City ad posters).For that mentioned project, we had to work closely with the ad agency who already had conceptualized the look. It was also a different kind of visualization. We were given the freedom to create an

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...it's either you gotta be running, in a car, or flying. In this case flying. As in a "fly-thru" (or walk-thru) animation.Initial brief of the project: The client wanted to see shots of various areas of the development. And it was suggested that we based it on the still (hi-res) images that we had given much earlier.I came in later as to help amend part of the 3D model, light-up and do texturing

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I guess it's just one of those days. This project partly involved a shot of three villas by the pool. The tricky part was to find a appealing shot that could showcase the architecture, and at the same time really focus on the three structures.First shot, is rather composed in a way wherein the subject was about two-thirds in frame. And the horizon was just about 1/3 down. (Following the "rule" of

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...it can be done. But also depending on some situations or whatever effect you may be after. In this case, I had the "luck" of using an HDRI which was available from Paul Devebec's Site. The project (in LNS) at hand was some bar / lounging area. The design was modern and incorporated some sleek lighting fixtures, and lots of glass. And this is one type of project that required to show this

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