Ronald Fong: 3D Mini Cooper S Model Photo Realistic Rendering

Hello =)

I have always wanted to take my 3D Mini Cooper S model for an animation ride.
The 3D model is done in Maya some time ago and I rigged it for animation for this exercise.

I have already created a still : http://www.ronald-fong.com/portfolio/minicoopers_hdri.jpg
using this set of HDRI and backplates I got from www.hdri-locations.com some time ago.

But a still image was not enough for me :P

I played around with the camera and backplates to give the illusion that it's a real trucking/zooming camera. I feel that some shaders can be improved but I am quite happy with the results. This is a very fun exercise for me. I hope this may inspire some out there who wants to do some photo real animation with their 3D vehicle models and I certainly hope you'll like it ;D

p.s: I actually wanted to add some audio but I just don't have the time for it. :P

http://www.ronald-fong.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• ronald
• fong
• singapore
• minifong
• mini
• cooper
• 3d
• maya
• mental
• ray
• photo
• realistic
• car
• model
• hdri
• backplate

[lukassstyyy]

Nice render dude.

[minifong]

@lukassstyyy cool, thanks! =) i love people who do tutorials!

[gobacktorussia]

great animation, what did you render it in? plug-ins? im interested in the back plates, i diddn't know about them until now

[minifong]

@gobacktorussia hey! thanks ;)

rendered using maya's mental ray.

nope, no other plug-ins.

as for back plates, maybe this can help? :D

[minifong]

@minifong oops, I cannot post the link here, so I'll PM you ;)

[effectsfreak]

it's not bad, but you need to add motion blur. that should add a bit more realism to it.

[minifong]

@effectsfreak oh yeah motion blur! I see... I never thought of that... I'll try rendering cars with mb the next time round. thank you! =)

[Beauvfx]

mini coopers are fun! Nice job!!

[lucasd9]

wow great one!

[nooblet911]

tech's powerful today, but it'll take programing nerds years to really get the grip how proto realism should look like.