Progress!

Many have changed in my renders from years to years… Here is a little progress check. The lower the picture is, the older it is. The more to the left the picture is, the newer it is.More

Bad Things Spark Good Ideas

That picture had its time. I was proud. First time scanning fabric, I mean– beautiful! And the ring of light made me feel pro. Obviously, not for long. First of all, we need to rewind to the first render of this project: I was going with one of those funky instagram people style render, but…More

A Not-So-Plain Background

I tried making a cool realistic fashion render once. Didn’t end up well. So I thought, why should I? Came back to the mannequin with a plain background and one point lighting technique. But it didn’t stay that way for long… Pink glossy, plain glossy background– horrible. Something is definitely wrong with that render. I…More

The Power of Patterns and Getting Back Up

If there’s anything this project thought me, it’s that patterns are amazing. And also, good lighting matters. But something else it thought me, something really, really important I wish I learned long ago– it’s okay to redo a render. When the lighting are bad the first time, or when the textures just aren’t right. Do…More