stefan-morrell's CGPortoflio Gallery

Trenchtown

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:27:57 +0000

I've never been that great at modeling spacecraft so this is a bit of a practice piece.modeled in 3dsmax,I used finalrender & rendered everything in one hit with some tweaks in Photoshop.
there's around 60 photometric lights placed through the scene along with some GI.

Cheers!

The Gold Light Of Morning

Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:12 +0000

another big cityscape..I've been making up a library of greebled cityscape parts & thought it time to put them to use.
scene modeled in 3dsmax,mostly instanced geometry,polycount is around 5million,rendered using finalrender with some post in Photoshop

I also made an animated version .tweaked in after effects,15mb quicktime
http://stefan-morrell.com/GoldLightFin2.mov

thanks for looking!
Stefan

The Arc -Sci-Fi Corridor

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:36:52 +0000

The generic sci-fi corridor is always good for some freestyle modeling practice..
This scene was made in 3dsmax,rendered with finalrender & tweaked in Photoshop..textures are a mixture of template based painted & tiled textures

here' a 5 second Quicktime of the scene
http://www.stefan-morrell.com/TheArc_CamPush.mov

& an untextured view..

Cheers
Stefan

Cityscape - Acura 2008 MDX

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:01:37 +0000

This image was made for a Canadian print campaign for the 2008 Honda Acura,the theme was 'the future of the automobile', art direction through Grip Limited

The assets were all modeled & rendered in 3dsmax,the trees are a mix of Vue ecosystems & some photos from cgtextures,
the vehicle & forground building were supplied to me as photographed elements,full image size is over 12k tall

here's a shot of how it appears in print:

The Voyager Response

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:04:53 +0000

This image came out of some quick 3d concepts made in Vue Infinite..The ecosystem makes working with big cityscapes very quick & easy

buildings & ships modeled in 3dsmax,rendered in Vue6 with heavy post in Photoshop...according to Vue the polycount is in the billions :o

thanks for viewing!

Cheers
Stefan

The Majestic

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:59:39 +0000

another calssic sci-fi city,everything modeled & rendered in 3dmax with finalrender & post in Photoshop & Painter
I was looking for a washed out overexposed look..as with the last image i'm using finalrender volume light for most of the atmospherics,clouds painted in post

Cheers

The Inevitable

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:44:04 +0000

this image is made from several passes rendered in 3dmax with some Photoshop work..over a million polys are choking up this scene,most of which is old models re-jigged to suit this shot.
..the image theme is about the state of our planet

Thanks for viewing & any C&C
Cheers
Stefan

*This image has an Excellence award in Ballistic Publishings Expose 6

*image was later used on the cover of a Spanish Photoshop magazine

District 75

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:24 +0000

another cluttered cityscape you wouldn't want to live in,the skybike is still wip and missing a few details but seemed a perfect fit for this image,
everything modeled in 3dsmax,rendered using final Render with some post in Photoshop

Cheers
Stefan

Arizona Bay

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:01:44 +0000

this was a spur of the moment image made while playing around in Vue,the buildings are from an image I did a few months back(brighter,cleaner future)..landscaped (& rendered) in Vue using ecosystems & tweaked in Photoshop..all in all this was quickly completed in a couple of days,most of which was rendering
Cheers
Stefan

*update*
this image has been used on the cover of Advanced Photoshop issue 38

Cable Canyon/Kowloon Alley

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:34:27 +0000

Another model inspired by old Kowloon walled city..I always get a kick out of making these grittty/grungy back alley scenes.

modeled over a few days in 3dsmax and rendered in Vue6 with some tweaks in Photoshop

thanks for viewing
Cheers

Sci-fi Sunrise

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:27:20 +0000

Ths one came about while playing around with Vue 6 atmospheres,the spectral lighting is very cool for your classic sunrise shot...the buldings were made in 3dsmax,

also did a small animated pass,this was rendered in 3dmax scanline using billboards made from the vue renders..with a bit of tweaking in After effects

http://www.stefan-morrell.com/video/SunriseFinal.mov

thanks for viewing & any C&C!
Cheers
Stefan

The Neighbourhood

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:53:49 +0000

trying for an early morning atmosphere,the buildings I modeled & textured a few months ago for another project,finaly got a chance to use them here.
rendered with finalrender R2,the new speed increase let me tweak this one a lot more & the postwork was minimal

Cheers
Stefan

here's some detail shots:

Waterworld

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:25:17 +0000

This one makes use of many of the same elements from my last gallery submission.though going for a much brigher mood

modelled in 3dmax & Rendered using finalRender....I spent a while playing around with the final render passes in Photoshop.
I used Zbrush to detail the pilings(the wood sticking out of the water)..& for shaping the gargoyle heads.
total scene polycount is well over a million polys...those palm trees are heavy :
the plants are a mix of x-frog plants & some instanced coconut palms exported out of Vue infinite.

thanks for viewing.

Cheers!
Stefan

Urban Wonderland

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:17:55 +0000

this scene was made in 3dmax,rendered with Finalrender,
The buildings have been modeled for various projects over the last few months & in a rush of inspiration I threw them all into this scene

Cheers
Stefan

I also made a 9 second Quicktime of the scene,edited with After effects.

http://www.stefan-morrell.com/video/Urbanwonderland.mov

The Walled City

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:36:31 +0000

Another futurescape,with this image I'm trying to push myself into using more color,

Inspired by the layered & cluttered look of Kowloon walled city(which has now been torn down & made into a park)..
along with the obvious Blade Runner/Fifth Element etc

thanks for viewing
Stefan

Some more images:

Wire:

A Brighter Cleaner Future

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:23:42 +0000

something clean & green for a change.

these buildings are modeled in 3dmax & arranged in Vue which has been ideal for handling large amounts of vegetation,there's something like 4billion polys rendered here via the ecosystem & controlling placement was very easy.
some color correct & atmosphere in Photoshop

thanks for viewing

Cheers
Stefan

Futurescape

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:07:47 +0000

The futuristic cityscape is always fun to work on.
this was rendered as several passes using finalrender and a couple days of texturing in photoshop,the scene was so heavy some elements had to broken up for seperate layer renders

Cheers
Stefan

Alpine Village

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:38:10 +0000

I wanted to create a sci-fi style base/village & give it a christmas card atmosphere,
most of the buildings were made last year for another project,the mountain was done in zbrush,most of the work in this one was getting a decent looking snowshader to work with this particular scene(in the end it was a modified version of a shader DerPapa offered up in the 3dsmax forum)

thanks for viewing

Cheers
Stefan

The Grow Room

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:07:57 +0000

this is a scene I made a while ago & finaly got around to rendering only recently..with so many reflections & such clean lines to deal with the rendertimes were terrible..
I'm hoping to re-render this shot again soon with a new PC..& since I plan on re-rendering any C&C would be appreciated

Cheers
Stefan

The Tin Can

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:24:34 +0000

made for the fun of doodling in sci-fi..this model was made with an old retro style in mind,
this is my first time using Vray,I've been quite impressed with the lighting options,nice & easy to set-up

here's a wireframe shot,scene polycount is around 100k with several high-res template based textures

Urban Environment

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:34:54 +0000

hi.
this is a stylised city environment,modeled & rendered in 3dmax using final Render..textures & post in Photoshop
4 hour rendertime @ 4k.. with a 300k polycount

the wheels were initialy made for the journey challenge but were never used for that....finally I found a place for them

the 2 cars are courtesy of 3d world magazine,

Cheers!

The Valley

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:32:19 +0000

This came about while working on a larger poject,I had been using the same buildings in an island setting,but render times & other problems lead me into making this one as a break.
the building was modelled as one facade I then used symmetry modifiers to fill out the scene.
the birds are animated using 'bend' & 'wave' modifiers.

the quicktime is a short camera pan that I may end up re-rendering with higher samples to clear out the flickering.

total scene polycount is about 600k.

Quicktime 19MB
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/polyco...eCityValley.mov

Cheers
Stefan

Industrial

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:11:38 +0000

This is a slight deviation from the Sci-Fi Environment I'm working on(see the link in my sig for the full models progress)
..the old grungy tiles & checkerboard floors inspired this cold scene.

Cheers

Sci-fi Corridor

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:43:39 +0000

an environment I made last year,in preparing some shots for a reel I figured it was time do a large beauty shot of it.
scanline render in 3dsmax
here is a short flythrough of the environment:
17mb quicktime
Cheers
Stefan
>> Hi resolution image <<

Open Wide

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:08:19 +0000

Open up & say ahhh
Low-res model is made in 3dsmax..with a hi-res version in Zbrush..made from concept to render in about 8 hours.
a few errors remain..a few texture seams on the snakes :..but I like the concept
Cheers!
Stefan

Dungeon Environment

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:01:30 +0000

this was originaly quite a large & detailed scene but I culled it back to something more intimate that could render more quickly.
several lighting,volume & specular passes rendered with post in Photoshop.
the columns are displacement mapped after detailing in Zbrush
many thanks for any comments & critique
Cheers
Stefan
>> Hi resolution image <<

Urban Future

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:29:33 +0000

sometime in the future...
a composition from dozens of renders & various render passes.
model & render in 3dsmax..postworked in Photoshop
Happy new year!
Cheers
Stefan

>> Hi resolution image <<

Ice Base

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:39:10 +0000

who knows what they get up to in Antarctica?
I've had this image in mind for a while now..finally completed.
looking forward to your comments
Cheers
Stefan
>> Hi resolution image <<

The Quiet City

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 02:15:26 +0000

made as a study of urban environments,
do you think this image can stand on it's own without being populated with people?
made in 3dsmax with postwork in Photoshop
thank's for viewing

A Quiet Street

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:47:03 +0000

playing with light in a quiet city street,originally quite a colourful render with lots of warm & cool colours I found the destaurated look had more character to it.
thanks for viewing

Cityscape

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:04:45 +0000

an experimental piece for me..using per pixel camera mapping & projecting painted geometrie back onto itself for re-rendering,something I've never done before but am very pleased with the luxury of not having to uv map a mesh & freedom of painting
I was looking for a washed out feel to this..kind of a throwback to old fifties sci-fi
here's an animated shot:
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/polycount3d/CGTalk/CityScape01.mov
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/polycount3d/CGTalk/CityScape01Breakdown.mov
& a the high res version:
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/polycount3d/CGTalk/OldCityLarge.jpg
edited to fix links
Cheers
Stefan
>> Hi resolution image <<

This Little Piggie

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:35:25 +0000

low-res mesh made in 3dsmax,rather than creating a displacement I sculpted a high res version of the mesh in Zbrush & rendered that in Mentalray.
diffuse & bump painted in deep paint
I'm trying for some realistic skin so any critique along that line would be invaluable.
thanks for viewing

There's Always A Bigger Fish

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:02:22 +0000

An idea I've wanted to make for a while now,lot's of strange creatures down in the deep
these fish were modelled in Max,textured in Z-Brush and then rendered in Daz Studio(Beta) using displacement & a bit of ambient mapping
Cheers
Stefan