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A portrait of a Kathakali dancer. Kathakali is a dance-drama art form from the Indian state of Kerala. I always like the emotions conveyed during the performance, and the outlandish make-up. I used a lot of references from flickr, especially ones by Thomas-travel photography. Rendered in Maya/Mental Ray. Did some detailing in Zbrush, and final comp in photoshop. C&C most welcome. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:30:48 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/503606

Macro shot of a tree frog. Maya, MentalRay, Digital Fusion. MR fast simple SSS for the frog and leaves. All textures painted in Photoshop. An animation of the same can be viewed at http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a285/vasishtr/?action=view&current=frog_out-1.flv
Comments and critiques most welcome. ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:56:33 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/505642

Macro shot of a snail on a log. Used Maya fast simple SSS for the snail skin and shell. Used Layered Shader for the tree trunk and Maya Fur for the grass clump. Rendered in 7 passes.
The animation can be viewed at
http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a285/vasishtr/?action=view&current=snail_out_goo.flv]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:58:57 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/503484

Maya, MentalRay+Maya Software, Digital Fusion. An Audi R8 standing in a run-down warehouse. Rendered in 8 passes. All textures painted in Photoshop. ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:48:36 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/460744

Inspired from a photo in an Interior design magazine photo (Inside Outside). Made it with 3D studio Max. Used two lights - a direct light for the sun and an fPoint for interior bounce lighting. Used a Translucent material in the windows to diffuse the incoming sunlight. Rendered with Mental Ray. ]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:56:52 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/463802

This image hit me suddenly one fine day. Couldn't get it off my mind. So, set to work in 3D Studio Max 7, and got it over with on a weekend. Used MentalRay and FG for the render. The wood on the table came out much better than I expected! ]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:57:28 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/460746

Inspired from a similar looking house in Bangalore, India. Used 3D studio Max 7 and Mental Ray for the image. Used one spotlight as for the sun. ]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:00:44 +0000 http://vasishtr.cgsociety.org/gallery/460743

Initially modeled in 3dMax. Later, imported to Maya and refined. Lit using just FG and no lights. Used a big dome with a ramp for the reflections. ]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:55:10 +0000