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DS Creati ve Weh a v er e a c h e d2 0 1 5 ! I h o pey o ua l l h a dawo n de r f u l h o l i da y&a r er e a dyf o rt h eNe wY e a r ? Wema n a g e dt og e to u t7i s s u e s&I t r u l yh o peweg e to u ta tl e a ﬆ7mo r e ! B u tI mu ﬆr e mi n do u rr e a de r sa g a i nt h a twi t h o u t y o u rc o n t r i bu t i o n so fbo t ha r t&t u t o r i a l swewo n ’ tbea bl et odot h a t . T h et e a mo fDSCr e a t i v e , a r en o tDAZpr o ´ s , wea l l h a v edi ﬀe r e n ts k i l l &k n o wl e dg el e v e l sj u ﬆl i k ea mo n go u rr e a de r s& j u ﬆl i k ey o uweh a v eo u rl i v e st ol i v ebu to u rl o v ef o rDAZ&a r tdr i v e su st owo r kh a r de a c hmo n t ht obr i n gy o ug i f t s& i n s pi r a t i o nbu twen e e dy o u rh e l pt odos o ! S oI u r g ey o u&pl e a dt oy o ue s pe c i a l l yt h a th a v e n ' ts e n ti no ro n l yo n c eo rt wi c e , pl e a s es e n di nmo r e ! E v e ni fy o ut h i n k y o u rk n o wl e dg ema yn o tbewh a ts o me o n ei sl o o k i n gf o r , l e tu sbet h ej u dg eo ft h a t , e v e ni fy o uo n l yj u ﬆﬆa r t e ddo i n g a r t wo r ki nDAZs h o wi tt ot h ewo r l d&e v e ni fy o uma yt h i n kt h i sma g a z i n ei sn o tg o o de n o u g hf o ry o u rt u t so ra r t , s h a r e y o u rt a l e n tt oi n s pi r e ! An df o rt h o s eo fy o ut h a tc o n t r i bu t ee v e r ymo n t h , t h a n ky o us ok i n dl yf o ry o u ra ma z i n gs u ppo r t , wec o u l dn o th a v edo n e i twi t h o u ty o ug u y s ! S oc o meo nr e a de r s ! L e t ' spu to u rh e a ds&h e a r tt o g e t h e r&c r e a t ea n o t h e r7i s s u e s&wh i l ewea r ea ti t , wh yn o tg of o r1 2 ?

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n e we s tc o n t e n tde v e l o pe r s ,S i x u s 1Me di aa n dT h eDa r k e r S i deo fAr t . T h e s ev e r yt a l e n t e dc o n t e n tde v e l o pe r s pr o du c e h i g hqu a l i t y1 0 0 %o r i g i n a lDAZS t u di omo de l sa n dP o s e r f i g u r e s . S i x u s 1Me di ac r e a t e ss o meo ft h eb e s t3 Dh o r r o rmo de l sa n d f a n t a s yf i g u r e s a v a i l a b l eo nt h ema r k e t . B a s e do u to fCi n c i n n a t i , Oh i o ,t h et e a mc o n s i s t so ft h r e ev e r yt a l e n t e di n di v i du a l s , L e sGa r n e r , R e b e k a hGa r n e ra n dK i l l i a nGa r n e r . Mo s to ft h e i r o f f e r i n g sa r ec r e a t e du s i n gac o mb i n a t i o no fz B r u s h , Ma y aa n d P o s e r . L e sh a sb e e nc r e a t i n gs i n c eh ewa sn i n e t e e ny e a r so l d a n dh a swo r nj u s ta b o u te v e r yh a tt h ewo r l do fdi g i t a l a r ta n d a n i ma t i o nh a st oo f f e r : c h a r a c t e rde s i g n e r , t e c h n i c a ldi r e c t o r , l e a da n dpr o du c t i o nmo de la n dt e x t u r ea r t i s t , di r e c t o r , a n d c o o wn e rS i x u s 1Me di a . No w, wi t hh i ss o nK i l l i a nj o i n i n gi nt h e mo de l i n gpr o c e s s ,a n dR e b e k a hdo i n gt h ewr a n g l i n g ,t h e y c o n t i n u et opr o du c ec o n t e n tt h a twi l l t a k ey o u rb r e a t ha wa y . T h eDa r k e rS i deo fAr tc r e a t e sa ma z i n go n e o f a k i n d, t o o n s t y l e3 Df i g u r e s . B a s e do u to fB r o n x , Ne wY o r k , Ca r l o s R i v e r a pr o du c e sc o n t e n tu s i n gma n ydi f f e r e n ta ppl i c a t i o n ss u c ha s Ma y a , 3 DSMa x , B l e n de ra n dWi n g s3 Dde pe n di n go nwh a t h ei st r y i n gt oa c h i e v e . Ca r l o sh a sbe e ni n v o l v e dwi t ht h e3 D i n du s t r ys i n c e1 9 9 3a n dh a spr o v e nt obeo n eo ft h emo s t c r e a t i v ea r t i s t si nt h ei n du s t r y .

YUR di g i t a li sade di c a t e ddi g i t a la r tbr o k e r a g es i t ewh e r e e x c e pt i o n a ldi g i t a la r t i s t sc a nma k emo n e ys e l l i n gt h e i r pr o du c t s . Wea r ewe l l r e s pe c t e di nt h edi g i t a l a r ti n du s t r y a n dh a v eal o n gh i s t o r yo fbu i l di n gpo s i t i v er e l a t i o n s h i ps wi t h a r t i s t s , s o f t wa r ede v e l o pe r s , e du c a t o r s a n di n du s t r yl e a de r s . T r u s ta n dmu t u a l r e s pe c ta r ee x t r e me l yi mpo r t a n tt ou sa n d a r et h ek e yt obr i n g i n gt h ebe s to ft h ebe s tt o g e t h e rt obu y a n ds e l l e x c l u s i v e l yt h r o u g hYUR di g i t a l . Al l c o mpu t e r a r tc o n t e n ti s 1 0 0 %pr o f e s s i o n a l l yt e s t e dpr i o r t or e l e a s e , i n c l u di n gf r e e3 dmo de l sa n dt e x t u r e s . YUR di g i t a l h a samo n e yba c kg u a r a n t e et h a te a c ha n de v e r ypr o du c twi l l wo r ka sa dv e r t i s e d. S t o pbyYUR di g i t a la n dc h e c ko u tt h e a ma z i n gpr o du c to f f e r i n g st h e s et wov e r yt a l e n t e dt e a ms h a v et oo f f e r . Y o uwo n ’ tbedi s a ppo i n t e d!

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YUR di g i t a l i sh o n o r e dt obea bl et oo f f e rS i x u s 1Me di aa n d T h eDa r k e rS i deo fAr tpr o du c t sa l o n gwi t hpr o du c t sf r o m ma n yo t h e rt a l e n t e dc o n t e n tc r e a t o r st odi g i t a l a r t i s t s , i n di e g a mede v e l o pe r sa n da n i ma t o r sa r o u n dt h ewo r l d. Wel o o k f o r wa r dt of e a t u r i n gmo r eo ft h e i ru n i qu e3 Dmo de l si nt h e f u t u r e .

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wh e nI h a dn e x tt on oi de awh a tI wa sdo i n gwa san i g h t ma r e ! Wh i l eI wo r k e dwi t hP o s e r4a n dB r y c e , mys k i l l swi t hP h o t o s h o pg r e wa swe l l , e s pe c i a l l ydu r i n gmy3 Dbr e a k( f o ra bo u t f i v ey e a r s ) . R e c e n t l y , I ' v eg o n eba c ka n df o r t hbe t we e nDa z S t u di oa n dP o s e r , u s i n ge i t h e ro n ede pe n di n go nt h ei ma g eo r mymo o d. An da l wa y s , a l wa y sP h o t o s h o p! HOW DO YOU FI ND I NSPI RATI ON? I f i n di n s pi r a t i o nu s u a l l ybyj u s tt a k i n gag l a n c et h r o u g hmyR e f e r e n c e / I n s pi r a t i o nf o l de r . I h a v ec o l l e c t e dma n y , ma n yi ma g e s o v e rt h ey e a r s , f r o mph o t o g r a ph so fr u n do wnbu i l di n g st o br i l l i a n t l yc o l o r e ddi g i t a la r t .I n s pi r a t i o nc o me sf r o m ma n y s o u r c e so u t s i deo ft h a ta swe l l s u c ha sv i de og a me s , mu s i ca n d e v e nj u s ts e e i n gapr o du c t . I fI ' mn o ts e to nas t y l eo rc o l o r s c h e meI wa n tt owo r kwi t hf o rapa r t i c u l a ri ma g e , I u s u a l l y bu i l dapi e c eo fa r ta r o u n da no bj e c to rc l o t h i n gI ' dl i k et ou s e . T h e ni tg o e sf r o mt h e r e !

“Re c e nt l y ,I ' v egone ba c ka ndf or t h be t we e nDa zSt udi o a ndPos e r . ” WHI CHARTI STSI NSPI REYOU THEMOST? I h a v eav e r yl o n gl i s to fa r t i s t st h a ti n s pi r eme . Da nL u Vi s i , T s u a i i ,P a u lK wo n ,Ch r i s t o ph e rL o v e l l ,S t a n l e yL a u ,L i n da B e r g k v i s ta n ds o , s oma n ymo r e . MyDe v i a n t Ar twa t c h l i s ti s f u l lo fa ma z i n ga r t i s t s , Ic o u l dn ' tpo s s i bl yn a mea l lt h eo n e s t h a tI l o v e .

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WHATAREYOURTHREEFAVORI TE VENDORS? Myt o pt h r e ef a v o r i t ev e n do r sa r eL i t t l e f o x ,Or e s t e s Gr a ph i c sa n dVa l 3 DAr t . An dah a n df u l o fo t h e r st h a tI do n ' t wa n tt ol e a v eo f f :An n aB e n j a mi n / S e c r e t h e a r t ,B a dK i t t e h Co . , L i l f l a me , Mi h r e l l e , F a bi a n a , Ar k i , S t o n e ma s o na n dMo r t e m Ve t u s . WHATAREYOURTOPTHREEPRODUCTSYOU USECURRENTLY? I nDa zS t u di o ,Ic a n n o tma k ea n yi ma g e swi t h o u tAg eo f Amo u r ' s ( Ao A) Adv a n c e dS t u di oL i g h tB u n dl e , Di me n s i o n T h e o r y ' s Adv a n c e dL i g h tP r e s e t s f o r Ao A' s l i g h t s , a n dDi me n s i o n T h e o r y ' sS u bs u r f a c eT o o l bo xf o rAo A' ss h a de r . WHATGOESI NTO API ECEOFARTFORYOU? F i r s t , i ts t a r t swi t ha ni de ao rj u s ta nu r g et opl a ya r o u n di nDS . I ti sh o n e s t l yf a rbe t t e rt oa l r e a dyh a v ea ni de abe f o r ey o u s t a r t . B u tt h a t ' sn o ta l wa y st h ec a s e , e s pe c i a l l yf o rme . I t y pi c a l l ys e tu pmyf i g u r ea n ds c e n ef i r s ts oI k n o wwh a tk i n do f c h a r a c t e rI ' mwo r k i n gwi t h . Cl o t h e swi l lu s u a l l yc o men e x t , ma y beh a i ra n dt h e nt h el i g h t s .T h e nl o t sa n dl o t so fa dj u s t i n g : ma t e r i a l s , c h a r a c t e r s , s c e n ea r r a n g e me n t , e t c . L a t e l y , Ih a v e be e nr e a l l yt r y i n gt ok e e pe v e r y t h i n gr e l a t i v e l yc o n s i s t e n t . I n o t h e rwo r ds , ma k es u r ee v e r y t h i n gma k e ss e n s ei nt h es c e n e a n de v e nr e l a t eba c kt ot h ec h a r a c t e ri ns o mewa y .

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an e ws c e n e . I wa n tr e s u l t sa n dI wa n tt h e mn o w, s ol e t ’ s l o a du par e a dy ma des c e n e . No wt h ef i r s tt h i n gt odo wa st or e mo v ea l l t h eDAZl i g h t s , a sI h a da l r e a dyr e a d o n l i n et h a tR e a l i t yu s e di t so wnl i g h t sr a t h e rt h a nt h e s t a n da r dDAZS t u di ol i g h t s . Wi t hmyl i g h t s g o n ei t ' s t i me t oa dds o meR e a l i t yo n e s , s oa f t e ral o o ka tt h ea v a i l a bl e R e a l i t yl i g h ts e t sI a dde d2me s hl i g h t sa n da nI B Ls ph e r e . T h eme s hl i g h t sa r ev e r ys i mi l a rt oaph o t o g r a ph e r ’ ss o f t bo x . I nt h eme s hl i g h t spa r a me t e r su n de rt h es h a do w c o n t r o ls e c t i o na r es wi t c h e st oh e l py o uv a r yt h e s h a do ws o f t n e s s . T oa dj u s tt h es i z eo ft h eme s hl i g h t , bi g l i g h te qu a l ss o f ts h a do w, s ma l l l i g h te qu a l sh a r ds h a do ws . S owi t hmyl i g h t s n o wa dde da n dpo s i t i o n e di twa s t i me t oh e a di n t oR e a l i t y , . No wi fy o uh a v en e v e r u s e dR e a l i t y be f o r el i k emey o uma yma k et h es a memi s t a k ea n dl o o k f o rR e a l i t yu n de rt h eR e n de rs e t t i n g st a b, s obe f o r ey o u do , i t ' sn o tt h e r ei ti sa c t u a l l yl o c a t e do nt h eR e n de r me n u .

“Thel ogi cal l ayoutmakes navi gat i ona br eeze” TO REALI TY AND BEYOND. S on o wweh a v eR e a l i t yo pe ni ni t s o wnwi n do wa n df o r o u rl a pt o pu s e r so u tt h e r e ,t h ewi n do wh a sbe e n a r r a n g e di nal a n ds c a pef o r ma ts oh o pe f u l l yn o bo dy s h o u l dbes t r u g g l i n gwi t ht h ewi n do wdi s a ppe a r i n go f t h ebo t t o mo ft h es c r e e n . No wt h ef i r s ti mpr e s s i o n so ft h ei n t e r f a c e T h eR e a l i t ywi n do wi ss u bdi v i de di n t o6t a bswi t he a c h o n ec o v e r i n gs pe c i f i ca r e a s o fr e s po n s i bi l i t y , s u c ha s r e n de r i n g , ma t e r i a l s , l i g h t i n g , a n de t c . I me n t i o n e dt h o s e3a s t h e ys e e ml i k et h eo n e st h a tI wi l l beu s i n gt h emo s t . T h e l a y o u to na l lo ft h et a bsi sn i c ea n ds i mpl e ;n o t h i n g a ppe a r sc l u t t e r e do rc r a mpe da n dmo r ei mpo r t a n t l y , t h el o g i c a l l a y o u tma k e sn a v i g a t i o nabr e e z e .

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RENDERI NG S oo u rf i r s ts t o pi st h eR e n de rt a b;t h i si st h eR e a l i t y e qu i v a l e n to ft h er e n de rs e t t i n g st a bba c ki nDAZ S t u di o .Ont h el e f to ft h i st a bweh a v ef i v es e t so f o u t pu to pt i o n s ; a c c e s s i n ge a c ho ft h e s ebr i n g s u pdi f f e r e n to pt i o n so nt h er i g h th a n ds i deo ft h ewi n do w. T h e s e o pt i o n sc o v e rs u c ht h i n g sa st h ei ma g ea n ds c e n ef i l e n a me ,GP UAc c e l e r a t i o nmo de s ,f r a mes i z ea n dma n y mo r eo pt i o n s .

I ts o u n de da l mo s tt o og o o dt obet r u e ! L o a daf i g u r e i n t oy o u rs c e n ea n di fy o u rf i g u r edo e sn o th a v es u b s u r f a c es c a t t e r i n go n c eo pe n e di nR e a l i t yi tdo e s .S o s t r a i g h ta wa yy o u rf i g u r e sl o o kg o o d. Ont h el e f to ft h ema t e r i a l t a bi st h el i s to fma t e r i a l si n y o u rs c e n ea l l n i c e l yg r o u pe dbyt h eo bj e c tt h e ybe l o n g t o . S e l e c to n ea n dt h e nr i g h tc l i c ko nama t e r i a l . T h i swi l l a l l o wy o ut oc h a n g et h ema t e r i a l t y peo rt oa ppl yau n i v e r s a l pr e s e t .

I do n ’ twa n tt h i sa r t i c l et obea bo u tr e n de rt i me sa st h a t i sr e a l l ydo wnt ot h eh a r dwa r ey o uh a v ea v a i l a bl e , bu tI dowa n tt os a yt h a tt h e r ea r et wodi f f e r e n tmo de so f GP Us u ppo r ta v a i l a bl e ; Hy br i da n dP u r e . T h e r ea r el i mi t a t i o n swi t ht h e s emo de sa n dI dos t r o n g l ys u g g e s tt h a t y o ur e a dt h eR UGf o rmo r ei n f o r ma t i o n . Onape r s o n a l n o t eI h a v ebe e nu s i n gHy br i dmo def o r mo s to fmyt e s tr e n de r sa sIh a v ef o u n dt h a ti th e l ps wi t ht h es t a bi l i t yo nmyc r a s hh a ppyma c h i n e . LI VI NG I N A MATERI AL WORLD T h en e x tt a bI wa n tt oh a v eal o o ka ti st h ema t e r i a l t a b. Mybi g g e s tc o n c e r na bo u tR e a l i t ywa st h a tI wa sg o i n g t oh a v et os pe n dh o u r so ne n dt we a k i n ga n da dj u s t i n g e v e r yma t e r i a li nmys c e n et og e tan i c er e s u l t . Wh a t r e a l l yc a u g h tmyi n t e r e s ti nt h epr e l a u n c ha n n o u n c e me n twa st h a tt h e r ewo u l dbea u t o ma t i cpr e s e t sf o ra l l t h ema j o rf i g u r e sf r o m V4u pt oV6 ,i n c l u di n gs u c h f i g u r e sa sMi c h a e l4 ,Do mi n aa n dDa wna n ds oma n y o t h e rf i g u r e swi l l bei mpr o v e d. DSCREATI VEMAGAZI NE•Januar y2015•41

I nmyf i r s tpo r t r a i tI wa n t e dt oa dj u s tt h ema t e r i a l so n t h ej e we l r y , s oo n ebyo n eI c h a n g e dt h et y pet ome t a l a n ds e l e c t e df r o mt h epr e s e t so f f e r e d; s i l v e rf o rt h e g e ms t o n e s . I c h o o s et oc h a n g et h et y pet og l a s s , pi c k e d r u byf r o mt h el i s ta n dt h a twa si t ;n oo t h e rma t e r i a l c h a n g e swe r er e qu i r e d. On eo pt i o nt h a ti sa v a i l a bl ei st h a ty o uc a nt u r na n y ma t e r i a l i n t ol i g h te mi t t i n g . No wf o rs o mer e a s o ns o me ma t e r i a l sg e ta u t o ma t i c a l l ys e tt ol i g h te mi t t i n g , wh i c h c a nbeal i t t l ef r u s t r a t i n g , bu tt h a ti s s u ea s i det h ef e a t u r e i sr e a l l yu s e f u la sma t e r i a l sc a nn o w do u bl ea sa c t u a l l i g h t s . Af t e r al i t t l ebi to fe x pe r i me n t a t i o nI f o u n di twa s qu i t e e a s ya n dqu i c kt oc r e a t ec u s t o mma t e r i a l s . S oi na l l t h es c e n e sI h a v er e n de r e ds of a rt h ea mo u n to f t i mes pe n ta dj u s t i n gma t e r i a l sr e a l l yi smi n i ma l .

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LI GHTI NG THE WAY. T h el i g h t st a b, a l t h o u g hs i mpl ei swh e r et h ema g i cr e a l l y h a ppe n s . E a c hR e a l i t yl i g h ti ny o u rs c e n es h o wsu ph e r e a n dt h e r ei s n ' tr e a l l yal o tt odo . Y e sy o uc a na dj u s tt h e po we ro fe a c hl i g h tbu tIh a v e n ' tdo n et h a ty e t ,bu t wh a tI a l wa y sdoi nh e r ei si fI a mu s i n gt h eI B Lt h e nt y pi c a l l yI pi c kan e wHDRf r o mt h eo n e s I a l r e a dyh a v ef r o m h dr l a bs . c o m. T h emo s ti mpo r t a n tt h i n gI doi nt h i st a bi s t os e l e c te a c hme s hl i g h ta n dIg i v ei tau n i qu eL i g h t g r o u pn a me , s ot h a to n c emyr e n de ri su n de r wa yI c a n pl a ya r o u n dwi t ht h es t r e n g t h so fe a c hl i g h ti n di v i du a l l y , s ot h a tI c a npe r f e c tt h el i g h tba l a n c ea sI g o . T h i sf o rme r e a l l yi st h ema g i c , n or e n de r i n gf o ra nh o u ro rt woa n d t h e nt h i n k i n g“ Da mn ,t h a tl i g h t st o obr i g h t ! ”Ic a nj u s t t we a ki ta sI g o .

MY CHALLENGES. Asa na r t i s twh owo r k si nmo r et h a nDAZS t u di o , t h e bi g g e s tl i mi t a t i o nf o rmewi t hDAZh a sa l wa y sbe e n g l a s s&g e ms t o n e s . I h a v es t r u g g l e da n ds e a r c h e df o rt h e be s ta n s we r st ot h eg l a s sa n dg e ms t o n e si s s u ef o ral o n g t i mes oIh a dt os e ej u s th o wR e a l i t yde a l twi t habi g c h u n ko fg l a s s .Imo de l l e dabi gs qu a r et wi s tv a s e , i mpo r t e di ti n t oDAZa n ds e ti tu pa s g l a s s i nR e a l i t y . T h e o n l yl i g h t i n gwa sa nHDRf r o mh dr l a bs . c o ma n d2 0 0 0 s a mpl e sl a t e rI h a v et os a yI wa sv e r yi mpr e s s e d. I tc e r t a i n l ywa st h ebe s tg l a s sI h a de v e rs e e nt h a th a dc o me f r o mDAZe v e ni fi tc a met h r o u g hR e a l i t y / L u x r e n de r . Ge ms t o n e s ,t h a t ’ sa n o t h e rc h a l l e n g ef o ra n o t h e rda y t i mepe r mi t t i n gt h a ti s .

OVERALL. T h er e s u l t st h a tc o mef r o mR e a l i t y / L u x r e n de ra r ec e r t a i n l yi mpr e s s i v e ,bu tf o rmet h a t ’ sn o tt h es u r pr i s i n g t h i n g ; wh a t ’ sr e a l l ys u r pr i s i n gi sh o we a s yi ti st ol e a r n . T h eu s e rg u i dei sn i c ea n dc l e a r , t h e r ei sar e a l l yh e l pf u l f o r u mo v e ra tR u n t i me DNA,a n dt h e r ea r ev i de o so n P r e t a 3 D’ s Y o u T u bec h a n n e l . I fs o me t h i n gi s n ' tqu i t eg o i n g t opl a nt h e r ei sa l wa y sh e l pa th a n d. S owo u l dI r e c o mme n di t ?Y e sc e r t a i n l y .

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P AOL OC I CCONE Weputas el ect i onofques t i ont ot hemanbehi nd Real i t y4Paol oCi ccone WHAT CAME FI RST I N YOUR LI FE 3D ART OR PROGRAMMI NG I s t a r t e dpr o g r a mmi n ga bo u t3 1y e a r sa g o , s oi twa spr o g r a mmi n g . Myf i r s ts t e psi nt h ewo n de r f u l wo r l do fdi g i t a l t e c h n o l o g ywe r edo n ewh i l epr o g r a mmi n gmi n i ma i n f r a me sbe f o r e t h ef i r s tI B MP Cc a meo u t . S i n c et h e nI ' v ebe e nl u c k yt oh a v e e x pl o r e da l mo s te v e r yn e wt e c h n o l o g yt h a th a sbe e n i n v e n t e ds i n c et h ea dv e n to ft h eAppl eI I . I wo r k e dwi t ht h e v e r yf i r s tP C, I s a wt h ebi r t ho ft h eMa c i n t o s h , t e s t e dt h ef i r s t v e r s i o no fWi n do ws , OS / 2a n de v e r yo t h e rpi e c eo fs o f t wa r e t h a tc h a n g e do u rl i f e . I wa t c h e dwi t hl u s tt h ede v e l o pme n to f 3 Dt e c h n o l o g y , bu tI c o u l dn o ta c c e s si tbe c a u s ea tt h ebe g i n n i n go n l ypr o g r a msl i k e3 DS t u di owh e r ea v a i l a bl e , a n dI di dn ' t h a v et h emo n e yt obu yi t . T h e ni n1 9 9 9B l e n de rwa sr e l e a s e d t ot h epu bl i ca n dt h a twa st h es t a r to fmy3 Dl i f e . Af t e rt h a tI s t a r t e dwo r k i n gwi t hP o s e r , ZB r u s h , DAZS t u di oa n do t h e r s . WHERE DI D THE I DEA FOR REALI TY COME FROM I v e r ymu c hl i k eB l e n de ra n d, i n2 0 0 9 , de c i de dt h a to n eo ft h e r e a s o n swh yt h epr o g r a mdi dn ' th a v eal a r g e ri n s t a l l e dba s e wa st h a ti twa sv e r yh a r dt of i n dg o o di n t r o du c t o r ydo c u me n t a t i o nf o ri t . S oI s t a r t e das e r i e so fv i de ot u t o r i a l s , t h i r t e e ni n t o t a l ,c a l l e d" T h eB l e n de rS u r v i v a lGu i de "o rB S Gf o rs h o r t . Wh i l ewo r k i n go nt h eB S GIf o u n dt h i swo n de r f u lr e n de r e r c a l l e dL u x R e n de r . I twa sl o v ea tf i r s ts i g h t . Af t e rbe c o mi n g f a mi l i a rwi t hL u x R e n de r , t h ei de ao fbr i n g i n gt h a tt e c h n o l o g y t ot h eP o s e r v e r s e , I u s et h a tt e r mt oi n c l u debo t hP o s e ra n d S t u di o , f o r me dqu i c k l y . I twa sal o g i c a lc o n c l u s i o nbu t , t omy s u r pr i s e , I f o u n do u tt h a ta tt i men o bo dye l s ewa s t a l k i n ga bo u t c o n n e c t i n gP o s e ro rS t u di ot oL u x R e n de r . S oI s t a r t e dwr i t i n g t h ec o dea n dt h ef i r s tv e r s i o no fR e a l i t yf o rS t u di owa s r e l e a s e do nAu g u s to f2 0 1 0 .

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DOES CREATI NG 2 VERSI ONS ( POSER/ DS) OF REALI TYATTHESAMETI MEMAKETHEPROCESS EASI ERORHARDER I ti sh a r d, be c a u s et h et wopr o g r a msdo n ' ts h a r eas i n g l et h i n g wh e ni tc o me st ot h eu n de r l y i n gt e c h n o l o g y .Ont h eo t h e r h a n d9 8 %o r mo r e , o fR e a l i t yi s e i t h e r i nt h eu s e r i n t e r f a c eo r i n t h eu n de r l y i n gs e r v i c e s , wh i c ha r ec o mmo nbe t we e nt h et wo e di t i o n s . T h ec h a l l e n g ewa st oc o meu pwi t hat e c h n o l o g yt h a t a l l o we dR e a l i t yt opr e s e n ta tt h es a mee x a c ti n t e r f a c er e g a r dl e s so fwh a th o s ta ppl i c a t i o n–P o s e ro rS t u di o–i su s e d. De v e l o pi n gf o rt woh o s t sr e qu i r e sal o to ft i met ot e s tt h es a me s c e n a r i oi nt wodi f f e r e n ta ppl i c a t i o n s .

“Tomys ur pr i s e,I f oundoutt hatat t het i menobody el s ewast al ki ng aboutconnect i ng Pos erorSt udi ot o LuxRender . ” WHAT PART OF THE CREATI ON OF REALI TY 4 POSEDTHEBI GGESTCHALLENGE T h a two u l dbet h er e l i a bl ec o n v e r s i o no fma t e r i a l sf r o mt h e h o s tt ot h eR e a l i t yi n t e r n a lf o r ma t .On eo ft h edi s t i n c t i v e f e a t u r e so fR e a l i t yi st h a ti tc o n v e r t st h eo r i g i n a lma t e r i a l s f r o mt h eh o s tt oi t s o wnf o r ma t , a n di tdo e s t h a tj o bv e r ywe l l . T h a ti sn o te a s yt oma k eh a ppe n . I tl i t e r a l l yt a k e smo n t h so f t e s t i n g , a dj u s t i n g , a n df i n e t u n i n g . T h eR e a l i t yma t e r i a l e di t o ri s a l s oav e r yc o mpl e xs y s t e m. Wi t hi ty o uc a nc r e a t ec o mpl e x ma t e r i a l st h a th a v emu l t i pl el a y e r so ft e x t u r e s . Wr i t i n gt h a t ma t e r i a l e di t o rh a sbe e nabi gc h a l l e n g e .

WHAT ONE FEATURE WAS FOR YOU THE BI GGESTSTEPFORWARD I N REALI TY4 I tde pe n dsf r o mwh a tpo i n to fv i e wy o u ' r el o o k i n ga ti t . F o r S t u di ou s e r st h a two u l dbet h ea v a i l a bi l i t yo fma n yn e w t e x t u r e sa n dt h en e wS k i nma t e r i a l . F o rP o s e ru s e r sh ewo u l d pr o ba bl ybet h en e wAu t o ma t i cP r e s e t s . F o rbo t hi two u l dbe t h en e wUn i v e r s a l P r e s e t s . WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF REALI TYGOI NG I c a n ' tqu i t ea n s we rt h a t , I do n ' twa n tt og i v ei de a st opo s s i bl e c o mpe t i t o r s: ) .B u tIc a nt e l ly o ut h a tt h e r ea r ema n yn e w f e a t u r e st h a tI wa n tt oi mpl e me n t . T h en e w, u pc o mi n gv e r s i o n o fL u x R e n de ri sg o i n gt og i v eu sal o to fs pe e di mpr o v e me n t s t h a tI wa n tt oi n t e g r a t ei nR e a l i t ys o o n . DO YOU HAVEANYPLANSTO EXTENDOUTTO I NCLUDE OTHER RENDERI NG ENGI NES SUCH ASRENDERMAN I wo u l dl o v et odot h a t ! I twi l l a l l de pe n do nh o wR e n de r Ma n wi l l ber e l e a s e d. I ' mk e e pi n ga ne y eo ni t .

HOW DOESI T MAKEYOU FEELWHEN YOU SEE ARTWORKTHATHASBEENCREATEDBYREALI TY USERS T h a ti so n eo ft h ebe s tpe r k so fmyj o b. E v e r yda yI ' ma ma z e d, s u r pr i s e d, a n dde l i g h t e dbywh a tR e a l i t ya r t i s t sc r e a t ewi t h t h es o f t wa r e . I t ' st r u l ya nh o n o r .

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“I twi l lal ldepend onhow Render Man wi l lber el eas ed. I ' m keepi nganeye oni t . ” ONEOF OUR READERSWANTSTO ASK WHAT I S YOUR TYPI CAL COMPUTER RI G THAT YOU USE FORRENDERI NGI NREALI TY L e tmes a yf i r s tt h a tt h en e e dso fade v e l o pe ra r en o tt y pi c a l . Asapr o g r a mme rwr i t i n g3 Ds o f t wa r eIn e e dal o tmo r e h o r s e po we rt h a nt h ea v e r a g e3 Du s e r . Myc u r r e n tr i gi n c l u de s aMa cP r owi t h1 2c o r e s ,wh i c hu s eh y pe r t h r e a di n ga n ds o r e s u l t i n g2 4t h r e a dso fr e n de r i n g , pl u sa n o t h e rMa cP r oe i g h t c o r e , h y pe r t h r e a di n ga swe l l . T ot h a tI j u s ta dde dal a pt o p, a Ma c B o o kP r o , f o rt h eWi n do wsbu i l ds . T h ema i nma c h i n eh a s 3 2GBo fR AMa n dt h epr o c e s s o r sr u na t3 . 3GHz . I nt h ec o u r s e o fde v e l o pme n tI n e e dt oc o mpi l eR e a l i t yi ns e v e ndi f f e r e n t v e r s i o n s .T h i si n c l u de st h eMa c i n t o s h ,Wi n do ws ,P o s e r ,a n d S t u di oe di t i o n . Al l a t3 2a n d6 4bi t s . S oa l l i na l l , i tme a n ss e v e n di f f e r e n tpr o g r a mst h a tn e e dt obec o mpi l e do u to fac o de ba s et h a ti sa bo u t2 0 5 , 0 0 0l i n e so fC+ +c o de . On c et h epr o g r a mi sr e a dyi tn e e dst obet e s t e d, a n dI t y pi c a l l yr e n de rh u n dr e ds i fn o tt h o u s a n ds o fi ma g e s du r i n gas i n g l e de v e l o pme n tc y c l e . DSCREATI VEMAGAZI NE•Januar y2015•45

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