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Designing immersive environments with Corona 10’s lighting features

August 15, 2023FeatureArchviz, chaos corona, Corona Render, InterviewIna Iontcheva

Designing immersive environments is now an even more exciting and rewarding experience, with the latest lighting features in Corona 10. The newest version of Corona offers caustics that maintain detail and realism even in 4K and higher resolutions, adding depth and complexity to your scene. You can now also adjust cloud lighting with Direct Color in Corona Sun, and with the Corona Lister, you can manage scenes more effortlessly than ever before.

In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can create more immersive environments with Corona 10’s lighting features and leverage them to their full potential.

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Steven Bracki: The Inner Circle

September 8, 2021Interview, Making-ofArch-Viz, Corona Renderer, Interview, making ofRussell Traill

In this interview we talk to Steven Bracki about his project ‘The Inner Circle’, how it came about and the inspirations behind it as well as finding out a bit more about the Scottish CG Industry.

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STRATOSTORM Umbrella

April 1, 2020Animation, Interview, Making-ofanimation, Character, Exterior, interior, InterviewTom Grimes

Back in 2018, we talked with Brazilian animation studio Stratostorm. We caught up with them again recently to learn about their beautiful new short film ‘Umbrella’, Directed by Helena Hilario and Mario Pece on their duo directorial debut.
With character design by Victor Hugo (known for his work with Marvel and Disney), the animation has been taking the film festival world by storm, winning a lot of awards on its path to the Academy Awards (hopefully!)

Jakub Cech – CGI: An Artistic Medium

March 10, 2020Interview, Making-of3D, 3dsmax, Arch-Viz, Architectural Visualisation, Architecture, Corona Renderer, Exterior, interior, Interview, photorealismRussell Traill

We catch up with Jakub Cech about his beautiful new film exploring computer graphics as an artistic medium. The film premiered at Academy Days X in Venice last October, with a follow on talk about it in Kyjev.

We talk about how it came to be, the processes that went into creating it, as well as how “CGI is the new painting, sculpture and photography in one artistic medium”.

IAMSTATIC – salt flats, crime lords, and racey wallpaper!

February 18, 2019Animation, Making-of3ds max, animation, automotive rendering, BMW, Corona Render, Corona Renderer, David Greene, IAMSTATIC, Interview, making ofTom Grimes

We last spoke with iamstatic back in October of 2017, and today we catch up with David Greene, Director / Partner at IAMSTATIC, to learn about some of their recent projects, including BMW stunts on the salt flats, a backwoods scene that is not going to end well for one person, and horse racing that plays out on wallpaper!

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Interview with Andrew Krivulya (a.k.a. Charly Tutors)

January 29, 2018Interview1.7, 3D, 3ds max, Andrew Krivulya, Charly Tutors, corona, Corona 1.7, Corona Renderer, Corona Renderer 1.7, environments, fantasy, freelancing, hair, Interview, outsourcing, skin, The ForesterTom Grimes

Andrew Krivulya is a 3D outsourcer who has recently been sharing his work on his “Forester” project created using Corona Renderer. He also creates tutorials, and does travel photography and videos, and we spoke to him about the life of a freelancer, and what’s in store with the “Forester” project!

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Sergey Poltavskiy – Automotive rendering

January 22, 2018Interview3D, 3ds max, automotive rendering, cars, corona, Corona Renderer, Interview, Sergey PoltavskiyTom Grimes

Sergey Poltavskiy is a 3D artist from the State of Georgia who primarily focuses on automotive rendering. He creates his own backplates and HDRIs, and does automotive photography too. We spoke with him to learn how he got started, and what advice and tips he has to share!

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Valentinstudio – a company profile

July 11, 2017Interview3D, 3ds max, Arch Vis, Architectural Visualisation, Architecture, Company Profile, corona, Corona 1.6, Corona Renderer, Corona Renderer 1.6, Interview, Valentinstudio, VRTom Grimes

Valentinstudio are a 3D design agency based in Lyon, France, who focus on creating upscale 3D visualizations, including stills and animations. We spoke with the team there to find out more about them, their take on the industry, and what the future has in store.

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Corona and VFX

July 5, 2017Interview3ds max, animation, compositing, corona, Corona Renderer, Daniel Bayona, film, Interview, VFXTom Grimes

Daniel Bayona has used Corona Renderer in his VFX work on movies such as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, The Hobbit trilogy, and most recently, Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child, and more. We spoke with him to find out about using Corona Renderer in VFX, and what the future has in store.

Zen Images, Marché Central Gift Card Animation Breakdown

June 19, 2017Interview, Making-of3D, 3D animation, 3D industry, corona, Corona Renderer, Daniel Beaudry, Interview, making of, Zen ImagesTom Grimes

10 years ago, Daniel Beaudry founded Zen Images, a 3D animation and motion design studio based in Montreal. They recently completed a Marché Central campaign for SGM Communication intégrée, and Daniel shared a 30 minute breakdown on the animation with us, as well as some background about himself and Zen Images!

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Rendering is magic.