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Elian Maamer

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Éclairage & rendu photoréaliste

Reproducing a real room — a fidelity exercise

The point isn't the image: it's the gap with the reference.

Context
HEAJ exercise (Advanced Lighting & Rendering): rebuild a real room from a photo reference, up to a photoreal render.
Role
Modelling, camera, lighting, materials, rendering, comparison.
Year
2024
Team
Solo
Tools
Blender

Process

Step 01

Reference · clay ↔ render

Photo reference or clay on the left, render on the right.

50%Render
Final 3D render of the room, lighting and materials reproduced
Photo reference of the real room
ReferenceRender

Step 02

Structure

Wireframe over clay
Comparison board reference / render

What I keep from it

Look at the reference longer than at the render.

Three SABOT lipsticks, golden packaging

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SABOT

Brushed metal, glass, soft light: cosmetic visualisation.