Hey guys,
Here’s a new still life rendering done in cycles. Took me a while to get the silk and bowl materials tweaked, but I’m pretty much done with them at this point.
Some post-pro (and slight denoise) in photoshop.
Enjoy!
I did enjoy! Nice work. Very well done.
Wonderful picture, great photorealism!
The wood looks real to me
Absolutely awesome!
Very nice, I like it 
Great tiny details in it.
Thanks guys (and girls) - really means a lot to me
Took me a while to patch together, because I’m rendering it for print, so it’s about 2800 x 2200 px (11" x 14" paper size). That “render to print” script really makes things easier!
Can you tell more about that script ? Never heard of that.
Congratulations on the picture !
Congratulations on the picture !
Thanks Gwenouille - this blender wiki page explains the add-on pretty well. Basically, it sets the pixel size (and dpi) of your final render based on the print size you are looking for in either cm or inches. I think you can also set the pixel size, and get the print resolution determined for you as well. It’s useful for anyone who’s not as mathematically minded 
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Render/Render_to_Print
Thanks Illusionist. I usually do the maths quite quickly, but I’ll give it a go. It’s a good idea anyway !
beautiful image.nice mood created by the lighting(professional photography look).lit with hdri?
Your scene looks really nice. Interesting subject matter as well.
lit with hdri?
Yes, rusted. A publicly available HDRI indoor scene was used, along with three mesh lights. Using a classic studio setup (key, fill etc).
Good news! A client liked this image so much, she wanted me to render a new banner image for her using this same setup for her website.
Here’s one with more of a “filmic” look and an orange glow in the center of the bowl…[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]
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