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3DTotal: You seem to enjoy recreating beautiful lighting to great effect, such as dramatic skies and rich sunsets. Can you tell us some of your secrets in producing these and what software you favour for your lighting work?
Marek: Most of the dramatic skies and sunsets are done in post production when I’m playing with the |
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images in Photoshop or Fusion, or whatever. There really aren’t any secrets about it, or at least I don't feel like there are any … I just make some colour corrections, play with the colours, and then I make another one – another two more, and at the end I have 15 layers of corrections! It's nice to play with an image full of details.
3DTotal: Yes I see, but do you have to make the initial render with the final result in mind? Or can you really change the whole look of the image in post if you want to?
Marek: Usually I know from the start what look I’d like to have at the end, but I also know what it’s possible to do with images in postproduction. Someone can ask me, “But why are you putting so much detail into your models even when they are in the background?” My answer to that is because I want them to be detailed. I’m using my models in other professional projects and sometimes I just don’t know exactly where an object will be placed – I just know that I want it there.
3DTotal: Can you tell us a bit about how photography plays a part in your CG? Does it help you in general with things like perfecting compositions?
Marek: I use a lot of photographs as references. For me, personally, photographic references are a really important starting point when I’m creating |
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my images. Usually I spend several hours searching through the Internet and my photo library, trying to find the best references. If necessary, I’ll often just go outside to take new pictures. I never underestimate this part of work. In reference photos you can find lots of interesting details that are harder to realise if you don’t see them directly. They’re also very helpful when it comes to modelling, texturing and shading.
3DTotal: We always seem to ask the question, what advice do you have for our student readers? But I would like to ask if you have any recommendations for things art students should not do?
Marek: They shouldn’t be spending whole days on some CG forum |
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asking questions. They should use their own resources, really think about what their struggling with and do their own research to find the solutions to their problems. However, in the end, I’m not a teacher or someone who is in a position to lead someone. Everyone is different and that’s what makes the wonderful world of art so interesting. |
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