http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog Contact: 513.720.1901 jcimprich@jeffcimprich.com Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:12:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've updated the website to feature stills from some of my older works on the gallery page. You'll find it's broken into 2 categories: Digital and Traditional work. One thing I try to emphasize in these images is very important, and that is my use of reference. While you may ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/gallery I've been changing around the site layout lately. You'll notice 2 separate reels are up: One is more of a generalist and environment artist reel, and the other is specific to lighting and compositing. My info has been updated now that I have graduated from college and I'll put a ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/updates The office building is finished and can be viewed below. The idea for this project was to create an Architectural rendering based on a single reference photo and to incorporate an HDR into my work flow to produce photorealistic results. My demo reel page has been updated with the most ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/office-building-complete-and-new-demo-reel So over the past couple week I learned how to use Maya's Fur system to create grass. Due to the large amount of grass in the scene, I had to render each patch in its own layer so mental ray wouldn't crash. I painted length maps to create the "mowed" ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/grass-update I've began working on texturing the building. I'm going out tomorrow to shoot a brick texture for it, but until then you can see what I did with the glass. There is some additional modeling added as well. http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/quick-update Yesterday was my day to go out and shoot my HDR panorama for the office building as planned. The shoot went great and it was a perfect day to be outside. The clouds were exactly how I wanted, but I soon found out that they posed a small problem. First ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/hdr-shoot So for this quarter I am working on a single project for two classes. It's an multi-story office building exterior lit using an HDR. Up to now I have most of the modeling done and some of the texturing started. Within the next few weeks I'll be experimenting with Maya ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/office-building-progress I've added two new tabs that I will be experimenting with over the next few days. On the Demo Reel tab, you will have access to my demo reel and breakdown sheet. On the info page you can learn a little bit about me, download my resume, and find different ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/demo-reel-and-info-added Hi and thanks for visiting jeffcimprich.com! This website will serve as a tool for me to present my material as a 3D artist and help as I try to search for potential employers. It will be changing frequently as it is still under construction. Top priority on my agenda right ... http://www.jeffcimprich.com/blog/http:/www.jeffcimprich.com/website-created