URs Productions | 3D | VFX | Motion Design

Audi Q7

2011-07-26T10:18:00.000+02:00

This Audi was rendered with Maya and Vray. I got the model sponsered, so I just did the lighting and rendering.

Audi R8

2011-07-22T11:45:00.002+02:00

The Final render of the lamp-scene.

2011-07-15T18:31:00.002+02:00

Some simple render done in Maya and Vray 2.0

2011-07-14T08:02:00.000+02:00

Cerebus the Aardvark

2011-06-03T13:40:00.007+02:00

Hello I am back,

The Final Update of the Scene. How do you like it? Some improvements?

I have successfully finished my Bachelor of Arts studies, and can know work 100% on my 3D work.

I have been asked to participate in an animation short film called Cerebus the Aardvark which is an adventurous and evil comic story of a pig in the big city. To get some insights, you can have a look at the website, http://www.cerebus3d.com/home.html

Currently I am working on a tavern scene where a major part in the story takes place, here is my current progress of the scene. I will keep you updated.

I will now continue on the texturing part..It will take a while because of trial and error.

With best regards
Arvid Schneider,

keep my blog alive by sharing.

CGarena Front page

2011-05-19T19:15:00.001+02:00

Dear Forum,
i just wanted to announce that the making of, of my kitchen interior has been posted online, and is now available here.http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/kitchen-viz/kitchen.html

Interior visualisation

2011-05-16T08:51:00.000+02:00

This one will be a big update.
First of all I want to share with you, that I have finished my BA Studies with the thesis posted some while back.
So to give you a detailed image of the visualization, here is the final rendering.

If you are interested in a wireframe image have a look at the animation of this scene, which took me a week to complete with maya and vray.

Easter

2011-04-26T14:52:00.000+02:00

I hope you all had a really great easter weekend.
Just wanted to let you know that I am back infront of my monitors and starting to work again ;)

Here is some really interesting PRODUCTION FOCUS from CGtalk.com

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=6196

Please have a look

Best regards!

2011-04-20T14:20:00.000+02:00

So I am back.

If you havent seen it already, I have a new webpage online. It is accessible via www.ursproductions.com
My Blog posts will also show there, so you can either read my Blog on my webpage, or here.

I am currently in the middle of my Bachelors studies project, so time is short, as always. Its about creating a 3D Visualization of an real existing interior.
The final render of the interior looks like this:

I have to finish the project on the 25th May. There is still a lot of work to do. I will try to keep you posted.
I will crate a complete workflow tutorial on how I achieved this visualization.
So subscribe to this blog to be up to date on recent news.
Thanks

BA Studies project UPDATE

2011-03-30T18:07:00.002+02:00

So, I finally started with my bachelor studies project. What follows is my topic, thesis and objective. The interior design is modeld in a work in progress forum here .

Topic: Photo-realistic simulation of an existing space.
Thesis: With the help of modern 3D applications, it is possible to generate a photo-realistic simulation of a real existing space within a week of work.
Objective: The experiment will examine whether it is possible to make a realistic simulation of an existing space with the help of 3D applications within seven days. The report documents the development, the progress, results and final evaluation of the experiment. The completion of the simulation, with the help of several 3D artists with an experience between three and four years with the 3D application - Autodesk Maya, will be carried out in order to achieve a more professional result. The realistic simulation will be demonstrated several interior designers, 3D artists and architects to carry out the comparison with a real and a virtual space so as to ensure whether the experiment has succeeded or failed. The goal is for users who work with 3D applications to show that it is possible for 3D artists in the central area of experience to create an accurate simulation. Another goal is to prove that it is possible to replace the photo-camera with simulations to achieve an identical result. With a simulation it is easier, faster and cheaper for desired changes, rather than to take pictures of a living room again. The experiment is performed with the 3D application Maya 2011 Autodesk, Vray (as rendering engine) and Adobe Photoshop CS5.

recent images, check forum for the latest images.

Zbrush 4 Maya Vray

2011-03-25T00:06:00.000+01:00

Hey there,

it has been some time..But I am excused, I had lots of projects going on, so not too much time.
Today I tried myself at the amazing software Zbrush. It is simple to say, amazing.
It is easy to use, and very simple to export the normal maps, displacement maps, to maya, or your favourite 3D software.

This was my first attempt with normal maps and displacement maps. I think I got it to work pretty well ;)

SMC - Speed Modeling Challenges

2011-03-11T12:50:00.000+01:00

Hello again,

on my favourite 3D Forum they launched the Speed modeling challenges again, which makes me really happy, beacause I get a nice motivation to create new 3D models. This weeks challenge was "LunchBox" where you have exactly 1Hour to model your lunchbox, shading and texturing times excluded.
I entered with two "lunchboxes" which folloe here:

These where my renders. If you are interested in the other members lunchboxes have a look here Lunch Box Forum

Thank you for your support!

i7 Computer is stunning.

2011-02-28T14:00:00.000+01:00

Hello,

so my computer finally arrived. And I installed all the parts :)
At first I had some problems, because the SSD disk was not recognized. But after a while I figured it out, installed windows, and of course my 3D Applications.

A test image rendered on my old machine took me, 18minutes, on the new i7 the same scene renders under 3 minutes. So its a hell of a improvement, which is really great :)

Currently I am working on a project for an Afghane Engineer who is situated in Germany.
After that, i will keep you posted with my latest Projects and 3d Animations.

Best regards Arvid Schneider

New Render machine

2011-02-15T21:36:00.000+01:00

So finally a new post.
Last week I ordered a new PC for my render engine, which should arrive soon ( cant´t wait )
It has the new SandyBridge CPU 2600k
and 16Gb Ram supported by a nice SSD disc :) Sooo when the pc parts are finally in my hands, i will install them, and run MAYA :)
So just wanted to keep you up-to date.

Two new animations

2011-02-01T16:11:00.000+01:00

Hello my Blog readers,

i hope you have enjoyed my last post on the Audi R8, soon I will drive such a car, I am sure :)
I am still waiting for a response for an Audi A5 animation I have to create.

But for now I want to show you two new animations I have done in the last three days.

Audi R8 static images

2011-01-20T18:14:00.001+01:00

Audi R8 Studio Render

2011-01-19T10:48:00.000+01:00

This is an Audi R8 studio render animation, as an teaser animation for Audi in Germany. It was produced in Maya and rendered with Vray as render engine. A little compositing was done in After Effects.
It was rendered externally on rebusfarm.de

It was produced by URs-Productions.com

Play it on youtube for HD quality.

Successful 2011

2011-01-07T17:41:00.000+01:00

Hello again. I whish all the best for the new year.
I am now in the middle of my final university stage. In march I am finished, and then will start working for reel :)
Here are some inspiring shots for 2011.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=6804646&postcount=1

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=6820017&postcount=1

I cant show the images here

Best regards Arvid Schneider

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-24T15:28:00.001+01:00

Hello my readers. I wish you all a merry christmas, enjoy your holidays and a successful year 2011.

My best wishes,

Arvid Schneider

2010-12-23T15:48:00.002+01:00

Check this video. For all who are not sure if they want to jailbreak their iphone.

BA Studies

2010-12-14T23:24:00.000+01:00

Just wanted to let you guys know, that I am really busy at the moment working on my Bachelor of Arts topic.
Its a lot of work and its due February. Still I am working as a Freelancer on several other projects, so time is becoming very short.
If I dont blog till christmas eve, I wish you all a festive season..And enjoy your time with your family.

Best regards from Germany.

Arvid Schneider

Finally back ONLINE

2010-11-27T12:18:00.000+01:00

Good day my Blog readers. It has been some time since my latest post. But I finally found some time to refresh my Blog post. As you might have read, this is my last week working at the VFX Company in germany as a freelancer, after that I have to concentrate on my BA Thesis wich weill be about Global Illumination issues concerning Animations in Maya. But more later on that topic.

I told you that I will keep you posted when the Music Video will be released I was working on. It got launched 6 Days ago without me knowing...Anyways, up till now it has around 105k Clicks in Iran, and on YouTube around 26k. Within the first weeks its a lot I must say :) Here you can see some screen-grabs of the video, or click on the links below to have a look at the complete music video.

And the Iran weblink: www.radiojavan.com

On the first of december I will start on my BA Thesis which is due march 2011..It will be a lot of work, but I will of course keep you guys posted. Inbetween I still have some smaller 3D Projects I am working on, where I will post some WIP (work-in-progress) pictures to keep ypu up to date.

What do you think of this post?

So this is that for me for today. Enjoy your day.
With the best Regards,
Arvid Schneider

2010-11-17T21:04:00.000+01:00

I was just surfing the web, and found some stunning work done by Alex Roman. Its one of the best 3D works I have seen yet. All done in 3dsMax, Vray and After Effects.

Silestone -- 'Above Everything Else' from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Its some really photorealistic stuff. Its just perfect.

Manni Photography

2010-11-07T17:19:00.001+01:00

Hello my Blog readers,

I´m sorry for this late blog update, but last week was really hectic.
As you might know, I am currently working on probation basis at a multi media agency in Dusseldorf, and there is not much time left for any blog postings. But now its Sunday, no work, so i figured to post some updates on my projects.
First of all I want to dedicate this Blog post to a very good friend of mine, who inspired me to create my own Blog, and post my projects for others to see. His name is Manfred Werner, he is a professional photographer and lives and works in Cape Town. He already has a very big name in Cape Town, and is currently in Germany for an apprenticeship at Atelier Weisches Lischt in Oftersheim.
Here is some of Manfred's work:

In Cape Town he makes photos for several agencies, for musicians, models and much more. If you like to contact him, please visit the following links:

http://manni-photography.blogspot.com/
http://www.manni-photography.net/
He has very interesting Blog posts, with lots of tips, and awesome pictures. Please have a look, follow and share :)

For whats happening with my projects, I more or less told you about it. I am working at this company on probation basis, so there is not much time left for any private projects, though I ve got several job requests. The one is a character animation of an human-like fox, and the other is a complete cartoon animation for some potato chip company. I am waiting for the concept designs, and after that we will discuss the next step.
I am quite happy for any new projects, so if you have any job you have to get done, doesn't matter small or big. Feel free to contact me, I would be more than happy.

Best regards Arvid

Just a little Sunday post

2010-10-31T21:06:00.000+01:00

Hello People,

just wanted to share with you some work I have done..Nothing special..Did all the shading and animating of the robot character.

This robot is fully animated with Motion Capture date, to make it look real, and nice convincing.
Best Regards, and enjoy your Halloween evening :)