Dragon Fang Mountains

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 1/30/2013 2:12:00 AM

'There is something about creating fantasy landscapes... I have never really painted one before but I have imagined up quite a few of them in my head. It is a world that bows to no rules... even hard scientific data may not ground it... so concepts of physics such as gravity, pressure and structural forces and all may or may not apply to these.I am just learning digital painting... to me it doesn't come as naturally as traditional painting. I have to check online tutorials and read u(...)'

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My First Automobile Model

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 1/29/2013 5:26:00 PM

'Tada! A Cadillac Escalade.The Nawaab's CaddyMy very first automobile model!The model is quite chunky... I have just started learning to use 3DS Max. In time, I hope to improve.Created the model in 3DS Max without the wheels and logo and then exported it to Google Sketchup. I got the wheels from 3D warehouse. Put them together and rendered the image using SU Podium. The Cadillac logo came from the wheel.Dedicating this one to the Nawaab... the car even has his number plate! ;)Af(...)'

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Warrior Woman

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 1/28/2013 1:20:00 AM

'XenaXena with the poemWhenever I post anything on my other blog I tend to post some artwork with it which 9 times out of 10, I create on my own. In college I had a nickname… Xena, The Warrior Princess… and I thought since the poem I wrote up for the 7x7x7x7 project reflected a warrior woman, I should sketch something along the lines. I found a sketch online that was kind of what I wanted but not quite… so I decided to use that as a reference and create my own Xena. An hour of sketch(...)'

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Ocean View - Living Space

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 1/16/2013 1:50:00 PM

'I have always wanted a house on a cliff or a buff overlooking either the ocean or a lovely valley... but, then my income is a little short on digits and zeroes!The next best thing would be to have me design the interiors for a house like that which belongs to someone else... a design without budget constraints, a design that uses the best materials but does not look over the top, minimalist enough to be my style and a little casual to give that cozy feel I love.I have worked on the (...)'

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Femdroid

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 11/30/2012 6:38:00 AM

'Human Vs DroidBased on a tutorial... I worked on transforming the photograph of a real woman into a digital painting + extreme photo-manipulation of a female android.The original pic is on the left (an iStockphoto by iconogenic) and the finished android babe on the right.It took me 4 hours to do this!Software: Photoshop CS6 Wacom Intuos 5 Tablet© Surya Murali'

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Happy Diwali!

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 11/13/2012 2:00:00 PM

'Lighting up lifeToday is Diwali... an auspicious day.And I thought, what better day to try something new... so here it is... my first completely manual shot on the DSLR.I used a diya (lamp) propped on a pearl bracelet in front of one of those optical-fibre lamps.My flame is all blurry... hope one of the experts can help me out... @ 1/6s, f/8, ISO 800And here is a Diwali greeting with my personalized wishes to everyone...Happy Diwali!© Surya Murali'

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The Princess Diaries

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 11/2/2012 2:30:00 PM

'To continue with what I started previously, while playing around with my camera I decided to make use of a jewelry box that has been with me since I can remember. This little beauty is almost as old as I am. And the best part is that it looks just as gorgeous as it did back then, albeit with a little faded paint here and there. Also, it still plays music when wound... the lovely, entrancing, tinkling common to most musical jewel-boxes.Along with it I used a pair of stags / reindeer (...)'

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Adventures of a Gilded Camel

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 11/1/2012 4:22:00 PM

'I just got myself a Nikon D5100. Yaayy for me! :DI know nothing about using DSLRs; for that matter the whole art of photography is new and unknown to me. But, I believe I have a fair grasp on composition and lighting and I hope to use that while I take baby steps towards understanding the technical aspects of photography.For now I have started taking snaps of whatever lies around the house.I use the simplest of set-ups and no specific lighting of any kind. Just the two lights in my (...)'

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A Bout of Ego Surfing...

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 10/16/2012 9:44:00 AM

'I was doing some ego-surfing to check how public I have been about my life. It pays to do that once in a while, you can always track some old mischief that might come back to bite you.While I did that, I came across this link: http://3dvinci.blogspot.in/2011/06/have-you-heard-of-surya-murali.htmlI had forgotten about the conversation I had and the after-effects of it and to come across it in quite an unexpected way was quite interesting and dare I say... a boost to my ego!© Surya Mur(...)'

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Flawed, Cracked ...But Rare!: Mind-Rape!

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 10/16/2012 9:36:00 AM

'Flawed, Cracked ...But Rare!: Mind-Rape!: I usually refrain from posting about social issues on this blog as this is more of a personal space. But, this problem here has become a...© Surya Murali'

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The Coy Nude

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 6/26/2012 8:52:00 PM

'*For sensitive viewers... this might be NSFW. But if you watch Bollywood item numbers, this is pretty basic. So there, you decide.*I painted this to try out the air-brush brushes of Photoshop CS6. I think they give too much of a soft focus effect which I don't care so much for... I realized later from the internet that this can be controlled.As this digital painting experience is by trial and error, I am bound to come up with lots of experimental creations, most of them le(...)'

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Redhead

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 6/24/2012 5:20:00 AM

'After raven black , the next best heads of hair are redheads... There is something about a fiery head of hair.Burgundy, strawberry, copper or fire... a head of red curls is a showstopper. I tried to picturize the words 'fiery head of hair' and here's the sketch... Redhead'

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The Lone Rider

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 6/22/2012 8:17:00 PM

'Today, I got myself something I have been wanting for quite a long time… a graphical pen-tablet.And not just any pen-tablet, but the Wacom Intuos5 Touch. Yep, only the best for me! :DThe tablet is quite large (actually it is the medium sized one with an active area of 8.8" x 5.5")… but it is sleek and surprisingly light. I like the sleek, matte blacks used in its design and the pen is very comfortable.As soon as I installed the necessary software and got the tablet ready, I gave it (...)'

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One For The Chocoholics... Midnight Snack

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/24/2012 9:49:00 PM

'Tangy orange filled gooey chocolaty goodness at night... that's what this room is all about.Or I am just craving for chocolate truffles... either way, here's the night-time render.And time for my midnight snack too...One For The Chocoholics - Night RenderYou would find the daytime render of the yummy room at these orange words.'

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One For The Chocoholics...

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/24/2012 3:08:00 AM

'Chocolate and orange... a delicious combination... and not just limited to truffles.The bittersweet yumminess of chocolate combines with the tangy bite of orange to give color to this room. The furniture is simple and elegant and there is that spark of timeless design in the form of the Bubble Chair (Eero Aarnio).A collection of delicate vases add a hint of sophistication. An IKEA PS Pendel clock shelf anchors the 'Less is more' funda of the room.One For The Chocoholics!I will put u(...)'

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Turquoise Lounge - Night

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/23/2012 11:01:00 AM

'Earlier, I had put up the rendering of the Turquoise Lounge with sunlight.Here is the night-time render with the covered lamps and chandelier switched on.Turquoise Lounge - Night'

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Turquoise Lounge - Day

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/23/2012 3:03:00 AM

'Turquoise and Gold are regal colors. Add that furniture made of aged wood and carved jhali windows / jharokhas and the whole room gets transported to an opulent era.I have tried to recreate a little bit of that regal splendor in this traditional styled room with polished stone floors and inlaid tiled floor borders. Wood trims for the walls and a matching skirting frames the bright walls. The skylight is again framed in wood.The furniture has a touch of bronze & go(...)'

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Living Space For Two - Night

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/20/2012 10:20:00 PM

'In my previous post I had put up the daytime render of a small living space for two people.Contemporary furniture and clean, minimalist lines are the highlight of the design.Here is the night-time render of the space showing how the room would look with all those curvy lights on.Living Space For Two - Night'

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Living Space For Two - Day

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/20/2012 7:21:00 PM

'When space is a constraint and for people who are rarely at home for a sit-down dinner, it does not make sense to have an elaborate dining space. It can just as easily be accommodated in a cafe style setting within the living room.That's what I have done with this space. The walls have a cladding of tiles which have a slight shimmer to them. Even though they are dark tiles, the shimmer gives the room a sense of shifting space.Large windows which let in a lot of light durin(...)'

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Sunshine Living - Night

Author : Surya Murali      Blog : My World in Three Dimensions!      Date : 5/20/2012 2:23:00 PM

'The bright shades of mango and orange combine with some contemporary lighting to enlarge the small space. The mirrors bounce the light around and the relatively small space looks larger.The daytime render of the room can be found in the previous post.Sunshine Living - Night'

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