{"id":3271,"date":"2023-11-21T16:13:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2023\/11\/21\/3d-artist-cooks-up-stunningly-photorealistic-food-renders-this-week-in-the-nvidia-studio\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T16:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:13:44","slug":"3d-artist-cooks-up-stunningly-photorealistic-food-renders-this-week-in-the-nvidia-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2023\/11\/21\/3d-artist-cooks-up-stunningly-photorealistic-food-renders-this-week-in-the-nvidia-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Artist Cooks Up Stunningly Photorealistic Food Renders This Week \u2018In the NVIDIA Studio\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor\u2019s note: This post is part of our weekly <\/i>In the NVIDIA Studio<\/i><\/a> series, which celebrates featured artists, offers creative tips and tricks, and demonstrates how <\/i>NVIDIA Studio<\/i><\/a> technology improves creative workflows.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the season of gratitude: that time of year to give thanks for the people and small moments that make life so special.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s featured In the NVIDIA Studio<\/i> artist, Ravissen Carpenen, is serving up a feast of mouthwateringly photorealistic 3D food renders to the dinner table.<\/p>\n

His delectable time-lapse videos are featured on his YouTube channel, CG Realism<\/a> \u2014 presented with a side of upbeat music and a pinch of style.<\/p>\n

Carpenen was one of several contributors to the food-themed Studio Standout video contest, alongside Roger Roque (@rogerroqueid<\/a>), Nicole Morena (@nicky.blender<\/a>), Heloise Cart (@isoheell<\/a>) and Kris Theroin (@kristheorin<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Finally, livestreamers using OBS Studio \u2014 a free, open-source software for video recording and livestreaming \u2014 can download the latest update with HDR10 capture support, WHIP and WebRTC output and more. Learn more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All About That Baste<\/b><\/h2>\n

Carpenen\u2019s wife, a pastry chef, inspired his photorealistic, food-centered works.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy aim, one day, is to be able to create ultra-realistic renders that will be used in film and movies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

His projects begin with online research and reference gathering, mainly on Pinterest and Behance, which he then compiles into mood boards using the stand-alone image tracking program PureRef.<\/p>\n

Before any modeling takes place, Carpenen lights the scene \u2014 but without textures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to tell the story of the artwork, as light intends to give artwork an emotional flow, alongside as well as color and materials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Carpenen initially sculpts his models in ZBrush using customizable brushes to shape, texture and paint his virtual clay in a real-time environment with instant feedback.<\/p>\n

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He then browses the Quixel Megascans library for models that can further add realism, such as garlic cloves and rosemary garnishes for his turkey project.<\/p>\n

Rare-in for More<\/b><\/h2>\n

Carpenen uses Marmoset Toolbag\u2019s ambient occlusion, curvature, normal and thickness features to bake the ZBrush meshes from high-poly to low-poly models as 32-bit textures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The process saves memory space, minimizing lag time while allowing greater flexibility in the modeling stage.<\/p>\n

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Bake ZBrush meshes from high-poly to low-poly models as 32-bit textures in Marmoset Toolbag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carpenen\u2019s GeForce RTX 3070 GPU-powered system with RTX acceleration instantly optimized his meshes. RTX-accelerated ray tracing and OptiX AI-powered denoising also enabled smoother viewport movement.<\/p>\n

Baking a Berry Good Pie<\/b><\/h2>\n

Once the renders are ready, Carpenen imports them into Adobe Substance 3D Painter to apply custom colors and textures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There, Carpenen uses RTX-accelerated light and ambient occlusion baking \u2014 though not in the oven \u2014 to optimize his assets, such as this berry pie, in mere seconds.<\/p>\n

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He also had the option to set up a live link<\/a> connection between 3D Painter and NVIDIA Omniverse<\/a>, a development platform for connecting and building Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD)<\/a>-based tools and applications, via the USD Composer foundation app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The connection would allow Carpenen\u2019s texture work in Substance 3D Painter to directly translate to USD Composer \u2014 eliminating the need for numerous file imports, exports and reformatting.<\/p>\n

Donut Hole in One<\/b><\/h2>\n

Carpenen uses Blender to bring his scenes together with advanced model sculpting, animations and further lighting refinement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

RTX GPUs allow smoother movement in the viewport thanks to Blender Cycles\u2019 RTX-accelerated OptiX ray tracing.<\/p>\n

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Beautifully rendered donuts make us go nuts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And for exporting final files, RTX-accelerated OptiX ray tracing in Blender Cycles delivers the fastest final-frame render.<\/p>\n

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It doesn\u2019t get any sweeter than this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks to AI, This Work Is Toast<\/b><\/h2>\n

Carpenen uses Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to put the finishing touches on his food scenes.<\/p>\n

GPU-accelerated image processing enables dramatically more responsive adjustments on his 4K-resolution display.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Carpenen had even more RTX-accelerated AI tools at his disposal in Lightroom. The \u201cRaw Details\u201d feature refines the fine color details of high-resolution RAW images. And \u201cSuper Resolution\u201d uses AI to upscale images with higher quality than traditional methods.<\/p>\n

According to Carpenen, putting in the work is key.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s equivalent to practicing football \u2014 if you don\u2019t get enough time daily to practice, you can\u2019t hone skills,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to know how to tackle obstacles \u2014 and that knowledge can only be gained by experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Digital 3D artist Ravissen Carpenen\u2019s logo and signature work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check out Carpenen\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>, CG Realism, and ArtStation<\/a> to check out more food projects.<\/p>\n

Follow NVIDIA Studio on <\/i>Instagram<\/i><\/a>, <\/i>Twitter<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>Facebook<\/i><\/a>. Access tutorials on the <\/i>Studio YouTube channel<\/i><\/a> and get updates directly in your inbox by subscribing to the <\/i>Studio newsletter<\/i><\/a>.<\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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