https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/blogs daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/blogs/vfx-420-wip-blog monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/bf4de8d2-e12b-4b3e-a546-b83ad0b630bb/Gemini_Generated_Image_711wxg711wxg711w.png Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/60639b09-07d7-41e9-a2ca-b308000ff67b/Screenshot+2026-02-25+134132.png Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/b9b99e98-b9d7-482a-962a-0f8fbe8ac87e/gx-HnSZg.jpeg Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Original Image Above, below are the reference images with the cube and the maya interface of the perspective set-up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/83a9c2c3-9611-49f8-9fd5-ffd1ba687097/W20_T420_Stairs_JungWooJin_Cube.jpg Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/ee37fb57-211f-453b-95ef-3defaf8672e0/Screenshot+2026-01-06+232822.png Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/bc233b0a-2e37-4e5f-974e-203542909a3a/Screenshot+from+2026-01-11+21-17-43.png Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Day Two’s Model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/701d82d6-2765-41b9-8ac4-352faae9624a/Screenshot+from+2026-01-11+21-16-27.png Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Day Three’s WIP Rendering for Shadow/Lighting Set-up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/1a8cdc52-a760-478e-8d09-d705690dfdcf/Photo+Feb+01+2026%2C+2+09+36+PM.jpg Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/81f2005a-293c-4672-8742-580bb4a2075a/Photo+Feb+01+2026%2C+2+09+49+PM.jpg Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/12e1ace8-d8c7-43a1-8b91-b3fca3c608af/gemstone_HDR.jpg Blogs - VFX 420 Technical Direction Compositing BLOG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/blogs/category/Project+One monthly 0.5 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/blogs/category/Project+Two monthly 0.5 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-l8gt6-xTkTT monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/317cd154-0125-4980-a15d-3645cc30a039/Screenshot+2026-03-02+1.22.25+PM.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/333b27ce-10e8-4f3f-b92a-ef8b26a6f759/Screenshot+2026-03-02+1.22.11+PM.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/f9d3a70c-7599-478f-bbaf-772f02c69c5a/Screenshot+2026-03-11+044115.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Creating the apple model in the object layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/6e1da259-6e15-4fd9-963d-de57466fc824/Screenshot+2026-03-11+043735.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Combing different colors through noise masks in Copernicus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/d60c6218-a355-42e7-a93a-a0ca88b3d1f7/Screenshot+2026-03-11+043724.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Entire texture Copernicus map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/86ff5c9c-de93-4555-a245-77ccb3e5e918/Screenshot+2026-03-02+1.21.57+PM.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/ff65f2a1-bf47-42a5-89b2-de75759f56a5/honeycrisp.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Honeycrisp #1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/b8f28c21-06c7-4877-8188-0e6916022d07/appleBase2_3.jpg Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Honeycrisp #2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/4ee5dfec-4c6d-4135-baec-e75acdced498/applebaseGreen6.jpg Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Macintosh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/8d6af985-10de-4012-a30e-f17738b5ae50/redAppleBase2.jpg Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Red Apple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/9bad170a-b916-4fcc-b9f9-e21468e3aa63/Screenshot+2026-03-02+1.21.34+PM.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/56e8da84-1065-4a3c-af72-83c89efee2b2/Screenshot+2026-03-11+021839.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out This is just the beauty layer of the new apples; the shadows were still being edited at this stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/9853e55b-4a05-41e6-a9f3-56e3e6436d5c/Screenshot+2026-03-11+093051.png Blog - Project 1 - CG Objects Integration - Make it stand out Adding Shadows to Resubmit https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-gbakb-e3J7d monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/4fbd6d09-ad00-43b2-9f8b-03c15f4807e2/Screenshot+2026-03-02+094459.png Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/ef6e9056-49cb-41e5-a7e6-6869e44807b0/Screenshot+2026-03-02+094814.png Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - For the CG object itself, I chose the classic Stanford Bunny model. The Stanford Bunny is a well-known model in computer graphics and works particularly well for testing materials. Its shape features a mix of thin and thick geometry, making it ideal for experimenting with subsurface scattering and observing how light passes through different areas of the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/88cc68e0-0663-4fee-825c-cb2eb46cc287/subsurface.jpg Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Subsurface Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/6661c7b2-3b29-4e6e-bba7-738a3dcabb07/facingRaitio.jpg Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Facing Ratio Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/f1040964-6d6d-48cc-88b6-20e15e1a4150/glass.jpg Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Glass Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/7c5c7b8e-c786-4592-a0d8-7608cbcb942d/cracks21.jpg Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Inclusions Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/881419d8-0c9a-41fe-b240-a01f715c3620/Screenshot+2026-03-02+100458.png Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Original Rendered Caustic Alpha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/98ee41c6-82ab-4cfb-973b-cc53b90930f7/Screenshot+2026-03-02+100613.png Blog - Project 2 - Customized Elements - Make it stand out Reversed Caustic Alpha https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs/blog-post-title-three-y3peb-4lwnz-cjhc9-spKAk monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/f508fcee-d57c-4e13-aabc-13b31ce5297c/Screenshot+2026-03-02+11.16.50+AM.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/52875dab-55c8-456c-a653-a19b55bb9eae/Screenshot+2026-03-02+11.51.10+AM.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/7e2cb2e1-34d5-4a15-ab7c-d7a63836ccb4/Screenshot+2026-03-02+103128.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out VFX Grace Bird Model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/ecbf430d-a794-4184-bdfd-acfd6e90ba66/Screenshot+2026-03-09+094322.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/c05aeb46-5c87-4876-a294-b9aafe4d56f3/depthMap.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out AI Generated Height Map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/eaea09b1-1780-4520-9cda-edb3b51263d6/Screenshot+2026-03-04+214044.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out Houdini Heightfield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/690d48b715f29230f357ecbf/a061a95d-0ce7-49a1-8f81-5f191af1b967/Screenshot+2026-03-09+093711.png Blog - Project 3 - Magic Box and Projections - Make it stand out This is the extend interior plate, which I basically just treated as the new background plate going forward. To do this I started with a https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs/category/Project+One monthly 0.5 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/class420projectblogs/category/Project+Two monthly 0.5 https://www.carolynkiszlavfx.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-28