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Here’s a dark, moody bedroom render which we completed recently for one of our furnishing clients. This is a re-style of one of our existing interiors, but our our designers did such a good job creating a cosy, darkened space full of luxury and sophistication that it deserves some recognition. There’s some great looking bedding on this one too which one of our artists loved sculpting.
More like this > https://www.pikcells.com/gallery/furnishings
Here’s a design-led interior we completed earlier in the year.
We often plan impactful CGI with our clients, packing in trends and details that enhance their products in the best possible way. We designed and produced this warm minimalist kitchen interior featuring retro-futuristic curves and arches. The designers included loads of organic textures to compliment the cabinetry finishes alongside heavily plastered walls and heaps of marble to strengthen the opulent elements of the design. With entertaining at home becoming more popular than ever, the interior is planned around communal island area, with a trendy banquet seating and an impressive home bar.
Higher res + more interiors for this client > https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/wren-kitchens-cgi
The brief for this kitchen interior was a spacious lived in family farmhouse kitchen with a mix of contemporary and traditional design elements. Our team crafted the 3D to our clients design adding character with chunky exposed timber beams and complimenting wooden furnishings. Plain white walls and the vaulted ceiling keep the interior feeling roomy, whilst the Shaker regiment green cabinetry adds a splash of organic colour.
See more of this kitchen and other from this series > https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/pws-kitchens-cgi
To display the versatility of their traditional framed kitchen cabinetry, our client commissioned this interior with plenty of additional cameras set to exhibit the cabinetry and internal accessories. Shown in a calming shade of Porcelain, this kitchen has been meticulously crafted from the clients brief, ensuring the accuracy of their cabinetry as well as 3D modelling individual props and furnishings which were selected by our team of in-house stylists.
We used 3DSMax and Corona for the majority of this with some of the additional prop sculpting in Z-brush. For image composition used Fusion with the finishing touches (+ a few leafy bits) were completed in Photoshop to ensure colour accuracy.
More of these + last years (award winning) brochure images can be found here https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/pws-kitchens-cgi/
Something a bit more dramatic this week. In order to display the versatility of their kitchen cabinetry, our client proposed this lively blue and deep green interior with separate kitchen, home office and snug living areas. The client prides themselves in high standards of craftsmanship, so our CG imagery had to be impeccable here. Our talented 3D artists have been meticulous ensuring the accuracy of the cabinetry as well as 3D modelling individual props and furnishings selected by our team of in-house stylists.
We used 3DSMax for the majority of this with some of the prop sculpting in Z-brush. The final renders were done in Corona, comp’ing in Fusion and finishing touches were completed in Photoshop to ensure colour accuracy.
More of these + last years brochure image for this customer can be found here https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/pws-kitchens-cgi/
Dusky green hues are a popular choice for kitchens at the moment. They bring a sense of heritage and tradition which works perfectly with Shaker cabinetry in suitably large interiors. This client was quite specific with their design and requested loads of additional images showing the utility area, cabinetry and sink, which works perfectly for us as we get to display our 3D models in much finer detail.
Our 3D team fabricated each concept in 3DSMax with some of the softer props modelled in Z-brush. The final renders were done in Corona, comp’ing in Fusion and finishing touches were completed in Photoshop to ensure colour accuracy.
More of these + last years brochure image for this customer can be found here https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/pws-kitchens-cgi/
