... you might see a CGI horse! ..but of course it wouldn’t be real! Our highly talented retouching & CGI artists created this image for renowned advertising photographer Patrick Ryan. At Happy Finish we work with award winning photographers & ad agencies across the world creating images for global advertising using a unique combination of CGI and/ or retouching. We can make CGI models of absolutely anything, no matter how complex or surreal, enabling advertising production to become faster, cheaper and easier.
stage 1
Wire Framing
Firstly we create a wire-frame model of the crystal horse using reference shots & guide visuals provided by the photographer
stage 2
Chalk Rendering
A chalk render is used to add in the lighting information captured from the photographic shoot in the forest
stage 3
Full Rendering
The reflections in the horse are calculated using HDRI information.
stage 4
Placing and Retouching
The horse is placed into the image next to the previously shot model...
stage 5
Placing and Retouching
... and finalized with some of our retouching magic!
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