This render was created in 2023 as my first material study for a rendering course. I made it in Maya and Substance Painter and rendered it with V-Ray.
Looking back, this project feels like the beginning of my interest in material creation and texturing. Since then, that part of the process has only become more important to me, and it is still something I really enjoy developing in my work.
A few months after finishing the first version, I revisited the project to incorporate feedback I had received in class. I was surprised by how much a few simple changes could improve the image and make the whole render feel more cohesive. That was a valuable lesson for me, because it showed me how strongly small adjustments in texture, lighting and presentation can affect the final result.
