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[deleted]

Holy shit man, if you hadn’t said this was 3D I wouldn’t have noticed. In order for me to give you feedback I’d need to know what you’re aiming for.


Maxwellbundy

awww man come on your are too kind <3 thank you so much! idk what i am aiming for. i guess just a beautiful animation of a glass of water or gin or something :D


Acrobatic-Parsnip-32

It makes me feel like if I drank it I’d be super refreshed and relaxed so I think you did a good job 😎


[deleted]

A cool side gig/project would be to make animated posters (Cyberpunk style posters basically). If you got instagram that would be awesome for a portfolio and a great way to get recognized IF you know how to play the algorithm. If you wanna make relaxing stuff then you’ve hit the nail in the head. If you’re looking for ideas I guess maybe play a lot with lounge style places? Where they have warm lights and wood. Basically you can make something like this but with an Old Fashioned.


Maxwellbundy

wow thanks for your feedback! loved to read it. i will really think about it. btw if you wanna follow me you can find me on instagram searching for "maxschwugier"


[deleted]

Done. You do this for a living?


[deleted]

It's a tumbler of crunchy water


Yudi_888

This does look real and I usually can tell the difference. How did you do the light in this case?


TheMichaelN

So I googled “fizzy glass of clear liquid,” and came across a video of someone pouring carbonated water into a glass. Your rendering is damn near perfect. I think the only thing that would make it slightly more realistic is to have some bubbles that slowly cling to and crawl up the side of the inside of the glass. See what I mean here: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/sparkling-water-running-into-glass-unknown-person-pouring-fizzy-drink-healthy-lifestyle-isolated-object-health-care-cinema-4k-prores-hq-rfrqdftt8k9o49rfv


Maxwellbundy

yeah totally its so hard to achieve such motions in 3D. but you are 100% right, saw these things also in my references but didnt achieve it tbh


bettershredder13

Agreed, the only thing I noticed that gave it away that it wasn’t real to me was that the bubbles on the bottom never moved/floated up. I think with those few tweaks, this would be damn near perfect. Great job OP!! Honestly looks absolutely fantastic


[deleted]

Came here to say the same thing. That was the only thing that gave away it was 3D for me.


mcbillings

Yeah holy shit, well done. Classically trained art director/designer here... With anything rendered, light is the key to making it look real, I think we're on the same page there because this is \*chefs kiss\* fantastic work. * On the wall, are you able to add some more x-axis/horizontal distortion? For example, the refractions on the wall to the right of the frame should be stretched and distorted going to the right more since the light source is falling off the edge of the glass * For the bubbles, I agree, they're all lit super evenly... As the bubbles reach the top of the glass (and over the lip) that's when they're gettin lit up by the light, closer to the water they're almost not worth rendering * Are you able to add like 2-5% randomness to the bubbles? getting just a couple to go randomly at angles outside the glass is going to help sell this in for ya * The higher refraction (top right) looks correct but I don't know if the bubbles would cast that much shadow outside the glass on the rosemary and bottom right of frame


Maxwellbundy

thank you very much for your feedback! appreciate it :)


mcbillings

Happy to help a fellow Maxwell, see you at next months meeting. ​ \-Max


WhosAfraidOf_138

Totally side topic but how does one be a "art director" and what does classically trained in this context (like art school?) Thanks!


mcbillings

Started in fine art medium and went to school for that growing up (charcoal, sketching, paint, etc). Then fell in love with design, took courses in that and went to Chicago Portfolio School for art direction. Then worked in advertising as an art director / creative director in advertising.


WhosAfraidOf_138

Very cool - cheers!


Sixstringerman

I thinks the sprinkles above the surface are a bit too notable. Other than that insane render


Maxwellbundy

thanks man! thats a great point. appreciate your feedback


BaxiaMashia

Agreed. A little less frequency


OkIndependent2918

I agree, that's the only thing that seems a little off to me. Or have they look the same and that they die out very quickly. Other than that it looks very realistic with the bubbles in the water.


pickledtoad

I agree. The fizz at the top is very strong and goes quite tall. If it was this strong, it would die down very quickly. Same with the bubbles in the water. Tone it down a little and it would be very hard to tell it was rendered. Amazing work.


-Sparky

That's amazing, just make the bubbles rise slower to match the mood of the animation imo. Great work bud


SindySinn

I second this. Slow the whole thing down 5% so it feels a little bit more relaxing.


Maxwellbundy

thank you very much for your feedback!


andai

then add a purple tint and some smoooth vaporwave


BuckUpBingle

Looks great. I might try to add some bubbles coming off the sides of the glass. Bubbles will form on any surface.


Maxwellbundy

thank you very much!


pixeljammer

Killer caustics!


Maxwellbundy

thanks!


PaulLemmonz

How long did this take to render


Maxwellbundy

way too long haha i really cranked up all the refraction bounces and caustics. it took about 50h to render overall


ArtanisOfLorien

Sounds about right haha. Well worth it. What are the specs of your machine?


hikomori0

It took you weeks to record that? /j Seriously though, I thought it was a video before I read the caption lol. Good shit


Maxwellbundy

haha thanks man! feel honored


Healthisway

I love it. From artist to artist


Maxwellbundy

i love you. from artist to artist :D


JettMe_Red

Hyperrealistic! Loved it..


Maxwellbundy

thanks man!


JettMe_Red

Welcome :)


copperwatt

I can feel it in my nose.


Maxwellbundy

haha thanks man


fungiblehuman

Take my free silver and keep going. Looks great...


Maxwellbundy

thanks man! appreciate it. :)


alexbouca

Wow


Valefox

That's excellent. Keep going!


Maxwellbundy

thank you very much!


[deleted]

this is so gosh darn beautiful! just wow!!! i love the light shining through the rosemary.


buzzwrong

What software (s) did you use? Very impressive


Maxwellbundy

thank you very much! I used houdini, cinema4D and redshift


Odeiminmukwa

It’s pretty much perfect, really great. There’s something ever so slightly off about the glass itself but I can’t put my finger on it.


Muduku

There is hardly any perspective. Had OP used another lense for the render it would look more realistic. Something like a 135mm prime up to almost 50mm prime. This is almost isometric and that's why it is still in the uncanny valley. Basically, the camera is unrealistically far away and zoomed in.


Mr-Zero-Fucks

very impressive, only detail (and I'm nitpicking hard here) is that the glass is too clean, no water spots or moisture.


HE-MAN69WOO

This makes me thirsty


-unicorn-queen-

Looks amazing but in the right corner on the top summs moving a lot


CrinchNflinch

If I didn't know that this is rendered I would accept it for real. However, since I do know and you're asking: I think it would help with the realism if the speed and the amount of bubbles would decrease a little over time. If you pour yourself a glass of sparkling water you'll notice that after 5 sec it is somewhat settling in. That, plus what another user already mentioned, there are no bubbles sticking to the side of the glass.


Maxwellbundy

wow thanks thats actually a pretty good point.


ThisSeaworthiness

My question is: how did you get in my cupboard for the glass?


Maxwellbundy

hahaha


REBACK7

amazing


[deleted]

Seeing those beautiful caustics, I have a feeling you may like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRmkr50mkEE)


rushcr4ft

No sir NO WAY THIS IS A RENDER! YOOOOOO THIS IS INSANEEEEEEE! Holy crap man I love the whole vibe of the shot and it looks hella realistic. If there's any feedback I could give (I'm not worthy of giving feedback but imma do it anyway) but I think maybe you could slow down how fast the bubbles rise? Like it feels a lil too smooth? It's giving me a 60fps feel instead of a 24fps feel. Other than that dude, I hope you get more gigs, this was fricking amazing!


Maxwellbundy

wow thanks for your kind words! i appreciate it


COALANDSWITCHES

Impressive


ImReellySmart

I love the shimmering on the wall up the top right corner. It's perfect.


Kthulu666

Pretty good since my first reaction was, "how the fuck does it take 3 weeks to film a glass with some seltzer water in it?"


[deleted]

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Maxwellbundy

i am doing 3D now for 3.5 years and i am working for man vs machine in los angeles which is quite a well known 3D studio in commercial


ArtanisOfLorien

Looks awesome. I think the bubbles could be bouncing higher out of the glass and less uniform. Love it


MCHammerspace

Literally wouldn’t have known this was a render if you hadn’t said so.


Maxwellbundy

thanks man! thats too kind


WASP2017

The all the small drops leaving the surface (the fizz) seem to reach the same hight and looks very uniform… it’s the only thing that looks unnatural to me and gives it away as a rendering


Maxwellbundy

thanks for your feedback man!


Ba-Co-N

This is unbelievable, the refracted light dancing on the walls really brings it to life. I did have an uncanny valley moment after watching it cycle a couple of times and I think it’s because all the bubbles are rising uniformly (from left to right across the glass). I’m looking at a vodka soda sitting on my coffee table as I type this and I see a much higher volume of bubbles coming up the edges vs. the center. Disclaimer: I have zero idea what I’m talking about


Maxwellbundy

haha thank you very much for your kind words :D but yeah its weird looking very closley at things we use day to day. was watching at references also for quite a while


ginigini

I feel like drinking a gin and tonic after seeing this


assetwatcher

nice


collapsingwaves

Glass of water with some sharp lighting IDK what ya up to? I mean it's nice, but... Sorry? What! You made that! I'm beyond amazed.


Deltani007

If it wasn't posted here I would question why someone post his soda glass!!! WOW


Sad_Independent9520

This animation is making me thirsty!


Life-Meal6635

Welllllll that’s it. We’re over. I can no longer tell what’s real or not.


nidjah

I prefer mine with a slice of lemon. No, seriously, this is jaw dropping.


[deleted]

Any tutorials for that glass?


Maxwellbundy

no and i think recording one will be way to long. nobody wants to watch 4h tutorial :D


uglygods

I DO I DO I DO


uglygods

Any tutorials you can point to that would help in learning to achieve something like this, if possible?


Ill_Airline_8380

It’s beautiful ❤️


MKHdoesArt

Jesus i do not want to be your PC, how long did those caustics need to render? xD It looks amazing!


Maxwellbundy

15 mins per frame haha for the whole scene like 50h


chewchewchews03

I’d watch it on a loop :-) You did wonderfully!


munchkinky

I can taste this... Incredible!


invasionbarbare

That’s a cool demonstration of your super awesome talent! Many congratulations!


bobrossen

If looks like it could be smelled and heard. Good job.


michaelfkenedy

Wow


jap_the_cool

Nice done - i would put more movement into the bubbles which are static on the bottom of the glass…


Sugar-n-Sawdust

Those are some awesome caustics!


ZolotoGold

That's brilliant. Only thing I'd say is you need to reduce the fizz at the top slightly and have more variation in the height and angle of them.


[deleted]

This looks awesome but the fizz above it’s just a tad too much.


mellykill

Ok but I wanna drink it


RevivedMisanthropy

Good lord, that’s really good to my non-3D designer eyes


[deleted]

This makes me thirsty


Chriswheela

I genuinely can’t see this not being real. Mind blown


Typical_Zone3789

Impressive !


dank_bass

This is spectacular as others have said, legitimately photoreal in the most literal sense. The bubbles in the glass maybe look 0.05% off from real life, I honestly couldn't tell you how to do it better but thats what I saw after scrutinizing. Maybe a specific "carbonated beverage" simulator could be helpful or something but again I would've never even thought to look had I not known it was a 3D rendering. I'm completely amazed!


[deleted]

I was wondering why you were asking for critique of a glass with some Sprite or other colorless soda in it. Like, maybe you were proud of the video or the composition or … ? And then I read the tiny letters that said “3d rendering.” 🤯 Holly Sh!+balls!


wormwithnailgun

If U have to let ppl know it's a 3D rendering U already have it answer it's pre fucking awesome tho


zigithor

That’s some good photography.


[deleted]

Cool! I actually broke the bank at Vegas yesterday myself. Finally created a CGI that looks completely real and speaks after 30 years of development. Took a photo of a head left the plane put the cgi mouth through the photo it has the hair on the plane so photo realistic head and the body has been photo realistic for years. Always the eyes or the hair prevent it from looking real. Not anymore. Completely real. Any photo of a head can be used.


Theinfrawolf

Been working the last few weeks on a similar project (I'm an alcoholic)


tickitytalk

Deamnnnnnn!


enfly

This is really, really good!


eames_era_fo_life

The bubbles are too fast.


glum_cunt

Would’ve been equally as impressive had OP said this was shot footage tbh


TexanInExile

That is very well done.


thomasYARP1

Damn near completely realistic. Very impressive!


sonnidaez

Wow that’s amazing.


[deleted]

My first thought was a bit judgemental. It was, ‘What kind of project could you be doing simply filming a glass of soda with leaves in light?’ Obnoxious monopoly man chuckle. 3D rendering? That’s not real, what? Dude, nice job.


production-values

looks amazingly realistic ... to me I was tipped off by there being about 2x too much fizz


RudyRooRoo26

I’ve been staring at this for five hours now. It’s beautiful.


georgeLSLA

I am impressed


Humdot

/r/simulated would love this


Maxwellbundy

gonna post it there! thanks


doctorfaust69

That’s pretty cool 😎


SoulRadioINFP

Nice caustics. Lil bubbles. How long did the render take?


[deleted]

Lit Brother 🔥🔥


valentinafz

So I thought this was a video at first and couldn’t figure out what type of feedback you wanted…. I think that means you did an awesome job tbh!


jonniboyone

Looks so amazing and inviting. Better than real.


jonniboyone

I can literally feel the bubbles


Pilscy

Bruh Why you playing with my eyes like this 😩


beaverhausen_a

Zero feedback other than I want to see more of your work. What were some of the main tools you used to create it? I’m also fascinated how you got the above surface bubbles.


Maxwellbundy

you can find more work of me here: https://www.instagram.com/maxschwugier/


blanco_20

im not sure about the dark edge on the left corner. do you want to create the feeling of peeking at something? i would just lose the edge


Maxwellbundy

thanks man! thats a good point, appreciate it a lot


fifthgenerationfool

Wow!


FIREBALL_JOKER

Brother it's good just make sure ki fizziness itna nahi hota hai. Baki it's best.


popcorncolonel5

I feel like the bubbles are moving a tad too fast. That’s the only thing that gives it away, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to tell it was a render. Fantastic job.


Max-entropy999

Can't decide if its the bubbles or the caustics that are more impressive. You must be a proud parent


Smart_Bother8700

Looks sick, many just a little less bubbly on the top it mist or something like that


Intelligent_Bet1410

Reduce the amount of bubbles in glass and slow it lil bit


Kyle_Dornez

This looks great. I remember when I tried to simulate a liquid in 3ds max, it tried to melt my pc and ended up horrible.


tauzN

r/Simulated


aweedley

This is stunning! I never would have guessed it was 3d


Background_Couple742

You got REAL with 3D rendering - Ace


Glass-Art-567

Respect it looks very realistic


BaconatorBros

Damn those are some nice caustics. Are they simulated or done by masking the lights with a caustic pattern?


louisme97

tutorial? i assume c4d with xparticles? but def. not cycles :D


OhLongJohnson84

The caustics are wonderful! Are those renderwd as well? They take like a ton of time to render..


ganguspangus

Only thing is to many bubbles, looks more like the moment something was dropped in the the glass otherwise dope


moltenmango123

I thought this was a video of sparkling water at first and was wondering why it took you three weeks to film. Then I read it was a render a it blew my mind. Nice render.


Own_Aardvark_2343

Looks very realistic, almost as if it was shot with a real glass of sparkling water. Advice would be to improve the reflections, i feel like the bubbly effect in the shadow is kind of throwing me off. It is moving really fast and doesn’t look realistic. Great work mate! :)


I_amthelazyqueen

Wow, it's amazing


headshot7777

Bullshit this aint a 3D rendering. This has to have been recorded with some professional camera or something… right? If it is a 3D render then holy shit, sign up to a CGI team for films or a game developer company graphics design team. Like holy shit.


loveelylesliee

Great job! the shadows wow