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Gallery / Navy 4 Panel Slab Bedroom Interior

« on: 2023-04-20, 17:47:40 »

Here's another of our gorgeous CGI bedroom scenes featuring our client's stylish bedroom furniture range. Our interior design team wanted to create a strong but sophisticated look for this set, and they achieved this with key statement props, abstract shapes and a punchy palette of navy, peach, and burnt orange. Once again we've included the 3D flatlay render we created to communicate the vision to our client.
As usual our artists have tried their best to be meticulous with the details and lighting to create a photorealistic representation of our client's vision and showcase their new bedroom furniture range in the best possible light.

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Gallery / Forest Green Shaker-Style Bedroom Interior

« on: 2023-04-06, 18:29:01 »

Here's a recent bedroom interior from team Pikcells :)
We matched our clients new forest green Shaker-style furniture and cabinetry with the walls colour, to give this bedroom space a sleek sophisticated look. Our interior designers initially produced a flat-lay image which showcases all the elements and the colour combination they wanted to incorporate, which we've included alongside the interiors. We're finding that they're really useful to communicate the design to clients before producing a full interior (as well as looking great in brochures).
From the luxurious bedding to the intricate details of the furnishings, our 3D team have paid close attention to all the details making this bedroom both functional and aesthetically pleasing. 

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Gallery / Harbone Graphite Apartment Kitchen Interior

« on: 2023-03-22, 15:12:11 »

Here's some of our recent images of a luxury apartment kitchen that our team design & created. The interior designers carefully curated every detail of this space, from the cleverly designed banquet seating, which has been cut-out in the breakfast bar area to save space - to the integrated drinks cabinet and bar area, perfect for entertaining guests. The client wanted to use graphite grey cabinetry, which we paired with a muted palette of organic beige textures creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. An abstract backsplash using geometric, monochrome cut tiles adds a bold eye-catching feature. The use of 3D was perfect for this client's brochures and we could ensure that they were completely satisfied with the end result.
We hope you enjoy these images as much as we enjoyed creating them!

More interiors in this series - https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/

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Gallery / Swift Open Office Space

« on: 2023-03-03, 14:54:38 »

To display the countless applications and functionality of our clients melamine-faced wood-boards we designed and created this open plan office space. Our interior designer experts were given greater creative freedom to produce conceptual interiors that would bring the client's vision to life, highlighting the aesthetic and practical qualities of their engineered boards.

To kickstart the design process, team crafted 3D flat-lay images of all the textures and color combinations that would be used in the final design. To elevate the visuals, they added a range of props and elements that would be incorporated in the final interior design.

More from this series > https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/kronospan-cgi/


Flat-lay texture and color combination image

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[Max] Tutorials & Guides / Create a realistic hand towel using hair & fur - 3DSMax & Corona Tutorial

« on: 2023-02-28, 13:09:06 »

We've created a tutorial that shows how to create a photorealistic hanging hand towel. We know that towels are notoriously difficult to get looking right in CGI, so last year we delegated one of our skilled 3D artists to create a set of photoreal towels that could be quickly added to a broad range of bathroom scenes. We've chose to focus the tutorial on a hand towel hanging in a ring, as it gives a broader overview of the various software and techniques that can be used to create other variations.

Page with all the video notes and reference images - https://www.pikcells.com/lab/photorealistic-hanging-towel-tutorial

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Gallery / Harbone Green Multi-Functional Kitchen Interior

« on: 2023-02-08, 12:25:39 »

Here's another of our impressive kitchen interiors. Our client gave us a lot more freedom to be creative with these designs giving our interiors team a chance to show off their creativity and pack in a number of current trends. The space is bright and inviting and perfectly captures the trend of families spending more time at home. The layout considers the need for clever storage spaces and uses the clients kitchen cabinetry in more diverse, ingenious ways. Our 3D artists have done an amazing job bringing every their vision and detail to life - from the textured green doors, smooth solid surfaces and to the soft cushions in the seating nook and snug lounge area. They also crafted additional dusk images for the client to emphasise and display their ambient LED lighting.
As usual we used 3DSMax and Chaos Corona for the majority of the scene, but additional work on the props and soft furnishings was completed in zbrush. Final colour accuracy and composition was completed with Photoshop and Black Magic Fusion.

See the full set of renders for this interior at https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/

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Gallery / Black Fluted Sophisticated Kitchen Interior

« on: 2023-01-26, 12:44:21 »

The brief for this kitchen interior was crafting a sophisticated image to display our clients fluted cabinetry doors. Our interior design team created a feast for the eyes, selecting the black door finish and combining it with a luxurious solid quartz backsplash and matching worksurface, as well as brass fittings and accessories. The final result is a stunning visual that is sure to inspire those planning an interior renovation.
More of our kitchen CGI https://www.pikcells.com/gallery/kitchens

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Gallery / Tavola Black Kitchen and Dining Area

« on: 2023-01-17, 15:48:33 »

This kitchen CGI was designed around the brief of 'Sleek Serenity'. Our interiors team built up a flat-lay image of all the elements that needed to be included in the kitchen (which we've included at the end of the set). They expanded the design brief, crafting a great place to host parties or spend quality time with the family. To create a greater impression of space the designers devised a hidden pantry by transforming tall larder storage cabinets into a stylish and practical utility room. The 3D team brought the concept to life, lighting the kitchen with an elegant, minimal skylight which really maximises the feeling of spaciousness.

We used 3DSMax and Corona here with some of the soft furnishings & props tweaked in zbrush. Image composition was completed with Black Magic Fusion and colour accuracy tweaks & additional compositing has been completed in Photoshop.

See the full set of renders for this interior at https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/

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Gallery / Tavola Oak Kitchen and Living Space

« on: 2022-12-22, 16:23:37 »

We worked with our clients marketing team to deliver this sleek modern apartment kitchen CGI. They wanted to make a smaller space work better, whilst keeping the cabinetry selection economical with a two tone mix of wood and graphite. The straightforward design brings the outdoors inside with a window seat for those quiet moments of contemplation. We think this interior is a perfect small kitchen dining area, or just a place to sit and enjoy the outdoors.

As usual the 3D artists used 3DSMax and Zbrush for modelling, rendering using Corona. Colour accuracy and finishing touches were added using Adobe Photoshop and image compositing was done in Blackmagic Fusion Studio.

Our full set of renders can be seen at https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/

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Gallery / Bold Industrial Apartment Kitchen

« on: 2022-12-07, 15:06:11 »

A little bit of a throwback with this image for us, this industrial kitchen was crafted for one of our American clients a couple of years back.
Practical and functional, boasting large stainless steel appliances, a fluted-deco strip-wood breakfast bar as well as overhead practical storage, this interior is as bold as it is beautiful.

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Gallery / Winslow Kitchen and Living Area

« on: 2022-11-28, 17:28:52 »

Here's another interior where our team collaborated with the client to plan and style this taupe grey kitchen-living space. We created 3D flat lay images of products and colours which helped during the development of the final layout. We then planned and developed an on-trend look for space using open plan living, based around an island breakfast bar in the kitchen and an integrated media wall in the lounge area.

The digital artists then used 3DSMax to re-create the 3D from our planners layouts. Soft furnishings were sculpted with z-brush and all rendering completed using Chaos Corona. Compositing was done in Blackmagic Fusion Studio with colour accuracy and finishing touches added using Adobe Photoshop.

More from this series https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/

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Gallery / Re: Aldana Heritage Green Kitchen and Living Space

« on: 2022-11-18, 10:14:39 »

Thanks for the kind comment Nicolas.

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Gallery / Aldana Heritage Green Kitchen and Living Space

« on: 2022-11-16, 17:36:31 »

Our interior design team collaborated with the client to plan and style this heritage green kitchen and living space interior. We work closely with the clients publication team who have a passion for supplying stylish, high-end kitchens. The team started by building up a CGI flat lay image of products, colours and textures to draw inspiration for the final design. Our designers also introduced some bigger upcoming trends for 2022/2023 such as the large banquette seating area, integrated entertainment space and work-from-home area.

Our accomplished team of digital artists used 3DSMax and Zbrush to create the 3D interior, rendering using Chaos Corona. Colour accuracy and finishing touches were added using Adobe Photoshop and image compositing was done in Blackmagic Fusion Studio. They also created some brilliant close-up cameo images of the handle details and painted timber textures.

More from this series https://www.pikcells.com/portfolio/uform-kitchen-cgi/


















(Original flat-lay of products, textures and colours)

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Gallery / Maida Kitchen Interior CGI

« on: 2022-08-26, 16:18:40 »

When our client told us they wanted a practical 'urban oasis' space with an indoor-outdoor atmosphere, our interior designers knew exactly where to start.
They designed this kitchen layout around a London house extension with lean-to skylights to bring in the natural light. The kitchen uses calming palette of duck egg and dust grey cabinetry which contract the industrial elements and exposed brick textures, such as exposed brickwork to match the context of the kitchen. Adding the work-from-home area keeps the layout functional and adds interest, breaking up the bank of tall storage units.

Our 3D artists used 3DSMax for the majority of the scene with some of the prop sculpting in Z-brush. The final renders were done in Corona with composition in Fusion. Finishing touches and leafy bits were added in Photoshop with some colour accuracy adjustments made to the cabinetry.

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Gallery / Mornington Dust Grey Home Office

« on: 2022-07-22, 18:14:22 »

Just a quick post this week highlighting one of our recent home office images. Our kitchen client is expanding their product scope and wanted to show how their cabinets can be used as home office storage. Our interiors team have done a great job here combining the dust grey Shaker cabinetry with walnut timbers. Bright backlit shelving helps brighten the interior and showcase the carefully selected 3D props.

More of our home office CGI https://www.pikcells.com/gallery/furnishings