Various renders (+ Banner Designs)

[Hossein Alfideh]

Superb shot Magnus!
I remember My first render with KS was a watch mechanism but I was not even a bit close to this awesome shot.
You rock dude!

[Speedster]

Really beautiful as always!  My only nit-to-pick (speaking as a former watchmaker) is that traditionally the wheels (gears) on high-end watches and clocks are highly polished and lacquered.  And perhaps the damascene finish could be a bit smaller and tighter?
Bill G

[Finema]

Really good job Magnus  It's goldsmithery.

[Magnus Skogsfjord]

Dude.
The material work is amazing!
Awesome front cover. You can be very proud of this one!

Thanks Esben! If you say I should be, I am;)

Yeah i agree here. Materials look awesome. Special mention to the paper texturing and that black swirled piece below the gears.

Thank you Nico. Appreciate your comment! Swirl's my 2nd favorite metal in the shot.

I like that dark area Nico mentioned too! Great job! Nice to have this be a published piece too!

Thanks Will! Nice to hear from you. Gonna have to wait to get it confirmed, but would have been nice indeed.

Certainly being close to or if not your best render to date. It has purpose and portrays itself really well with the rest of the cover. Excellent interpretation. Big thumbs up from me.

Woah, thanks a bunch Martin! Appreciate your kind words!

Superb shot Magnus!
I remember My first render with KS was a watch mechanism but I was not even a bit close to this awesome shot.
You rock dude!

Hah, with your amazing progression it would have been interesting to see your interpretation of that model today! Thanks man:)

Really beautiful as always!  My only nit-to-pick (speaking as a former watchmaker) is that traditionally the wheels (gears) on high-end watches and clocks are highly polished and lacquered.  And perhaps the damascene finish could be a bit smaller and tighter?

Ah man, If I knew you had "watchmaking" on your resume, I would probably have asked you to glance at it first. I have no idea what damascene even is. Do you refer to the sunray brushed metal? I've tried to do a quick google search here now as well, but I'm none the wiser on which material you are referring to. Thanks for your kind words!

Really good job Magnus  It's goldsmithery.

Ha, thanks man!

[Speedster]

Ah man, If I knew you had "watchmaking" on your resume, I would probably have asked you to glance at it first. I have no idea what damascene even is. Do you refer to the sunray brushed metal? I've tried to do a quick google search here now as well, but I'm none the wiser on which material you are referring to.

Yep- I've worn a lot of hats in my 70 or so years!  Actually, I briefly trained as a watchmaker in my teens, not to make watches, but to learn the techniques for application to precision machining and instrument making. 

Damascene is not really correct, but is often used. Now it usually applies to forged knife and sword blades created from multiple layers of steel.  The correct term is "perlage", which is the same as "engine turning", but at a very tiny scale, usually about 1mm diameter.  Sunray is also correct, but that usually applies as one large "ray" applied to a surface like a wheel, or gear.  We have it as radial bump in KeyShot.

There are a lot of watch guys here on the forum, with several ranked in the highest echelon of designers in the world.  Germaine as an example!

The best article I've seen on high-end watch finishes is this, and well worth benchmarking!  http://www.thehourlounge.com/en/vacheron-constantin-articles/movement-finish-true-mark-haute-horlogerie-557275

But it all boils down to craftsmanship, in my opinion.  One of my heroes is Laurits Christian Eichner (1894-1967), whom many consider one of history's finest.  From hand-hammered pewter to the most advanced scientific instruments ever made, he was a true Master.  In 1971 the Smithsonian Institute hosted an exhibit of his work, including many examples from their own collection.  In the exhibition catalogue, the author Robert Multhauf, states: "A Craftsman of the 20th Century, in the absence of the princes who formerly made fine hand-work possible, had to be ingenious in order to maintain his integrity as a craftsman while also maintaining his livelihood.  Eichner was; to a degree which could be instructive to others in this century who are blessed with the ability to "make things" of such superior quality as to overcome the advantages of the machine."

My career has spanned from the slide rule and drafting board to CAD, KeyShot and a BOXX computer. And I still use my watchmaker's lathe and gravers!  But the constant remains a dedication to Craftsmanship.  It is not only our profession but our passion.  The work here on the forum represents not only the highest level of perfection, but the sincere desire to obtain it.  All is good!

Bill G

[Magnus Skogsfjord]

Woah, thanks for the enormous insight! Read through it a couple of times now. Germaine is definitely a high ranking desinger, yes. Fantastic designs coming from him.

The article you posted was great! Definitely one I should have studied before diving into this piece.

Again, thanks for taking the time, Bill. Great inputs!

[bdesign]

This is magnificent, Magnus! The lighting and texturing is just beautiful. And...I say it every time- your DOF is masterful

Cheers,
Eric

[Magnus Skogsfjord]

This is magnificent, Magnus! The lighting and texturing is just beautiful. And...I say it every time- your DOF is masterful

Thank you Eric for your ever positive encouragement! It's greatly appreciated

[Chad Holton]

Love. It. 

[Magnus Skogsfjord]

Thank you Chad!

Latest update is a VR of the Vespa model:

http://zenith.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/VespaVR/Vespa_VR_VR.536.html

[bdesign]

The VR is super badass, Magnus! 

Cheers,
Eric

[Finema]

Awesome Magnus 

[TpwUK]

Vespa VR rocks it dude!

Martin

[Will Gibbons]

It's nice to see a VR... not tons of those on the forum. Great decision on the ground... and making a disc too... Makes sense. Reminds me of the little table-top gaming models I used to make/paint when I was a kid. Fun stuff!

[Magnus Skogsfjord]

Thanks guys!

It's nice to see a VR... not tons of those on the forum. Great decision on the ground... and making a disc too... Makes sense. Reminds me of the little table-top gaming models I used to make/paint when I was a kid. Fun stuff!

Cheers Will! I'd love to see more VR's myself. They are fun, and a good way to showcase products.