Matthew Uyesugi • San Francisco based 3d artist

	Spooky Parlor 3ds Max - modeling, lighting, rendering, procedural textures Photoshop - hand painted textures This parlor scene was created for www.meez.com as a part of their 3d virtual world. Meez uses a pre-rendered 3d background image to simulate 2.5d in their flash game engine. For this scene I worked mostly on textures, lighting, and rendering. [click to see a larger image ]
	Beach Scene Maya - modeling, lighting, rendering, procedural textures Vue 5 - environment effects, sky render Photoshop - hand painted textures This scene was my initial teaser image and proposal for my thesis project in grad school. I wanted to convey the feeling of a long day at the beach. Eventually, my advisors suggested that since I was incorporating more elements into the scene, that i take a more subtle lighting approach which can be seen upon clicking through. [click to see larger images]
	Body at the Microscopic level Maya - modeling, lighting, rendering, procedural textures Photoshop - hand painted textures This scenes was created while I was workin on a project for Genentech, a San Francisco based pharmaceutical firm. The goal was to show how certain drugs interact with the body, so we had to realize something that was purely speculative. The art director eventually gave us direction and wanted the scene to simulate outer space, or at least give that feeling. [click to see more examples ]
	Network Television Tradeshow Booth Maya - modeling, lighting, rendering, procedural textures Photoshop - hand painted textures This is a close up shot of a tradeshow booth I created for Haley Miranda Group, a full service marketing company specializing in the entertainment industry. It was used as a visualization tool for their clients (Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, and TNT). This tent is just one of four full tents produced for the client. [click to see more examples ]
	Spooky Basement 3ds Max - modeling, lighting, rendering, procedural textures Photoshop - hand painted textures This basement scene was created for www.meez.com as a part of their 3d virtual world. Meez uses a pre-rendered 3d background image to simulate 2.5d in their flash game engine. For this scene I worked mostly on textures, lighting, and rendering. [click to see a larger image]
	Warehouse Maya - modeling This warehouse was created while I was an intern at Group Hug Productions. They were developing a PBS animated short about a ragtag bunch of forgotten antiques in an old warehouse. I was in charge of taking a concept sketch and developing it into a realistic space. This is the approved model before texture. [click to see a larger image and topology overlay ]
	Kitchen Architectural Study This render is a work in progress of a kitchen in Japan. I chose to do this model because of the great lighting and clean lines. The shaders should also provide a significant challenge. If you click through, you'll be able to see what I want the final render to look like. [click to see a larger image ]