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Why OpenEXR?

Better colour accuracy. All my HDRi skies were shot with a Canon 1dsmk3 so I like to keep as much as possible of that information preserved in the HDRi file. Radiance (.hdr) is limited to sRGB colour data, whereas OpenEXR (.exr) is not.

This is reflected in the file sizes:

For this skydome for example

0743 Cloudy Morning Sun

the exr file size is 160mb, the hdr version is 50mb

That said, I have decided to start including a .hdr version in the products I am selling on 3docean. I’m still updating all the files, but check back soon and if you have bought one of them you can re-download a new version for free.

Why hdr? Unfortunately some applications don’t support exr, so until they do you can use hdr (albeit in the knowledge that your colours might not be quite as lovely*)

* not scientifically tested!

Daniel Hatton’s Dublin House Extension

A beautiful example of 3 of my HDRi skies at work:

The HDRi skies he used were:

1725 0743 2003

Check out Daniel’s architectural visualisation portfolio and blog.

HDRi Skies Shop

This is my complete collection of 54 HDRi skies, the ones already available to buy on 3DOcean are marked with a red logo (you can click through to 3DOcean.net). Feel free to let me know in the comments which ones you think would be useful to you. If you hover over the thumbs you should get the name of the HDRi, and if you click you’ll get a 1000px preview.

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HDRi Skies

The first HDRi skydome is available on 3docean. It’s a clear blue sky with just a few clouds. I’m hoping to be able to offer packs at a discounted price as well, but that’s dependent on 3docean, so for now it’s just going to be individually. Feel free to let me know what type of skies you would like to see next, the image below is just a selection from many!

UPDATE: The slideshow below will automatically update as I add new HDRi skies.

54 skies
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Paulistano chair

paulistano

Decided to finally start selling 3d models and HDR images. First up is my model of a chair by Paulo Mendes da Rocha. It’s such a cool chair, I really should use it more often in my own renders! If I sell enough of these I might be able to afford a real one.

I decided to go with 3DOcean.net as they seem to be more focused towards quality than other 3d assets sites. Here’s the link to my model: Paulistano on 3DOcean.net

paulistano detail

paulistano detail