Still Life Academy | Piotr | Activity https://stilllifeacademy.com/members/50hz/activity/ Activity feed for Piotr. Tue, 05 May 2026 14:16:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 3a862c26eba8e2d7eff260d4c109a7a2 Piotr posted an update: I'm trying to run blender benchmark test and I'm getting https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/5783/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:13:23 +0000 I’m trying to run blender benchmark test and I’m getting

““An unexpected error occurred while benchmarking: Did not receive benchmark JSON data.”

Error Id: 5a74ce6f8fcb49d68cabe014c97f0162″

Already tried it with firewall off and it doesn’t help. Any idea what might cause it?

]]> 0 2e98316f12359dad0109fdadec97a8f9 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/5716/#acomment-5720 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:57:10 +0000 Thanks Marting. I will check it oput. 

I just wanted to make sure my hardware works like it should, I will dig dipper into settings … Already checked optix, works way better than cuda in booth rendering and viewport experience. Also weirdly small tile size works better for me, 32 seems to be spot on. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update

Hi Guys.

So I had a break from blender as my old rig just couldnt handle even simple tasks …

I have bought a new one and now Im doing some testing. Could you give me some feedback? How […]

]]> 0f3f196075dac07d03955763512acc41 Piotr posted an update: Hi Guys. So I had a break from blender as my old rig […] https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/5716/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:50:35 +0000 Hi Guys.

So I had a break from blender as my old rig just couldnt handle even simple tasks …

I have bought a new one and now Im doing some testing. Could you give me some feedback? How does it looks from your perspective, am I getting the most from my harware or should I somehow configure it better?

4X RTX 2080 TI
4x32G CorVengLPX DDR4…

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]]> 2 d79554113b4be979c1439885755a4d9e Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3706/#acomment-3778 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:42:51 +0000 CGI Combined with photography would be interesting. Rendering separate layers and merging them with photo in Photoshop … 

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography

Do you straggle with retouching? Do you want to learn retouching here as well? From my experience, I know how dramatically it can transform […]

]]> d392981b98db661fd6e7d123beb27841 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3381/#acomment-3416 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:36:28 +0000 Welcome @Dusan Great shoots! 

In reply to - Dušan became a registered member ]]> 7000b8fc6f5330c67aaa9984c7a4ae19 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3345/#acomment-3354 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:23:34 +0000 Great portfolio @Mark 

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography @Mark was awarded Featured Artist of today ]]> af4bb515d5883200879a69f872f0b8d1 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3326/#acomment-3331 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:42:23 +0000 Totally agree. Its like good vs incredible 🙂 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update Some might find this interesting.

http://blog.gregzaal.com/2013/10/19/fluid-in-a-glass/ ]]> 2e3a274f64582a43ef25de8581cd8f47 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3322/#acomment-3327 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:00:44 +0000 Looks appealing. I like it. 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group CGI photography Rendered this scene, with all the models I’ve created. Share your thoughts.
They set designing is from Pinterest. Not my idea ]]> 64d6e50ebe8d7fc862b94253ce769a3f Piotr posted an update: Some might find this interesting. https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3326/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:59:57 +0000 Some might find this interesting.

http://blog.gregzaal.com/2013/10/19/fluid-in-a-glass/

]]> 3 798c9b6a55f18fb91c338b88eb180382 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3291/#acomment-3321 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:27:20 +0000 Sure, that’s the way to go. I also think there is no point to “reinvent the wheel” over and over … Thank’s for the setup. I was actually thinking about something like this just large light sources. Simplicity is often the way to go and at the same time it’s hard to master. Personally I catch myself “overdoing” things. 

So there is a… Read more

In reply to - David posted an update in the group CGI photography It’s Japanese Cherry Blossom time and normally millions of people would visit to see the spectacle but not this year due to everything going on. Inspired […] ]]> 9f10687b37aa58f5dd08662882d40f41 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3150/#acomment-3313 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:17:52 +0000 Thanks! 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update One more composition done after finishing a lipstick course. I have spent all day trying to add some water to it but I have failed, my pc isn’t strong enough for this … Anyway still […] ]]> 3fdb99355484d90b1311a5e809cca6c1 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3150/#acomment-3312 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:17:43 +0000 you are welcome. My pc barely could handle it, I guess emission material is heavy for cpu / cpu. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update One more composition done after finishing a lipstick course. I have spent all day trying to add some water to it but I have failed, my pc isn’t strong enough for this … Anyway still […] ]]> 33d9a8619ac833077eabdc9c0d687f49 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3264/#acomment-3309 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:13:42 +0000 really nice|! 

In reply to - Aleksa posted an update in the group CGI photography Based on knowledge from three СGI tutorials
Form – Cgi basic
Materials (glass, liquid, label) and displacement (cap – hooray! I made it))) – […] ]]> 1c63b11f0af4161be9f710ebac9f1bc5 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3291/#acomment-3308 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:12:54 +0000 Well I can’t really say much beside this that it is simply amazing work. It doesn’t feel like CGI at all. Particularly I like lighting, feels natural, not like typical studio setup. Can you tell just in short how have you modeled flowers? 

In reply to - David posted an update in the group CGI photography It’s Japanese Cherry Blossom time and normally millions of people would visit to see the spectacle but not this year due to everything going on. Inspired […] ]]> 799ad045c105fd085ba8f02c6360913d Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3202/#acomment-3248 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:22:41 +0000 nice, especially water. 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group CGI photography Here’s my new model and new render, share your thoughts! ]]> 15f65691b978f48c0aef267e39ffcd4b Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3230/#acomment-3247 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:21:59 +0000 Great work Martin. This looks really tasty. 

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group CGI photography Few of my recent setups based on “images only” from the client and I have to thank to @Mauricio.Oliveira for help with modeling ]]> 5a47e74845808c67ea06d7a579706656 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3150/#acomment-3200 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:23:17 +0000 and the setup. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update One more composition done after finishing a lipstick course. I have spent all day trying to add some water to it but I have failed, my pc isn’t strong enough for this … Anyway still […] ]]> e29e18b93275492fe61fcc928638239a Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3168/#acomment-3193 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:14:03 +0000 Exactly, that workflow and creative thinking is an interesting part. Recently I was thinking about this what could be done if you render “layers” separately and play with them in photoshop … Something for the future once basics are mastered. 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update Any new course coming up? Any soon? ]]> 2e70d554bc89a88dcfed77a402cccbfa Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3150/#acomment-3178 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:45:19 +0000 Thanks Guys. I will check this link and post light setup once I get to my pc. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update One more composition done after finishing a lipstick course. I have spent all day trying to add some water to it but I have failed, my pc isn’t strong enough for this … Anyway still […] ]]> fb922b2475ea429a997eda34b52ab9e2 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3168/#acomment-3177 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:43:01 +0000 I would like to watch tutorial from Tuffy as well. Even if Im not going to instal C4D I think it would be interesting to watch it and possibly transfer some of his workflow to blender. 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update Any new course coming up? Any soon? ]]> f58df7c2837f31aee7e89ddc07fc45df Piotr posted an update: One more composition done after finishing a lipstick […] https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/3150/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:05:57 +0000 One more composition done after finishing a lipstick course. I have spent all day trying to add some water to it but I have failed, my pc isn’t strong enough for this … Anyway still happy with final result.

What do you think, is here something that could be fixed / improved?

]]> 12 f8f0f54ec2abe4188750244b84ac3b51 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2980/#acomment-2984 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:56:44 +0000 Thats very good! How did you make a cream? 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group CGI photography Here’s my new render! Share your thoughts ]]> 50c2a0c7c3aee7d22faca5d5e622bce6 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2949 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:49:38 +0000 Thank you! 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> 12438333462024d68d8a730f1ed75f36 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2937 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:27:28 +0000 perfect, thanks a lot. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> 0cab34b25ba8b1b55b51104e8054289c Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2927 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:29:13 +0000 ah there you go, now it works much better. Do we control smoothness of the edges by changing blur amount in original image? Also how to change depth of the indent? 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> a1739ac636e3c4e823e1fb11698336fb Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2921 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:02:22 +0000 Thanks! I really wonder how to add a bit bevel to the edges of the type so its smooth. On many products we can see type embossing / indent that is smooth. Would be great to know how to control it. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> a935700414c053ccee7357e7e7a4f488 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2898 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:40:10 +0000 thanks! It is not polished etc but it is a great practice. I have learned a lot. 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> 315a91c14b1ad1b8ae39cb6dc6f7b22b Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2884/#acomment-2887 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:43:54 +0000 This reading is a great start of the day. Inspiring story.

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography Tighten your seat belts as you are about to take a ride with David Turfitt, a CGI artist with 20+ years of experience. In this interview, David […] ]]> 95cf7cf0f3f0fb6126398ce91ad97004 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/#acomment-2880 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:36:19 +0000 Thanks! I was thinking about this but actually this displacement map has some blur already applied in photoshop and still in blender is dead sharp … 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to […] ]]> 7910fd18fb684f21047019ca926e26e4 Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography: Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing […] https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2873/ Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:35:04 +0000 Just finished this one. @Mauricio.Oliveira amazing work, thanks a lot! I hope to see some more tutorials from you.

Only one question, anybody knows how to make chanel displacement on red lipstick less sharp? To me now it looks a bit unrealistic.

]]> 14 9a3bd9c9c2771a690bccd817e6862ed6 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2861/#acomment-2865 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:21:40 +0000 overall looks good. Personally I would try to make black parts a bit more defined, particularly tires and leather. Also Im not sure about green tint on the leather but it might be just personal taste, showing true colors vs some grading depends on a project needs. 

I really like the whole lights play on the background. 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group Product photography Here’s my first attempt to shoot an Automobile. A big product comparatively. Share your thoughts. Set designing is done with CGI and i shot this vehicle […] ]]> 7be163ab8b3e1d218be3a78f8c04ec71 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2694/#acomment-2705 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:21:04 +0000 wow, great job on this, congrats! 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group CGI photography M really happy to share this image with you all, as i completely made it on my own with whatever knowledge i gained in CGI till now! It was bit challenging […] ]]> 45b4de8a3e5367b9b33938e9e3449dd6 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2287/#acomment-2298 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:20:24 +0000 nice, thanks, I will give it a try! 

In reply to - Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography Ok, so finally I got it. What bothers me (just a bit) is:
1. How can I make cup look more aluminium. Now it is like makde from plastic.

2. What to do to […] ]]> 98b3e99ca4a48ac9a97caebeb1d9e470 Piotr posted an update in the group CGI photography: Ok, so finally I got it. What bothers me (just a […] https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2287/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:27:10 +0000 Ok, so finally I got it. What bothers me (just a bit) is:

1. How can I make cup look more aluminium. Now it is like makde from plastic.

2. What to do to make liquid looks more believable? Top edge looks too sharp. I have tried to add solidify and bowel but it didn’t work …

3. And above all how to add texture to the label so it looks… Read more

]]> 4 11e68bf6589bb418ad9741b43d4dd839 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/1716/#acomment-2226 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:32:41 +0000 crazy! Your works really stands out.

In reply to - Mauricio posted an update in the group CGI photography Studying Gleb Alexandrov’s advanced glass shaders and trying out rocks with displacements modifiers and maps. ]]> 57e777275b2a21d2b7858b83f243b2ef Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/2160/#acomment-2201 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:03:09 +0000 ohhhh love it! 

In reply to - Hardev posted an update in the group CGI photography Hello, tried another model and scene, tried lighting the scene as martin told , used some gradient lighting. And any tips on how to make it look more real??? […] ]]> 324cc71500c1f1b5420bd9e53a34100a Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/1865/#acomment-1911 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:24:24 +0000 looking already cool! 

In reply to - Dalibor posted an update in the group CGI photography I keep trying to do some images after the CGI Basics, still learning. But I have to say, it really hooked me :)) ]]> 1170ef45ff41b8f13417dfb5923daa34 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/1898/#acomment-1910 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:22:21 +0000 that example with model scared me a bit … The rest is purely awesome. 

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography Couple of examples of how CGI photography is applied in different Industries https://vimeo.com/243888279 – more here […] ]]> 8c04b47ab1c7ab9557327596580ad2d6 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/1053/#acomment-1060 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:21:48 +0000 @TheLab amazing portfolio. Are you doing retouch on your own? There was a time when I was trying beauty photography so I know how much effort it takes to get a good image. 

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography @TheLab was awarded a Featured Artist of today ]]> dc72375be71bcdc7008097feef16b61e Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/941/#acomment-1043 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:27:07 +0000 Those are great. Because of images like this I will start to learn CGI soon. 

In reply to - Mauricio posted an update in the group CGI photography This is a work in progress, and I would appreciate a critique, specially regarding composition. Martin cosmetic shots are so creative and out of the box, […] ]]> ddbad9c721b1b8d2c964b2228a7b1530 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/888/#acomment-892 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:19:10 +0000 Amazing works @gregabramowicz !

In reply to - Martin posted an update in the group Business of photography @gregabramowicz was awarded Featured Artist of today ]]> cb194663ceb309f14e2c2add10ddf2d5 Piotr and Mika are now connected https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/695/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:55:35 +0000 0 db0a6b18a1d264e14e0286db179e6799 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/595/#acomment-597 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:43:12 +0000 my guess would be, background completely done in photoshop?
 

In reply to - Marc posted an update ]]> 68adac2540bc30e4550791b344e63ff3 Piotr posted an update: https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/546/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:15:40 +0000 0 0fda250fdc64436e9c655ab54b02cc13 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/518/#acomment-525 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:26:53 +0000 and I agree, would be great so see time-lapse from start to finish.  

In reply to - vahid posted an update manipulation photos ]]> 5a2f1cf924d44b0e174de9f7c7d7f654 Piotr posted a new activity comment https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/518/#acomment-523 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:16:39 +0000 great work! 

In reply to - vahid posted an update manipulation photos ]]> 16e13baceb2b6e3696c28abc4c3997c9 Piotr and Bhavik are now connected https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/429/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:35:48 +0000 0 f3e2ff1f1b9892d55d5221129f862512 Piotr and Luc are now connected https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/294/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:33 +0000 0 f066f9e13d75f7bf2dfc750234e93da3 Piotr updated their profile https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/284/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:04 +0000 0 9673b3a526810eecd282eebdcb7a0381 Piotr and Wenbo are now connected https://stilllifeacademy.com/activities/p/224/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:17:20 +0000 0