A Selection of Characters, Products and Environments Rendered with V-Ray

Every year, the Rookie Awards bring together an impressive array of incredible student and self-taught talent from around the globe, and some of the most awe-inspiring entries we've had the privilege to showcase.

In this article we want to showcase Rookie Awards 2023 entries that were created or visualised using V-Ray.

From intricately detailed architectural renderings, magnificent landscapes to captivating character designs, these entries remind us why we celebrate student work with such fervour.

Alena Mealy | Character Look Development and 3D Generalist

Created by: Alena Mealy

School Name: Gnomon
Member Level: player
Description: Here is the body of work I am most proud of during my time at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation. I really enjoy the look development part of the animation pipeline, and If I could groom all day I would! Thank you for looking at my entries, you can find a similar deep dive here: alenamealy.art

Hidden Tales: The Journey Continues

Created by: Elizaveta Gaevaya

School Name: Gnomon
Member Level: contender
Description: With the coming of a new year, I have continued my journey as a CG Artist. Here is a collection of my newest projects I am most proud of! Throughout the year I gained more experience and came to realize my true passion for Look Development as well as storytelling.

FREEDOM

Created by: KIM TAE KYEONG

School Name: SF Film School
Member Level: contender
Description: It is an honor that I can release my first VFX portfolio through The Rookies in 2023. I worked hard for a year and I hope you enjoy it :)

Discovering Architecture through Visualization

Created by: Rodrigo Aguilar

School Name: butic The New School | Escuela Oficial Autorizada
Member Level: player
Description: Hello, I'm Rodrigo Aguilar Zavala, an architect from Chile. Through my studies at "Butic The New School" last year, I discovered my passion for visualization. I'm thrilled to present my projects, showcasing dedication and creativity. Thank you for the opportunity to share my work!

Ryuga Tjew │ Environment Generalist Demo Reel 2023

Created by: Ryuga Tjew

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: contender
Description: I’m sharing here the 2 projects I did for the Think Tank Training Centre course. Big thanks to my mentor Adrien Vallecilla for his great patience and knowledge. I hope you really enjoy it!

Tillo the Jerillo

Created by: Lorenzo Bove

School Name: Skyup Academy
Member Level: player
Description: In a post-apocalyptic world a new chimera was born! I would like to present you Tillo the Jerillo! He's half Jerboa and half Gorilla, tall 15cm and he can hop as fast as 24km/h.This helps them avoid nocturnal predators like owls, foxes and snakes.

The Nanite

Created by: Paul Fetterkind

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: player
Description: Hi everyone, my name is Paul and I created this Nanite robot as my final project for my advanced term at the Think Tank Training Centre.

Establishing Shots

Created by: Kian Babayi

School Name: Gnomon
Member Level: contender
Description: I am a Matte Painter and 3D Generalist. This is a collection of some of the work I've done over the past year at Gnomon School of Visual Effects.

Baby Driver

Created by: Nagyeong Lee

School Name:
Member Level: contender
Description: I have created a lighting portfolio that was inspired by the 2017 movie "Baby Driver". I went through a step-by-step process which involved modeling, lookdev, lighting, and compositing.

Abiad Michel - Student at New3dge

Created by: Michel Abiad

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: player
Description: Hi,Im glad to share my work that I did this year for New3dge!

Anastasia Kukosh

Created by: Anastasia Kukosh

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: debut
Description: I am a Think Tank Training Centre student pursuing my passion for game art in the foundation term. With a Master's degree in fine arts, I am dedicated to honing my concept art and 3D modeling skills, always striving for improvement.

Photorealistic Project

Created by: Alessio Tornitore

School Name: Skyup Academy
Member Level: player
Description: Hello there! This is my personal project created at Skyup Academy. I modeled in Maya , texturized in Substance Painter, i rendered all with V-Ray and i maded the flame with PhoenixFd.

Arianna Del Dottore 2023

Created by: Arianna Del Dottore

School Name: Skyup Academy
Member Level: debut
Description: Hi, I'm Arianna, I've recently completed the masterclass at Skyup Academy. I'll show you three projects, where I focused on modeling and textures, which are my favorite aspects.

Change of Focus

Created by: Cristina Castillo

School Name: Voxel School
Member Level: player
Description: This is my portfolio of the last 8 months, since I started my studies in a master's degree in architectural visualization. Previously, I studied a degree in videogames, where I discovered that I love 3d art, so I wanted to increase my skills in that area. However, I found a new approach that I liked even more.

A Day in Week in a Year

Created by: Rodrigo Ortega Ortiz

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: player
Description: This is the progress that I've made during my first year of CG training at Think Tank Training Centre.It was during this process of self discovery (and first attempt at almost everything) that I realized I would like to become a texturing/surfacing artist.

Jaguar Xkss Semestrial Project

Created by: Milo Golfin

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: player
Description: Hey everyone, This is my entry to The Rookies Award 2023 with Semestrial Project did at New3dge. The goal was to reproduce the vehicle of our choice in 3D, I decided to do the 1957 Jaguar XKSS. I learned a lot and loved working on this project, so I hope you enjoy it.

The glass house

Created by: Abel Justo Urrutia

School Name:
Member Level: player
Description: A house for plants, not for people.

Manon Deloutre 2023

Created by: Manon Deloutre

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: player
Description: Here are my best projects of 2022-2023. I hope you will like it!

Angelo Teixeira - 3D Environment

Created by: Angelo Teixeira

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: contender
Description: Here is my application for Rookie of the Year 2023, presenting my best environment and shots that i made this year.

Cottagecore in 3D

Created by: Nina Tran

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: debut
Description: My final project at Think Tank Training Centre Online (Term 1 Foundations) was a replication of a concept of my choice. I chose Minnie Zhou's "Cottagecore" (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d0RVVe)as I was in love with the amount of detail and the sunset color scheme.

Realistic Bedroom

Created by: Izan Perez Belloso

School Name:
Member Level: player
Description: this time i wanted to change my art style a bit and i went for a new challenge. make a realistic bedroom as if it were for a real estate catalog. moreover I begin learning and using some 3ds Max for this works.

Estela, The Maraguá Girl

Created by: Sofy Mazaro

School Name: Méliès
Member Level: contender
Description: It's a short film made as the final project of my Animation Design degree at Méliès College.A young brazilian indigenous girl who lives in a metropolis finds herself lost and in the midst of a creative crisis. As she sleeps, she embarks on a dreamlike journey that will take her back to her cultural origins

Grab a chair and sit down.

Created by: CG Imagination - Mikel Matsvik

School Name: YRGO
Member Level: debut
Description: Our first modeling project, we had to choose a classic chair and model it from the bottom up.

Modern House

Created by: Izan Perez Belloso

School Name: Animum Creativity Advanced School
Member Level: player
Description: Like the last 2 jobs I did this one to learn more about advertising and V-ray to study architectural 3d renderings, it has been 3 intense weeks learning a little about 3ds Max and how this whole world works but I am very happy with the final results

Room of Curiosities

Created by: Jocelyn Chang

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: rookie
Description: My 2023 demo reel that I created during the mentorship program at Think Tank Training Centre, based on the concept art by Lip Comarella for an animated short called 'Rang-tan: The Story of Dirty Palm Oil'.Art station:https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRmekk

Léonard Mariotte- CG Generalist student

Created by: Léonard Mariotte

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: contender
Description: Here is my application for Rookie of the Year 2023, showcasing my best environment and shots that i made this year. This work was done during my studies at NEW3DGE.

Cici Zheng | Munchie Mansion

Created by: Cici Zheng

School Name: Gnomon
Member Level: player
Description: Hello! This is a piece I created in my Texturing and Shading class at Gnomon - School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation.Get your snacks ready and welcome to the Munchie Mansion!

Best of 2023 - 3D Characters

Created by: Romain Chanut

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: player
Description: Here are some of the main 3D characters I did this year ! Hope you'll enjoy it!

Andick Merchant

Created by: Thomas Antipoff

School Name: Brassart Grenoble
Member Level: contender
Description: I made this character during my last year of studies.It was a very challenging project and I learned many software in order to make it like Marvelous, Wrap, Xgen or Vray.

FX Showreel June 2023

Created by: Anton Dann

School Name:
Member Level: contender
Description: My FX showreel and a selection of my best work, broken down in detail.

Rookies Entry 2023 - Houdini Environments

Created by: Sebastian Skou

School Name: 3D College
Member Level: player
Description: Hello everybody :) My 3D art journey originally started, with focusing on Archviz, which I've been enjoying, and still do. But 2 years ago, I decided I wanted to transition to becoming an Environment Artist, - I've been loving the transition ever since it began, and I'm happy to be able to share my best works so far

Best of 2023 - 3D Characters

Created by: Sircu Radu

School Name: New3dge
Member Level: player
Description: Some of my best 3D works did this year.

Journey into 3D Motion Design

Created by: Emil Rasmussen

School Name: 3D College
Member Level: rookie
Description: After participating in the Rookies 2020 archviz category, i have had a lot of fun exploring other fields of CG. 3D motion design has reallty caught my interest. Here few weeks before my graduation, i'd like to present my motion design journey for the past year.

Niten Ichi-ryū

Created by: Laura Ramirez

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: contender
Description: This is my final project for my Think Tank mentorship.Based on the concept of Pavel Hristov.

3D Lighting & Compositing Reel

Created by: Julia Grzebyk

School Name: Bournemouth University
Member Level: contender
Description: Hi, this is my first lighting and compositing reel of work from 2023! Hope you like it!

This is the way

Created by: Fred Lopes

School Name: Think Tank Training Centre
Member Level: player
Description: As a huge Star Wars fan, I decided to challenge myself and create the first version of Din Djarin's armor from the Mandalorian series. I put a lot of effort into this project and I'm really proud of the outcome. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Render of bathroom

Created by: Javier Lari

School Name: Voxel School
Member Level: player
Description: Render of bathroom with natural design with rock