Maya/Mental Ray, Photoshop Modeling/Shaders/Lighting by Ryan Nucci This scene was inspired by the original start screen in Final Fantasy 7. With the remake now in development, I wanted to create a modern successor to that iconic image.

Maya/Mental Ray/Photoshop 142,438 Faces Modeling/Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci This is a scene I created as a review in modeling, texture art, and lighting in order to keep myself from becoming rusty. I was also able to practice compositing by rendering multi-passes and layering them in photoshop where I was able to touch up and tweak a few things.

Maya/Mental Ray 130,839 Faces Modeling/Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci

Maya/Mental Ray Modeling/Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci

Maya/Mental Ray Modeling/Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci

Maya/Mental Ray Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci

Maya/Mental Ray Modeling/Shading/Lighting by Ryan Nucci