Polestar

Polestar

Created as a means to challenge myself and my 3D landscape creation skills. Tackling a large scale landscape along with a fully rigged car model was a incredible opportunity to push my creative limits!

Client

Personal Project

Year

2025

Category

3D Animation / Image Renders

Polestar, 3D render by Sean Donnellan (hero image)
Polestar, 3D render by Sean Donnellan (hero image)

Research

Research

Research began with the environment.

Although I can't say for certain there is a specific "Biome" I ended up creating, general vibe was that of a lush pine forest surrounded by mountains.

Research began with the environment.

Although I can't say for certain there is a specific "Biome" I ended up creating, general vibe was that of a lush pine forest surrounded by mountains.

Research

Research began with the environment.

Although I can't say for certain there is a specific "Biome" I ended up creating, general vibe was that of a lush pine forest surrounded by mountains.

Design

Design

Design took on many forms in this project.

Layering plants, rocks and shrubs were one of the many pieces to this large scale environment puzzle I laid out. Along side sculpting and texturing all landscape meshes there was no shortage of 3D design techniques being explored and implemented.

Design took on many forms in this project.

Layering plants, rocks and shrubs were one of the many pieces to this large scale environment puzzle I laid out. Along side sculpting and texturing all landscape meshes there was no shortage of 3D design techniques being explored and implemented.

Design

Design took on many forms in this project.

Layering plants, rocks and shrubs were one of the many pieces to this large scale environment puzzle I laid out. Along side sculpting and texturing all landscape meshes there was no shortage of 3D design techniques being explored and implemented.

Polestar

Visualization

Visualization

The magic truly happens in post!

Adding a good color grade, film emulation & lens flares always helps to boost the realism of a 3D animation.

The magic truly happens in post!

Adding a good color grade, film emulation & lens flares always helps to boost the realism of a 3D animation.

Visualization

The magic truly happens in post!

Adding a good color grade, film emulation & lens flares always helps to boost the realism of a 3D animation.

Polestar
Polestar

SEAN D.

SEAN D.

SEAN D.

SEAN D.

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