Ryan W. Knope

Name of work: Promo for UDLA
Name of artist: Ryan Knope
What kind of work does he do: His website shows that he works in the field of Rendering and Visualisation.  He models both interiors and exteriors.
Website: http://www.ryanknope.com
How it relates to my work: His exterior work is interesting because he understands that the building whilst important isn’t the only thing in the scene.  He manages to balance the content of his scenes really well.
How my work is different:  Ryans work seems to be really well lit.  Its like the lighting isn’t important – no dramatic shadows.  Again everything is balanced.  My work seems almost gloomy in comparison in parts.
What I like about the work: In the sunny scene I like the balance of buildings and the use of other items to populate the scene.  This makes the scene more stable and believable.  The other image is almost sepiatoned and I am wondering whether this effect was created during the production of the materials for the scene or whether the toning was done in Photoshop in post production.  I would do it all at once in post production, but maybe this would drain some of the effect from the render?