TRON LEGACY: Full Resolution Render LIGHT RUNNER

Mental images, the Berlin based company behind the world leading render engine mental ray and iray published a full resolution render I did on for Tron Legacy. Its the Light Runner at speed, rendered on iray on nVidia's cuda cores through the package Bunkspeed Shot. This one here is only 2000px for legal reasons, go to mental images here and get the full 5000 px...

Cheers, Daniel

TRON LEGACY: Cover Story reaching US shelves

With a natural one month delay, the UK mag '3D Artist' arrived at American newsstands today. On 10 pages, it features an insight interview with exclusive images about my vehicles design work on Tron Legacy. Hope you enjoy.

If the US prize tag is too steep, read it at Barnes&Noble with a Starbucks coffee, smirk.

Cheers, Daniel 

TRON LEGACY: Behind the scene feature

UK based magazine 3D Artist features a 10 page interview, going in depth about my vehicle design work on Tron Legacy. Computer struggles, Hollywood challenges, art department pipeline and many exclusive new renderings

and making of photos. Text by Lynette Clee.

Magazine is out now in the U.K. just in time for the film release and will be at newsstands world wide in January.

Best, Daniel

BREAKING: Disney releases Tron Light Runner clip

Today Disney released an exclusive film clip showing Quorra and Sam in the Light Runner. Follow the link and click 'Quorra Film Clip'.

Cheers from Tokyo, Daniel

TRON LEGACY: new art work released

Disney just released some more art work for Tron Legacy.
This one is the updated Flynn bike, with some bullet points explaining the thoughts behind its subtle re-design. As you might know, the bike we all know from the first film is a compromise. Mastermind Syd Mead originally designed a very sleek, open rider bike, but computers could not render that back then for the film. So together with Tron director Steven Lisberger, they had to come up with an enclosed design quickly to put it in the movie. That's what became the now iconic Lightcycle.

It was an honor to give it a very subtle re-skin to tie it visually better into the new film, while keeping its wonderful 80ies industrial appeal. As you see, it's different all over, yet immediately recognizable. Think Porsche 911 exterior over the last few decades.

I keep you posted as Disney keeps releasing stuff.

Hope you like it, Daniel