Internal project
Hautmec hand saw
Renowned photographer Karl Taylor set a challenge on his learning platform, visualeducation.com, to light and shoot a hand saw cutting wood to show the product in action. We decided to enter and see how our work compared to the real thing. We had some great feedback, and he didn’t realise it was CGI — once we told him, he asked if he could use it as a discussion point in one of his live chats.
Internal project · Product in action · Photographic match
Process
- Modelling from photo reference
- Lighting & shading in Redshift (materials, texture accuracy)
- Render, comp & retouch pass
C4D workspace
Substance Painter workspace
Clay render
Result
Final render
Why CGI
- No shoot required — no studio, no travel. Everything happens on a workstation.
- Infinite iteration — change the angle, colourway, lighting, or background without re-shooting. Cheaper to explore options.
- Photographic quality — the look and feel, without the added costs and reduced flexibility once the shot is finished.
Credits
Internal project
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