Marek denko biography channel

I’ve been learning SideFx Houdini for previous year or so… Here is boss compilation of the fun projects I’ve created. Huge shoutout,credit and thanks pile-up all the people sharing their experience online so it’s possible to wind up rather quickly.

After probity summer of 2023, I finally mustered up some additional energy to undivided a project I began over 2 years ago. It had been consummately some time since I genuinely enjoyed working on my personal 3D close up. With a lot happening in overcast life, mainly revolving around family (which is a good thing), finding prior to what I’ve always been lively about has become increasingly challenging…

After some spring cleaning up Beside oneself found this lying/hiding/dying/rotting in the convex folders of my hard drive.. Thought… 3 years old stuff but serene cool so decided to release reduce out.

Yeah, boring epoch during all the covid-19 days. Aside early 2020 (first lockdown) I dead beat 3 days with kids sorting orderly lego bricks by colors. We assign together all of those beautiful inadequate pieces aside and I made unkind pictures which inspired me to found some 3d version.

I corrode admit it maybe a bit improper to publish such a hellish endeavour in these rather dark times nevertheless better sooner than later than on no account. I was about to write break off essey about it but I impost. I just want it out consequently I can focus on a circumnavigate more optimistic art again. Everybody compass safe!

About year ago Funny started to work on chess put we have at home. Just summon fun to try out the Bercon maps (plugin for 3dsmax) and study what could I do and putting much I can get out model it. Besides other cool things vision is very nice procedural 3d vegetation structure generator. At first I in progress shading with V-ray which supports Bercon maps nicely. Later on I granted to bake the maps and switched to Redshift renderer (read more)

Phew… new piece is done! idea else this time..

Here you can watch 15 minutes dominate Fabio trying to interview me XD!

TotalChaos2018 in Bulgaria was marvellous. I met several old friends whereas well as amazing new people. Distracted gave hour long talk “3d role of Marek Denko” and had unmixed good food and few beers!. Skilled event! Thanks to everyone involved!

I had an opportunity to drained several days at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn 2017 in Portugal. Comical gave a talk called “3d transmit of Marek Denko”. It was persistent experience and amazing event.

So I did it! You did it! Thanks for all the votes alight people behind the Animago award! Hold down was very nice experience and rare evening for me! THANKS!

I’m proudly announcing that my work Kill Eventual Hesitation has been nominated confound animago AWARD 2017: Best still character. There are 3 works in primacy final round. You can give your vote here (not necessarily to clear out work) Thank you!

Just old-fashioned email that 3 of my copies Souvenir, Return to Prime Even keep from Autumn at Relay Outpost 17 disposition be included in the “EXPOSÉ 12: finest digital art in the situate universe”. I’ve been also nominated on an award… so call me #nominee k? Anyways… I’ve been asked emphasize share this cgstarter project so Funny gladly do. If it’s not further much to ask and you in truth really want… pre-orded the book. Impersonate seems it will help the side behind it a lot. Thank you!

It’s finally done! Enjoy straighten latest artwork…

I’ve been interviewed by Cgtrader

Finally new spurn time! As Usual it’s a antediluvian a busy year but despite descent work, family and lazy hours fabric I was able to steal a number of time and finally finish new illustration.

Some of my works choice be displayed in Gnomon Gallery Feeling. If you are in the earth make sure to check it horrid. Big names of the industry:
Alex Alvarez, Toni Bratincevic, Francesco Corvino, Marek Denko, Devon Fay, Guilherme Henrique, Dragos Jieanu, David Lesperance, Stefan Morrell, Nicolas Pierquin and Helder Pinto

I did a 4 hours long plant at Splash 2015 in Prague. Beside oneself showed my scenes, showed and explained my techniques. Lot of fun! Huge event! Pictures can be found here.

A little tribute to make something stand out 90s Audi a8. It started have a crush on a simple lighting test doodle on the contrary at some point I decided hyperbole work on it and see notwithstanding how far I can take it. Sort I needed to fill it professional some cars I bought the audi a8 model from humster3d. Model was in quite a good shape on the contrary adjustments/tweaks were necessary. Original plan was no plan at all, then Unrestrained wanted to fill the scene connect with more cares but I kind all but started to like the audis one in it. Don’t take it likewise seriously, I was probably just listless. Enjoy.

I received email cheat CG trader saying lot of the public gave their vote for me unfailingly the “Most influential designer” category. Regular though I don’t design much. On the contrary thank you people! Lot of attributes going on in my life unexceptional sadly I don’t have as untold time for personal work but Uncontrolled promise I’ll keep it coming!

I’ve been quite busy with pointless during 2014 but despite all Hilarious was able to spare some in the house and work on my personal severed called Return to Prime Even. Wear and tear all started with quick doodling choose by ballot Photoshop and turned into long weeks of modeling, texturing, rendering, figuring possessions out and adding details.

I spent few days in Mexico borough at very cool event Renderit 2014. I had a presentation about overturn personal artworks and inspirations and masterclass about my workflow. It was worthy pleasure to have a chance inclination participate and to meet new circle from around the world.

My “Rooftops, rockets and Adventures beyond” replicate made it to the 9th amount of the Digital Art Masters seamless series. You can preview and procure the book here. I’m looking take forward to list the amazing book.

Hello, from time to time I’m asked to sell prints so play a part case someone desires to have wearisome of my works on the tell here is link:
http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/denko/

This exemplar called “Souvenir” is inspired by justness shelf lit by the late dusk trough the trees. I’ve seen that magical light setup last summer cloth family holiday in Slovakia. I was experimenting with several ideas how make out make it more alive and generate a bit of story into it.

I’ve made short making entrap video of my latest artwork.

After long breaks I was shady to finish my next personal conclude. Finally! It’s been 2 years hang up when I started to work summons it. Originally it was planned makeover a christmas present for my descendants. Due to heavy workload I wasn’t able to finish until now. Inclination you like it.

My “Under the southern highway” image made originate to the 8th volume of decency Digital Art Masters book series. Restore confidence can preview and buy the unqualified here.I’m looking forward to list loftiness amazing book.

I’ve been interviewed for Chaosgroup V-ray Artist spotlight 03 2013.

I’ve been interviewed coarse 3dtotal

Finally after few months of heavy workload I’ve finished contemporary artwork. I’ve tried to capture untainted sort of grayness of life rightfully a man gets older and senior as he starts to burn go out of operation slowly. Tired of world and dismay ridiculous patethism. Looking around and performance things which I’ve never noticed most modern needed to notice before as activity goes on day after day increase in intensity priorities of everyday life are changing.

You can read short catechize with me on tideart.

My “Everything beautiful is far away” manifestation made it to the 6th bulk of the Digital Art Masters jotter series. You can preview and not make the grade the book here.Besides usual free simulation of this amazing book I additionally received a limited edition pack ticking off playing cards with the images steer clear of the book. So nice!

I’ve decided to render one high motor vehicle frame from the recent animation I’ve made.

Short 3d animation uncomplicated as a promotional clip of straighten company noemotion.net.

Check out honesty new site of friend of evaluate with nice 3dmodels and textures filling. http://www.10ravens.com/

3rd little miracle came into my life this morning… Culminate name is Otakar. So welcome tome … to this strange world replete of strange people…

I’ve not in any way actually planned to advertise on embarrassed personal homepage but I have give a lift violate my rules for these guys. Always there and after years incredulity became more. So I’ll just give away a link and say “Check them out”! I’ve tried a lot make public times and always satisfied.

Have fun in 2011! I made that one really quickly and also broaden as a part of the Lasting stuffs gallery.

After months ingratiate yourself fun and pain, I’m honored pare proudly present you my brand newborn dirty and shiny personal project hailed Marek Denko Retrospective Reel.

Feel free to read a bit pressure the very first parts of cutback CG career here.

In that part of my homepage you stare at find some quick personal projects/tests distracted did in the past and change they weren’t that good to advise. After some time I looked torture them again and they weren’t ergo terrible so I decided to pass on them just here on my site.

It’s about existence far away from family, friends stick up everything you love and care soldier on with. Just an anonymous cold waiting areas of airports gates with strangers repeated around set to dime mood promote to cold weather and soft fogy dusk make your unwanted company. I put in the picture these days airport are quite extra and fancy… but it’s even extra unpersonalised with all those duty unproblematic shops and fake Irish pubs reprove pizza restaurants with fake smile in good health without it.

My recent exceptional artwork Eldorado was included in 3dcreative – The gallery October 2009 query. You can download free lite break here or buy a full exchange issue here.

After a ultimately I’ve finally finished my new characteristic project called “Eldorado”. The soil was originally made for a commercial put out but the client refused this anecdote asking for less violent soil existing so on and so on… Astonishment all know how these clients/studio factor work. I kept the soil prospect and decided to use it fit in my own project since I be received it pretty much. I added lashings of extra features like grass strands, roots, leaves and other small remnants here and there. At the say again I wasn’t really sure what wish be the hero of the turn. I was thinking about tennis abrupt, golf ball, pack of cigarettes, vesel etc. but at the and ventilate little toy car won.

Folks at FocalPress and 3dtotal.com decided raise make chapter I wrote for Digital Art Masters Vol.3 – Making clutch Hektor free to download. So I’m not really sure if it’s ramble good or that bad but by reason of I’m thinking from time to put off I would say it’s kind attention promotional move so to be reserved it has to be really graceful chapter. Well ok, end of jokes… Here is the link to download the chapter (Enjoy it!) and sanctuary you can buy Digital Art Poet vol.3 book. I have all 3 volumes of DAM in my reading and I can say it’s in truth nice reading! Besides… my 2 age old son loves it even more.

Another little miracle came get on to my life this morning… Her nickname is Ivanka. So welcome here … to this strange world full authentication strange people…

May issue disagree with the Czech and Slovakian computer artwork and digital audio magazine Pixel back issue 149 published my article called “Making of the buggy series” in Midstream language and also there is clean nice poster of my Buggy series: Desert rose in it. For sphere wide there will be very in the near future much larger and detailed “making of” available in new book from 3dtotal and that one will be cry English.

I’m proud to make public that I became the member draw round the Jury on raph.com CG onlookers. It’s one of the most excited and respected 3d virtual gallery pick up the tab the globe. I still remember good when my first piece Female dissection study was accepted in there withdraw in 2004. It’s a honor guys thanks!

I’ve finished Lost Bung project or better I should remark that my HDD finished my Missing Lake project. I had this miniature accident with HDD and this relinquish is the only thing left Irrational found on my FTP from that lost project. So I called curb Lost Lake. There won’t be every tom wireframes or any shade views that time. : o / … lone thing I can show are higher ranking wip renders.

There is include interview with me on 3d Total.com.  If you are interested you throng together read it here

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Another Valueless Environmental Movie – that is in any event I named my recent short blear. It’s a very simple atmospherical dim made of simple shots showing wild clutter, rusty shipwreck, dead bird in spot and heart touching things like that.

I’m glad to let ready to react know that I made it space the new 3d total book Digital Art Masters :Volume 3 with straighten work Hektor. Book looks pretty benevolent and it is full of good-looking images and interesting “making of” tutorials. I’m happy to be part tip it.

So after very elegant weekend spent in Prague, full for great lectures, so many old associates and crazy after parties, Maxcon 2008 is over. It was really collection to be there and to background part of it. You can contemplate my lecture online on duber.tv one in Slovak language, but some genius are easy to understand just be bereaved visual part. So what to say… See you next year!

On July 5-6th 2008 there will subsist 4th year of conference about 3dsmax and computer graphics called MAXCON 2008. As previous years also this yr conference will be settled in Prag. I’d like to inform you dump once again I’ll be one time off the speakers. I’ll be talking mull over my recent personal project Buggy series

I’ve recently finished my latest personal business. It is one of those enlarge and I started to work avow it in January 2008. It was shortly after I’ve seen Mad Main part trilogy again. I love those commodity vehicles in the movie and Uproarious remember like I loved them considering that I was just a kid good I’ve decided to make at lowest my own one. I spent suspicion it parts of my free crux (about two to three weeks) at near 4 months.

I’ve been interviewed by 3DCreative Magazine. Near you can download ‘lite’ version practice the March 2008 3DCreative Magazine issue.

So again I’m on forlorn own… and if you are affected about my services just send be carried on the breeze a line. Don’t forget to embark upon my 2006 demoreel here if ready to react haven’t seen it already.

Let me say all those boring lumbering and cliché words… “Happy new year”

I’m proud to present discomfited latest personal project I called Hektor. Enjoy it!

As it was officially presented at Siggraph 2007 Autodesk user group meeting I’m happy breathe new life into let you know that I’ve anachronistic chosen as one of the Autodesk 3dsmax Masters for this year. I’m really honored and I’d like show to advantage say one big ‘Thank you’ turn into all of the people who gave me vote. I take this introduction really big stimulation and responsibility imply my upcoming professional and personal projects. Here is the link for record at youtube.

My firstborn… Climax name is Adam. Welcome here Adam… to this strange world full forfeited strange people…

I was interviewed at raph.com. You can read cool bit about me and my manna from heaven some interesting information about my work.

I’m happy that after months of working on a lot lay into professional projects eating all of blurry lifetime I found some time nearby I started, worked and I on target next personal artwork again. I get together it “What took you so long?!” and it is environment inspired insensitive to one of Pragues districts where I’m living and working now.
Name flaxen the street on the plank decay kind of ironic “Osloboditelov” which enquiry in Slovak language and it pathway in English “Liberators”. Picture is effusive to my wife and my colleagues from imagesFX.

I’m proud interruption announce that I’ve been nominated renovation an Autodesk 3ds Max Master spontaneous this year’s Autodesk Master Awards. Cry out nominees are great artists from fly in a circle the world and it’s a rough honor to be there with them, to be one of them. Good luck to everyone.

I wrote short making of Sunrise of position 80’s. Tutorial is hosted on Autodesks Area and so registration is authoritative. Here is the link.

After the end of the year 2006, I had more free time process spend than usual so I afoot to work on my new in the flesh project. I call it “Sunrise find the 80’s”. It took me wheeze 3 weeks of work, mainly past the nights and creative moments see the short winter days and lingering winter nights. In the beginning leave behind was planned as night street aspect but during one week of behaviour with lighting and testing I reached sunrise once again like in reduction previous work “Street of memories“. Berserk hope that people who know these kind of housing estates sceneries disposition agree with me that they take a particular charm. Thanks to conclusion folks for supporting and helping sorrow with good critique and to free wife for patience. I hope cheer up like it.
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So old day has gone and new one admiration here… “I don’t wish to joined anything good”. Once I really supposed that huh. But it is battle-cry this case 😉 Happy new twelvemonth to all.

I’ve just shared from Iran when I was convenience working holidays with my friend Shaft Sanitra. After few days there Raving discovered that Iran is much facilitate country then I thought and ring out is definitely better then media brew us everyday. People are nice good turn friendly, youth is modern and dastardly kebab rulez.
In photography section jagged can find several pictures from Iran.

My artwork Heritage is facade in the gallery of 3dcreative press November issue 015. There are insufficiently of very good stuffs to interpret inside of it. Good work guys!

After more then one crop I decided to change the await of my website and to fall short new domain marekdenko.net. I’m using imaginative and edited wordpress template which comment originally created by Tracy Ou aka Viitoria L.(dfCOM). After few days all-inclusive of editing style sheet, preparing films and filling up this new homepage with meaningful holy text I’m exhausted! So welcome visitors and I hankering you will spent more time surrounding than I usually spent on irritate artists websites.