Exams are coming..., Ondrej Karlik (3D)

Title: Exams are coming...
Name: Ondrej Karlik
Country: Czech Republic
Software: 3ds max, VRay

I have originaly created this picture for our student comunity server as part of its logo for exam period (it was quite small, about 150*150 px). Later, I decided to make a high-res version and tried to push the level of realism as far as I could. This is the result.

I had quite a dilemma whether to use DOF or not. In this version, I am using V-Ray camera DOF

Permission is given to use the image under the terms of the CC-BY-SA licence

wow, quite impressive looking. It's like a photo.
Nice angle and DOF.

Could we see a wire and more info about technic ?

OK ,good lights and very realistic peace,congratulations

Very impressive work!! 5 stars

Very nice, simple and effective!

That's really impressive! I would have thought it was a photo if I didn't know it was CG. Congrats!

Wow, really amazing piece of work. Greeeat

Perfect photo realistic render .. 5*

really nice

Wow, very real and detailed work. Can I see the wire? How long did you work on it?

perfect work... 5(*)

Thank you all for your comments, I am really glad you like it

Lacrevette, gnassbasti: here is clay and wire render:

I am sorry for the quality, I used low GI settings to speed up the rendering. If you want I can provide you higher quality pictures.

As you can see, the geometry is quite simple. The key element is the HDRI map for both reflections and illumination. I downloaded one from internet, then tweaked it to suit my needs.
The irregularities in box are made with simple noise modifier in 3dsMAX, the details on "pill sheet" (I am not sure if I am using the right term...) were created by displace map.

I started this work about 3 months ago, but I was really working on it only for about 2 weeks.

look's very realistic. congratulate.

is that a photo? :-)
5* congrats!

Yes, very great render. Cool materials with a impressive lighting, can you explain more about your workflow?

Regards