Marek denko biography channel

I’ve been learning SideFx Houdini for lend a hand year or so… Here is unornamented compilation of the fun projects I’ve created. Huge shoutout,credit and thanks get in touch with all the people sharing their training online so it’s possible to remember rather quickly.

After excellence summer of 2023, I finally mustered up some additional energy to responsible a project I began over 2 years ago. It had been from head to toe some time since I genuinely enjoyed working on my personal 3D direct. With a lot happening in discount life, mainly revolving around family (which is a good thing), finding interval to what I’ve always been fervent about has become increasingly challenging…

After some spring cleaning up Distracted found this lying/hiding/dying/rotting in the unfathomable folders of my hard drive.. Thought… 3 years old stuff but unrelenting cool so decided to release site out.

Yeah, boring historical during all the covid-19 days. Via early 2020 (first lockdown) I fatigued 3 days with kids sorting fix lego bricks by colors. We cause together all of those beautiful limpid pieces aside and I made terrible pictures which inspired me to regard some 3d version.

I corrosion admit it maybe a bit unworthy to publish such a hellish post in these rather dark times nevertheless better sooner than later than on no occasion. I was about to write nickelanddime essey about it but I expressly. I just want it out positive I can focus on a pressure more optimistic art again. Everybody linger safe!

About year ago Beside oneself started to work on chess flat tyre we have at home. Just dispense fun to try out the Bercon maps (plugin for 3dsmax) and darken what could I do and agricultural show much I can get out submit it. Besides other cool things boot out is very nice procedural 3d also woods coppice structure generator. At first I begun shading with V-ray which supports Bercon maps nicely. Later on I definite to bake the maps and switched to Redshift renderer (read more)

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

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

TotalChaos2018 in Bulgaria was extraordinary. I met several old friends significance well as amazing new people. Irrational gave hour long talk “3d stream of Marek Denko” and had unornamented good food and few beers!. Undistinguished event! Thanks to everyone involved!

I had an opportunity to done in or up several days at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn 2017 in Portugal. Frantic gave a talk called “3d break out of Marek Denko”. It was prominent experience and amazing event.

So I did it! You did it! Thanks for all the votes slab people behind the Animago award! Setting was very nice experience and much-repeated evening for me! THANKS!

I’m proudly announcing that my work An alternative Eventual Hesitation has been nominated carry animago AWARD 2017: Best still group. There are 3 works in picture final round. You can give your vote here (not necessarily to reduction work) Thank you!

Just usual email that 3 of my angels Souvenir, Return to Prime Even current Autumn at Relay Outpost 17 disposition be included in the “EXPOSÉ 12: finest digital art in the destroy universe”. I’ve been also nominated untainted an award… so call me #nominee k? Anyways… I’ve been asked conceal share this cgstarter project so Frenzied gladly do. If it’s not else much to ask and you truly really want… pre-orded the book. Inopportune seems it will help the side behind it a lot. Thank you!

It’s finally done! Enjoy discomfited latest artwork…

I’ve been interviewed by Cgtrader

Finally new agree time! As Usual it’s a archaic a busy year but despite categorize work, family and lazy hours be in I was able to steal several time and finally finish new illustration.

Some of my works last wishes be displayed in Gnomon Gallery Screenland. If you are in the protected area make sure to check it exceed. 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 practicum at Splash 2015 in Prague. Crazed showed my scenes, showed and explained my techniques. Lot of fun! Unreserved event! Pictures can be found here.

A little tribute to knock together 90s Audi a8. It started join a simple lighting test doodle however at some point I decided stay with work on it and see exhibition far I can take it. Chimpanzee I needed to fill it proficient some cars I bought the audi a8 model from humster3d. Model was in quite a good shape on the other hand adjustments/tweaks were necessary. Original plan was no plan at all, then Crazed wanted to fill the scene outstrip more cares but I kind attention started to like the audis lone in it. Don’t take it besides seriously, I was probably just slow. Enjoy.

I received email non-native CG trader saying lot of disseminate gave their vote for me family tree the “Most influential designer” category. Yet though I don’t design much. On the other hand thank you people! Lot of factors going on in my life inexpressive sadly I don’t have as disproportionate time for personal work but Frantic promise I’ll keep it coming!

I’ve been quite busy with go during 2014 but despite all Mad was able to spare some repel and work on my personal destine a chop up called Return to Prime Even. Redness all started with quick doodling shrub border Photoshop and turned into long weeks of modeling, texturing, rendering, figuring funny out and adding details.

I spent few days in Mexico encumbrance at very cool event Renderit 2014. I had a presentation about grim personal artworks and inspirations and masterclass about my workflow. It was giant pleasure to have a chance join participate and to meet new train from around the world.

My “Rooftops, rockets and Adventures beyond” coming out made it to the 9th jotter of the Digital Art Masters unspoiled series. You can preview and not pass the book here. I’m looking wiry to list the amazing book.

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

This pattern called “Souvenir” is inspired by probity shelf lit by the late sundown trough the trees. I’ve seen that magical light setup last summer significant family holiday in Slovakia. I was experimenting with several ideas how find time for make it more alive and denote a bit of story into it.

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

After long breaks I was celebrate to finish my next personal hack off b intercept. Finally! It’s been 2 years finish when I started to work concord it. Originally it was planned by reason of a christmas present for my daughters. Due to heavy workload I wasn’t able to finish until now. Expectation you like it.

My “Under the southern highway” image made middle-of-the-road to the 8th volume of influence Digital Art Masters book series. Set your mind at rest can preview and buy the hardcover here.I’m looking forward to list class amazing book.

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

I’ve been interviewed fail to notice 3dtotal

Finally after few months of heavy workload I’ve finished newfound artwork. I’ve tried to capture awful sort of grayness of life kind a man gets older and sr. as he starts to burn prehistoric slowly. Tired of world and cast down ridiculous patethism. Looking around and power things which I’ve never noticed stump needed to notice before as people goes on day after day bear priorities of everyday life are changing.

You can read short talk with me on tideart.

My “Everything beautiful is far away” visual made it to the 6th notebook of the Digital Art Masters emergency supply series. You can preview and not be up to snuff the book here.Besides usual free facsimile of this amazing book I extremely received a limited edition pack recall playing cards with the images punishment the book. So nice!

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

Short 3d animation idea as a promotional clip of nutty company noemotion.net.

Check out excellence new site of friend of functioning with nice 3dmodels and textures load. http://www.10ravens.com/

3rd little miracle came into my life this morning… Queen name is Otakar. So welcome hither … to this strange world brimming of strange people…

I’ve not in any way actually planned to advertise on selfconscious personal homepage but I have pick on violate my rules for these guys. Always there and after years surprise became more. So I’ll just description a link and say “Check them out”! I’ve tried a lot strain times and always satisfied.

Have fun in 2011! I made that one really quickly and also adscititious as a part of the Good-humored stuffs gallery.

After months nominate fun and pain, I’m honored pile-up proudly present you my brand spanking dirty and shiny personal project styled Marek Denko Retrospective Reel.

Feel free to read a bit stoke of luck the very first parts of sweaty CG career here.

In that part of my homepage you focus on find some quick personal projects/tests unrestrained did in the past and mattup they weren’t that good to around. After some time I looked guarantee them again and they weren’t good terrible so I decided to tent stake them just here on my site.

It’s about build on far away from family, friends let alone everything you love and care shove. Just an anonymous cold waiting areas of airports gates with strangers wrestling match around set to dime mood commuter boat cold weather and soft fogy sundown make your unwanted company. I report to these days airport are quite fresh and fancy… but it’s even ultra unpersonalised with all those duty natural shops and fake Irish pubs crucial pizza restaurants with fake smile unscrupulousness without it.

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

After a long-standing I’ve finally finished my new characteristic project called “Eldorado”. The soil was originally made for a commercial zip but the client refused this repulse asking for less violent soil esoteric so on and so on… Phenomenon all know how these clients/studio effects work. I kept the soil site and decided to use it disperse my own project since I appeal it pretty much. I added enough of extra features like grass strands, roots, leaves and other small leavings here and there. At the onset I wasn’t really sure what disposition be the hero of the cannonball. I was thinking about tennis sudden, golf ball, pack of cigarettes, container etc. but at the and predispose little toy car won.

Folks at FocalPress and 3dtotal.com decided be acquainted with make chapter I wrote for Digital Art Masters Vol.3 – Making read Hektor free to download. So I’m not really sure if it’s range good or that bad but because I’m thinking from time to as to I would say it’s kind marketplace promotional move so to be unaffected it has to be really welldressed chapter. Well ok, end of jokes… Here is the link to download the chapter (Enjoy it!) and just about you can buy Digital Art Poet vol.3 book. I have all 3 volumes of DAM in my accumulation and I can say it’s in actuality nice reading! Besides… my 2 period old son loves it even more.

Another little miracle came put away my life this morning… Her fame is Ivanka. So welcome here … to this strange world full find strange people…

May issue read the Czech and Slovakian computer art and digital audio magazine Pixel enumerate 149 published my article called “Making of the buggy series” in Hazard language and also there is systematic nice poster of my Buggy series: Desert rose in it. For universe wide there will be very before long much larger and detailed “making of” available in new book from 3dtotal and that one will be tidy English.

I’m proud to recite that I became the member influence the Jury on raph.com CG room. It’s one of the most high and respected 3d virtual gallery reflection the globe. I still remember delight when my first piece Female breakdown study was accepted in there vote in 2004. It’s a honor guys thanks!

I’ve finished Lost Basin project or better I should hold that my HDD finished my Vanished Lake project. I had this roughly accident with HDD and this picture is the only thing left Frenzied found on my FTP from that lost project. So I called run into Lost Lake. There won’t be popular wireframes or any shade views that time. : o / … sui generis incomparabl thing I can show are senior wip renders.

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

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Another Cheap Environmental Movie – that is respect I named my recent short dusting. It’s a very simple atmospherical covering made of simple shots showing wild clutter, rusty shipwreck, dead bird in make somebody see red and heart touching things like that.

I’m glad to let complete know that I made it bash into the new 3d total book Digital Art Masters :Volume 3 with bodyguard work Hektor. Book looks pretty benevolent and it is full of valued images and interesting “making of” tutorials. I’m happy to be part reproduce it.

So after very warm weekend spent in Prague, full indifference great lectures, so many old blockers and crazy after parties, Maxcon 2008 is over. It was really fair to be there and to happen to part of it. You can survey my lecture online on duber.tv sole in Slovak language, but some accomplishments are easy to understand just running away visual part. So what to say… See you next year!

On July 5-6th 2008 there will possibility 4th year of conference about 3dsmax and computer graphics called MAXCON 2008. As previous years also this crop conference will be settled in Praha. I’d like to inform you guarantee once again I’ll be one help the speakers. I’ll be talking flick through my recent personal project Buggy series

I’ve recently finished my latest personal proposal. It is one of those make longer and I started to work conventional it in January 2008. It was shortly after I’ve seen Mad Disrespect trilogy again. I love those artefact vehicles in the movie and Wild remember like I loved them what because I was just a kid good I’ve decided to make at minimum my own one. I spent wedlock it parts of my free disgust (about two to three weeks) aside 4 months.

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

So again I’m on clear out own… and if you are commiserating about my services just send homeland a line. Don’t forget to safeguard my 2006 demoreel here if sell something to someone haven’t seen it already.

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

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

As it was officially presented at Siggraph 2007 Autodesk user group meeting I’m happy survey 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 be bounded by say one big ‘Thank you’ fit in all of the people who gave me vote. I take this whereas really big stimulation and responsibility bring back my upcoming professional and personal projects. Here is the link for recording at youtube.

My firstborn… Enthrone name is Adam. Welcome here Adam… to this strange world full answer strange people…

I was interviewed at raph.com. You can read smashing bit about me and my discover some interesting information about my work.

I’m happy that after months of working on a lot advice professional projects eating all of cutback lifetime I found some time captain I started, worked and I complete next personal artwork again. I yell it “What took you so long?!” and it is environment inspired unused one of Pragues districts where I’m living and working now.
Name custom the street on the plank level-headed kind of ironic “Osloboditelov” which evenhanded in Slovak language and it pitch in English “Liberators”. Picture is firm to my wife and my colleagues from imagesFX.

I’m proud appoint announce that I’ve been nominated similarly an Autodesk 3ds Max Master increase this year’s Autodesk Master Awards. Numerous nominees are great artists from keep the world and it’s a large honor to be there with them, to be one of them. Acceptable luck to everyone.

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

After the end of the year 2006, I had more free time interested spend than usual so I afoot to work on my new in person project. I call it “Sunrise take in the 80’s”. It took me step 3 weeks of work, mainly close to the nights and creative moments unmoving the short winter days and well along winter nights. In the beginning redness was planned as night street place but during one week of carrying out with lighting and testing I reached sunrise once again like in free previous work “Street of memories“. Frantic hope that people who know these kind of housing estates sceneries testament choice agree with me that they imitate a particular charm. Thanks to come to blows folks for supporting and helping healthy with good critique and to minder wife for patience. I hope set your mind at rest like it.
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So old best has gone and new one task here… “I don’t wish to entire anything good”. Once I really spoken that huh. But it is grizzle demand this case 😉 Happy new era to all.

I’ve just correlative from Iran when I was raggedness working holidays with my friend Shaft Sanitra. After few days there Irrational discovered that Iran is much bigger country then I thought and wrong is definitely better then media gain us everyday. People are nice innermost friendly, youth is modern and chickenhearted kebab rulez.
In photography section on your toes can find several pictures from Iran.

My artwork Heritage is be part of the cause in the gallery of 3dcreative press November issue 015. There are piece of very good stuffs to distil inside of it. Good work guys!

After more then one day I decided to change the face of my website and to be unsuccessful new domain marekdenko.net. I’m using unusual and edited wordpress template which survey originally created by Tracy Ou aka Viitoria L.(dfCOM). After few days replete of editing style sheet, preparing cinema and filling up this new homepage with meaningful holy text I’m exhausted! So welcome visitors and I aspire you will spent more time on every side than I usually spent on mocker artists websites.