Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_139_-_2015_UK_

WOODEN

RHINOCEROS BEETLE

JEREMY KOOL

J

eremy Kool (www.society6.com/jeremykool)
has wanted to have a rhino beetle on his wall for
a long time, but he didn’t want to buy a dead
one, so he decided to use his Photoshop, Maya
and V-Ray skills to create himself one. “I also
wanted to create something from (computer

© Jeremy Kool

AUSTRALIAN JEREMY KOOL IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN BERLIN AS A GAME

CHARACTER ARTIST, BUTHESTILLHASTIMEFORHISPERSONALIMAGES

generated) wood for a long time,” he adds, “so this was

the inception of the idea.”

His process is a straightforward mix of Photoshop

and 3D, with Photoshop used at the beginning as well

as the end: “I use Photoshop to create the textures,” he

explained, then he “modelled the creature in Maya and

then rendered the images in V-Ray. From there it’s

back to Photoshop to compile the renders and create

the final image.” And Wooden Rhinoceros Beetle is the

first in a series. Kool is currently working on a Cicada,

and then he’s going to tackle a Long Horned Beetle.

“The series will be called Beetles of Wood,” Kool adds.

I also wanted to create something

from (computer generated) wood

for a long time,” he adds, “so this was

the inception of the idea