Peter Fendrik and Digic Pictures Bring the Rendered Cinematics of Warhammer: Mark of Chaos to Life

A fantasy world coming alive

When Namco and Games Workshop were looking to bring their soon to be released Warhammer: Mark of Chaos PC real time strategic game videogame to life for its fall 2006 debut, they came to Digic Pictures to take this epic saga from the storyboards and make the rendered cinematics a reality.

Heading up this project for Digic's work on the rendered movies for Namco's Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, is Art Director Peter Fendrik.

A few years ago, while still working in the advertising industry, Fendrik got his first look at CINEMA 4D after obtaining a demo version of the program. He would play around with the program after work, learning more about it and developing his graphic imaging skills.

Even though he has been working in 3D for years, incorporating BodyPaint 3D into his artwork, Fendrik still finds it hard to believe that the ability to do this sort of work even exists.

"I can almost touch my creations, but certainly can walk around, rotate and manipulate them in any way I like. In 3D I can really exercise my aptitude for details," he explains."

Using conventional 2D painting methods for applying textures to 3D models was always a struggle toward perfection for Fendrik. Making the jump to using MAXON's BodyPaint 3D program has made this process a dream come true for him.

"Possibly, I would have never started seriously working in this field if this tool [hadn't been] available," he adds.

...in creating the fantastic worlds and characters that they use in their Mark of Chaos work, Fendrik enlisted the help of BodyPaint 3D because he feels that it is the best painting program on the market.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
warhammer.deepsilver.com

Peter Fendrik
pupii.cgsociety.org/gallery

Digic Pictures
www.digicpictures.com

Games Workshop
www.games-workshop.de

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