Ferrari 414 EV: not a weekend project

One challenge of doing neat automotive renders is getting the tail and head lights to look realistic. Exactly why I started this - it was supposed to be an experiment over the weekend but in the end took up most of my Christmas holidays. I went way past the lights and ended up substantially modifying the car body, getting the textures to work for the used-and-abused look that I wanted, spending an actual weekend in lookdev and lighting.

I ultimately decided that this will be my modelling showcase and I will pack this little scene with sci-fi gear, wires, electronics with lights and screens, etc. Ironically while I keep working on this, I keep improving my skills at work and this in turn changes the way I approach tasks. I was once warned of falling down this rabbit hole when working on personal projects. Best part - it’s all quads.

Though I consider the two renders above to be finished pieces (except for the windows), I decided to continue building on this concept of a slightly futuristic EV conversion of this Ferrari from the late 80s. I imagine that this is an overpowered courier vehicle, which needs to be serviced and charged only at a dedicated power station. It’s dirty and worn out because of intense service and little time between missions. I am also tired of car renders featuring Japanese license plates, so I used an actual license plate from the car we had in Toronto.