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design to show the world what I dreamed of as a child. The shapes are very much based on my experience as a metal worker (how to build real things), mixed with the simple design language I used and fell in love with while working for the Volkswagen Future Center. I basically applied all my knowledge and dreams to every design and combined it with my passion for wildlife with some, more or less, including animal-like features. With such an array of imagery, from small vehicles to massive space scenes, how did KeyShot handle the challenges? KeyShot handled it all amazingly well. I wished other programs would be able to handle hundreds of millions of polygons with such ease. I haven’t reached a limit in polycount so far! Are there some surprises you had with the designs along the way? Each design had its surprises but one was pretty funny, The Albatross. I had that design on a good design stage including some KeyShot test renders, and I didn’t liked the design – I thought it was too simple! When I visited my friends and former colleagues in Potsdam, I prepared a review portfolio of what I had so far and included it at the last minute. It caught me by surprise when everyone really liked that design. Explaining, my friends changed my opinion about it and I was able to see what they saw. I am very happy that I shared it with them, as now, I really like the Albatross. What advice would you give to others interested in doing what you do? First of all, be open to critique from others. Being your own critic is hard since you need to be very honest about your designs and skills. Surround yourself with people who are better than you and honest with you. You need to know your weaknesses in