The industry knows Cornelius for creating some of the most detailed CG images in the world. His custom scenes are dense with secrets, designed to be admired for a long time. During our chat I learned what a painstaking, arduous process this entailed. It was inspiring, but he also made me laugh. For a CG artist who defines the "labor of love," Cornelius sure is a pretty funny guy.

Timecodes:

00:01:11  Ditching V-Ray For Octane

00:06:43   Backstory: Behind The Berlin Wall

00:15:14   GFX Sucked Back Then

00:18:38   Taking As Long as You Need

00:26:57  Amount of Detail in His Work

00:33:35   How Do You Afford To Take So Long?

00:42:18   Nobody Talked About Digital Art Till NFTs

00:46:55   Using Pre-Made Assets

00:50:35 Client Work (NASA!)

00:59:20 The Connected Universe of Delphor

01:11:20 Outro