So, in the recent weeks, we have been seeing a huge income of renders using Cycles, the new rendering engine of blender…. I finally got some time yesterday evening to try something.
Being not very inspired creatively speaking, the result is just what it is : a christmas inspired scene. It might be used as Christmas wish card.
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It took quiet a while to render in hd… and it still had some grain/noise in the background out of focus. Any thoughts on improving this (except changing graphic card 
You can find the scene on blendswap…. as with all creative content, feel free to learn, modify, reshare, and enjoy it !
This is very nice looking man!
Nice render! It looks fantastically realistic! I’m curious though, what is in the background? As for noise I think there are some interesting posts over at the blenderartists forum which might help.
Hello Keen,
the background is actually nothing. 2-3 more balls and then exmpty hyperspace… followed by the environment image that is simply a christmas image very blurred.
This is very visually appealing and realistic. The subtle color tones and desaturated look sells this.
You should win the competition! This is one of most awesome Cycles render yet!!