Stijn Orlans

Belgium

Stijn Orlans is a 3D artist and electromechanical engineer from Belgium. Stijn started working with 3D in 2016 and at the start of 2022, decided to quit my job as an engineer to pursue his own journey as a 3D generalist. Over the past few years, the artist has become known for his specialisation in colorful, surrealistic architecture set in dreamlike environments. Since, he has shifted his focus to a broader spectrum of styles and themes, combining his engineering and creative skills to create more technical and educational content.


Stijn has worked for numerous notable clients throughout the duration of his career, including Martin Garrix, Cirque du Soleil, Tom Scott, Adobe, ELLE Germany, Real Engineering, Gemini, Don Diablo, and more. He has also been active in the NFT community since 2021. This introduced a new perspective where 3D art is more widely accepted as a contemporary art form. Besides his commercial work, Stijn's goal is to help spread the message of digital art in all forms to give digital artists the appreciation they deserve.


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Pastel Dreams

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A project created around colorful architecture with abstract composition in mind. Most of these are based on photographs I really loved personally. I tried to combine multiple ideas into one, while also maintaining my own abstract style. Big shoutout to the countless artist who inspired me on this tiny adventure. All images are created in 3D with Fusion360 as modeling software, Cinema4D and Octane to render the images, Substance painter for textures and Photoshop to give the image some punch.

technique

3d

format

portrait

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year

2019

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