Proton Inspira CPS Supercharged

This is my latest project, Proton Inspira CPS Supercharged. Inspired by Satria Neo supercharged R3 Engine, I decided to put it into the Inspira body.

Car enthuasist might be dissapointed by the drop of CC from 1.8/2.0 to 1.6 but a turbocharged engine is more interesting than naturally aspirated (N/A) engine. Despite an engine that is made by national car maker Proton, this engine is supposed to match the power of at least 1.8 N/A engine, with fuel economy as 1.6 engine. 

The car is modeled in 3ds Max 2010 and rendered using mental ray.  Enjoy the pics.

Any comments please drop it so I can improve. Thanks!

Combining 3D object with real photograph V2

With some comment from my sister, i re-edit my last piece to make it more realistic.. hope it does.. how do you think?

Combining 3D object with real photograph

Hi.. Its almost 5 month since my last post, showing how lazy I am to update this blog. I'm now focusing on 2D animation, but I never abandon 3D. Most of the time I use 3D to create object that is hard to draw, and then I render it using ink n paint.
But now I try to test something new to me. I'm trying to combine 3D object with real photograph. Its a tough job, and for this project I use my last 3D model, the old proton saga. Once I learn the trick, I try to apply on other render as well, and hopefully post it here.

Below is my test, I took a picture infront of my house, as the Background plate.
Then I render the model using mental ray matte/shadow/reflection shader.