Photoreal CGI · Toronto
Food, beauty and product images that hold up next to photography.
Projects include Dior, Godiva, Lindt, Clinique and Laneige. Represented by IllustrationX.
View workDiorGodivaLindtCliniqueLaneigeGilletteMonster EnergyBOSETim HortonsVitamin WaterHead & ShouldersShellDermalogicaLeclercMr. ChristieKlondikeDAREHondaListerine
What I make
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Food
Crumbs, drips and glaze, lit like a real set. No melt, no season, no missed hero.
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Beauty
Glass, cream and water with the control of a virtual studio.
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Product & packaging
Accurate packs and objects for key visuals, retail and social.
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Liquids & motion
Pours, splashes and loops for stills or moving pieces.
Cornetto
Build the product once, then every flavour, pack and angle comes from the same model.
Work
Product, food and motion work.
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Apple WatchUltraCGI Product -
2Immortelle Face CreamCGI Product -
10Christian Dior HydraCGI Product -
3CliniqueCGI Product -
2DermalogicaA looping video created for the client's websiteCGI Product -
BOSE HeadphonesCGI Product -
GilletteCGI Product -
Monster Energy DrinkCGI Product -
3Tim Hortons Home SoupsAvailable at the grocery storeCGI Product -
5Vitamin WaterVitamin Water line with splashesCGI Product -
5Grower’s CiderCGI Product -
5Stillhouse MoonshineA very cool concept and package!CGI Product -
6SpiritsCGI Product -
12FragrancesCGI perfumesCGI Product -
2OzempicCleveland MagazineCGI Product -
Nova Lime Chili RollsTasty 3DCGI Food -
Chocolate Dipped CookieYum!CGI Food -
LaneigeWater Sleeping MaskCGI Product -
2Shell OilCGI Product -
Head and Shoulders Shampoo3D TestCGI Product -
Klondike Ice Cream SandwichA CGI TestCGI Food -
2MacaronsA CGI test.CGI Food -
25Petra Foods Ice CreamsIce CreamsCGI Food -
2Beer PourCGI Food -
2eColiCGI Product -
2CellCGI Product -
2Green Bay PackersA 3D illustration showcasing the 4 books and slip cover of the 100th Anniversary Green Bay Packers.CGI Product -
4DARE Real Fruit SoursWatermelon, Peach and Cherry Sour Gummies created in 3DCGI Food -
2Leclerc Chocolate BiscuitsLeclerc Chocolate Biscuits created in 3D.CGI Food -
3PopsiclesThese popsicles were a test that landed me the Petra Foods Ice Creams job.CGI Food -
6NeonThese images were created as a testCGI Product -
Lindt Double MilkA CGI testCGI Food -
2NasTea BeastCGI Product -
2Growing PlantsA plant growth test created in Houdini.Motion -
2Dissolving AA type experiment created in HoudiniMotion -
Caramel Cheesecake Tart3D TestCGI Food -
Cherry Tart3D TestCGI Food -
Mr. Christie Raspberry Sandwich Cookie3D TestCGI Food -
Gold Panther RingA 3D TestCGI Product -
If I Ruled the WorldBook CoverCGI Product -
Lindt ChocolatesCGI Food -
Chocolate Ice CreamYum!CGI Food -
Fire StormCGI Product -
2KnitCGI Product -
AnxiousBalloon TypeCGI Product -
Chocolate Chunk CookieCGI Food -
Protein BarCGI Food -
The Last Thing You’ll HearBook CoverCGI Product -
undirected thought logoWebsite logo.CGI Product -
5ClothCGI Product -
2POLITICO Magazine CoverCGI Product -
2ToolsCGI Product -
Roffler HairdryerCGI Product -
LifesaversCGI Food -
Fruit SplashCGI Food -
Trophy FoodsCinnamon Pecan PralineCGI Food -
4Donuts4 donuts created in 3DCGI Food -
3Cornetto Ice CreamMore fun with ice cream cones!CGI Food -
3Ice Cream BarsCGI Food -
Shark!Test for an EDM music producerCGI Product -
25DARE GummiesCGI Food -
12Lindt ChocolatesCGI Food -
HondaCGI Product -
4GodivaCGI Food -
2hed kandiCGI Product -
2Fear NothingFear nothingCGI Product
About
Dan Couto is a Toronto photoreal CGI artist. He builds food, product, beauty, and packaging images that hold up next to photography, because he spent a career lighting the real thing first.
Virtual lights, cameras, and sets work the same as a stage. The difference is control: no melt, no season, no missed hero. Clients have used that for stills and motion in New York, L.A., Europe, and Asia.
Let’s light your product.
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