As some of you may have guessed by now, using 3D modelling and rendering software is a bit of a pastime for me. I'm no great shakes at it, but I enjoy it and have had some good results.
Apart from the obvious advantages of being able to model my own product mockups, it also provides an escape from reality and takes my mind off all things sublimation.
For example, here's a shed modelled in Sketchup and a rendering from inside that same shed with a few props thrown in for good measure ...
The inspiration for this particular type of modelling came from all those TV programmes like Grand Designs, where they show you a beautifully rendered model of the building at the start of the show. I'm more of a shed bloke than your millionaire's mansion type though, but once you learn the basics you can design and render as many wonderful things as you like.
Yes, I should get out more, but reality only exists in your brain anyway!