3D Visualization & VFX Freelancer

Photoreal renders.
Real problem‑solving.

I'm Mikael Elf — I help brands and studios turn products, concepts and raw scans into images and footage that sell. Product visualization is my core, backed by simulation, photoscanning, VFX and the custom scripts that keep it all moving fast.

Product Visualization Simulation Photoscanning VFX Pipeline Scripting

Selected Work

A generalist toolkit, applied to real briefs.

Placeholder set below — swap these for real renders and footage. Filter by category.

About

Generalist by skill, specialist by result.

I'm Mikael Elf, the artist behind RenderWorks. My core work is product visualization — getting a product's shape, material and light to feel real enough to stop a scroll. But most of my projects don't stay in one lane: they need a fluid sim, a photoscanned reference asset, a VFX composite, or a script that automates a tedious pipeline step — and I can do that too, under one roof, without handing it off.

That combination is the pitch: you get an artist who understands render quality and a technician who understands why a shot breaks, a scan is noisy, or a render takes six hours instead of one. Fewer handoffs, faster iteration, one person accountable for the result.

  • Product Visualization — photoreal hero shots, catalog sets, packaging renders
  • Simulation — fluids, cloth, rigid body / destruction
  • Photoscanning — photogrammetry capture & clean production-ready assets
  • VFX — compositing and effects work for spots and short film
  • Pipeline Scripting — custom tools that remove repetitive manual work

Services

What I can take off your plate.

Product Visualization

Photoreal renders for e-commerce, marketing and catalogs — from a single hero shot to a full product set.

Simulation & Effects

Fluid, cloth and destruction simulations built for commercials, product demos and VFX shots.

Photoscanning

Photogrammetry capture and cleanup — real-world objects turned into accurate, production-ready 3D assets.

Pipeline & Scripting

Custom Python tools and automation that cut manual, repetitive work out of a render or asset pipeline.

Process

How a project actually runs.

01

Brief & Scope

We define the goal, references, deadline and deliverables up front — no surprises later.

02

Blocking & Concept

Rough layout, lighting and camera pass so we agree on direction before detail work starts.

03

Refinement

Materials, lighting and simulation dialed in, with feedback rounds built into the timeline.

04

Final Delivery

Final renders/footage delivered in the format you need, plus source files on request.

Contact

Let's build something real.

Have a brief, a rough idea, or just a question about fit? Email me directly — I read everything myself.

Based in Sweden · Available for freelance & contract work