I just wrapped up this

I just wrapped up this 3D muffin study, and the most interesting part wasn’t the modeling... it was the finishing. I couldn’t get the raisins to fuse perfectly into the mesh inside Blender without overloading my PC, so I approached it like real production work: solve what you can in 3D, finish the rest in post. 1) Floating raisins done with curve guide + particle system 2) Fog glow, lens distortion, color balance and multiply in compositing 3) Two renders blended together for the best parts 4) Final realism added in Photoshop by painting contact shadows and color grading for warmth They’re about knowing how to combine tools to get a believable final image. I ended up trying some other effects like the frosty glass and dry brush paint effect, couldn't decide, so here they all are.