Beautiful John, absolutely lovely. Rosedale is a beautiful place (if it's the NY Moors one) and you've done it justice.

dinner time.... [image: Dinner time on the hill.jpg]

Yeah, rendering the flames to look as real as possible is a whole 'nother can of worms unforunately.

You are right pejman about digital art, thanks... allanx

awsome texturing with perfect textures .. .... specially the reflection maps .. and this awsome render ...... pibuz

The model started out with 359,000 edges. I tried using the simplify tool in Artisan and it processed about 1/3rd of the file before choking. Meshlab crashes as soon as I try to open the file. I should have processed the file for mobile phone resolution right from the beginning to start with a smaller file. What I have been doing is identifying key points of the model and ripping out overly complex mesh and replacing it with flat surfaces.

Oh i see hell n back that is a tall order. If its just a coffee table without chairs it's do able. Otherwise both the chairs and table will have to extend. Perhaps telescopically.

Thanks Pilou. I am familiar with those but haven't had time to learn. I had installed Soap Bubble, but forgot about the trial period and so was also unable to learn it. I'll experiment and get familiar with Sandbox and then move to those other tools. I'm not used to being a slow learner but most of it is due to time constraints. I love SketchUp and will continue to learn it and one day master it. The people here have been and continue to be, a huge help. Thank you all.

Dr Strangelove's war room is actually on my list, i have already done some research on it ! It is also by the great designer Ken Adam. Cinematography & 3d rendering are kind of entwined for me, i like to give my images a narrative. These works are just me polishing my portfolio during quiet times , plus i actually enjoy it. Sketchup & Maxwell are my weapons of choice. I actually have something from English Heritage coming next i hope Tadema is watching ! Thanks for the comments guys.

@andybot said: yes, shadows would very much help give yout render some depth. It doesn't look much different than what you can achieve with just a plain SU output. Maybe you can do only a shadow layer from SU and blend it in very lightly in photoshop. how would i do it? won't the SU objects [in raw sketchup export] interfere with my vrayed render jpg file? how are shadows in isolation exported?

Apple You should sue

Sepo that's hilarious! @ John - mate another stunning work there! This one inparticular is for REAL! Well done, you even got the gloomy english weather to a Tee!

You know a render is good when you can hear the clock on the wall ticking.

That's it I'm over it! Not looking at your posts anymore! Every freakin time I just get depressed - 1. I want to visit your scenes and 2. I feel like a monkey's arse as a render artist!

Something in NPR convinces me....I so like it... nice job. We used to do something like this many years back when there were no computers. Works like these are treasures to keep.

By the time PVA glues get to that point, water won't do much for them. It's better not to disturb the glue and don't use so much that you get it running out of the joint away. Yes, if the right joints are used, you could get away without glue.

Thanks Chedda. Yes, the subdivision was to enable a little displacement on the building walls and ground. The house is raised up on a plinth as it's located in an area that suffers from periodic flooding, so there was always going to be a problem with the house being disconnected from the site. Personally I would have preferred to have seen the site softened with a lot of landscaping. All that stark space makes for a dramatic image, but I suspect that it's not easy to live with and could be quite isolating. A lush garden would balance that out I think.

A new use for FEMA trailers. I know that does not translate to Dutch. Don't worry, it is not even funny in the US.

Congrats! I had my first professional 3D print used earlier this year for an international phone game company. Again, congratulations!