Fantastic image. Tones are great and the foreground tree does not have the typical flat planes of leaves. I would love to see a render that shows more of the building and how it impacts the surrounding environment. Scott

Here's the next in this series, in Chicago... not as good as the first, but... haha. There was supposed to be a third, but unfortunately no finshed images were completed... just the sketchup model. [image: metrov1rev2101310.jpg] [image: metrov2rev1101010.jpg] [image: metrov3rev1101010.jpg]

Thank you James. I designed this today for a fellow in Wales who wants to build it. I hope he'll share photos of it.

Very cool! The render looks like something out of a superhero movie where the guy goes to some abandoned building and begins working on overtaking the world. Love it.

Very nice! I've done "some" (not very much really) exhibition design and this is very well done.

Fotosketcher rules!!

@unknownuser said: But where did you get the templates from (black-white-pictures of these houses)? Can you share the source please? I really would like to model a house like these ones. I returned the book to the library, it was a pattern book from the 1880's. I will try and find the name for you, will also try and dig up some similar links. EDIT: Here you go forgot about this gem http://www.collectibleblueprints.com/Index.html Happy modeling The original book (no preview) http://books.google.com/books?id=S9M4iitfUfoC&dq=Village+and+country+residences+;+and+how+to+build+them+/+S.B.+Reed&hl=en&ei=xMTlTPPnFoq-nAfIiO3RDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA

wow, i always wanted this style. is it free to download, or you made it yourself?

Thanx for your comment. I used IDX Renditioner for this render which not really creates photo realistic renders. I agree on the 3D cartoon part hehe...I added some colored lights to create a 'different' effect (purple reflections in this case).

Nice water-color look, esp. the water. I am not a renderer but am curious as to how if you've a mind to share.

Viz, you may have a point about the perspective. I consternated an awful lot over it, having started with a much broader scheme and having to find a way to widdle it down so I could be sure and finish the project in the time I had. I know I played with the idea of a more eye level view, but I honestly can't recall why I ended up changing it to what I did. I believe originally it was because I'd considered having a car in the image and didn't want it to block the view of any of the buildings. It may also have had something to do with how much distortion it caused on the cantilevered element if I did an eye level view in 2 point perspective so the verticals were all parallel. This was done with Maxwell Render, but I finished quite early which, along with the extended deadline, gave me a lot of time to work it over in Photoshop which is why it ended up with a slightly stylized look to it. Look forward to seeing your completed image when you're able to finish it -Brodie

Cool models. You should try rendering them. Nice work.

pyroluna: thanks for the compliment, and dropping by once again. the renderer i used, vray for sketchup. never mind the graininess, it keeps up with the quite dirty atmosphere of the room. lapx: thanks bro!! my technique for the carpet, import any colorful jpeg or bitmap into sketchup and use as texture. after that put some displacement on the texture with a multiplier of, say 5 to 8. that's it!! you have a colorful carpet in your scene.

@simon le bon said: Always a pleasure to watch your work Roberto. Thanks for the cmment simon

Win 7 64 bits, Su 8.0 hehe.

Thanks for your comments, No star Trek this time Bryan...

Seems very difficult to have this position in real life White case of White's player must be on the right! And if you want have really have this position in retrograd analysis thas will an infinite headache, and not sure that will be possible!

Wow. Nice.

Actually....I work for Chrysler/Dodge and regularly see the Tomahawk. It CAN turn and rides quite well from what we hear. There are more than enough videos showing it during rides. Scott

Nice Bryan,these little Subs are great fun to swim around with in Virtual sailor,Is it Complete?