Thanks for the very helpful comments guys... I have adjusted the strength of the effect and brush, here are the result with bloom version.... Thanks, allanx [image: kNzD_Version2_Lighter_1000.jpg] [image: K2CY_Version2_Bloom_1000.jpg]

@jsteacy thanks a lot for your comments, i totally agreed with you, about the call outs yes they are had drawn, the difficulty in this project was that it was only a week project 2nd thing is that we have to co-operate with our juniors 3rd year students, so all 4 group members have to design a panel,so the last one and the upper two are designed by juniors, and in super adobe structure barbed wire is used, and yes the workers must use gloves, and i could have upload the section elevation pics but they are about 35 mb each so thats why couldn't upload them, i ll try to upload them as a PDF. and ya thanks a lot again for your comments i dont mind any harsh comments coz the are for my benefits , Thank you sir

I like the precise details and fine-tuned colors of the textures! Keep up the good work!

Thank you Pilou. I was experimenting over my morning coffee. I don't know if either of these are successful but here they are. First, I ran the render image through FotoSketcher using a Pencil Sketch option. Then I combined the line style, render and FS output. [image: 5083616720_6b4098694d_b.jpg] And for the second one, I used a watercolor option in FS. [image: 5083021185_7eca1f1ed9_b.jpg] I need to draw some appropriate knobs for the doors, yet.

Ross your comments are "spot on" you have a great eye and design sensibility. Glad to see that you are graciously sharing your experience and expertise with all of us. Robert this looks like a fun venture. I have a few "original" S&R catalogs from I have always loved the simple but welcoming renderings of their home kits.

@starling75 said: @utiler said: Nice work Bohdan. where are those trees from? Trees are made in treed .. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=29722&hilit=tree+starling&start=15#p262163 COOL, Ta!!

Fantastic for pure sketchup output - limited colour palette works really well. Love the design too - bit retro but sleek modern at the same time.

@solo said: I agree, anyone got a good scene to share? One that can be lit many ways if possible, room for imagination. Flapsyd at kerkythea forum asked me for this one, if you like... skp file vers.6 tridem_livingroom.zip [image: aMs4_lrva.jpg]

Thanks for visiting my site Troy.... allanx

Ok shall take a look at the curve change. Learning lots doing this. After all its just a bit of fun but like to make it right

Thank you guys! Meand a lot to me! Daniel, meybe I'll model my PC. Just MAYBE! hahaha Be sure to check my other posts See you! Cheers from Brazil!

Wow, Davidh, thanks for all the links, this will keep me busy for awhile. Cheers!

Very funny the grass ring!

Thanks for the comments & critiques people, it's very much appreciated. Ken, the whole model was textured in sketchup - because 3ds max reads the UV coordinates once I bring it in and start setting materials up. Though in hindsight there are things that I should have textured in max such as those wooden boards on the underside of the roof canopy... I spent absolutely ages moving the texture on each board (they're all individually modelled) around to prevent tiling and also to give me the chance to apply different amounts of hue/saturation/reflectivity to each one in max. However I've since learned a far quicker way of doing this winthin max. I did the same thing with the "sleeper" fence around the car park too. The only non sketchup elements are the foliage, cars & people.

Thanks guys. Yes Rich this was on the new machine. Just a quickie while testing installs and such. 2 min. render. The model is one of Gabriel's on Form Fonts, the "Damaged Pacer". I used the "shadow catcher" technique and the background was an HDRI called Sunsetpeak, free but I don't remember where I got it .

great project/great images to explain it, Oli! It's so nice for school these days to have Photo-realistic rendering to help explain an idea, some times I think several projects I had in school would have critted much better if I had renderings like these to explain what I was going for. anyway - It's great to hear that crits are tough in school... I have been on many critique panels at different schools and these past few years have found they are getting so watered down that you can't even critique a student any more. any comment perceived as negative, and the other students jump all over you, or I had a friend (excellent designer with more than 20yrs experience and many award-winning designs) who was asked not to return because he had 'offended' a student. I mainly posted to say it's good to hear the crits are tough... trust me (as a once teacher and student with tough crits) - it's a good thing... and today with laser cutters and photo-real renderings at the touch of a button, you really get to concentrate on design.

I'm am not familiar with the terminology so I can't point you to a solution. All I know is the sickly blue light and lack of shadow detail is killing an otherwise very fine model.

Rich, There is cutting. Lots and lots of cutting. The pavers are all square and fit in a modular pattern. We overlay them out past the edge of the design and then mark them with flexible guides. They are all cut with a gas powered 14" concrete demo saw or my 14" gas powered table saw. See me cutting here -[image: 8Map_RS051.jpg] Pete, The term hardscaping around here is broad as well, although most homeowners tend to use it to refer to "dry" concrete installations and Masonry is used to describe "wet" installations. For example, the big trade show is Hardscape North America and it features almost exclusively "dry laid" pavers and SRW block. Also, no, it's not standard practice to install irrigation on new homes. It's all upgrade with a lot of thriving sprinkler companies in the area. They all come in a flush and blow out the lines before winter. Most builders don't even bury the downspouts....even in the homes pushing 7 figures. It's something they typically pay us to do!

@frv said: Tx, I visited your blog, nice work and also very nice links to other blogs. I see you are rather happy with SU 8. I haven't updated yet but wondered if there are any speedimprovements. I am actually doing an animation and wondered if it had any use to get the update. Francois Sorry for the late response. Thanks for the comments. Yes I am happy with SU 8. As far as speed improvements, no not really. There are many new tools for the pro version which I like and use quite a bit now. You can have both 7 and 8 running on your machine so go ahead and DL the free version and see for yourself if you see any improvements for your animations. Cheers.

similar scene with postprocess. [image: mBx7_mazda1.jpg]