Yes, well when it comes to this contest flogging a dead horse is my speciality. I'm actually very glad its almost over and I can refrain from badgering everybody I know...

nice..i've used this too... gets your point across very easily

Thanks a lot for the comments. I haven't tried out Vray, but I can tell you that Thea is fast.

Very nice render. Other than the moire, I would darken the sky a touch to separate it from the vertical wall. I suspect this probably looks better than your original but the contrast is dumbed down by viewing in the web. Also I would move the red tree on the left. There is an unhappy coincidence with the bridge. It looks planted on the bridge. Cloning just a touch of trunk under the bridge would fix this. Lastly just add a little bit of entourage in the foreground to increase the illusion of depth. But mainly it is a beautiful image.

thanks ok a test render from Kerkythea with some stock settings. just to get an idea of the final look [image: 4440838444_0711b0c968.jpg] http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4440838444_48f720ef34_o.jpg

Hebelup, I think the modeling is clean but there are a few issues. The curtains are all the same and the repetition is obvious. That is one thing that will stand out right away. Try tweaking them to make them all a bit different. The scene needs far more vegetation so the building does not look to just be dropped on a concrete pad. Try to show a view that shows the entry to the building. It looks odd that there are no ways of entry from this angle. The background does not blend to the scene. Some cars and people are needed to give life to the image. As said before the building is too clean. The yellow stripes are too bright and draw your eye away from the building. The composition/view is too close to the building and does not show how the building affects the surroundings. Your on your way but the image still needs some work. Scott

Great renders, Adam! Mr. Mies van der Rohe would give Have a terrific day. _KN

Great image dood ) I really like the stile ) cheers andrija

ok...this should do it for now. I'll add some more at another time. [image: lnIg_corridor1.jpg] [image: 6xyy_corridor2.jpg] [image: sJMK_corridor3.jpg]

I've made a few tweaks, not completely finished tho... Will post when ready! Update: [image: zg_racer010_011-1.jpg]

Thanks KXI! Thanks Fletch!....and a great eye as always!

Roger: another good solution! And this could be done for multiple colors as well..

I see that, but here's a try at it anyway. It looks like it might work on simple models, but probably not so much on more realistic models. Off Register.style [image: rENI_h1icon.png] [image: 16sl_8x8_shed.png]

Fine work you have here. Something about the left end where the porch meets the embankment doesn't seem quite natural enough against the vegetation.

Hi Chris, Dominic Stevens is an interesting guy. You can check out his ideas here, Dominic Stevens (Architect/IRL) 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDp-IVgnPE Dominic Stevens (Architect/IRL) 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-m5tfs1XMM Also attached is an interior shot of the 'glasshouse'. Mike [image: pOk1_mimetic-house-dromahair-ireland-dominic-stevens01.jpg]

@rick graham: man that would be a great idea, a "model this" competition for each and everyone's favorite song or artist. i'd be willing to join with a new entry, a led zeppelin song perhaps!!! hehe!! let's get it on!!! @massimo, @numbthumb: yes it was hendrix' version that inspired this work. guys, rick graham was suggesting to have a competition, "model this" based on your fave artist or song!! that would be fun!! raise your hands for this to push through!!

@unknownuser said: Are the 'Frames' of the 'Screens' slightly transparent? I don't know if it's me or if it's your render, but i can see internal geometry and geometry showing through where there are overlaps. I plan on tracing this image to produce a drawing, so I dropped a line render on top in PS to facilitate the process. The internal geometry being visible was a side effect I hadn't anticipated, but I like it somehow. @unknownuser said: This is NOT a criticism Even if it were, that'd obviously be OK. People are more than welcome to speak their minds about the images I post! @unknownuser said: But i imagine you spend quite alot of time with camera angles and lighting? I do. Though I obviously have no moral issues with using tools that make setting things up easier. I'm not a masochist. @unknownuser said: Thanks for sharing Thanks for looking. @unknownuser said: To clear up those shadows, try raising the samples of the lights. Ah, yes, but you see, I've lit this using one of the environments (so that would be an hdr, I guess) SLIK comes with. I'll have to do some poking around in Modo somewhere next week. Should prove interesting. Enjoy the weekend, everyone.

Hi Tom, Sorry for the delayed response. By repetitive I mean that the trees of a species appear to be identical one after the other of if different too subtle a difference. So they appear cloned and therefore un-natural. Small point but when you exist in your rarified layer of great work I thought it worth mentioning. For me I'd be happy to do half as good. Enjoy the weekend, Allen

Thanks, guys. Scott, I doubt I will model the surrounding buildings, our design budget will not allow it, and I have another element of this project to design and model. I MIGHT use photos of the neighborhood for background, if I can get some decent ones.

@unkr3at1v said: OK, this part is only rendered when ungrouped! Is this a known issue? I'm using Vray cool model! great attention to detail. I'm a big fan of post-pro so I'd touch the levels up a bit, get the whole range of greys. about the grouping, I found out vray ignores groups inside groups, they just dissapear. The answer is either to explode, or to make components, which vray does render if they are inside others.