roger, you have the reason, this little space empty, sterile, but it was simply a design decision to not neglect or lack of desire, do not worry. I think that would be something nice to see the changes with some more space

@daniel said: Jeri, I think your rendering looks fantastic. I wouldn't change a thing. I second that.

Calvin, I think those are great models but I am not as enthusiastic about the lighting as the other reviewers. For one thing I would expect soemr refelction on the floor from the recessed ceiling lights unless it is carpeted.Next I would turn on that big handging light over the Buddha and make sure its color temp was quite warm to contrast with the cold daylight. I would also brighten the hallway. My impression that the default settings many people use results in interiors that are way too dark. I feel better about the lighting in the blue room, but it might be useful to think less like an architect and more like an interior designer. The room crys out to be accessorized. Even if a modern simplicity is the goal you should consider adding elements like some plants to create foreground framing which will add more depth to the picture. Less is more except in those cases where more is more. This could be one of those cases. put some plates dishes and flowers on the table. Someone said they were afraid of distracting the viewer. For me, I want to distract the viewer and lead the viewer to an exciting visual experience. Zen gardens are the ultimate in simplicity, but they are also powerful and dynamic in leading the viewer to predefined experiences. All said and done, I like both renders, but they could be more exciting. I can just hear the clock ticking in an empty space.Yo have the modeling and rendering aced. To go higher, I would tackle lighting, depth and a touch of drama.

I think we should care a little more background image, are tall buildings from above, it appears that your room is at 1000 meters altitude, is trying to accommodate that to give a better appearance to the scene and that the window is very important scene

One more of the full scene. [image: OGHw_Wobble4.jpg]

Wonderful image Fred.

wow...beautiful concept...i like it...look so peacefully...

the tiled backgroud is intentional, and the floating woman is an issey miyake model. I like graphics that are a bit surreal.

In this tutoral it explains that hypershot can use normal maps for a 3d look on textures. http://www.bunkspeed.com/hypershot/tutorials/TexturedMaterials/ and also mentions of a psp plugin for creating normal maps which is here: http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html#downloads

That was supposed to be some kind of a joke (combined with an unintentional typo to make it more obscure)

Dear Daniel, Thank you for your kind comments. I left in the lines as alignment aids. Kind regards, Bob

Wow, just went through that whole thread. some amazing ideas there, shame most wouldnt pass any regulations cheers for the link

First, I would go to this link and go through the basic training of learning after effects. http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/ Because, if you dont, then you may not know what I am going to explain. But what you need to do is create a new composition and then import all your scenes into the project, but make sure when you do that, that you import them as a sequence (there should be a little check box for this when look to find your files for the import). Then you need to drag this from your project panel to your composition. After you do that, you need to render/export your animation. I typically use quicktime movies. Like I said, watch the training, because that will definately explain this more clearly than I can. If there is anyhthing else I can help with, just let me know.

Adam, these last two are winners. Might want to add a backdrop of sorts on the first one. Nice pool! Don't see many around these parts.

Thanks guys! Adam, Notreal, David, Ross. I was probably reading too much into things what with the lack of work, winter and perhaps a touch of cabin fever and all. David, yesterday I couldn't get "Little Wing" out of my mind. Adam, the neck transitions is basically a squared of proxy for SDS. I generally start with one profile and then use the same profile scaled accordingly. Took some tweaking and nudging to get it right from the neck to the headstock. What I do is try to visualize what the neck would look like reduced to the flat planes that would make up the curves. I'll try and post either some images or skp of that. Thanks!

Thanks for the comments guys. I get what your saying about the background and perspective of the building. There was always something that I couldn't put my finger on. Andy, believe it or not that house sits right up against that hill. I looked through my stash of pictures to post but I couldn't find the one that showed how it sat right at the foot of the red hill. I could only find the shot of the back. Maybe I didn't actually take one from the perspective I used.... [image: 72ll_SRD-2009-007.png]

Thank you for all the valuable comments.. Cheers..

Yes, I have a license. Great modeling toolset! The renderer isn't bad, far from it, just not as good as Vray. A lot fiddlier, too, in my opinion. Luxology's got a really interesting product, though. I'm quite curious to see what 401'll bring. It better be 64 bit.

come on...there's a drumset and some amps! thats got to give it away here is an update with white painted brick... the other brick was really cool...buuut, since this is for a zoning hearing, the architect doesnt want it to look 'too' raw even though it probalby really will be... and trying some more realistic people, what do you think about them? (yes, some odd placements....threw them in too quickly) [image: 1750nfrontgroundrev3012ou5.th.jpg]

Also, when you are producing straight SU output, don't hide the lines as SU won't do very good in interiors without advanced lighting settings. @plzshowcasethis00 said: ...does anyone know how to delete this thread? No need to do that, my friend. These are nice WIP images and you - as well as others - can learn a lot from the topic.