Syburn: I've got quite a few marker-style renders on here (don't think it was me you were referring to though 😉 )

Let me know if this is the kind of thing you meant ...
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Thanks, Jackson.

I've received a lot of kind comments on this, for both the project and the renderings, since it appeared in AIArchitect in late July. Some people have suggested that I could parlay this into an independent practice of my own, in fact. Haven't quite figured out how to do that yet, but it is a nice thought.

--Lewis

Thanks remus, most of my work right now are furniture modeling and a lot of them are chairs so I am very skilled in modeling them.

allanx

GREAT! I'll just have to go get that one too! Should I just open a seperate account just for purchasing "Ross's styles". ugh!

PS. I love it!

Nice panoramas, indeed - though they download a little bit slowly (sure higher resolution is needed for nice, detailed zooming...)

There is a "virtual tour" of my city but made in Java - and if you turn on the "Info" layer, it gives a nice interactivity to it as well (for some reason, in my computer the text popups are popping under...)

With the same Java technique was the virtual reconstruction of the Roman Baths (Bath, England) presented so it is also a good technique for 3D modelling (unfortunately the wensite is currently not available foör the domain it was hosted at has expired but I hope we can "revive" it soon...)

Regarding the stairs... two words; Fire Pole. 💚

Nice images, nice plans and nice design.

Just for fun (I lead a quiet life) I decided to overlay the Podium render on the SketchUp image export. The attached image is the result. I used Xara Xtreme vector illustration software to do the compositing. The resulting image was then opened in Microsoft photo editor and slightly sharpened + given a light sandstone texture. I think the result looks fairly presentable for the small amount of effort involved - looks like a tight watercolour eh?

Regards, Ross
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Oli, I think I have some advise for you.

Make each floor on a different layer, this will greatly simplify modeling. Make sure that all the lines that you draw are Exactly on the axis that you want them on. Occasionally check to make sure that faces that should be coplanar are coplanar. Always remember computer modeling is mathematical, if you want clean efficient models they must be mathematically correct.

I made this model when I was 13 and I am now 14, so I'm almost as young as you. The roof on that house took me a looong time to fix a 0.1 degree mess up that I made while I was not paying attention.

I'd love to see some more models of yours, and possibly some clean ones once you become a more experienced modeler.

Great model Eric! I would love to see this fully detail textured and lit. The painting on the ceiling reminds me of some of the rooms and hallways I saw at the Vatican. From the point of view of a humble artist, I must say this image really fascinates me, I mean the thought that this is an actual place in the real world, just makes me want to say woow! Awesome dude! :thup: 😄

poster-stuckon3d

glad I could help! 😄
now go to Model>Insert>Infinite Plane

apply a black material to it, and re-render. You will like it instantly better I think 😉

Or even better download the sketchup object lighting studio from this thread.

or see also this thread

Thanks Roger, that is a great idea!

PS Nice website 😄

Hi syburn
You are right.
I need to soften these elements.
Thank you by the hint.
And
Boofredlay
Thank you to
arqpadao

i am not sure if that is important to you but i always try to get rid of the distortion caused by the perspective (walls not parallel but opening up).

two ways to do it: camera>>two-point perspective or setting the line of view parallel to the ground (the observer's eyes look to a point at the same height as his or her eyes).

wow I love the plant life... and the trees... nice model, any movies on the horizon?

great!I love this, very good;)

poster-jessalba

There are a lot of costs associated with a project like this. If I self publish the printing will set me back ~10 grand. Shipping books, promotional costs, shows, and PR all cost something. That's not including my time to make the book.

I do well in my career, so I'll cover those costs. I'm perfectly willing to pay for all it because that will give me the most flexibility and control. When it's close to done, I'm going to pitch it to some comic publishers. If I can get a good deal, and still retain the overall rights I'll do that. The benefit of that, of course, would be that they would absorb the cost of printing, but more importantly they would have major distribution. I don't have that ability myself. The more shops stock the book the more potential for sales of course.

There's a saying in Hollywood that I love, "Never spend your own money." 😄

...gotta add me another WOWzer to this thread! Great work.

Thanks D,

I read somewhere on the Vray forum about gamma correction to counteract desaturation- I followed their advice, but it didn't seem to help. I'll have to have another go with your suggestions as it obviously affects all my VRay renders, although some more than others.

@syburn said:

How to you get the ceiling so light - mine is always in shadow.

syburn, the answer to your problem is in aidan chopra's book. i scanned the pages that deal with it and included them here. hope it helps.
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i hate figuring out roof intersections! and you've got alot of them.. awesome start though.. cant wait to see the progress.

this was the first complex roof i think i've ever done..and i vastly underestimated it and really half-assed it.. haha.. 😕 http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/6260/p ... ncele7.jpg (did not model the site)