I generally use just perspective. The whole trick is composition, i.e. how you fill the "frame" with the subject matter. Filled and finished foreground and backgrounds are also key in making a pleasing scene. Then you can work on camera "angles", which is just placing the camera.

I am by no means as good and some here when it comes to picture composition, but the above are just basic principles.

oh okay,well maybe ill keep it this ways it looks good like this too 😄

that was awesome,,,i will learn to make modeling like that,,

Well I tried the Ivy Plugin and I have to say I'm pleased with the results. I was just wondering if there was a way of modifying the leaf models, that are used in the plugin, so that they are just an outline of a leaf. That way they they might cast a leaf shaped shadow. They are now just square shaped polygons, with a leaf textures, that cast a square shaped shadow. I tried to modify the models within the "textures" folder so the the lines of the polygon followed the leaf texture's outline( simplifying the contours as much as possible) , but it didn't seem to work.

I feel like and idiot, asking you guys this question, cause you guys have helped me so much. My model is now at a stage such that I can make it function in my portfolio as I intended it to. There are enough light patches between the shadows to demonstrate my concept.

PS. TIG, Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it, and that you cared enough to make an example model. Unfortunately I needed to cast shadows with something much more complicated than a fence. I was using the fence as an example. But, perhaps your plugin may still be helpful for tidying up the vines( not sure yet, gotta see how I may be able to refine the cast shadow more).

Spiritual Space this with IVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Making sun shadows right5.jpg

Spiritual Space this with IVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Making sun shadows right2.jpg

Spiritual Space this with IVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Making sun shadows right4.jpg

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Guys, you are exaggerating ) This is my first big SketchUp job, and it has been going on for almost a year. When i started, i knew nothing about plugins, rendering and many other stuff.
PS: just made ​​another render, and see that there is still a lot of improvements to do. Thahks you all for your advice and criticism 😄

that's right...normally i wouldn't do so many ghost people, but my prof likes it this way and i have to adopt that.

Awesome, once again 👍

Next stage.

Open bonnet and tailgate.

Looking good!

'I do think there's a Squatch in these woods' 😄

I like them, too, and did not say or mean to imply otherwise, only to ask the question of you and the others.

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Ah yes heres the background image i was referring to 😄

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STARSHIPS interior1.png
Heres an update to the interior, its a slow process but very enjoyable, this is the top deck, once finished it will have 2 decks and a cargohold for shuttle, its going to be a long time before i get this finished and Marion was right, what a headache, I had more done but had to delete some parts and redo to get it just right, next ill be working on the bridge, so any suggestions for a bridge would be great... 😄

Ciao Nino, I've used different color combinations, but now it's out of my hands. Like I said in a previous post: "people and color choices" .
Thanks for your comment!

And details are not welcome.

The jittery effect in the larger export works as a line texture-not a hand style -but texture could be achieved in other ways. You've really learned how to fine-tune these!

Very nice.
Why are you posting this in the WIP subgallery? Looks like a finished rendering - if you posted it in the regular gallery, it might get more exposure.

Thanks for the feedbacks guys.

Vietnamese people can fully thinking and playing good football but fine!
Giống như người Mỹ thích và học hát dân ca Việt Nam vậy ! OK ?

Congratulations for your work. I saw your videos some weeks ago, it's astounding 😉