WIP: European Back Alley

solo · 4 Jul 2009, 18:17

It's free:

An Ivy Generator

(graphics.uni-konstanz.de)

smokinbakin · 4 Jul 2009, 18:51

Thanks for the help, when it comes time to texture this, these will really help.

Macker · 5 Jul 2009, 11:28

@solo said:

It's free:

An Ivy Generator

(graphics.uni-konstanz.de)

I use that ivy generator, it's absolutely superb. Currently rendering a scene with ivy, will post it when I go into work on monday.

smokinbakin · 5 Jul 2009, 20:36

@solo said:

It's free:

An Ivy Generator

(graphics.uni-konstanz.de)

Thanks for the help Pete. Some of the example screenshots look amazing! Do you know a way I could use this without having the ability to import/export .obj? (I have the free version of sketchup 6)

smokinbakin · 8 Jul 2009, 03:07

Update: (Still fixing the part of the road has a little "tear")

olishea · 8 Jul 2009, 10:28

this is going to be amazing, my spider sense is tingling

sepo · 8 Jul 2009, 10:30

Looks good so far, but that arch looks dodgy

smokinbakin · 8 Jul 2009, 13:40

@sepo said:

Looks good so far, but that arch looks dodgy

The shape, or the rocks?

Sir · 8 Jul 2009, 13:47

its not symmetrical

sepo · 8 Jul 2009, 14:07

The size of the stones at near top of the arch look way small. It looks like it could fall any minute.

smokinbakin · 8 Jul 2009, 15:36

@sepo said:

The size of the stones at near top of the arch look way small. It looks like it could fall any minute.

Thanks for the help I will fix that shortly.

@sir said:

its not symmetrical

That was intentional to give it a worn down old appearance.

Sir · 8 Jul 2009, 16:22

yes but in the olden days they build them properly or they didnt stand up at all! and i think your would have collapsed a long time ago...

but hey, thats what artistic license is for

smokinbakin · 19 Jul 2009, 14:41

Here is and update, including a reference photo which a am mostly modeling after, but I will change a few things to my liking.

sepo · 19 Jul 2009, 14:48

Exactly...arch is same thickness all around, otherwise it would collapse.

smokinbakin · 19 Jul 2009, 15:00

@sepo said:

Exactly...arch is same thickness all around, otherwise it would collapse.

I think I will just make all the little stones near the top bigger, and just ignore the fact that my arch would collapse in real life

sepo · 19 Jul 2009, 15:13

Part of believeable render is that it resembles real and correct. If your arch does not read correct it will always poke you in the eye...

smokinbakin · 19 Jul 2009, 16:34

@sepo said:

Part of believeable render is that it resembles real and correct. If your arch does not read correct it will always poke you in the eye...

Well I will do what I can to fix the problem, If you want to have a go fixing the problem, here is the Arch.

the arch

artysmedia · 21 Jul 2009, 06:52

I would like to be able to make something similar to this someday...
I want to see more!

smokinbakin · 24 Jul 2009, 02:58

Here is part of the model I have textured, I rendered it in V-Ray attempting a evening look. I have included the visopt settings at the bottom, renamed as a ruby script.

Evening render settings

marked001 · 24 Jul 2009, 04:16

looking awesome so far...