Sunset
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These were rendered in maxwell,and yes I still use sketchup 6! It does what I need it to do so its good enough for me at the moment.Because Maxwell results in some grain in the render,I usually take it through a denoiser program to reduce this effect.
As Ive said before,I do a lot of post processing and I always find something to add to the original render.Most of the post processing involves vegetation- grass,trees etc which would take forever to render.This is where having a good selection of entourage really comes into its own.
Regarding tutorials,I will start to put one together for both the storm and sunset images next week and will upload as soon as I can,together with as much of the entourage I have used,except for any that were purchased (due to licensing issues).
One thing I will say about post processing,I always build up layers of vegetation,some with depth of field blur,others with different colour tones.It helps to give a more natural image,with elements overlapping each other such as you would see in real life. -
First image looks perfect to me
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Stunning.
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@nomeradona said:
very nice. how i wish you write tutorial for this and the storm/
+1 Be great to see this deconstructed to help me/us learn.
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Attached is a second version with additional landscape elements,in this case a reflecting pool.It wasn't part of the original scheme but I have some time on my hands to revisit older projects and thought the original scheme could have been better.I have also changed the external plaster to stone - more expensive but isn't it great that we can actually look at something and decide - err...emm... wouldn't that look better in timber,stone,something else?
Although it does look naked without a foreground overhanging tree- I think I need to stop using those guys!
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I would sell my soul, my cat, and half my bologna sandwich to be able to create something this fantastic!
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I'm with hellnbak on this one...I'd sell his soul, his cat, and half his bologna sandwich for your talent, David. Very nice images.
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One of the best i've seen. Very nice colors on materials and lighting. Certainly captures a relaxing mood. David excellent job and cant wait for the tut.
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Regardless of technical brilliance, I think David's greatest rendering asset is his power of observation.
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@roger said:
Regardless of technical brilliance, I think David's greatest rendering asset is his power of observation.
And his PS skills.
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The grass is really easily done.I saw a tutorial on here showing how to do it a while back but all you do is load a selection of grass under the main image,add a layer mask to the main image and paint in the grass on the layer mask using the grass brush(available here, http://qbrushes.net/plants/photoshop-grass-brushes/),changing the size of the brush as you go.Usually I would then add a few additional plants over the grass with gaussian blur,just to add depth of field.Ive attached a screensnap showing quickly what it looks like in photoshop.
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@davidh said:
The grass is really easily done.I saw a tutorial on here showing how to do it a while back but all you do is load a selection of grass under the main image,add a layer mask to the main image and paint in the grass on the layer mask using the grass brush(available here, http://qbrushes.net/plants/photoshop-grass-brushes/),changing the size of the brush as you go.
Thanks for the link!
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Very usefull info. Thanks.
I'm beginning to see the value of custom brushes
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here's a website that you can download some grass brushes for paintshop pro:
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Nothing much to add apart from 'fantastic!'. Your post pro skills are very impressive, hoping for a tutorial soon, even if you dont want to give away all your secrets!
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A tutorial for the sunset is forthcoming,although this is probably one of the least post processed images I have uploaded.There will be a tutorial for the "Storm" and "Moonlight" images also uploaded.
Its really all about composition and light,particularly light, where you can use shadows to really accentuate and alter an image.
From my own experience,the best images are not harshly lit,i.e noon light, but low evening/early morning.The light is diffused,the building is warmer and the colours are accentuated.Maybe there is room for a subsection on tutorials where we concentrate on light .
On a side note,I have seen some amazing images but my idol is Alex Roman(http://www.thirdseventh.com/)This man is so far ahead,so able to create atmosphere and basically makes you feel so,so inadequate.
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I think Alex Roman is everyones hero, but there are so many people who simply try to copy his style rather than develop their own. Thats why I love this forum gallery, as every piece I see on here is unique.
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@davidh said:
The grass is really easily done.I saw a tutorial on here showing how to do it a while back but all you do is load a selection of grass under the main image,add a layer mask to the main image and paint in the grass on the layer mask using the grass brush(available here, http://qbrushes.net/plants/photoshop-grass-brushes/),changing the size of the brush as you go.Usually I would then add a few additional plants over the grass with gaussian blur,just to add depth of field.Ive attached a screensnap showing quickly what it looks like in photoshop.
I've been struggling to do the "grass work" ever since I start rendering. Many thanks for the tips and link.
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Alex Romax does model a lot in his scene, he also does a lot of post-pro-ing to set a extraordinary mood
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