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      davidh
      last edited by

      I think these are definitely more successful but if you have photoshop,you should increase the Curves in order to brighten up the images.Often I place a colour band layer in photoshop on my original render,blended using "soft light".
      This has the effect of really pulling out the colours.This colour band can be also be used for indoor shots,particularly where you may have blank,white walls.It can make a big difference.

      I have attached the colour band jpeg that I usually use,along with your barcelona image post processed.
      The steps I used in post processing were:
      1.Increased curves
      2.Added the colour banding jpg,layer blended "softlight" 50%
      3.Merged layers
      4.Duplicated the image and used the pull down IMAGE/ADJUST/AUTO COLOUR).Then layer blended "Normal" 40%.

      By the way,the compostion of the barcelona image works really,really well.
      I hope this helps


      Barcelone night_s copy.jpg


      colour band.jpg

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        sexydevil01
        last edited by

        WOW ๐Ÿ‘, Thanks a million. This really helps & it does make a huge difference to the render. Thanks once again for sharing your knowledge.

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          Stevo
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          Hi all. I've just joined the forum and have been checking out all the great work. I also was using Maxwell. A great compliment to Sketchup. Sadly the work-flow at the office doesnt play well with Maxwell as a result the long time it takes and the learning curve. I wish I had more time to devote to it. This was a project I did a few years ago. It was acually a development in Florida but these images suggest the Middle East or Africa theme. Thanks to whoever shared the Land Rover on the 3D warehouse. TheBrewery was another project in boston.


          SktchMax1.jpg

          OS/Hardware:
          Win7 64
          Sager NP7280
          i7 980x
          SLI 460M
          12gb

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            sexydevil01
            last edited by

            Hi Stevo,

            Welcome to the forum.

            I like the render you posted, it is unfortunate that you cannot pursue with Maxwell. I personally am very pleased with Maxwell.

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              brodie
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              Looks good. I've been using SU+Maxwell for a few years now and it's always good to see someone else catching the bug.

              One tip I'd give you for the water would be to use a bump map so it's not quite so perfectly smooth. That'll distort those reflections a bit and add a lot of realism.

              -Brodie

              steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                Stevo
                last edited by

                Hi All thanks for the comments. I think I'll try one more time to get the office to purchase the latest release. Are you guys using the new version? Hows the plugin work? Brodie, what water are you referring to? I like the idea a lot... I was thinking the image could use sand storm and wind, any ideas on how I could do that in Photoshop?

                OS/Hardware:
                Win7 64
                Sager NP7280
                i7 980x
                SLI 460M
                12gb

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                  Stevo
                  last edited by

                  Heres the night image


                  SktchMax2.jpg

                  OS/Hardware:
                  Win7 64
                  Sager NP7280
                  i7 980x
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                    Stevo
                    last edited by

                    Heres one of a brewery project I did for fun.


                    Brewery.jpg

                    OS/Hardware:
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                    Sager NP7280
                    i7 980x
                    SLI 460M
                    12gb

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                      brodie
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                      @stevo said:

                      Hi All thanks for the comments. I think I'll try one more time to get the office to purchase the latest release. Are you guys using the new version? Hows the plugin work? Brodie, what water are you referring to? I like the idea a lot... I was thinking the image could use sand storm and wind, any ideas on how I could do that in Photoshop?

                      I was referring to the OP's pool water, particularly the 2nd rendering in his first post.

                      -Brodie

                      steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                        Stevo
                        last edited by

                        All this stuff got me hot for more Maxwell. Seems I have good timing; the boss is in a good mood, can you say upgrade, yeah!

                        OS/Hardware:
                        Win7 64
                        Sager NP7280
                        i7 980x
                        SLI 460M
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