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    • K Offline
      karllarsen
      last edited by

      This is my very first try at a full blown architectural render. I've intentionally tried to portray a more traditional illustration / architectural rendering look, and avoid too much virtual reality, which always looks unnatural to my eye - no offense to those that like it. Modeled entirely in SketchUp, with Xfrog and some low-poly shrubs I made pretty quick - not a single 2D element in the model - but if I did it over I would use 2D trees for behind the structure to reduce some polygons - Xfrog trees are just way over-kill for this type of work so I purchased Xfrog 3.5 and started making more manicured looking medium-polygon trees.

      Positive feed back welcome!

      Thanks for looking.2910 1600PX.jpg

      Less is more.

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      • Bryan KB Offline
        Bryan K
        last edited by

        Looks good!

        Well done!

        See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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        • K Offline
          karllarsen
          last edited by

          Thanks Bryan.

          Less is more.

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          • DanielD Offline
            Daniel
            last edited by

            looks nice. I'd crop the bottom some more to reduce the asphalt (asphalt just aint attractive!). Also, looks like it might be washed out a bit - the roof tiles looks pink and the sports car light red.

            My avatar is an anachronism.

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            • R Offline
              Roger
              last edited by

              You might want to try adding a cloud shadow on the hills behind the houses. I think that would really make the building pop.

              http://www.azcreative.com

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              • ely862meE Offline
                ely862me
                last edited by

                Nice render, a bit too clean for my taste though . I tried to change it a bit (in better I hope) by adjusting the color balance and adding a dirt map over the entire building and alleys . I hope you don't mind too much !


                2910 1600PXa.jpg

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                • R Offline
                  rv1974
                  last edited by

                  the main issue it's too CG..
                  you need better textures (arroway for example); additionally you should take a look at what Richdirt plugin does.

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                  • Z Offline
                    Zylescozar19
                    last edited by

                    πŸ‘

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                    • Bob JamesB Offline
                      Bob James
                      last edited by

                      @rv1974
                      What's "Richdirt"?

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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @Bob

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                        enRichPro - enRich your renderings in a second

                        RichDirt free trial - for 3ds Max 2011 - 2025 with V-Ray and Scanline.

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                        (www.enrichpro.com)

                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                        • Bob JamesB Offline
                          Bob James
                          last edited by

                          Thanks, Rich. Neat tool, but I only use Thea for rendering.

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                            Ben Ritter
                            last edited by

                            Karl,

                            I always hate commenting on something I'm not even close to being able to do myself, but what I've seen in your render, and others, is the use of a real sky mixed in with the other non-photo real elements. Any way to make the sky detail consistent with the rest of the render? Thoughts?

                            Anyway, I think it looks great otherwise.

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                              tdevost
                              last edited by

                              @rich o brien said:

                              @Bob

                              Link Preview Image
                              enRichPro - enRich your renderings in a second

                              RichDirt free trial - for 3ds Max 2011 - 2025 with V-Ray and Scanline.

                              favicon

                              (www.enrichpro.com)

                              There doesn't appear to be an SU version...?

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                              • K Offline
                                karllarsen
                                last edited by

                                Its been a while


                                SPANISH COLONIAL.jpg

                                Less is more.

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                                • FrederikF Offline
                                  Frederik
                                  last edited by

                                  Looks much better... πŸ‘
                                  What render app. have you been using...?

                                  Side note...
                                  Where are you from...?
                                  Karl Larsen sounds very Danish, but the building doesn't look Scandinavian at all...

                                  Cheers
                                  Kim Frederik

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                                  • FrederikF Offline
                                    Frederik
                                    last edited by

                                    @bob james said:

                                    Thanks, Rich. Neat tool, but I only use Thea for rendering.

                                    With proper texturing, you can achieve similar results using Thea Render... πŸ˜„
                                    This is also achievable using procedurals...

                                    Cheers
                                    Kim Frederik

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                                    • Bryan KB Offline
                                      Bryan K
                                      last edited by

                                      Much better! I noticed you changed the lighting direction, among other things.

                                      That seems to have made a big difference.

                                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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