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    • K Offline
      kwistenbiebel
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      This is a visualisation I did for another architecture firm.
      I didn't design the building, just modelled and rendered it following the plans they handed me over.
      All SU + Maxwell + Pshop for trees and grass.
      I hope you like them.

      Cheers,
      Kwistenbiebel

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view1a-1.jpg

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view2a-1.jpg

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view3a.jpg

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view4a.jpg

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view5a.jpg

      The last one is a Raw Maxwell shot without using Photoshop for extra trees.
      Doing this model/render job learnt me to avoid using 3D trees and shrubs and instead adding them in Photoshop because they are much easier to alter when the client wants them differently.

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view6a.jpg

      thanks

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      • jenujacobJ Offline
        jenujacob
        last edited by

        those are some really WIDE angle shots! i am sure u must have done it to get maximum field of view... maybe to replicate a wide angle camera?

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        • boofredlayB Offline
          boofredlay
          last edited by

          Very nice. Very clean.

          My first thought was that the decking outside is going to fade much faster than the inside. But then again you did not design it.

          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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          • J Offline
            jeff jacobs
            last edited by

            Very nice Kwisty. All nice compositions and POV's. You really did a great job with the grass and trees. The two cars parked in the grass look a little odd, but I really like them all.

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            • S Offline
              sepo
              last edited by

              Fantastic Biebel

              I see you did not change those same trees in the second and third image. Otherwise great light and composition.
              😎

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              • C Offline
                CADken
                last edited by

                cool!

                nice work!

                P: CADken

                "it seems like everything I do is a work in progress..."

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                • K Offline
                  kwistenbiebel
                  last edited by

                  Thanks guys for the kind remarks.
                  I'll take up your suggestions for the next job (the cars,etc...)

                  I rendered the patio view also using Podium . I didn't send this one to the client but honestly I like the contrast rich light of the Podium version over the Maxwell version.

                  http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/homefortheelder1a-1.jpg

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                    Anssi
                    last edited by

                    I liked all of these. Just my one pet peeve in some: too wide camera angles. Perfect light.

                    Anssi

                    securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                      robmoors
                      last edited by

                      You could do with a little less grain in my opinion 😛.

                      Also one more thing about your renders, they are excelent though a little bland if you ask me, what you could do is open them up in photoshop and edit them a little to enhance the colours:

                      Before:

                      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view5a.jpg

                      After:

                      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Blaze_X/Untitled-1.jpg

                      What I did was dublicate the original twice so that you got the same layer three times, then put the top two on soft light to enhance the colours. After that sharpen one of the soft light layers and merge.

                      Rob Moors
                      Architecture Student

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                      • K Offline
                        kwistenbiebel
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Rob. That is looking better indeed.
                        I appreciate this kind of input very much!
                        I want to learn as much as possible about post 'enhancing' images as I feel this is very important towards the client.
                        Actually, i still have to put the final images on CD-rom for the clients, so I can still try to 'enhance' them before handing them over.

                        Your method is used in the next image (same patio view as before but with photoshop content added).
                        Is this better than the previous one? ...the scrubs in front seem to be quite dominant...

                        BEFORE

                        http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view6a.jpg

                        AFTER

                        http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/view6tonedb.jpg

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                        • CraigDC Offline
                          CraigD
                          last edited by

                          Beautiful stuff! I'm really glad SketchUp worked for you on this extremely large file. Yes, 3D people, cars and trees can significantly impact SketchUp's performance. Adding them later using Photoshop, as you have, looks every bit as good, allows you to make later changes easier, and also helps keep the SketchUp performance load under control.

                          Very nice work indeed!!

                          • CraigD (Google SketchUp Team)

                          Google SketchUp

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                            kwistenbiebel
                            last edited by

                            Thanks Graig.
                            Wow, input straight from the Sketchup team, I feel honoured.
                            Sketchup works well for me and you are right: some things (people, trees) are better done in Photoshop.
                            Except for placing cars. Because of the specific viewpoints, I prefer 3d cars over Photoshop drop ins.
                            I will keep on using Sketchup (despite some difficulties I experienced in terms of editing speed) as much as I can.
                            Hopefully some workflow improvement can be done in SU6 towards 'heavy duty' modeling? For instance the ability to assign layer sets (configuration of visible layers) so you can e.g choose quickly layer set 1 that shows layer x, y and z, While layer set 2 shows layer u,w,w en z.... These kind of things would make Sketchup even more suitable for rendering jobs. And of course multicore support would be great to have too 😆
                            I just mention these things because I have to take the opportunity now that a Sketchup team member is watching. 😉

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                              robmoors
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              Thanks Rob. That is looking better indeed.
                              I appreciate this kind of input very much!
                              I want to learn as much as possible about post 'enhancing' images as I feel this is very important towards the client.
                              Actually, i still have to put the final images on CD-rom for the clients, so I can still try to 'enhance' them before handing them over.

                              Your method is used in the next image (same patio view as before but with photoshop content added).
                              Is this better than the previous one? ...the scrubs in front seem to be quite dominant...

                              You could work with a layer mask, basically that means that you delete the soft light layer in the spots where you don't want the items to pop outs as much.

                              Rob Moors
                              Architecture Student

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                                ypnos1
                                last edited by

                                Amazing work! Sir you have outdone yourself once again!

                                How in the world did you manage such wonderful grass?!
                                We'd love to know
                                thanks

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                                  ypnos1
                                  last edited by

                                  Sorry one last question

                                  Where did you find such wonderful trees and 3d people. Did you buy them? If so where? Are they free and available to all of us?

                                  Sorry for all the questions....really nice work!

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                                  • G Offline
                                    guite
                                    last edited by

                                    @robmoors said:

                                    ...put the top two on soft light to enhance the colours.

                                    Robmoors,

                                    This might seem a dumb question, but would you mind explaining to someone who uses Pshop for only very basic image editing? Is it one of those layer blending options? 😕 A few steps will do.

                                    Thanks,
                                    Guite

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                                    • R Offline
                                      robmoors
                                      last edited by

                                      Yeah I am currently Planning on writing a tutorial which covers basic and advanced finishing of renders in Photoshop.

                                      Rob Moors
                                      Architecture Student

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                                        mateo soletic
                                        last edited by

                                        Kwistenbiebel,
                                        Great work, and I have to say although there is
                                        still some grain on those images the windows look great. How long did it render?
                                        Robmoors,
                                        Ill be looking forward for those tutorials,
                                        keep us posted.

                                        [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                                          sepo
                                          last edited by

                                          Rob that would be great. I look forward 😄

                                          ypnos1 try these trees

                                          http://www.howardmodels.com/0-tree/DecidiousTreesFull-112103/index.htm

                                          MODERATOR'S EDIT: The images at this link are commercial and almost certainly copyrighted.

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                                          • W Offline
                                            Will03
                                            last edited by

                                            I love that link! I wonder, are we allowed to use these commercially though?

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