Sketchup + artlantis

holgster

Looking good Mike.
You can find lot's of good objects that you can insert in Artlantis at http://www.archiradar.it/
The site is Italian but the download section is easy to find.
Try using the fresnel glazing material for your glass, you'll be amazed.

I really love Artlantis for it's straightforward material assignment and incredible speed of rendering.

Loewenkatze

Hi Mike,

what AA-settings did you use? Looking at the cars I feel Artlantis can do this better than it looks here.
The windows look a little bit artificial to me. Maybe darkening the surface a bit might help ... in a kind of blue-gray if you like them to reflect the sky. Or playing with the other parameters for glass-shaders...

Beside that you did a good start with your first Artlantis render, to my mind.

Cheers,
Franziska

Anssi

Mike,

It's a good start. I like ArtLantis a lot too for its speed and relative ease, but once you get the hang of its materials and lighting, I find getting rid of the characteristic a bit plasticky "Artlantis look" is somewhat challenging. Maybe it is mostly about texturing, the standard materials are not particularly good.

Anssi

mike d

thanks guys
mike d

mike d

here is an updated image

cheffey

Looking good Mike.
I like Artlantis, I think it's pretty easy to use. I think you could add a bit of reflection to the cars and maybe put something in front of your model so that it will reflect in the windows.
Some people use the same model, make a component and rotate 180. Look forward to seeing your progress.

mike d

here is a new updated image
i think its getting better what do you think

mike d

entry update.jpg

boofredlay

I am diggin' those reflections.

bubbalove

The reflection on the road is a little strong. It looks like it just got done raining.

mike d

david
that is the effect that i was going for

mike d

jenujacob

neat!! run it thru Squirlz to get some drizzle and voila!

boofredlay

I was thinking the same thing about the rain. Maybe put some clouds in the background, like the storm front just passed.

Great work.

mike d

here is a revised image with the scene a little bit brighter and the rain gone from the parking lot
thanks
mike d