Waterfront House

pugz1983

Hi again.

Here's a house by a lake. Design is by myself. Love some feedback on this one.

Greetz

By jet3ddesign at 2009-11-15

d12dozr

Looking good! ...I like the mallards Maybe photoshop some grass in to finish it off it could stand to cook a little longer too

brodie

looks really good, what rendering engine did you use?

you should look at some of Richard's stuff from these forums. your styles seem pretty similar and you might get some pointers. off-hand I say maybe just some extra photoshop work. as was mentioned some grass could be done in PS. You might also darken the wood along the lake front to make it look wet as if the waves have been hitting it. the glass seems a bit too bronze for my taste but that's just a taste thing I think.

great job!

-Brodie

imabzeous

how do u acheive water??

dermotcoll

Very nice - like the wooden siding and the stepped levels in the second render.

Richard

Hey mate!!

Like Brodie suggests I think you need a bit more post processing is PS and maybe even a bit of shadows and highlights filter.

I'd suggest for more contemporary works a more accute camera FOV would give a more dramatic feel! Especially when using single pitched roofs it can highlight and pronounce the roof line! > In SU hold shift whilst dragging the zoom tool till the drama feels right.

Also as Brodie suggests the timbers closest to the waterline needs to be darkened to simulate the filtration of water!

Richard

What I was meaning regarding the accute angle and waterline!

brodie

Good call Richard, that FOV gives it a much more soaring quality that goes well with both the lake (I'm thinking birds and whatnot) and the architecture (lots of cantilevers).

Nice touch w/ the wet boards as well.

-Brodie

brodie

As a side note, I'm not sure having all that wood along the lake front seems like a good idea. Treated or not it's likely to get pretty scummy and gross within a few years and rotten and decayed after that.

-Brodie

Richard

Mate we have a timber here Turpentine that lasts decades in the water! Actually it's from the tree that makes the now world heritage area - The Blue Mountains west of Sydney actually blue from a distance due to the turpentinian vapour that fills the air and due to scattering of blue light resulting!