Has anyone modeled Oak Trees?
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Needing a few full sized 100 year old oak trees for a rendering scene. Would like 3D full models, but will look at 2D always facing camera types.
You can go to this album for a look at the setting we are working on, and get a good feel for what we are looking for.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jaxpictures/ThePasoRoblesCarnegieLibraryBuilding#
Thanks
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Hi - you could do a lot worse than Tom's Desk 2.5 D trees.
Have a look here - http://solosplace.com/Tomsdesk.aspx
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@john.warburton said:
Hi - you could do a lot worse than Tom's Desk 2.5 D trees.
Have a look here - http://solosplace.com/Tomsdesk.aspx
You are very right John. Tomsdesk is doing some great work, and I have contacted him, and have asked if he would be interested in being a part of our Carnegie Library team. We have a lot of landscape rendering needs for every Carnegie historic record we will be creating.
I would like to ask the same of you. Leedeetee, a member here at SkecthUcation is working on our Carnegie historic record in the UK, and I'm sure he would love your professional advise. He is in York.
He is now working on the first Carnegie for the UK collection with pulling up the Carnegie that is in Hull.
At our group page, http://groups.google.com/group/3d-carnegie you can see a KMZ file of the Carnegie in Hull, and contact Lee, if you would be interested.
Thanks again for the tip on Tomsdesk.
Cheers!
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There are quite a few fully 3D oak trees on FormFonts.
They are small enough to be used in SU, but there are also some 2D billboards of the same (and other) trees to save on geometry if you need large numbers of them. This one is a 3D version, rendered in Twilight Render.
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@unknownuser said:
Needing a few full sized 100 year old oak trees for a rendering scene.
What rendering app are you using?
The reason I ask is if you are using a studio based render app then the solution is simple, however if using a plugin and restricted to SU's low poly threshold then a good solution is more challenging.
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@solo said:
@unknownuser said:
Needing a few full sized 100 year old oak trees for a rendering scene.
What rendering app are you using?
The reason I ask is if you are using a studio based render app then the solution is simple, however if using a plugin and restricted to SU's low poly threshold then a good solution is more challenging.
Thanks Solo,
Museummaker, a member here is doing the rendering for our project. so I will need to contact him to find out what he is using.
I don't know if you can tell by looking at some of what we are working on, but here is the WIP on the finished page for the historic record. http://pasoroblescarnegie.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your input.
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I looked at the above linked page, not sure what render app is used, looks a little like Irender.
Is the model of the above available for download? the reason I ask is to create a 'Render this' thread where anyone can get a chance at rendering the model with landscape. Could make for a very interesting thread where a wide variety of engines can be tested on the scene, I would lean towards Vue personally as it has awesome vegetation and great atmospheres.
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IRender NXT, still working on the textures, interior is next!
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Wonderful library model. Of course it is very much like the library in our town. Haven't seen any model so far that really looks like an old California Valley Oak. Would be useful. Good luck.
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@solo said:
I looked at the above linked page, not sure what render app is used, looks a little like Irender.
Is the model of the above available for download? the reason I ask is to create a 'Render this' thread where anyone can get a chance at rendering the model with landscape. Could make for a very interesting thread where a wide variety of engines can be tested on the scene, I would lean towards Vue personally as it has awesome vegetation and great atmospheres.
That sounds like a very interesting idea Solo. I'll have to let Museummaker make the call on that one. It's his baby, and he has done all the work on that end of things, so I'll defer to him.
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@pbacot said:
Wonderful library model. Of course it is very much like the library in our town. Haven't seen any model so far that really looks like an old California Valley Oak. Would be useful. Good luck.
You are so right Pbacot. Your comment about the library building being very much like the one in your town is very common. The Carnegie library buildings are fixtures in many towns, and creates a great opportunity for those who would want to model their own towns Carnegie.
Ours is a very community connected project, which makes the historical record that much more colorful.
Where do you live Pbacot? I would love to see what your Carnegie Library looks like.
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Sonoma's Carnegie "library" sits on the Plaza, the only building in the central park area besides the city hall. It is now a visitor's bureau. A few years ago, a renovation provided an elevator and upgraded restrooms in the rear.
I don't have a photo but I found this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/stones55/4177485595/
Your library is really much more developed and ornate.
EDIT: I recalled that there has been a Carnegie Library most places I've lived. Check this out. This is where I first went for my Dr. Seuss books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File;Carneige_Art_Museum_2,_Oxnard.jpg
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@pbacot said:
Sonoma's Carnegie "library" sits on the Plaza, the only building in the central park area besides the city hall. It is now a visitor's bureau. A few years ago, a renovation provided an elevator and upgraded restrooms in the rear.
I don't have a photo but I found this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/stones55/4177485595/
Your library is really much more developed and ornate.
How about this one!
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=3a98ebc84f5fece81aa4f568b132baa5
I'm sure you could do a much better job, and since your local, could get much better photos for modeling then I had to work with. Give it a shot. With them doing a renovation, you most likely could get a hold of some CAD drawings. If you can, the ace modeler on our team, Museummaker could pull up a real detailed model for the rest of the historic record. Like the one we are working on for Paso Robles.
Check it out here.
http://pasoroblescarnegie.blogspot.com/
Please contact me, and we can talk more about it if you would like. Your connection could be some great help for us. Do you have Skype?
EDIT: I recalled that there has been a Carnegie Library most places I've lived. Check this out. This is where I first went for my Dr. Seuss books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File;Carneige_Art_Museum_2,_Oxnard.jpg
Museummaker did a nice job on this one!
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=53cf52a1f4a2a7119ebfd78c7453001d
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@jaxcoffee said:
Museummaker did a nice job on this one!
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=53cf52a1f4a2a7119ebfd78c7453001d
Too much! (I see it's without the ADA era wheelchair lift--I'm guessing that's the big box in the photo)
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That library and plaza setup in Sonoma is just beautiful. I've spent a few good evenings there hanging out or eating at a restaurant. It sure is an enjoyable space. You're lucky to be so close to it Peter, I never realized you were in Sonoma.
Chris
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I hadn't seen the boxy handicapped lift when I modeled it but it was a fun building to model if even in a simple way. (I've never been to Sonoma proper.) Its a shame when ADA compliance doesn't harmonize with the rest of the building-- especially some of the nicer buildings. I've seen add-ons of ramps and lifts in a couple of these Carnegies, some well done others, not so much.
pbacot-- check this one out
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=78c6d6bbf491bd3e726dfca3da887a17 -
@chris fullmer said:
That library and plaza setup in Sonoma is just beautiful. I've spent a few good evenings there hanging out or eating at a restaurant. It sure is an enjoyable space. You're lucky to be so close to it Peter, I never realized you were in Sonoma.
Chris
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