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    • P Offline
      Pg09
      last edited by

      Oli,

      i think the dude looks perfect in the render.

      Usually i don't like people in the render, but if someone does it perfectly like you,
      then it's nice to look at it and it enhances the picture...

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        honoluludesktop
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        @solo said:

        personally I do not care much for people in an archvis scene, I think they distract from the scene, I have noticed many artists use fast people (blurry motion)..no offense but I do not like it.

        As a young architect, (in love with my work ha!, ha!) I drew most of my renderings without people. But in time I realized that unless my render has an way of communicating scale, the image would be lost on the client. Lots of people still have problems looking a perspective renderings and relating it to the actual product:-)

        As nice as the render is, I would sometimes get a comment like "the concrete looks old", etc. Sigh. Btw Oli, I have that same face me people, but often have difficulty finding a place in my images for them. Of the attached I like the fellow with the book, but he's a little too old for most of my clients. Got to find better sources, with front views πŸ™‚


        Temp00.jpg

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          fymoro
          last edited by

          Hey Oli, It's awesome!! Very clear render, and the lighting is just perfect... πŸ‘
          Bravo... πŸ˜‰

          http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/news/featured-artists/137-frederic-yves-moro.html

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          • olisheaO Offline
            olishea
            last edited by

            thanks guys! comments always welcome! im glad you like the lighting Fred, very simple really.

            I added an early morning shot to the original post, just different post process really. πŸ˜•

            oli

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              Fletch
              last edited by

              Great images, Oli! πŸ‘
              Regarding people, as another person mentioned, clients need them. Really... in fact, if they don't see people no matter how good the render most of my clients say "where are the people!? fill it up with people!!!"

              I think the motion blur is very appropriate considering the exposure time on the cam needed for this shot.

              Wish there were a ladder, bucket, and some tools on the floor inside that made it look like he just bought the place and is coming to inspect the work progress before they come in the morning. πŸ˜†

              Fletch
              Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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              • olisheaO Offline
                olishea
                last edited by

                Thanks Gaieus, very kind of you!!

                @unknownuser said:

                am not very fond of these "hazed" (moving) people however but that may be a personal taste

                yes its personal. I tried greyscale, colour and transparent but a moving figure suited this image better. I have found that 90% of architectural photos with people have emphasized motion blur. seems to add more life maybe, a kinaesthetic.

                i added the SU view too....

                and a version without the man (just for you gai!)

                @unknownuser said:

                Nice work Oli.

                Thanks Eric, I think it's one of my better ones. πŸ˜„

                oli

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                  steelers05
                  last edited by

                  very interesting images...U did a very good job at making a fairly bare scene come to life. Congrats at accomplishing a lively scene without having to clutter it with accessories to bring it to life. The background you used is also very nice. Good work bud.

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                  • olisheaO Offline
                    olishea
                    last edited by

                    Cheers mateys!

                    @unknownuser said:

                    The background you used is also very nice

                    I have shared the background here if you like it. It is number 4 of 6:

                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=27540

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Wish there were a ladder, bucket, and some tools on the floor

                    🀣

                    @unknownuser said:

                    "where are the people!? fill it up with people!!!"

                    Man I've heard that one before!

                    oli

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                      xrok1
                      last edited by

                      i kinda dig the SU textures too.


                      SUVIEWmod.jpg

                      β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                      • olisheaO Offline
                        olishea
                        last edited by

                        I know Thea is amazing, but I do not need it. Twilight is more than enough for me. I would rather totally perfect my twi skills before moving onto anything else. [edit] i also prefer a totally integrated rendering solution. Twi's power lies in the ability to render hidden layers, so its possible to render massive models without slowing down sketchup.

                        I used unbiased interior + preset (as its a dark scene) and let it cook overnight. But a coupe of hours would have been enough (the resolution is around 2000 pixels wide, so its a quick render to be honest). There are about 10 omni lights for the interior and a several emitters (for the downlights and little LED ones),

                        sorry frederik, i changed the lighting in the model a bit. I like emitters!

                        24 inch, dual core imac, 2.8ghz, 4gb ram. Rendered via windows 7 via vmwarefusion. needless to say im waiting for the mac version πŸ˜„

                        i would also kill for quad core 😲

                        oli

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                          Landie
                          last edited by

                          Hi Oli. I really like the early morning version. Maybe I'm not up to speed but what is the Regas Challenge?
                          As for people motion blurr etc, have you seen Iain Denby's work. He put's that to great effect and I think it adds a huge amount to an image. Especially exteriors. For me Architecture is as much about the use as the form. I'd have a party in full swing inside and this guy is a late arrival.
                          Really good work Oli. πŸ‘

                          http://www.smithdimes.co.uk

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                            Frederik
                            last edited by

                            @landie said:

                            Maybe I'm not up to speed but what is the Regas Challenge?

                            If only you had taken a few minutes to read the first post of this thread... πŸ˜‰

                            @olishea said:

                            Download the original model here:
                            http://twilightrender.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1461

                            Cheers
                            Kim Frederik

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                              rickgraham
                              last edited by

                              @olishea said:

                              needless to say im waiting for the mac version πŸ˜„

                              i would also kill for quad core 😲

                              Is there going to be a Mac version of Twi and if so are they going to do the same awesome licensing thing as Thea (one license fits all supported OS)? I'd give my firstborn for a quad core (although he's married and has kids) πŸ˜†

                              Rick

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                              • olisheaO Offline
                                olishea
                                last edited by

                                haha xrok...i was actually tempted to overlay the SU view over the render but decided against it last minute...but yeah you share my vision πŸ‘

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Is there going to be a Mac version of Twi

                                YES. JUST DON'T ASK WHEN HAHA

                                @unknownuser said:

                                are they going to do the same awesome licensing thing as Thea (one license fits all supported OS)?

                                YES. thats why I bought the windows version at the introductory price.....so I could transfer the license to the mac version when it comes out πŸ˜‰ . It's a beautiful program and so easy to use.

                                @unknownuser said:

                                I'd give my firstborn for a quad core

                                nice, serious dedication there! 🀣

                                Landie....its a friendly non-competitive challenge. Frederik has kindly reposted the link back to the Twilight forum where you can download the model and play!

                                cheers for all the comments. thanks for stopping by πŸ‘

                                oli

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                                  xrok1
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  haha xrok...i was actually tempted to overlay the SU view over the render but decided against it last minute...but yeah you share my vision

                                  funny thing is we share the vision but exactly opposite. i overlayed the render, then punched holes in it. πŸ˜†

                                  β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                  http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                    D-space
                                    last edited by

                                    Seldom do exteriors, but this is my try with exterior presets and probably you can give some comments. πŸ˜‰


                                    regas2.png

                                    http://blibestmentalt.no/54981

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                                      xrok1
                                      last edited by

                                      other than the white being too white, its very good.

                                      β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                        D-space
                                        last edited by

                                        @xrok1 said:

                                        other than the white being too white, its very good.

                                        Thank You! Probably I overdid the contrast. 😳

                                        http://blibestmentalt.no/54981

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                                        • olisheaO Offline
                                          olishea
                                          last edited by

                                          nice dspace! yeah white is too much...the details are lost. but hey who cares! its a dramatic punchy image.

                                          for exteriors i like to have a bit more sky showing so the composition is split into thirds....third foreground, third building, third sky. its not a strict rule but it helps IMO.

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          i overlayed the render, then punched holes in it

                                          xrok1: same thing, no? πŸ˜† hehe

                                          oli

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                                            D-space
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks Oli, kinda interesting rule or workflow!
                                            Definetly you got thing going when exteriors are concern, but I'm just playing around and needs more practice. πŸ˜‰

                                            http://blibestmentalt.no/54981

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