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    • Mistro11M Offline
      Mistro11
      last edited by

      Looks good to me. From the sound of the original post, it's a render for a real project so would make sense to see it as it would be today no? Vintage for fun is cool too.

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        seabass84
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        Its a complete restoration of an old community theater. The client is having the sign completely rebuilt at a cost almost $200,000, as well as the interior completely renovated to original colors and specifications. An exciting project to say the least πŸ˜„

        http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/Stage1_zps718ec8a8.jpg

        http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/Marquee3_zpsa8caea5f.jpg

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        • DanielD Offline
          Daniel
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          Looks good. A few thoughts:

          1. I think your right to stick with contemporary cars, people: it's a modern-day restoration, and you want to show how it will look today, not yesteryear (it would be nice to compare it to a historic photo, though).

          2. Model the adjacent buildings, for context, and so your image doesn't look incomplete.

          3. I believe the marquee sign letters are missplaced. Typically, those horizontal lines (over the white back-lit panel) are external plastic or metal frames, and the letters are painted on clear acrylic panels that slip into those frmaes. See image below. That would make the letters clearer to read.

          4. No street lights?

          5. I think the image is cropped too short at the bottom.

          Nice looking project. Hope you have better luck with codes people than I did on the last theatre restoration I worked on πŸ˜‰ .

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          • S Offline
            seabass84
            last edited by

            Unfortunately it was a 4 day project for everything start to finished renders (interior and exterior) modeling from CAD design plans, hence the focus on just the important areas and elimination of any unnecessary modeling. I plan to finish it on my own time just because of the uniqueness of the project. The original photo from the 1940's?? was included for reference, find it attached below.

            The letters are physical letters that clip onto the bars, modeled directly from the shop drawings, not my decision but the clients 😞 On a positive note the project meets all codes and the sign is being constructed starting this week. Excited for taking photos of the finished sign to compare.

            http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/BohmTheatre3-150dpi_zps7eca07e8.jpg

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            • david_hD Offline
              david_h
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              I know you have to show it in today's context. I was just playing along . .. feeling nostalgic.

              I gotta say tho'. .. if your client sticks to just running the Monte Cristo picture. . .he's gonna lose his shirt. πŸ’š

              All do respect to the late Mr. Calhoun


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              If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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              • DanielD Offline
                Daniel
                last edited by

                The four day time-line is no excuse - you only need four hours of sleep a day. πŸ˜„

                Looks like a perfect match to the historic photo.

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                • J Offline
                  jpalm32
                  last edited by

                  Great project! May I ask where it is located?

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                  • Bryan KB Offline
                    Bryan K
                    last edited by

                    Beautiful. Can't wait to see the finished construction.

                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
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                      Bravo!

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                      • S Offline
                        seabass84
                        last edited by

                        The theater is located in Albion, Michigan. http://www.bohmtheatre.org/

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                        • cheddaC Offline
                          chedda
                          last edited by

                          Good skills sea bass.

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                            seabass84
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for all the props, I enjoy architectural rendering and couldn't do it without the great plugins, this community, and of course Sketchup. The biggest reason for using Maxwell is I cannot for the life of me get the Vray plugin to render 2 point perspective with the views that I set up. Anybody know how to do that?

                            The theater lobby in Vray.

                            http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/Lobby15_zps2d6cd17b.jpg

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                            • S Offline
                              seabass84
                              last edited by

                              As promised the photos of the finished sign, ready to be installed on Friday! Very exciting to see my work come to fruition!

                              Check it out...

                              http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/01-02-13C_zps72e649c9.jpg

                              http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/01-02-13A_zps299d8d1a.jpg

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                              • J Offline
                                jpalm32
                                last edited by

                                Looking forward to th finished photo.

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                                • R Offline
                                  Red33
                                  last edited by

                                  @seabass84 said:

                                  Thanks for all the props, I enjoy architectural rendering and couldn't do it without the great plugins, this community, and of course Sketchup. The biggest reason for using Maxwell is I cannot for the life of me get the Vray plugin to render 2 point perspective with the views that I set up. Anybody know how to do that?

                                  The theater lobby in Vray.

                                  http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/Lobby15_zps2d6cd17b.jpg

                                  There should be a two-point option under the Sketchup camera tab. Aside from that, just make sure you don't have any lens shift in your Vray camera settings. Awesome project, by the way!

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                                  • S Offline
                                    seabass84
                                    last edited by

                                    Updated rendering with surrounding buildings

                                    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/seabass84/1_zps47059c24.jpg

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                                    • Bryan KB Offline
                                      Bryan K
                                      last edited by

                                      Those look great. Can't wait to the finished renovation.

                                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                      • DanielD Offline
                                        Daniel
                                        last edited by

                                        Looks great, Mr. 84.

                                        My avatar is an anachronism.

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                                        • david_hD Offline
                                          david_h
                                          last edited by

                                          Awesome. . .Rory would be so proud. πŸ‘

                                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                          • cheddaC Offline
                                            chedda
                                            last edited by

                                            The last night image is excellent sea bass.

                                            Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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