UK Residential Property & Biergarten
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Hi all,
I would like a critique on some of these renderings I've done. I did the house in my spare time and the Biergarten for a client in America. The client loved the rendering, but I would like someone who is a bit more qualified to give me their opinion.
I didn't actually do much (if any) modelling in Sketchup. Most/all of it was done in CAD and then imported over to Sketchup where I added materials, textures, etc. The end result was rendered using SU Podium.
I didn't do any GIMP post processing on the house other than sharpen the contrast a bit. For the Biergarten, I adjusted the colour balance to make it less blue, desaturated it slightly and upped the contrast.
Thanks for any feedback.
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Dig the pics! I can't say I'm qualified to give a critique necessarily, but some of the colors/textures do look a little flat at first glance to me. Some kind of bump on the roof in the second pic, maybe a better material for the grass... and small details like chimneys, fire hydrants and street signs could boost the realism even more.
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Hi Chris,
Thanks for your comments. They were helpful and it is certainly something I can take into my next project.
Given the choice, I would have used a 3D model/fur plugin for the grass instead of a bitmap, but the trees were a pain to render as it is and I was afraid that adding even more polygons will increase the rendering time even more.
I always felt that there was something missing from the second pic, but could never really put my finger on it.
Thanks for your feedback!
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Yes, there is something flat about the first pic, but I like the second one, although maybe a building across the parking lot would help fill in the scene.
I'd would like to see more views of the biergarten. Nice design.
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Hi Byran,
It must be the 2D trees. They were the only trees I had available at the time. When time allows, I will probably go back and redo the image and add some 3D trees and plants, maybe model a new fence to go with it.
Actually, I can't take credit for the design of the Biergarten. All I did was help to render it. Here are the rest of the renderings for the project:
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