Sample Model for Rendering - Ferrari

[Box]

@solo said:

a great render begins with a great model, putting lipstick on a pig is still a pig with lipstick.

I don't have any lipstick, but it's still a pretty pig.

[Carloh]

the ferrari model of the initial post is indeed not a good one...there are a ton of converted 3ds car models inside the warehouse which are more suitable for a comparison like this. not that i'm saying that sketchup cars can't look good...take a look at eliseis' work for example.

nevertheless, here's a rendering from me made with Thea from a Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series 3dwarehouse model.

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[Al Hart]

Lets try to agree on a model. It doesn't matter that it was originally created in SketchUp, but rather that it can be represented with SketchUp geometry and can be rendered well with one of the SketchUp add-on rendering packages.

I we can get one more vote for the Jaguar XKR-S below, lets use that.

[solo]

Why not use the one Frederick suggests?

[Al Hart]

That's the one I wanted one more vote for.

Lets use it.

Jaguar XKR-S

I am changing the name of this thread, and the link in the first post, etc.

[ely862me]

keyshot

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[Carloh]

in the streets of Paris... rendered with Thea unbiased TR 1 (rendertime 25 minutes), slightly adjustet contrast and brightness in photoshop.

who else thinks this car looks like a frog who just told a joke and waits for reactions?

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[micione]

Rendered with "Renditioner v3"

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[solo]

Just had to give it a go.

I used Thea4SU, rendered with Presto GPU MC, CRF Nikon D7000 only HDRI lighting on a shadow catcher.

Render time 3 minutes GTX 660ti.

[Al Hart]

Thanks for the quick responses to this. I have placed the rendered images onto the SketchUp Rendering site.

I will add more as we get them. Let me know if you want to change your comment or credits.

[Krisidious]

Nice staging Solo...

[olishea]

@carloh said:

in the streets of Paris... rendered with Thea unbiased TR 1 (rendertime 25 minutes), slightly adjustet contrast and brightness in photoshop.

who else thinks this car looks like a frog who just told a joke and waits for reactions?

That looks completely real! Well done

[Krisidious]

I'm not very familiar with it... But here is an attempt with Revizto's new built in render engine.

[Carloh]

@olishea said:

That looks completely real! Well done

Thanks mate!

[cotty]

One with a more simple environment, rendered with Indigo Renderer...

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[xonpt]

wow, there are some reeeeeally perfect renders out here!

here is my try... still learning my way through VRay...

VRay for Sketchup, 9 minutes on my prehistoric Core2Duo machine
only color correction on PS

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[tadema]

Hope I'm not too late.
Xonpt that colour looks great.
John

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[Al Hart]

@tadema said:

Hope I'm not too late.
Xonpt that colour looks great.
John

Nice overall scene - nice reflection on the car

What renderer did you use? Any other comments to add to the image?

[tadema]

Sorry Al, I used V-ray
John

[xonpt]

@tadema said:

Sorry Al, I used V-ray
John

sorry for the noob question, but im trying to learn VRay (slow process for someone used to Artlantis, lol)

how do i get softer shadows?
i used a "shadow catcher" material for the ground, and the standard sun light..
and i tryed to play arround with the 'size' and 'subdivs' of the sun light (in the environment tab), but i couldnt get softer shadows...

i suppose it can be done with dome light or HDRI, but i havnt got to that part yet, lol
is it possible with the standard sunlight?