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    How did the great Alex Hogrefe do it ?

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    • massimoM
      massimo Moderator
      last edited by

      If you want to change the sun's position then..
      Cattura.JPG

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      • alexjoA
        alexjo
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        Ugh, thanks. That last tip was needed.

        Btw, the 4 Clay presets differ in quality and render time, right ?

        have you changed the gamma correction for your render sample ?

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        • massimoM
          massimo Moderator
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          Btw, the 4 Clay presets differ in quality and render time, right ?

          Right.

          @unknownuser said:

          have you changed the gamma correction for your render sample ?

          No. I didn't change anything.

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          • alexjoA
            alexjo
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            Hmm, best so far.

            http://i5.minus.com/jX0c9NPKRbu0D.jpg

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            • massimoM
              massimo Moderator
              last edited by

              Well if you want to try to match the look of the pic you posted in your first post you have to use softer shadows I guess.

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              • alexjoA
                alexjo
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                Oh oh, did my post get deleted lol

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                • massimoM
                  massimo Moderator
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                  No post was deleted. You sent a PM to me. πŸ˜‰
                  Here is what I replied: have you tried what I suggested? Tick "soft shadow" and increase the sun's radius?

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                  • alexjoA
                    alexjo
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                    Lmao, that was confusing.My bad.

                    I actually did that right off the bat. But saw no difference. The radius changes the position of the sun, and it takes me a couple of minutes to get it back where i want it to be.

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                    • massimoM
                      massimo Moderator
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      The radius changes the position of the sun,

                      Odd, that should not happen. Would you mind to post the scene?

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                      • olisheaO
                        olishea
                        last edited by

                        larger radius does not change the sun position. Large radius = softer shadows. Small radius = sharper shadows. You must have soft shadows checked to see the effect of changing the sun's radius.

                        I really love how this project is going, I find plan shadow studies very pleasing on the eye.

                        oli

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                        • alexjoA
                          alexjo
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                          Sure.


                          Scene3.rar

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                          • massimoM
                            massimo Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Ok, here is a try. Raw KT output.
                            Of course, as I said before, you can change the softness of the shadows by changing the radius of the sun.
                            scene_3.jpg
                            scene_3.zip

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                            • alexjoA
                              alexjo
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                              Legit amazing.

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                              • alexjoA
                                alexjo
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                                Could you pleas tell me how you managed to achieve that clear white look ?

                                & I see you have arranged the file, and added other elements.

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                                • massimoM
                                  massimo Moderator
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                                  Well I've posted the scene, have a look at it. The render is a raw output of that scene, so just pick a clay render preset (I think I've used the 22 if I remember well, but more or less any clay preset will work) and render it. I added nothing, just tuned sun's multiplier and radius.

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                                  • massimoM
                                    massimo Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Oh and, if i remember well, also reduced the gamma from 1.5 to 1.2. Anyway you have the scene to look at.

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                                    • alexjoA
                                      alexjo
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                                      @massimo said:

                                      Well I've posted the scene, have a look at it. The render is a raw output of that scene, so just pick a clay render preset (I think I've used the 22 if I remember well, but more or less any clay preset will work) and render it. I added nothing, just tuned sun's multiplier and radius.

                                      Much appreciated, sir.

                                      Have a nice day.

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                                      • massimoM
                                        massimo Moderator
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                                        My pleasure. πŸ˜„

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                                        • massimoM
                                          massimo Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Here is another quick try using a HDRI for lighting. Perhaps more similar to the reference image you posted. The "direction" of light is less clear and you have less control on it and shadows are really soft, but the overall effect is pretty effective I believe. Only a slight levels correction in post pro.
                                          hdr.jpg

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                                          • alexjoA
                                            alexjo
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                                            Yes, this looks even better and less sharp.

                                            Especially if you are going to place furniture and other data on the plans.

                                            Could I please know what HDRI you used on this ?

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