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    How did the great Alex Hogrefe do it ?

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    • alexjoA Offline
      alexjo
      last edited by

      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 Offline
        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 Offline
          alexjo
          last edited by

          Hmm, best so far.

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

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          • massimoM Offline
            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 Offline
              alexjo
              last edited by

              Oh oh, did my post get deleted lol

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              • massimoM Offline
                massimo Moderator
                last edited by

                No post was deleted. You sent a PM to me. ๐Ÿ˜‰
                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 Offline
                  alexjo
                  last edited by

                  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 Offline
                    massimo Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @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 Offline
                      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 Offline
                        alexjo
                        last edited by

                        Sure.


                        Scene3.rar

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                        • massimoM Offline
                          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 Offline
                            alexjo
                            last edited by

                            Legit amazing.

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                            • alexjoA Offline
                              alexjo
                              last edited by

                              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 Offline
                                massimo Moderator
                                last edited by

                                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 Offline
                                  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 Offline
                                    alexjo
                                    last edited by

                                    @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 Offline
                                      massimo Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      My pleasure. ๐Ÿ˜„

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                                      • massimoM Offline
                                        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 Offline
                                          alexjo
                                          last edited by

                                          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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                                          • massimoM Offline
                                            massimo Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            You can find it here. Scroll down the page, it's called "van Kleef 3". I have made a black&white version of it. Also when you use a HDRI in KT is better to switch off "linear lightflow". In KT go to settings-->advanced-->scenes-->"you scene name"-->default global settings-->right click on the green thumbnail.
                                            Cattura.JPG
                                            You may need to boost the HDRI intensity.

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