Patio pond: Updated

Bryan K

The basic preloaded materials are mostly modifiers and really quite good. The material editor is also easy and quite good once you figure it out. Grass is amazing, although I still haven't mastered it yet.

The cloud materials are actual real materials and look great, however, and maybe it's just me, I've found the inventory lacking sometimes. As in, I can't find a material I want and have to substitute another and no amount of editing will get it close to want I want.

But Raylectron suits me 99% of the time and I love the interface, ease of use and speed and results. My only complaint these days is the 9 year old laptop I'm using. It's taking the fun out of modeling and rendering. In fact, it's making it downright tedious and difficult these days.

HornOxx

Gute Arbeit
I focus more clearly on this small bar (hopefully well equipped) than on the Pond. Whenever you can afford this nice project, I'd love to come for a drink

Bryan K

Thanks HornOxx. Of course the bar is well stocked. Of course you are invited.

L i am

He Bryan, do you have any volume under the surface? In the attached image the water was a standard rayletron water. The ocean also has depth and rocks can be seen at the bottom of the ocean (look in the shadow of the wharf) ) there are also 3 fish but not dicernable at this resolution
Waterfront WP small.jpg

Bryan K

More fiddling and refining. Used Raylectron's pool water texture. Adjusted lighting, background and textures.

pond patio5.jpg

L i am

Hey bryan heaps better The materials and "get materials from the cloud" are all good in Raylectron and they all have normals maps for "bump"
I use raylectron and have a few suggestions. Hope you dont mind but I have posted some suggestions in the attached image.
Just for the exersise change the back and side walls in sketchup to: Materials/ Bricks cladding and siding/Stone Sandstone Ashlar Light. then give them 12 of bump in raylectron. This will show you the importance of bump. If you experiment with the setting I suggest it will be a quantum leap in you renders and you will not look back.

Cheers

Bryan K

Thanks! I'll try that tonight.

Thanks for the pic as well. Great suggestions. I'll try all of those tonight as well.

Bryan K

Here's the update with the suggested changes and some other adjustments such as depth of field.

I like it.

pond patio7.jpg

majid

well done!

Bryan K

Thanks majid.

tuna1957

Excellent ! Just keep getting better

Bryan K

Thanks tuna!