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    • Rich O BrienR Online
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      What are the properties of the lights? Are they emissive materials?

      It's all gone very yellow on my screen.

      Have you tried a clay render with just HDRI to see how that lights space? All those highly reflective objects are raising your render times when all you need is some lighting tests.

      If that little window is the only path for environmental light to enter the scene then that is also time consuming.

      As for your HDRI what file format is it?

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      • Mike AmosM Offline
        Mike Amos
        last edited by

        The hdri is fine, my mistake was to lower the value too far, I wanted a realistic looking backplate rather than washed out. I also ran the lights too bright which is where the orange hue came from.

        My issue has been that to get the lighter renders classified as 'architectural' they need to be brighter than I really like. Part of this comes from the monitor settings, we all have different settings so renders can be inconsistent in appearance.

        There is an indented balcony behind the jacuzzi as well as the window 'light' on the right hand wall.

        The reflective surface on the left (The mirror) is the only large/excessive surface reflector imho, the lights and hdri level were my big errors. Back to experimenting to get a better hdri/backplate balance.

        Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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        • Rich O BrienR Online
          Rich O Brien Moderator
          last edited by

          Are your lights emissive planes or actual lights?

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          • Mike AmosM Offline
            Mike Amos
            last edited by

            They are emissive, I have adjusted the colour of the lights and the orange is gone. The rest will take some figuring out.

            Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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            • Rich O BrienR Online
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              Mesh lights by nature are hard to get right because they don't behave like a bulb.

              Try an IES light if your render app supports it.

              Link Preview Image
              IES-Library: Browse

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              (ieslibrary.com)

              Less messing around with values and much richer and accurate lighting.

              Still use emission but only to fake a glow effect not to flood space with light.

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              • Bryan KB Offline
                Bryan K
                last edited by

                Nice design and render! πŸ‘

                Once you sort out the light color, it will be perfect!

                See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                • Mike AmosM Offline
                  Mike Amos
                  last edited by

                  Thanks folks, Rich I'll give the ies a go. I had tons of them at one time, guess I'll just have to rebuild the collection.

                  I altered the light/emissive colour which reduced the reflection. To get the lighter render popular I need to push up exposure which leaves a little 'misty' overtone' I am not fond of.

                  It does keep me off the streets etc and it's a bit parky out there now.


                  Test 5 Model 2 9 40p 3h 02m Check 36 Ir 0 a R.jpg

                  Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                  • Bryan KB Offline
                    Bryan K
                    last edited by

                    Oh there you go! πŸ‘

                    Just a suggestion, but I would I would increase the camera exposure just a bit.

                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    • Mike AmosM Offline
                      Mike Amos
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Bryan, standard exposure on Twiglet render is 1:00 and I have already pushed this to 6:00. Looking to the ies shot later today.

                      Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                      • ntxdaveN Offline
                        ntxdave
                        last edited by

                        @bryan k said:

                        Oh there you go! πŸ‘ …..Color looks good on this one!

                        Agree completely. πŸ‘

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                        • Bryan KB Offline
                          Bryan K
                          last edited by

                          @mike amos said:

                          Thanks Bryan, standard exposure on Twiglet render is 1:00 and I have already pushed this to 6:00. Looking to the ies shot later today.

                          Oh wow. I see.

                          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                            Mike Amos
                            last edited by

                            Thanks folks, moving onwards as we all do. πŸ‘

                            Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                            • Mike AmosM Offline
                              Mike Amos
                              last edited by

                              Well, as they said on Ground Force, day one. I used an ies ligit and had to put my welding goggles on to enter the living room.

                              Much more than meets the mark one's with this here ies lark but I will let you know how I get on folks.

                              Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                              • Mike AmosM Offline
                                Mike Amos
                                last edited by

                                Well, I have knocked the lights back to 70% of nominal value. I have left the original light sources as fake emitters.

                                I have found that the result is brighter and takes up to half the render time so these ies things are worth sticking with.

                                The only problem I still have is a format of classification so I can properly choose which files to go with.


                                Test 6 Model 2 9 10p 49m Check 42 Ir 0 a R.jpg

                                Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                                • Rich O BrienR Online
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  This is TwiLight Render you are using?

                                  If you Right Click your light and choose set target what way is it facing?

                                  https://i.imgur.com/s5Jr4lf.png

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                                  • Mike AmosM Offline
                                    Mike Amos
                                    last edited by

                                    I have Twilight, yes. I did check orientation too but still the bounce on the ceiling. The light in particular has an odd shape to the light component which is going to change when I go to the next test to have a more consistent orientation.

                                    Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                                    • Bryan KB Offline
                                      Bryan K
                                      last edited by

                                      Oh yes! Far better! πŸ‘

                                      Really looking good!

                                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                      • ntxdaveN Offline
                                        ntxdave
                                        last edited by

                                        @bryan k said:

                                        Oh yes! Far better! πŸ‘

                                        Really looking good!

                                        Agree ❗

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                                        • tuna1957T Offline
                                          tuna1957
                                          last edited by

                                          Like seeing the changes and progress πŸ‘

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                                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                                            Mike Amos
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks folks, onwards. πŸ‘

                                            Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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