@marked001 said:

actually..guess its not too flat..i think its that big gray cloud that is causing the problems.. (just did this myself with a sky, recently).... takes alot of attention and makes the scene a bit gloomy..

Yeah, I agree, the first thing i thought when you mentioned the lighting was that background image.

I checked out your website, really like the navigation, and it's fast.

Do you know of any resources with information on render fee's? This is one of the first render/pre-design projects that I have done freelance, and i'm really unsure about what to charge the Architecture firm.

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@marked001 said:

This would be a great model for a Vue render by the way.

Vue render?

Thanks for the tips.

Yeah, I know it needs more people etc. but I'm still having trouble with face me objects and v-ray...

Any input will be appreciated.

The alphas probably don't show up because they are v-ray materials.

Time to dust off photoshop...

And in this image the shadows DO NOT face the sun. Also I'm not sure why the alpha doesn't show up in the view above this post.

In this image the shadows face the sun.

Does anyone know how to make the shadows face sun feature of sketchup face me work with v-ray?