Made some slight color and material changes. Adjusted landscape. Update stone to siding transition. Fredrick, I followed your instruction on the mask and still get the halo. I also used the masking tutorial from Fletch to do the mask. The first render was at same resolution of the mask, This time I rendered the mask at 2x resoultion and resized smaller in photoshop. What resolution should I make the original ie for 11x17 format at worst and computer display at best. I am look for a standard work flow. I know it will have finally have to be resized for this board as well unless I provide link.

xxx....

I'm usinig the #4 texture that you were so kind to give. It looks better than what I have at least so far in the sketchup model.

@ Frederick,

I try lately to use 2d trees with clipmap to keep polycount down.
Btw, I only have 3 trees from xfrog. Where did get all the other green trees that show up on your K menu? Are they in the depository also? I need some good conifers
I prefer this work flow for landscape trees:
1.place png or jpg file in su. (maybe png does not work in k can't remember )
2.explode and make faceme component with origin at center of component.
3.export to k
4.make tree material diffuse
5.insert accompaning blacknwhite image for clip map.
What is your preference. I sure it depends on situation.

Does anyone know if there's a way to input hexnumbers for color vs RGB?

Is it possible to put the last command executed at the top of the right click menu.
I.e. if i execute a ruby script, the next time i want to execute the script it can be accessed form the top of the menu by right clicking. Maybe there's a better feature. I just like the speed of right clicking.
I know most right click menues are contextual.

thanks xxx.....

I think when I get the time I will go back and try to replicated the landscape.
I will need good textures for these as well. Oh, does anyone have a tree like the one in the photo. I love how it's shaped. BTW what is the name of the tree?

Thanks xxx...

@unknownuser said:

Anyway, looking at this again, I think architecturally speaking, the stone is fighting with the bold siding. The stone has an "olde world" feel to it whereas the siding is more modern contemporary. The two combined seems to have an unusual marriage that may not necessarily work. Personally, I would almost be tempted to try something like Stonemill TundraBrick by Eldorado Stone, but that's just me.

This is not my design although I would have to disagree with the stone comment. I love this look, however I just failed to pull it off in the rendering. Here are the original architects. They have some simply beautiful stuff IMHO.

http://www.hatcharch.com/whatwedo/residential/eckert/eckert1.htm
I've looked all over for this stone image.
If someone can help me find that stone I would be very happy

Thank you Nick,
I try a pass at this when I do the next pass. I need to continue to upgrade my photoshop skills.

Hello Daniel,

Your right about the tapered columns, Maybe I should keep them straight

@unknownuser said:

the stone work will be thicker than your wood siding above it, so should project out beyond it.

In the model there is a stone ledge that projects about 3" or so, it just doesn't show up well in the model. I am thinking about how to solve this one.

Thanks Ely,

Do you have any suggestions how I can fix this. I saturated both the background and su images just slightly.

Here's a different approach to the background. Found the background on the internet first try. I'm sure there are better ones.

@unknownuser said:

what is that WIP i found this name in more sites....the thwo big trees are from the pictore behind the house aren t they?

WIP or "work in progress". The trees are separaet from the background, they are clip mapped with an alpha mask.

Render in Kerkythea Path Trace Progressive.

Thanks,

lapx

Kerkythea render WIP.

Pete these are great images and nice technique.
I have never really completely understood how HDR's worked. I use Kerkythea and I have found that it is difficult if not impossible to position the HDR or global (are these terms interchangable?) The scale nevers appears to be correct and there dosn't seem to be a way of adjusting.
Good work man

Thanks Didier,

I may just unload this puppy unitil I can get a fix.

Thanks all,

Boofredlay I may do that when I get a chance to make another pass.
If you noticed there are some horizontal rails that did not get exorted in the rendering I'll revist and fix this as well.

Thanks Tinanne, some one else had mentioned that to me. I was trying to replicate the actual photo which surprisingly has no shadow. (see the link).

This is a weekend get away that I saw in here http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek08/0104/0104n_harch.cfm

My attempt in su + kerkythea+photoshop.

Nice lighting Nick:)

Tom,
I see the two new buildings that show up in your 2nd image. How did you get the proper perspective? I guess I am still confused. If these were not done in Su how were they done? Photoshop?

Jim,

I not sure, it's been so long and I'm getting old. But I thought there was a ruby that set up pages for each hour of the day sort of like a time photography. I could be mistaken.

Thanks.

Btw how does the time ruby work? I click on it but did not notice any change.

Thanks DB! That cleared up some of it. Now I'm getting this. Almost there...