i wasnt around yesterday and missed this.. big happy bday to you...wish i had the time to make you a big wet watercolor cake..haha.

i agree with everyone else on the door/window textures.. just does not come off very well...

as for the rest, maybe model a little more detail in and not totally rely on the textures.. like in that bottom right corner..trace along the line where the stucco is missing..and push those bricks back an inch or so.. things like that will really make it that much better.

yeah..streetview is pretty interesting.. they just recently added my neighborhood

very nice, tina... watercolor background looks great...love the composition with the landscaping busting out into the white space! been awhile since we've seen anything from you..

..this is so damn cool!

..so i finally got this card sent out last week.. and obviously this is 'good', but i've heard from some friends that lots of people (obviously not in the 'know') think its just a photo! haha..obviously that is a compliment, but still.. then it misses the point...i figured putting my logo on the ball would seal the deal that it was a rendering..haha

nice...very cool model..what'd you render it in?

yup...january 17th is the day

I will definitely update the thread...hopefully she doesnt look like a cookie!

very nice.... you modelled all those cornice details and such? looks great.

haha..noooo... means the first one is 'still' on the way (6 more weeks)... soooo she is not a 'cutter' yet..lol.. i guess it woudl've been better if everyone else was actually a cookie, and she was raw dough..but i cant make cookies

haha...you're way too kind frederik...pm me and let me know what elements you want from the file....

my wife hated the spoon...so i replaced it with a whisk...

i def like the idea of the cutter on the dough, tom and tina... i think this is the final... just have to put the back together and upload it to the printer... thanks for all the help..

wow....that is awesome! any sketchup courses in there?

wow again..the gentle tones from the sun in the last one are great.. love the background castle and sky..

i know its weird to say this, with all the great podium renders going around....but these may have really sold me on podium.. lol.. (i'm assuming its podium??)

of course he doesnt, or else he woudl stop posting....b/c he's obviously gonna get a ton of praise on everything he posts..haha..

yeah..i think you're right.. go with the original background..

hmm..cutter on the dough.. might be a little more symbolic..

haha.. yeah, i think i need to ditch the other hdri in the reflection..stick with the original....

haha..i know, it does kind of look like that now! haha.. should i replace the baby cookie cutter with the cutout? lol.. i was going to put a tag on the baby cookie cutter that said 'new' or 'coming soon'...but it wasnt coming out too good.. i tink i'll just leave good enough alone...

and here is ONE more version with more flour on the table, i think my map is too low res

i included some of the above comments..redid the dough in the bowl, added the cutout in the dough... and i mapped a texture on the dough...not sure how it looks though...better, i guess.. i'm going to try another map on the cutting board with some flour and see how it looks... also used another hdri for reflections, but i'm not sure what the hdri was of b/ci dont know how to preview them in maxwell....lol.. i'm guessing it was exterior..anyone have any good interior hdri's?

nice...VERY cool image..simple and effective.. sketchup linework overlaid on a rendered image?

great model.

this looks so damn good with the detailing! it'll look way better, rendered with all of this detail...definitely a good choice.. i love it.. keep em coming.

yeah, clip mapping or transparency mapping woudl do it.. or maybe post would be easier..probalby what i'll end up 'trying'... and if it doesnt work, it doesnt work