thanks Massimo for sharing, that´s kind!! If I have some time will definitely try to render with maxwell standalone plugin for SU...
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grande Massimo!!! you are a genious...

Jason, it is looking great, I like your brick textures, but there are 2 things I found strange: the ivy leaves look weird and IMHO the sky doesn't match 100% with the lighting... anyway it is a nice job done in a very little time...
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Solo, I really appreciate your comment!!

omiKron, thanks a lot!!!!

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hi guys!
here comes another test image, same scene tested at night time...
for this one used a HDRI for illumination, the lamp is the HEB II 150-150 model from TAL (technical architectural lighting)
hope you like it
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Tomasso, hope that tutorial is helpful...
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thanks so much krisidious!!!

hi! I don't know how KT works, but with other software it's possible to override reflections, especially if in the scene there's nothing but only the object that's casting the reflections...
here comes a link to a tutorial, it's for 3D max but I think the final result shows how the reflections were improved by HDRI

http://www.cgrats.com/using-hdr-images-for-reflections.html

hope it is helpful
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it is looking nice!! Dave R, you could improve your reflections using an HDRI...
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hi guys, thanks for your comments!!!

solo, the grass is done with maxwell's grass feature, I think it is not possible to apply a collision control, but I did some corrections to the density map to correct the issue...

massimo, much appreciated

gilles,

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hi everyone,
here comes a test with turfstone pavers for a project I'm currently working on...
sketchup + maxwell render standalone plugin for sketchup (this image is done with the free version)
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p.s. there's a couple of blades growing on the concrete

hi Pieterv, have you tried to reduce your burn value??? it is in the maxwell scene manager, under 'output'...
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Chedda it is looking great! looking forward to see more images!!!
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hi, other good option could be maxwell render standalone plugin for sketchup, there's a free version with certain limitations and for US $95.00 you can get the licensed version of the plugin... it renders within skethup so no geometry importing-exporting needed and it's so simple and easy to use
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@macker said:

if there's enough interest I'll do a video tutorial and explain any techniques used

great job Macker! fantastic to see the makeing of...
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the second one is just great...

great work Allan, as usual!!! are you using HDRI to light up the scene???
I have been testing myself blender cycles for the last 2 months, hope soon I can show some of my work...
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amazing stuff here!!! what do you use for rendering??
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hi Pieterv,
it looks great in my opinion...
if you are using maxwell standalone plugin for sketchup, then in the 'maxwell scene manager' / 'output'/ 'burn'. reduce the burn value to reduce overexposition...
I would suggest to correct the verticals of your perspective using 2 point perspective and shifting lens in Y axis...
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Chedda it is looking really nice, I agree the plastic needs some scratches and add a Bic ballpoint pen to the image
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