Thanks John.
3 diffuse layers. Home made grey brick grid over a noise layer with a dirt map on top. It took a bit of trial and error with the transparencies of the dirt and brick layers to get the appearance I was looking for.

Been ages since i posted anything here so I thought I'd share this. It's the house I grew up in in Dublin designed by my father in 1969. The plans have long since gone and the house was sold 25 years ago so the modelling was done from memory.
Sketchup and vray with a little post to get that 60's vibe.

I love this. Great work.

Thank you Stefan,
This is an issue I have often wondered about.
And now I know!
Thanks again.

Thanks Bob,
Some very useful advice to bear in mind.

Nice job Chris,
The cropping does help alot. Now to just improve my PS skills with those tricky people.

While I'm now fairly confident with Sketchup and Vray I feel I'm being let down by my photoshop skills. Adding people, trees & cars and generally improving the ambiance of a render seems beyond me. I'm still sifting through online tutorials but most of them are pretty basic. Ny advice on this would be hugely appreciated.

Sketchup 7, Vray for Sketchup 7, PS CS3.

Many, many thanks for these. They're all great and I especially love the sash windows. You can't have too many sash windows.

Nicely done though the Carrera GT's give me a green complex.

Thanks Lee,
Yes I used photomatch for this but the slight slope of the pavement and old wobbly walls meant there was still a little alteration to be done in post to make it sit right.

A refurb of a Georgian Terrace Property in Dublin.
The Client supplied photo is shown for comparison.
Sketchup 7 and VRay for sketchup 7.

Very otherworldly.
I see Luke running between the pubes with Yoda strapped to his back
He isn't scared yet... but he will be.

Cool looking desk.
Thanks for the share decipher.

Great looking speakers and beautiful renders.
Well done.

ooh nice. Thanks Solo.

The wallpaperer should be shot.
Besides that it's a great first render.

These are awe inspiring. Some of them truly look like photos.
Well done

Nice looking curtains Oli.
Thanks for sharing

Great work on the pool lighting in that last image Adam.
Is that an omni light hidden from view? Very effective

Very simple, very clever, and as olishea said, very convincing.
Nice work

Great modelling David.
I love the shadows in the 2nd pic.