Very nice, I really like the sky.

LuxBlend?

Wow!!!!!!!!! At first I thought it was another hoax like the sunny hallway with leather chairs. Nothing at all gives away the fact that it is a render! Can I see the render before photoshop?

Hey Pete, would love to see a render with an alternative sign. The sign is done well but maybe does not fit the mood of the render. I would like to see a sign with the same back board, but chipped, black pant instead of the neon tubes.
Overall insane render, always excited to see your work!!

That water looks very nice. Maybe you should add some displacement to those pebbles though, they look a bit flat. Also, if you do not mind, can we see the raw render?

Wow, very impressive. Looking forward to seeing more exterior renders.

You have a good start! Can you post the file here or at the warehouse? I would like to make some improvements on it if you do not mind.

Is it to late for a request? My cousin lives in this one.

http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/images/1921-1926/1921_2013.jpg

Are the mountains in the background done in vue?

Oli: That is what I tried, but it is grayed out.

Love the ivy, is that from Ivy generator?

Update, this render is very experimental as you can tell from the lighting,( I probably need to add more photons) comments on textures and modeling welcome.
BTW- Does anyone know how to un smooth something after it has already been smoothed? I want to fix the infamous impossible arch.

Does anyone know where I can get some good, free HDR environments?
Thanks for the help.

Wow Jaques, always excited to see your work.

Wow

Thanks, this really helps.

Wow! How long does something like that take you to paint, and how big are the paintings?

Does anyone with experience with this sort of stuff know how much of an 18" inch cedar shake panel should be exposed?
Thanks for the Help

The detail on this model is simply insane!!!! If you actually textured the rest of that thing, you would definitely need to split it into a thousand layers.

@massimo said:

Very nice model so far. But comparing your model with the real photo i can say:

1. The proportion between the width of the alley and the height of the buildings is wrong and very improbable in a medieval city. The right side building has to be higher and the alley tighter;
2. You have a strange, and quite impossible, floor join in the right side building: the backline of the door-window of the first floor is under the top edge of the door on the ground floor;
3. The left side building has, in the reference photo, a crooked front that ideally converge towards the arch. The same for the building of the right side: his front is aligned with the arch;
4. The real alley has no sidewalks.
   I understand that your model in not intended to be “real”, but when you design a street or a square, proportions and relationships between the open spaces and buildings are really important to represent a place, even an imaginary one.
   Sorry, i know, i’m a boring european architect

I appreciate the help, but I am not trying to exactly model the photo, It was just use as a basis for my model. As for the impossible floor join, I am hoping one in a thousand people will actually notice it. But thanks for the help