Acreage - day and dusk

[Whaat]

I cringed when I saw the house plans for this one, but I tried my best to make it look purty....

Any comments and crits?

Grass is all 3D using the technique discussed here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/vie ... 19&t=11521

[tar_gniK]

Awesome stuff, Whaat!! Second one is my favourite. Just curiosity rather than anything else, but the tiling on the roof -- it looks like it needs some anisotropy or something, it looks blurry.

[Zom-B]

Awesome renders Whaat, its nice to see how your exteriors get better with each new work

Only thing I would maybe try to "optimize" is to use some slightly displacement on the stone cover at the ground area and for the roof tiles.
The rooftiles maybe even could use some more reflectivity, but thats just a feeling.

[Whaat]

Awesome renders Whaat, its nice to see how your exteriors get better with each new work

Thanks! I feel like I'm improving but I'm always worried it's all in my head.

[FoXar]

Very nice grass! Didn't notica that topic yet.. Is the scene lit by hdri?
Really like the output!

Cheers

[Pibuz]

Only thing: beware of blank-skyed windows
The little pines are excellent indeed: what collection do they come from?

[Zom-B]

The little pines are excellent indeed: what collection do they come from?

My eyes tell me they are 2D Billboards, but I might be wrong... and since the look great they are fine

[Whaat]

Only thing: beware of blank-skyed windows
The little pines are excellent indeed: what collection do they come from?

The little pines are Scots Pines from Xfrog. (3D). All plants and trees are 3D. I am bit disappointed in the Xfrog library pre-made library trees. Some trees are quite nice but a lot of them look too sparse and the leaves don't 'hang' very realistically. I am sure it is possible to make great 3D trees with their standalone software (which I have) but if you can suggest any better tree library, I would be interested to hear about it.

[Pibuz]

My eyes tell me they are 2D Billboards

FAIL



I am joking, tricky trees indeed

I use Xfrog too, Dale, and I'm quite happy for the results I usually look for. Have no time to learn how to fiddle with the software to generate new trees, though, so I guess Im going to stick to the presets for now. I've tested iTrees too, but they usually approximate the leaves with poligonal faces, although the distribution is more natural.. Good trees if viewed from the distance

[Zom-B]

I am sure it is possible to make great 3D trees with their standalone software (which I have) but if you can suggest any better tree library, I would be interested to hear about it.

I Own the two Tree collections from CGAXIS, they are very reasonable priced at 39$ each, and the preview PDF maybe persuade you.
They often have some deals going on with reduced price tags for different stuff and general discounts by vouchers etc.

FAIL

I am joking, tricky trees indeed

Fail indeed... -.-'

[Whaat]

I Own the two Tree collections from CGAXIS, they are very reasonable priced at 39$ each, and the preview PDF maybe persuade you.
They often have some deals going on with reduced price tags for different stuff and general discounts by vouchers etc.[/quote]
Thanks Zom-B! I'll check that out.

[Voytech]

Looking great!

One hair of criticism from the perspective of a interior photographer... Watch your verticals. You're using a wide lens tilted a bit. Keep the lens parallel to the ground and the sides of the house should become straight. Or use the tilt shift if you can figure it out (I couldn't).

[Jeff Hammond]

Looking great!

One hair of criticism from the perspective of a interior photographer... Watch your verticals. You're using a wide lens tilted a bit. Keep the lens parallel to the ground and the sides of the house should become straight. Or use the tilt shift if you can figure it out (I couldn't).

or, you know… figure out a way to allow us to render a 2 point perspective from sketchup
(didn't realize we couldn't until a couple of days ago when i had a need to do such a thing)

[Stinkie]

You need camera.rb, Jeffrey.

[galinette]

Looking great!

One hair of criticism from the perspective of a interior photographer... Watch your verticals. You're using a wide lens tilted a bit. Keep the lens parallel to the ground and the sides of the house should become straight. Or use the tilt shift if you can figure it out (I couldn't).

Actually, you need both. If you want vertical verticals, your camera needs to be horizontal in sketchup. Then change the vertical shift, this will do nothing in sketchup view, but will move the view direction up and down in indigo, without loosing the verticals

Etienne