Victorian House

[Tony]

I thought I would do something a little different for me and post a wip and get members here to help me finish it. The modeling of the house is pretty much done, except a few ridge shingles, and now comes the environment. Landscaping, sky, terrain and the like. This is a personal project so no big rush. I just want to share the process and along the way, learn a little something about the different ways to approach an exterior.

I just bought Onyx Garden Suite so I plan to use all 3d trees and bushes, flowers etc. I have not had much of a chance to work with the program so I'm really looking forward to using it.

I would appreciate any and all comments in setting up the scene. To start, I guess the terrain needs to be done first. Share your thoughts and ideas and I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks!

Tony

[kippu]

oh thats a pretty pretty house
good luck to you finishing it

[ksampath]

Really nice render and modelling...

is it Vray...

sam

[oluv]

such a beautiful house requires a huge park. i would suggest to model some humps and plant large trees around. don't forget to add some haze to the background to add atmospheric depth... try vray displacement along with some fur for the grass.

[rimshot]

very good lighting, cant wait to see the BG..

[ecastillor]

Wow tony.....really nice image...coming along really nice.

Try making the windows a little more interesting by showing hints of the interiors an reflecting the environment....

Cant wait to see it finished Friend!

[GeraldH]

Splendid modeling!

...good gawd man...have you gone and modeled each shingle?

Looking forward to updates.

[Tony]

Thanks a lot guys.

Oluv - I was also thinking of a country type setting for the house. I've always wanted to live in the Texas hill country so I"ll try a hilly terrain maybe a small creek close to the house and see how that looks.

Ecastillor - I'll work on the glass when I have the enviroment in place. A little indoor lighting would look good.

Gerald - Yea, I went a little overboard with the model. Everything is modeled except the brick on the basement, and I considered that. Just looks better than a bump or displacement.

I'll post an update as soon as I have the terrain blocked out and see what you think. Thanks and keep the suggestions coming!

Tony

[wda]

very nice modeling

What app/s?

WDA

[Tony]

MAX 7-8, and vray. One direct light for lighting .7 slight orange color. Environment light .7 white color. I used lightcache for secondary bounces. Rendered in about 6 minutes on my four- dual cpu farm. 1.2 million polys so far.