Charles Gaushell Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 This is a quick image for a webpage - this is part of a residential tower in Nashville, TN It is intentionally simple, slight sepia and "soft" Lightwave render with soft focus and sepia added in PaintShopPro - yes, we own Photoshop, but I actually prefer PSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipdesigner Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 *the horizon doesnt match:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 nope. it'd mean a heck of a angle on the building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Denby Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I think that apartment is dive bombing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yep. Fixing now - will have proper images in a few weeks. So I'll have to make due for now. Thanks for the crit. I wasn't focusing on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otacon Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I tried sending this in email three times, but it would not go through so i thought id post it here. This crit is based off the most recent image. Looks good. I think the reflection on the floor is too strong leaving it really blown out where it reflects the outside. I think it would be good to add a soft shadow being cast onto the wall by the table and flowers on the left. You could do this by making the shadow color white, light color black, and use a negative intensity. This will cause the light to only cast shadows. You could try with an area light, or shadow mapped spotlight. You fixed the horizon, which was the first thing i noticed with the older renders, it looked like the building was falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 Newest image from this morning. Will tweak more later. Thanks for the input. Not sure what is up with the email. Please try shooting me one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 That's a nice render. The female figure adds a lot to the ambience without looking ridiculous. My only crits would be the difference between the interior and exterior light conditions, a lack of detail on the window frame and the mirror not being 'grounded' on the wall. Apart from that some artifacts are slightly detracting but I'm sure they will be sorted out. Good to see something a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguz Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Working on the weekend's too? I still wonder whether the background image is working. I see this woman, dressed as if she is ready for a night on the town, but the sky is very bright and the sun seems a bit high. The light from the lamp looks great on the leather chair, although I wonder why the lamp is on with all the light coming through the window. Perhaps if the background were more like dusk (not the nuclear sunsets you see so often) you could still keep the backlighting and silhouette that is working so well, and take some of the brightness out of the sky. The lights in the neighboring buildings and on the bridges would also help to emphasize the city below and not so much the horizon. My two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hi Brian, Yeah, I keep debating. We will have actual dusk photography in the near future. Trying to get a good image for the website intro page. I need to keep playing with that - the sun angle is actually very low thus the long shadows - the photo is the big problem in my opinion. But good call - the wheels are turning. Here is the current version. I've messed with the color a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Very classy. Myself, I think the image would be more fitting if the woman was still and looking out into the distance, thinking about the man she loves, and not moving across the room (worried that she hasn't prepared enough for the party) - but I understand we must work with the materials we have at hand, so the motion blur may be necessary to enable matching of the scene. As usual, Paradigm seems to improve with each project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 Thanks Allen, Here are a few versions with the brighter floor - which I prefer. Client wanted a bit more "sepia" which is one of these as well. The motion blurr as well as the soft focus on some of these has more to do wit the emotion than the original images - the image I have of the lady is high res. My lady is floating now - need to fix that. 1st one - raw render 2nd one - soft focus, a bit warmer 3rd one - soft focus, much more sepia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nangkri Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 woow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 And yet two more. Time for another break while I head off to my son's indoor soccer game. I'll post the website link tomorrow when it goes live. Almost there. Thanks for all of the input. Just remember - "dreamy", understated and elegant when you look at these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 This needs a tad more tweaking but looks like it may be the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Fantastic. Great progress over a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nangkri Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Nice and I like it,always keep on a fantastic work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Thanks. Just caught a few more slight mistakes The mirror.. My background image didn't extend over far enough, so it was just showing the yellow "sky" background. Fixed the wall - had some oddness going on including a hidden object casting a shadow, etc. - all is gone now. Thanks for everyone's crits and praises here and at Lightwave3d.com I'll post the webpage later today or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Absolutely beautiful. Fine job, Charles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Fabulous image Charles! Even though I love the scene out the window as it is, I can't help but wonder what it would look like at night with all the sparkling city lights below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Gaushell Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Thanks. Me too - just didn't have enough time. We are having some shots done soon that will encompass all times of the day. Here is the original photo I had to work with. I had to squat things a bit and then lots of manipulation on top of it including the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizwhiz Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Charles how about moving The Lady slightly To The right so That she is not matching up (or Touching The vertical window element) just a Tad To The right just an idea great colors and nice Images randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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