Town Homes exterior shot

[Aaron2004]

Hey all,

 

I've done lots of exterior shots of single family homes, but I've never done anything involving streets and people, so I'd like some feedback.

 

Just about any CG work I've seen that uses 2D people in it stinks, so I thought instead of ruining it, I'd try using some stylized 3D models (by stylized I mean terrible models I found for free on line that I made all one color for a manquin effect). I really like the black silouttes that sketchup uses, but I don't have sketchup either

 

Let me know what you are thinking. What is the best way to get rid of the repeating grass texture? I am using VRAY free, so I don't have displacement. I also am going to put more trees in soon (that's what those brown rings on the ground are for).

[DennisHolland]

Try the axyz-design or got3D.com 3D people bundle. Also, the newer RPC people are very nice and will look unstinky in your render. For a total overview of your rendering...

 

The standard Max grass stinks in the original color. Adjust the map in PS and it looks way better. The tiling can be corrected by the following:

 

click your diffuse slot > apply a mixmap > copy your grass tex into the other slot under it > set tiling to 1.1/1.3 and rotate your map 37 degr > change the rgb to .92 > smile. Or, even better, buy a hires grasstexture at turbosquid.com for $ 5. Get your camera on a better point/target angle, and set your suncolor a bit yellow and the environment blueish.

 

Please change the blue marsians with some rpc/got3d people, buy yourself some cool trees and apply better maps/materials on the houses, because the modeling is great and deserve a much better treatment. Want some black silhouettes for people? Put some planes in your scene, black material and a people shape alphamap in your opacity slot.

 

Take care, regards.

Dennis

[Aaron2004]

Here is an update...I still need to darken the sky (upon request), and I noticed that the guy in the front is hovering a bit off the ground.

 

Thanks for the advice, I went to A-Xyz, put down $100 and got a package of people sitting/standing/walking. Really nice models and textures. I also found some free grass on Turbosquid that is working out a lot better, I think. It's 1024x1024 instead of the lower resolution that game in Viz.

 

My brick is tiling also...I am going to find time to create a brick texture on acme brick. I also don't have any more tree options besides the ones that came in the package I bought from Got 3D. How does everybody else here do them? Onyx?

 

Thanks for the help, feel free to rip it apart. It's my first time doing this, and I want to do it right.