Photoshop Tips?

[joseph alexander]

Rendered in brazil (still learning this program). I’m interested in getting feedback in regards to painting tips (in Photoshop).

 

Raw

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=cgarchupload2.jpg

 

Touched up

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=cgarchupload.jpg

 

Thanks,

 

-joe

[Wojciech Klepacki]

Hi friend,

Very impessive WHIP, nice start. Personally I like the first one. Keep up working... I'd love to see the final stage. BTW, the image outside the window openings looks a bit odd, and doesn't fit the overall style and the sofas looks like "woodenmade"

rgds,

Wojciech Klepacki

[joseph alexander]

Heh Wojciech,

 

you're completely amazing with interiors, thanks for the comments. What about the first image do you like more? the cropping? (i personally found it too saturated).

 

I want a mountain view for the background, right now its not quite hitting it.

 

Also, I want to try getting a blown out, morning look, I'm also interested in adding a person or two and faking some glassy reflections, all in photoshop.

 

thanks for the comments,

 

-joe

[schmoron13]

some great beginnings. My first (obvious?) question is: why not use brazil glass for reflections? man, with brazil, the caustics you could get would be PHENOMENOL!!!

 

Also, the shadows don't look quite right. There seems to be shading coming off the mirrors a if they are the light source, and the foreground looks much less interesting than the background. After seeing some of Feng Zhu's training dvd's realy explain the foreground-midground-background relationship well (see his site )

 

lol...i didn't get the background at first (looked too quickly at the pic and thought it was the diffuse glow everyone was doing lately (see fran's stuff here). But I really like the background---just maybe tone down the saturation a bit?

 

also, look here in the new archive at Terragen 9. I just downloaded the beta version and I think you can make a mountain view with it in no time flat and it looks GRRRRRREAT.

 

once again, great start.

[William Alexander]

Mr. Alexander ,

 

Great start.

The photoshop t/u is kind of flat, looks like a viz render. :???:

 

I see some reticulation? You may try creating a mask showing the exterior glass and reticulation filter to that area. Set layer to hard light or dodge softening the exterior and making it less saturated-washed in light. Making the interior feel warmer and more inviting.

 

Did you adjust the levels or add a levels adjustment layer? If not you may want to try. If you did, what was the thought behind washing the image out. It has a feel, but imho it lacks something inviting or drawing you in to sit and enjoy the wonderful views. imho

 

Here is my take, quick 15-20 min shot at your original. Hope you don't mind. A little reticulation, multiply, toning down the mirrors, tinting the glass, a little color in the foliage, gradient (reflected) to try to kill some of the reflected light. To bright for the apparent light from exterior?

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=filepushJA.jpg

 

Do any of the techniques work for you?

 

Cheers

Mr. Alexander

[joseph alexander]

Thanks for the tips so far. I added saturation and played with masking out the windows and adding reflections.

I like having the image grainy. I can add masked shadows and either add noise or add a difuse glow effect and the shadows blend in relatively well.

 

so far

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=hiresupstairswithnicebackground2.jpg

 

thanks again,

 

-joe