How do I achieve this technique?

[cfoster14]

Hello all-

New to the forum and looking for a way to achieve this simple, yet effective technique. The attached image is one created by Snoopywang, whose Piranesi work is quite impressive. Does anyone know how this monochromatic look is done? Photoshop? 3D Program? Piranesi? Any tips on how to begin?

 

Thanks for your help in advance,

[AJLynn]

Most 3D rendering programs could do that - it's not very complicated, a few grayscale materials with a couple texture maps, specular and maybe a few lights, though the lighting is simple enough it might have been done in a program's default lighting. You can do grayscale by just not using any color in your materials. If you tell us what you have to work with we could give you some advice. If you don't have a 3D rendering program, some CAD packages come with a renderer that could do that, or you could use Blender+Yafray which is free.

[cfoster14]

Thanks for your post. I figured it would be something simple.

Okay, so to achieve the blue hue, would you do that in Photoshop (using variations or other?) or would you maybe change the shadow color to blue in 3D? I use 3D Max, and have a good amount of experience with it, but I'm trying to explore different rendering styles with the intention to develop a more unique look for my firm.

[AJLynn]

Shadows or light sources could be a bit blue, or the reflection environment, or you could just Photoshop the levels.

[Matt McDonald]

Hello stranger!

 

You should be able to use the photo filter built into photoshop.

 

If you are in CS: Image - adjustments - photo filter

 

If you are in CS2: Layer - new adjustment layer - photo filter

 

This way it will be non destructive.

[cfoster14]

Whoa! Didn't expect a response from someone I knew!

 

Hi there, and thanks for the photo filter tip. It did exactly what I wanted. I knew it had to be easy, but I couldn't get my head around it.

 

Thanks Matt!