First post of WIP

[E Lam]

Hi everyone,

 

This site has been a very valuable assets to my daily work routine. I've learned a lot from all the regulars here. So, I thought it's time for me to get critiques on something that I've been working on during off-hours.

 

The image depicts a reception area. It was modeled in SketchUp tryout version 3.0 and rendered with LS 3.2.

[E Lam]

Here it is...

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=Reception01_1.jpg

[schmoron13]

you can post the image directly in the site:

 

just click on the image ubb code (underneath where you type) and plug the url in to it:

 

[E Lam]

Thanks, Schmoron13. Any comments about the image? Anyone?

[camby]

Your image looks nice. I would suggest you adjust the lighting. The sun is shining very brightly from the window, yet the room is very dark. You might also look at the arrangement of the furniture. They don't appear to be placed, rather they have been moved to make room for something behind them. Great work.

[David Barbarash]

On an unrelated note, how did you get the Sketch-up model into 3D studio? in my experience, it only inports in one massive cihnk and you then have to spend the time breaking it up into its original elements (walls, furnature, etc.) or use a HUGE multi-sub material to get things right. Not to mention a number of un-necessary backfaces and the like. Other than that, the image looks good. A person behind the desk would help, as well as some more detailing around the recessed lighing in the bright orange slab on the ceiling. Thats just a personal opinion though. Good stuff!

 

David Barbarash

[E Lam]

Thanks for all the comment so far, I really appreciate it.

 

David, I tried the 3ds out option from SU but was having the problem that you described. So I export a dwg version. This way, all the layer name remain the same, and I was able to pick surfaces by layer in LS. As for the backface problem, I really haven't encounter any with the dwg import.

[Mad Matt]

I'd suggest putting some lighting in that's specifically for lighting up the company name behind the reception desk. Some pots or track lights or something. It should stand out.

 

Also on the pot lights. If you stick a small omni light just below the ceiling it'll light up the area around the pot lights on the ceiling a bit and make them look more like they're turned on. The sockets for the pot lights don't look like they're illuminated by the pot lights. The omni just below the ceiling will help with that. Pot lights also have a metal socket which comes down to slightly below the ceiling and has some trim around it at the ceiling level. The socket usually tapers towards the bulb a little bit. The socket is usually a light coloured material which helps spread the illumination of the recessed light source over a larger area.

 

A drywall ceiling is a very odd thing in a commercial setting. T-bar would be more appropriate and would add a little more texture to the room.

[David Arbogast]

It is looking nice in some areas. I suggest the following:

1. The orange soffit is nice, but it is too vivid and saturated. IMO no matter how brilliant the paint is that would be used, it can't achieve that level of saturation for a ceiling object. Only a internally illuminated orange glass could approach that level of saturation.

2. Your light fixtures are too large. The down lights should be no wider than 6" dia. There needs to be an aperture ring around the down lights to finish them off. The spot fixture to the right is very large and clunky.

3. The material for the logo wall looks good, but somehow makes it hard to read the logo.

 

Mad Matt: Tee-bar? You're joking, right?