Need comments on these images

[Joseph Petrino]

I need to show these renderings to a client and I just can't figure out why they are so uninteresting.

 

Any comments welcomed.

 

South View

 

North View

 

(Autocad to Max to Lightscape & back to Max)

 

thanks

[Ernest Burden III]

I agree about the 'un-interesting' and I am having a hard time answering 'why'. Are the colors accurate? That orange is a bit unfortunate.

 

OK--try this--make the floor more red, make the upper walls/ceiling more white. That will give the space a bit more life, and make it more unified as a colorful lobby. Alternatively, knock back the color on the orange.

 

The first view has the problem of what you see outside being far more interesting than what's inside. Try to bring down the contrast and saturation of the bitmap for outside.

 

I did a few quick bits with curves, dividing the image into ceiling, orange and floors. Judge for yourself it is going in a 'better' direction:

 

 

Can you take some licence and add a subtle color fade (dark cools towards lighter warms) in Photoshop?

[kid]

the blurring of the street beyond, in the first image makes it feel like I'm looking into a little doll house with my eye hard up to it.

 

The second image, those doors look like empty bookcases, and I get the feeling of emtiness and desolation because I keep thinking, "when are they moving in, and fill those empty bookcases".

 

I took the liberty to butcher your image in photoshop, I think Ernest had more success.

 

[nisus]

Hi Joseph,

 

Why not add a subtle blurred reflection to the floor (only on the tiles, not on the gaps).

Do chamfer the edge of the desk at the right because in real life there are no hard edges.

 

rgds

 

nisus

[Joseph Petrino]

Thanks for the comments.

 

The colors are all correct as is and the floor is really that dull finish.

 

I'm thinking the design is uninteresting.

 

How could I fix the view outside?

 

thanks

[bigcahunak]

I think that Josephs original colors are better...

but why is it so empty there. Fill the counter with some objects on it, some planters on the floor...

Architecturally, there is nothing tying the upper white walls with orange color under it. Either repeat some white on the bottom, or some brown/orange on the upper part. You can also use vertical objects to tie them (like a long and narrow vertical flag...)

but first, fill the place up.

good luck.

[sergio rocha]

yeps, i agree with big , overblown lights are cool but don´t show the space as well. your image isn´t balanced because your right side is to strong, so if you choose to use people in there you should place some more to balance the render (maybe a centered one). I´ll try something quick in photoshop to show you.

[sergio rocha]

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

[bigcahunak]

Yup, Sergio made it much better already. Infact, that girl alone is...

[Joseph Petrino]

Yes, that does look a lot better.

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

bevel the edges of the wood. the image has no specular accents on the edges. wood, even when squared off, is not perfect. IMO beveling with specular highlight being picked up on the bevels will help.

 

ts.

[david whiting]

From a functional point of view, the information desk to the right would normally have a higher level of illumination associated with it either through ceiling spots or task lighting etc.

 

It's too dark and flat right now. That area of the image needs some additional light as well as maybe some reflectance off the counter top and some 'sparkle' to balance the detail and light in the far window. Some object(s) with some detail on the counter might also help.

 

David

[Jefferson Grigsby]

Composition is sterile. I would move the camera up about 1-2 feet and splash some color into the image with furniture, plants, pictures, accent lights....