First attempt at an exterior render...

[mzagorski]

Hey people,

 

Well.. I decided to go backwards and try and remake a model in Max 5 that I had originally made in Autocad - but never textured or rendered nicely.

 

For now, its been rendered with a Max 5 Skylight and Light Tracer.

 

Im pretty new to exterior renders so open to all criticism. So.. fire away.

Click here to view render.

 

So far.. I spent about 8 hours on modelling (and strangling 3D Max!)...

[jucaro]

Hi Mike. your render is rather a little dark. did you use max5 exposure controls? if not then you should try it out. but if you do, try tweaking the setings.

 

I rather use the daylight system for architectural exterior rather than the light tracer IMHO

[mzagorski]

The joys of working on a laptop!... I guess the image does look like a wet, overcast nasty day in Scotland.

 

I never changed exposure at all.

 

Will wait for some more criticism - then post an updated image. I plan to add entourage - but leaving that til the end.

 

Just now, I want:

 

1) Nice lighting and shadows.

2) Nice realistic grass.

3) Nicely textured building.

4) Some nice poledancers

[sergio rocha]

hi there, the light distribution seems fine but you should give it a direct light(or daylight) to show the architecture.if you want bad weather use a tiff(hr) for skylight, worx fine.the glass should be more transparent (reflexions give realism).

with some nice texturing and maybe a first plane (treet or something) i think it will be just fine :winkgrin: :winkgrin: :winkgrin: :winkgrin: :winkgrin:

[nisus]

Hi mike,

 

Invert the gradient of the sky: the horizon should be lighter!

 

rgds

 

nisus

[rpict]

I guess the image does look like a wet, overcast nasty day in Scotland.

brrr,thats what i felt regarding the picture

 

-rpict