Individual house photomontage WIP

[Francois Yenny]

Hi all,

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=Belmont_1.jpg

 

This is my first submission of a WIP. Any C&C welcome.

 

thanks.

 

François

[IC]

Quite a nice image which just needs a bit of work. The reflections/transparencies are very good.

Could do with some detail on the roof and some improvement on the shadows(people are casting very vague shadows for such a sunny day.)

As always there is a strong case to drop the people but they are done nicely apart from the shadows.

Also could do with some bump on the roughcast and the other materials.

Regards,

Iain

[IC]

Hi Francois,

I don't think it does look pasted in but it would blend into the scene better if it received shadows from other buildings or trees and,again, if it had some bump/diffuse detail to tone down the bright materials.

I suppose this could all be done in photoshop.

Regards,

Iain

[blaz]

hi, nice reflection.

maybe with a bit texture or bumpp on the wall paint, to get more realistic, since it's quote close up image

 

W

[kainoa]

This is the first thing that came to my mind as i looked at your render..."is that guy grabbing that lady's butt?" :ngelaugh: Please forgive my ignorance, but maybe someone else had the same thought.

[Francois Yenny]

Thanks for the new input,

 

I'm doing the things you mentioned even as I write this, and I'll add some Gobo shadows on the house, as I agree that it should help break the relative monotony of the facade. I'll try to post a new image this week-end (by the way, how should I post it so that it shows up directly in the forum and not just as a link?)

 

Concerning the woman's butt, I'm afraid that what "Realworld imagery People on the weekend II" do in front of their house . Maybe I should choose another picture since my wife's first remark was exactly the same as yours.

 

Francois

[Buffalo Bills]

Fyenny,

 

I thought the same thing that most people thought when looking at the couple in the back of the house. My thoughts on your image is you need to look at the house in the rear, the shadows on that house look very sharp and distinct where yours are soft and not enough contrast. Reflections are great but need to somehow show the grass reflecting in the windows as well. You might even want to boost up the brightness and contrast of the image to better fit the photo you tried placing your model in.

But all in all it is a great start and would like to see an update.

[Francois Yenny]

Thanks Buffalo Bills,

 

I agree with your thoughts on the lighting it the photo. They prompted me to take a closer look at it myself, and I notices that my lighting isn't even in the same direction.

 

The problem is that with this project on this site, matching sun orientation would place my entrance facade in the shade... The real sun basically dosn't shine the way I've set it to show the house. A bit catch 22...

 

What would some of you give prioritiy too:

 

flattering/revealing lighting or site and time realistic lighting?

 

thanks fot the input

 

Francois

[Francois Yenny]

IC,

 

Thanks for the input .

 

I must admit that I added the people as an afterthought in Photoshop and drew in their shadows with the airbrush tool.

 

I also agree with you about the materials being too flat, although I find it difficult to show the fine grain exterior material in a realistic fashion. Maybe I should take some pictures to really see what's visible and what's not.

 

I'm also going to add some detail to the roof and ground tiles.

 

Any ideas about how to improve the photomontage, I find the house kind of looks pasted in (which it is, in Photoshop).

 

Francois