A few test sketches...From a beginner

[robert taylor]

Hi All,

 

Here are a few of my first sketches using ONLY sketchup and vray and idx renditioner.

I am currently learning 3ds max 8, autocad 2008 and pshop cs3 ext and look forward to posting some good work soon, ANY c & c`s welcome.

[BillyElNino]

Aside from the images I wouldn't put your whole address as your location, you never know what those unscrupulous internet vampires might do...

[robert taylor]

Hi ,sorry about the basic pictures i have been looking at this site in wonder at all those amazing pieces of work,and will be producing some myself in the near future.....Hopefully???.

 

As for the address is it really mine????

[BillyElNino]

It was a full address, I don't know if it was yours but its been changed now... You've got a lot of work ahead of you to improve your images but there's a lot of information on here and the internet to push you forward. Good luck!

[robert taylor]

Thanks EL,

 

Can you be more exact in your statement of "you have a lot of work ahead of you" ,What do you think i need to work on, please be honest i can take it.

Also the drawings were done quickly to test materials /scene rendering ect...And on sketchup only,with the help of vray and idx renditioner.

Cant wait to produce drawings on max (this will be soon).I am currenly reading 3ds max 8 architectural visulization by brian l smith, a great book.

 

Once again many thanks for any c & c`s.

[BillyElNino]

Okay, I'll start with the last image, the supermarket. You need some realistic car models, if you're going to stick with SketchUp at the moment get on the 3D warehouse and get downloading. The white box car and box van with black glass are just terrible. Your prehistoric style trees are bad too, you need to vary them and have a bark coloured trunk. Get some road markings down, more detail. What you could do is find some real supermarket images and begin your model from there. It seems like you have just guessed what you have modeled where as observation of real life is the key for getting nearer a bit of realism. You could get a sky in there too...

 

Think about the shot you want to prepare and what purpose your image is for. You need to consider a camera position, try something at eye level and closer in. I am not familiar with VRay for SketchUp but its more than possible to create renders of a high standard with it with great light quality and shadows. Investigate that...

 

The images in your first post have no continuity and some seem to be screen grabs from the editor window? I would suggest posting a particular project to focus peoples attention, you'll get more help then too...

[robert taylor]

Thanks for the heads up,The more honest suggestions/answers i get will help me push forward,I am capable of far more than what you have seen but i am at the bottom of a steep learning curve ( i will get there) and will post i hope some better models once i become more proficient in 3ds max and vray/mental ray and the whole scene full stop. there seems so much to learn but i thrive off of it and dream of producing works as good as i have seen on here., all will be self teaching via books and sites like this. i dont know about you but i have found it hard to find colleges that teach this subject in the u.k unless you can afford £1000`s in day courses in london.(let alone the software needed).