Exterior for a townhouse

[Stan Zaslavsky]

Hi all,

 

here is a new project i'm working on

 

the clients wanted a close up on one of the townhouses in the block.

 

max, mr, PS

 

look forward to your thoughts and feedback how to improve

[anejo]

Nice rendering. However, do you really want the car taking up almost a quarter of the image? I would either remove the car or position the camera at a different angle where the car is less of a visual.

[Stan Zaslavsky]

Thanks for your comments Gilbert.

 

the reason for the car and the view is that i offered to the client two views and she picked this one. and then rather than having an empty driveway - i thought to put in a car there. that way i can bring a bit more life to the image.

 

let's see what the client thinks too.

[Stan Zaslavsky]

Well turns out the client didnt like the car either

 

plus a few other things were changed - see enclosed

[Gary Ledgerwood]

This is a nice view, but I see a few things that I would fix.

 

1. Photoshop out the brick below the overhead door. You should be seeing the concrete floor of the garage.

 

2. The brownish wall material looks like it needs some sort of texture. Is it stucco? It just seems too smooth and a bump map would help.

 

3. The windows look very flat. It looks as if the wall, frame and glazing are all in the same plane.

 

4. Something also bothers me about the intense light coming from the fixtures on the porch. If they need to be on in the daytime, I would cut down the intensity. Or do a night view to showcase them.

 

Keep it up.

[Jonathan Sanchez]

Hey Stan.. is there any GI in this image? If there isnt, it might make for better lighting. Also sky and grass are a bit too saturated.

[Stan Zaslavsky]

hi guys,

 

Gary - Great points - i'll look into them asap.

 

Jonathan - i havent used GI in the image - how would it make for better lighting if its an outdoor scene? I thought GI was primarily for interiors?

 

Thanks for your comments

[Justin Hunt]

as with interiors there are areas in the model that will benifit from bounced light, such as the sofit's and entry area. Also with the introduction and influence of sky light will help make the image look more natural.

 

I like the contrast but its too strong resulting in loss of detail in the shadow areas.

 

jhv

[Jonathan Sanchez]

Hey Stan

Like justin said wherever two corners meet, there is bouncing of light... and therefor GI would help in all those areas. There are techniques to fake it if you are looking to improve rendering times. If you're client is pleased with this now, I wouldn't complicate myself with it if I were you, but its something you might want to look into in the future to further improve your renders.

[anejo]

Well turns out the client didnt like the car either

 

plus a few other things were changed - see enclosed

 

 

Unfortunately, the client is always right.

 

Keep up the good work!

[Stan Zaslavsky]

here is another update

this time with GI - i think it now works much better

[Stan Zaslavsky]

this in the end what we ended up with -

 

thanks for everyone's contributions