Rammed Earth

[Robert Spencer]

Studio/Institution: Myself
Genre: Residential Exterior
Software: 3dS Max 2010, Photoshop
Description:

process work on a rammed earth house... could use lots of feedback!

[ArchQuad]

i like ur style.....smart work.....highly artistic potentials are there......but i think the texture on the ground should be a little more natural....bump mapping is too much there......and u could detail up the glass wall more.....maybe some frames.....very less frame.....but something should be there..........keep it up.....it is going to be a very nice piece of ArchViz.....

[Tommy L]

Is it really called rammed earth? I was expecting a planet with a big spaceship stuck in the side of it...

You have some strange inconsistencies going on with the lighting. The main light source seems to be up and to the left, high in the sky like its daytime.

[Robert Spencer]

Are you not familiar with rammed earth construction? It's a green building technique of forming walls by compressed raw materials. Sorry, no spaceship. I agree the lighting needs some work though! I'll try experimenting with the angle of the sunlight more.

[shaneis]

Are you not familiar with rammed earth construction? It's a green building technique of forming walls by compressed raw materials.

 

The god of rammed earth sustainable building - Michael Reynolds! http://earthship.com/

[wasteland giant]

not sure if the supersky is helping your image. Looks like there's a fire. Simplify the sky

 

The whole thing is a lollicon of colours. I'd remove the affect specular setting on your omnis so you don't see this glowing splotch in the glass. or use an area light.

 

what's the renderer?

 

let the enviroment/gi do the work if its a night shot like this

[Slinger]

The god of rammed earth sustainable building - Michael Reynolds! http://earthship.com/

I prefer rick joy's rammed earth homes.

[Jason Matthews]

I would remove "sunlight" and use an hdri similar to your background image. That way you will get the uneveness of skylight. Add more texture to the ground. I would also look at putting light inside the house and let the light bleed to the outside. It will give a warmer feeling and give the image more depth. Lastly, I would have expected that there would be more landscape in the image illustrating the "Rammed Earth" title.