First Rendering @ Dusk

[Aaron2004]

Studio/Institution: Student
Genre: Commercial Exterior
Software: Max, Vray
Description:

Hello!

 

This is my first attempt at an evening rendering. It's not quite done yet (needs more vegetation, people, etc). Please ignore the mullions on the glass curtain wall. I need to improve these still. I have 2 questions:

 

1-My Kalwall (yellow, tranlucent wall) needs a texture, but I can't seem to get the bump map to work on it. It's a vrayfastsss2 material, preset as 'cream'. I want to avoid using a displacement map, as I'm guessing my render times will shoot up.

 

2-For the same wall, how can I make it more tranluscent? For instance, the curved knee-wall at the street side isn't showing the bushes behind it. The documentation for this material confuses me...

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron

 

EDIT: I'm sorry if my wording confused anybody. The documentation for the SSS material confuses me, not for the kalwall. What variable do I change to let more light through?

Edited December 1, 2010 by Aaron2004

[Ismael]

Aaron,

 

If it is a commercial of the shelf material or if you can disclose, show the documentation or parts thereof. There is always someone looking for a challenge and to also help a fellow out.

[jinsley]

Post some information on the material and then we can help...

 

I think you need to study some images of scenes at dusk more...

 

http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1680&bih=869&q=city+dusk&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

http://www.mir.no/#/projects

 

http://www.luxigon.fr/

[Aaron2004]

http://www.kalwall.comhere is a google image search for the kalwall product at night:

 

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1345&bih=664&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=kalwall+night&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

 

Also, thanks for the links for the exterior shots. I wasn't looking for a night shot as much as a was the time of day where there is still some daylight, but interior lights are certainly visible. perhaps my scene is a bit bright.

 

Aaron

[Ismael]

In researching, came across a 3D representation of the mat; http://shownd.com/roco/287/3D-Visualisation

[Ismael]

It is picture 1 of 12 in the fellow's portfolio.

[Aaron2004]

I'm sorry if my wording confused anybody. The documentation for the SSS material confuses me, not for the kalwall. What variable do I change to let more light through?

[Ismael]

Aaron,

There are a few treads here adressing "Kalwall". This one for example http://forums.cgarchitect.com/39623-daylight-analysis-help.html.

Not specifically for Vray but may be helpful. I'm just now getting into these sss and translucent materials so, sorry I do not have a how to answer yet...