Public Open Space and 'Soundform' Stage conceptual image

[mitchpeacock]

Studio/Institution: Troopers Hill Ltd
Client: LDA Design
Genre: Landscaping
Software: Max, V-ray, Photoshop
Website: http://www.troopershill.co.uk
Description:

Hi Guys,

 

Never posted an image here before as I mainly produce verified photomontages. This however is a more polished version of some conceptual npr work I was doing earlier in the year.

 

I need some advice/critique on the image generally and would also like to gauge opinion of the way I have illustrated the people, an earlier draft had clay rendered people which I think I preferred, or maybe I just need some better/higher poly people models?

 

Thanks

 

Mitch

[matthewgriswold]

The people are looking pretty stiff/lifeless, but I wouldn't say higher poly counts would help, only hurt your render times. You are at such a far distance that the details wouldn't be seen...

 

Can we see a version with the clay rendered people?

[mitchpeacock]

yes, maybe a few walking would help. I had considered a couple placed walking nearer the camera, but I cant find any good posed walking models where they don't look like a dandy highwayman or a hooker!

 

Anyway - clay rendered [people] version attached

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[Nic H]

i find the camera angle uneasy

its disconnected from everything, too wide and looking at the ground.

 

other than that could be pretty good! however i would go for heavier post work on this or a more restrained dual colour pallete / less brown in teh image.

[matthewgriswold]

clay people look good, though their back sides, where the soundform isn't shinning light directly on them, seems too dark.

 

you could probably try a translucent shader that would allow light to pass softly through the crowd. might draw the attention of the image a little better to the subject in the process. like nicnic said, the foreground commands this image.

[Tron]

Love it. Great depth and gradients going on in this image.

[Nic H]

^ not really

there is no depth due to the camera being so high.

it creates it a single vanishing point centered not quiet in the middle of the image - making it feel kind of 'graphic' rather than deep and layered

[mitchpeacock]

thanks for the useful comments so far. I see what you mean Nic, I think I may be trying to show too much in one view and ended up with too wide a lens. I was hoping to draw the eye through from the foreground to the centre of image. There's very little post work, so I may recompose to landscape and take in a lower view across the planters much closer to the soundform - a good opportunity to use some better people models too!

[Tron]

I like the view high up like it is. If you lowered the cam, you would lose your macro perspective and then your render would just be of foreground elements... with a little stage in the back.