Sharpen or not Sharpen?!!! or how could be rendered like added sharpen in photoshop

[joto]

hi dears,

 

you can download this renderings and see them at the original size to see the different:

one is the original rendering and the other one is with added sharpen in photoshop.

 

• http://s244706745.online.de/classic_modern_2_nosharp.jpg
   
  
• http://s244706745.online.de/classic_modern_2.jpg
  

 

which one is the better / correct one?

 

or how is possible to render in max/vray like the added sharpen?!

 

Cheers

 

original rendering without sharpen effect:

 

rendering with sharen effect:

[RyderSK]

I am always against sharpening. It can work nice for product render but for interiors, it can provide unnecessary artifacts that are strongly visible in following: glossy reflections(wood), carpet made from fur, light areas. These things then stand out too much.

[Ernest Burden III]

You can paint in sharpening in Photoshop, so it only is on the areas you want it, not the whole picture. You can even do so non-destructively by painting a mask with a soft brush and using that layer mask on a 'sharpen edges' effect. Do the same for a soft blur.