Spanish Colonial Progress

[Karl Larsen]

Studio/Institution: Self
Genre: Residential Exterior
Software: 3DS Max
Description:

OK Gentlemen, fire away!

 

Not Industrial Light and Magic quality just yet , but quite an improvement over my first effort!

Edited September 6, 2013 by karlar

[Karl Larsen]

Where the HECK do you guys find the overhanging foreground tree branches that you use????

 

I've looked everywhere I can think to look!

[idanamrany1]

Very nice render.

maybe you can add depth of field effect to the foreground vegetation to make it more realistic

[Karl Larsen]

Thank you! Your suggestion sound like a great idea - how do you do it?

 

I pretty new at all this!

 

Very nice render.

maybe you can add depth of field effect to the foreground vegetation to make it more realistic

[idanamrany1]

The easy way of getting DOF is by rendering a Zdepth pass for this image in 3ds max. and than use this pass in photoshop, as lens blur channel.

Here is a good video about how to get it done:

[idanamrany1]

You can render out a Z-depth pass (if you use vray its under render setup->render elements->add Z-depth) .

And than use it in photoshop as lens blur channel.

[Karl Larsen]

Alrighty that works nice!

 

Now, once you add a lens blur - how do you remove it, or modify it?

 

I didn't save it but when I tried it I went back to see if I could adjust it and nada!

[idanamrany1]

open the z-depth pass in Photoshop, ctrl+a to select all and ctrl+c to copy. than in your main image composition ,go to the channel tab ->create new channel and paste it.

Now select the main layer of the composition and go to lens blur under the filter menu. on the right select the channel you have created in the source tab.

now you can click on the area of the image you wish to have in focus (you can control the amount of focus by changing the radios slider) .

Hope its clear

[Karl Larsen]

I commend your conciseness, but I already figured that part out

 

I was wondering how you undo it after you applied it?

 

I made a copy of my RGB layer and applied the z-depth / blur but it seems like you cannot go back and adjust it once you apply it?

 

The bur looks good, I don't believe I went to far with it! I will upload a new image tomorrow.

Edited September 6, 2013 by karlar

[idanamrany1]

Ye like you say, it is better to make a copy of the image and apply the blur.

[jaquelinemedrado]

great work, very nice rendering!

[Karl Larsen]

Thank you very much, Jaqueline!

 

great work, very nice rendering!