RyanSpaulding Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hey all, I start work on a commemorative garden for a hospital tomorrow. It is very "plant-heavy"....not too many trees, but many different flowers and bushes.... So, I'm curious one possible tactics I should use. The project must be done in just a few days. I'm using MicroStation of the modelling and Photoshop/Piranese 3 for post-render work. Should I model the bushes similarly to how STRAT (big ups) did those trees? Should I risk making these cutouts? I'm looking for the nicest possible render I can do within the allotted time. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Erstad Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Ryan, What up fellow madisonian... I prefer to use photoshop for when I need that super sweet looking veg, still images only of course. A wacom pen, play with the brushes a bit. If you want to go farther, painter is the hot ticket. Drop a few RPC or whatever in for placement / compostion in your 3d scene, and render out. Typically, for large format prints (42" wide) I will need at least a half day to add some nice character to an image, but for your high profile project, i would use a full day. Also, look at traditional artist who paint in acrylic as reference. Feel free to contact me directly via phone or email... http://www.fortelstudios.com Cheers and good luck, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSpaulding Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 Wow...3 people from Madison here...nice Anyways, the problem is that RPC stuff usually doesn't stand up real well close...and these are specific flowers too...specific species and specific amounts of bushes...so I cant just use piranesi's standard cutouts... I will probably end up just modelling it. Making it look realistic by creation just wont work well I dont think (unless you have SERIOUS PhotoShop skills). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSpaulding Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 104 views and no ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Are you doing an animation? How close is the camera getting to the plants? Are there drastic light changes over the plants? (some in bright sunlight and some in deep shadow?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Use images in Photoshop. If the planting is so specific make the landscape architect come up with specimen images and then assemble them on a bunch of layers. Modeling is a non-starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Paske Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Ernist is right, and if your landscrape architect can't provide images, and you can't find images online, you may have to grab a book and start scanning. Good luck Ryan, fellow Madisonian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSpaulding Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 It's not an animation and it is fairly close so I cant get away with pixelation or non-perfect Piranesi cutouts...I'm gonna try photoshop and see what I can do...I have specific pics that I dl'ed via google...I suppose I will have to work my magic. Thanks for the help all. Appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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