Mountain apartments WIP

[bpozas]

I need some help on whats missing in this images, I think it lacks some punch. C & C welcomed

[percydaman]

excellent work. I would say its lacking a little contrast. how much photoshop work have you done on it? Also did you use exponential for your colormapping? it can wash out colors some.

For the part that looks like ivy growing up the wall, would like to see some variety, maybe some flowers?

Overall great job. Love how you fit the cg elements into the back plate.

[Mathew Everett]

The grass on slopes looks good as dose the apartment building, but that green wall, there is something about it that just dosen't seem right! If your trying to get a over grown effect or something to that matter,I would show a little wall, as nothing grows that perfect......

[priad]

excellent!!!!
I think that you must add some dirt map or GRAIN to your picture and perhaps yellow colors in your lighting, more hightlight also.
Vegetation are awesome!
Give your tips for the grass ground dude
PS: where it is?

[archcanvas]

Very good renderings, but I think for such a wonderful scene - beautiful pure white-color building in a mountain, you need to deal with it like a traditional painter or a photographer. Select a perfect time of a day, to recreate the most fascinating daylighting and atmosphere effects, would this be the way you go?

In addition, for the time you've selected, on the 2nd image, maybe you can add some lens flare effects?

[bpozas]

thanks for the comments guys!

priad, the scene is Monterrey, México, the grass is a texture I made I'll post it later.

As for the photograph I took it at aroun 8:00 am couldn't get up earlier to get the best sun for this place.

[nikulu]

Actually I think your building needs to have less contrast and saturation in order to perfect those renderings. Those buildings on either side of the 2 images would be good example.

Great work! Please post your final results later.

[analogueWay]

I think William and Laurent hit it. Your background photo has some extra warmth from the earlier time of day, but your rendered portion is fairly cool in comparison. Keeping your skylight blue but bringing up the yellow in your sunlight should give you cool shaded areas and a nice warmth that more closely matches the warmth that is visible in the photo. If you compare your rock walls to the rock and dirt in the photo or your trees to the trees in the photo, there is a visible difference in color temperature.

The warmth will look good on your building and it will especially help the wonderful vegetation that you have made. Sign me up for tips on how you made the grass and the ivy.

Great work over all!

-Jeremy