Weekend quick viz

[ene.xis]

hi all,
just wanted to share another busy weekend result:








feed-back is most welcome!

[joconnell]

Really nice exposure and composition - I wonder could the grass be a bit brighter or have some specular? The fourth render is a photo

[paulison]

yeah i agree the closeups look fantastic, well done.

For the other ones, I guess you can see a bit more grain in them and they dont look quite as nice to me, but still good job. All in 1 weekend? very impressive.

I'm sure with more time the grain issues etc will be easily overcome

[ene.xis]

thanx guys!

info:
2 days work
modeling: Jacinto Monteiro and me (Nuno Castro)
lighting, rendering and post: me (Nuno Castro)

dmc+lc workflow, which never failed me, but produce somewhat longer rendertimes which had to be tight due to the deadlines resulting in more noise then desirable.
i guess i ll find time to re-render them to remove all noise.




i am humbled for your reply s!
I don t post much and have been working solo for to long and the feed back i get is from the client and my wife(thanks for putting me up!). Your feed back is like a breath of fresh air, and will drive me to work harder!
thanx, again.

[mcvltd]

Can't fault them, especially for 2 days work!! I'm glad my clients don't visit this forum, otherwise I'd be out of work!

The people look really well integrated in the scene - are they 3d?
To me the grass looks good as it is.

Also, I'm a big fan of ir+dmc for exterior stuff, why do you use dmc+lc? is it better?

[visumporec]

Very good job for 2 days!
One question, what do you use for reflection of metal plate?
Thanks


mcvltd: Here is my answer for BF/LC vs IM/LC

BF/LC
www.visumporec.com/forum/BF-LC.jpg

IM/LC
www.visumporec.com/forum/IM-LC.jpg

[ene.xis]

Also, I'm a big fan of ir+dmc for exterior stuff, why do you use dmc+lc? is it better?

detail....
the quality is far superior imo, but comes with a price (rendertimes)
imo dmc proved to be far more predictable then irmaps. No more splotches, blinking GI, lack of detail, and long trial and error tests!

[simmsimaging]

Really nice work. Love the 4th one.

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[mcvltd]

..ahh.. thanks guys. That explains it clearly!

Although I do think you're being rather tough on yourselves, or maybe it's just my low standards!! I'd much rather save a few hours and go sunbathing on the beach.....

[ene.xis]

in my experience every time i tried to use irmaps i tend to spend more time trial-error my settings rather then going brute force from the start.

then again i must admit my "noobiness" when it comes to irmaps!


besides...i d take those render hours and use them as an excuse to go out....or else i d be stuck with work!

[Andre Tobo]

Hey Nuno, great work man!
I agree about 'noise' but in this dealine you made your best.
As Joconnel: 'The fourth render is a photo'! Like architectural magazines, very good.
I dont like so much all this 3d peoples, maybe less...?

Best Regards!

[mcvltd]

The 'detail enhancement' option in the IR map works wonders for me. I just set the radius value to be just smaller than the smallest 'gap' in the scene, then use the medium preset. Although I don't do many animations, so it may not be an option for that. Not sure how it would behave on visumporec's wall texture either.