options for tiny rooms [other than wide-angle lens]

[3DMK]

Hi All,

So sick of doing distorted wide angle lenses for tiny rooms that I tried my first section render [thanks to a flexible client] This unit was tiny & looked like S*&$ with a super wide angle lens, but ended up looking nice by doing a sectional render.

C&C welcome

[glorybound]

Section render

Really nice... technique and render.

[pskdude]

hey

Dude Fabulous, i think it was very succesful, also that couch has a very nice velvet feel. Great Job on that material.

[stevesideas]

Very nice. I like that a lot..

[duke2]

The only comment i'd have is that the reflection on the kitchen splashback doesn't read too well. Needs a highlight or less reflection/milkier reflection so that it's clear that it's actually glass rather than looking into another room.

[3DMK]

The only comment i'd have is that the reflection on the kitchen splashback doesn't read too well. Needs a highlight or less reflection/milkier reflection so that it's clear that it's actually glass rather than looking into another room.

I agree totally! Unfortunately the client specs were that it is actually a mirror and not glass splashback [which is how I had it at first as I hate using mirrors in 3D for the very reason you specified]
As usual the clients get the last say.

[simmsimaging]

Looks great! Looks very much like a stitched pano would. What was the actual technique you used to do this in CG?

b

[3LP]

I also wonder how you setup your cam.

was it a cam that was really far away with a extremely high focal length ?

but anyway, beautifully work

[tricky]

Very successful. I don't think we should be *ashamed* for using this kind of technique. Afterall, most TV dramas or films are shot on set with similar constraints. They just 'knock-out' a few walls or openings here and there to best show what is going on.

It is a key advantage to producing CGIs rather than photographs.

[Neilg]

I really like this, you've done a great job of it.

Lens flares are a bit much on the lights through, they look stuck on.

[Pixelab]

I'm not a big fan of sectionnal views but I have to admit that this one is really beautiful. All the details are well executed and the natural/artificial light balance is perfect (maybe try a slight blueish light for the daylight in post ?)

I agree for the flares and the mirror remarks, at first sight I tought "wtf, an half flat screen in the kitchen ?"

Good job on the couch material !

[sv]

really nice job. Totally agree about the velvet feel to the sofa - good job there.

Your lighting effects on the spot lights completely ruin the image though! If you just made an optical looking glow, it would work so much better...

[3DMK]

I also wonder how you setup your cam.

was it a cam that was really far away with a extremely high focal length ?

but anyway, beautifully work

Nothing tricky about the setup--Just a focal length of 30mm & taken from about 12 meters away.

All the walls & props are in the scene for GI & reflections & the ones I didn't want to see have 'Visisble to camera' property turned off. Just be careful that any objects not visible to camera DON"T have any double faces [even internally] as it will cause black artifacts in the render. Even 2 separate walls with faces meeting at a common point will cause this.

[3DMK]

Yeah your all right!! My lens flares Suck. I'll try something a bit more subtle next time.
Thanks for the help all!

[simmsimaging]

I'm still not clear on what a sectional render is I guess. Is this done in one render, or did you render a couple of sections and stitch them together in Photoshop?

b