Palma Plaze

[glorybound]

I usually use a good HDRI, but thought I would try V-Ray Sun/Sky to get better render times. I found it really hard to balance lighting, the sun is so bright. A nice overcast HDRI seems easier to manage. I used NEXT Beta 3, so the render times between the two workflows were about the same.

[hoppergrass]

is the magenta cast intentional?

[glorybound]

No, but again, I didn't see it until you mentioned it.

[glorybound]

The client reviewed and marked things up and no mention of the color cast. I'll correct it, but these are some picky clients. For me, I didn't see it until I looked at it in the thumb preview. I used to always look at things in black and white, upside down and small, but for some reason I stopped doing that.

[M.Max]

I prefer Hdri workflow more too ..I just swap my favorites HDRIs to get totally different moods quickly . the render time is the only issue with this workflow tho.
it's possible to get great results with Vray sky/sun you just need to separate them by copying the Vray sky to material editor and change its mode ,intensity /color correct it ...etc.
regarding the project I think the design itself is limiting you here ..these monotonous colors make it hard to get something cool .
Most of your materials seems a bit dull too, I would increase the reflection a bit more .

[glorybound]

This next go-around I'll go back to my HDRI. I tried V-Ray Sun/Sky to see if the render times were faster but with Beta NEXT, they were the same. I did like the autoexposure and white balance, however, I had a lot of blown out areas. What you see was major PS balancing with exposure and gradient maps.

[mitviz]

wow, really liking these, nice work!

[OPEN_RANGE]

very nicely done!

[glorybound]

They are still changing

[super gnu]

How would you pronounce that name? palma playz ? palma plazey? palma plah-zay? its a wierd word.. invented or in some language that im not familiar.

[glorybound]

I misspelled it. it is a plaza.

[super gnu]

ahh ok hehe, well happes to us all.. i suffer terribly from sausage fingers.

[glorybound]

I can read something 10X and not see misspellings. I see words differently than most. To write something I have to see the word in my mind (like a flash card) to spell it. It works awesome for things like driving. I can drive somewhere once and always get back because I replay it in my mind, unless, of course, someone chops down that big tree on the corner . Also, I rarely forget where I put things because again, reply it. If I take my time I can spell anything if I have already seen it spelled, but when I rush mistakes happen. If I proof my stuff it is like my mind sees the correct spelling even though it is wrong.

[glorybound]

Some updates for Unit A

[glorybound]

Some updates for Unit B - I am still seeing the red cast... I am not sure where that is coming from.