Improvement Needed

[Hoop]

Re: Improvement Needed

Hi BillyRayGun,

By gradient, I mean like this one


To create items like pendant lights, like this one:


For the Photoshop filter, I use this process:
1) create a copy of the image ABOVE the original image in your layers
2) go to, "image - adjustments - levels" and tweaked the levels untill all you see are the brightest parts of the image
3) select "screen" for this adjusted image
4) then go to "filter, blur, gausian blur". It is not until now that you'll see a bright halo around the lights in your image. Adjust the blur level until you are happy with the resulting "glow"

As for the tension fabric structure, here's an example (for confidentiality reasons I had to cover the logo and blur the graphic, sorry). You can see that adding a slight reflection to the fabric as I mentioned helps to carry the light across it and helps to define the shape a little better. You can play with the velvet materials too, but they are a little strong, I'd suggest adjusting them to get more of a tension fabric look.



Hope this helps!
Hoop

[remon_v]

Re: Improvement Needed

I think in some of the webinars online here on this website they are talking about lowering the quality of the HDRI image and also blur it a bit.... so the rendertime will be less and u still got a nice effect.

[Micha_cg]

Re: Improvement Needed

10/4 on photoshop but maybe I'm missing something. Gradient. What gradient? Also, what filter in Photoshop are you all using to achieve the glow effect? I'm not seeing anything called "glow".

Gradient ... means a typical transition of backlit surfaces. In the best case you use a phototexture (like at my rendering to see).

PS filter .... look at richard roseman webside, there is a free diffuse glow - but I manualy do it most -> color selection tool ->select bright areas -> copy&paste -> blur -> layer mode brighten.

http://www.richardrosenman.com/

http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/downloads/

[BillyRaygun]

Re: Improvement Needed

Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. Unfortunately, my rendering skills are not up to par yet. Below is my most recent attempt at a
more realistic rendering based on the feedback provided...



Challenges I still face:
1) Capet texture still tiles and looks unreal
2) Monitor glow burns out when additional lights are added to illuminate the interior.
3) Rhino spot lights don't seem to contribute very much. Especially trying to achieve the focused spot look on a flat panel
4) Backwall fabric still appears gray and not as white as it should
5) The white spot light cans in the ceiling don't resonate their white finish as they should
6) Plants still need work.
7) Displacement map on rocks looks weak and not very real.

The time shown above is for a 750x500 rendering.

Cheers!