Sukiya v2 - Japanese Tea House

I echo all the complements of the images. Fantastic work. I think the background looks *off* because of the lighting mismatch. The BG looks like it was shot on a cloudy day whilst your image seems to be lit on a much sunnier day, given the quality of light at the right hand corner. Because of that bright corner, you expect more highlights on the trees and shrubs as well as more filtered light coming through the open door. Further, I think the rice paper doors will transmit a slight color from your background. Right now they look perfectly white. I’d give them a slight greenish cast, especially on the left side of the room where there is less influence from the sun. JM2CW

Craig

Awesome, Try over expose outside image on second one and than it should be perfect.

Some tips when designing Japanese themed interiors: The traditional dimensions of the tatamis are fixed at 90 cm by 180 cm (the above render looks a bit long - perhaps it is just the angle) normally, poles or supports for the ceiling aren’t placed above it…I see very nice Japanese interiors in the forum but the absence of important aesthetic details like these takes away the fun…and a bit of realism..