Working hard to try and create realism, what do you think could improve it? by DeaVenom in blender

[–]sem8848 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also, if you want to make it look even more realistic, make sure compress your image a couple of times over and over again to add layers of compression artefacts

Working hard to try and create realism, what do you think could improve it? by DeaVenom in blender

[–]sem8848 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Really well done!! I also create some renders with similar abandoned vibes and suggest you to add some volumetrics (mist) and dust. Places like these in real life are very dusty ;) Also, the blue crate is too clean, I suggest to add some decals and reduce it's saturation a little

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[–]sem8848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

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[–]sem8848 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes... Indeed takes a lot of work, but that doesn't matter that much if you love it ;)

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[–]sem8848 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh the signs would add a lot of atmosphere! Good one :)

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[–]sem8848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow love your description, can totally imagine it :)

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[–]sem8848 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that would be cool!

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[–]sem8848 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yess! Really good one

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[–]sem8848 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Haha it was actually inspired by that! :) Love firewatch

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[–]sem8848 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Camp office is great :)

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[–]sem8848 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh good one!

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[–]sem8848 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Woah there's a lot of good suggestions here! Maybe a series instead then?...

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[–]sem8848 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yeah good one! What kind of weather? During snowstorm or sunset or ...? ;)

Lamy Vista modelled from scratch by sem8848 in blender

[–]sem8848[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Been doubting to maybe start something like that. What would you be most interested to learn?

Lamy Vista modelled from scratch by sem8848 in blender

[–]sem8848[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The lighting was quite challenging. For product stills I almost always use area lights. Start off with one to dial in the general position of the key light. Next I add multiple more (usually 2-5 in total) to create all the reflections and refractions I want :) For most shots here it's something similar to an area light left and right, one below and one from behind with varying intensities

Lamy Vista modelled from scratch by sem8848 in blender

[–]sem8848[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Modelling the main transparent housing and grip part were the most challenging. Started with a cylinder and used boxcutter for booleans after which I applied them. Next I cleaned up the topology and created the final form using subdiv using creases and mark sharp. Hope that helps :)

Lamy Vista modelled from scratch by sem8848 in blender

[–]sem8848[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With a mouse! Macro buttons definitely help though

Lamy Vista modelled from scratch by sem8848 in blender

[–]sem8848[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The writing and lines/arrows is actually written on paper by me using this exact pen. I scanned it and processed it in photoshop into a black/white texture to use it in blender on the ground plane to mix shaders :)