Thursday 16 March 2017

Almost done!

Since my last update, I had the chance to work mostly on lighting the scene.

I consider that the lighting it is a big improvement since the last update. By concentrating on lighting I had the chance to also check if some of my base colours texture are respecting the PBR range and if I should change the base colour for some of the objects.


I had the chance to play in SpeedTree and add some palm trees outside so I can sell the idea that this house is on the beach and that the room has a straight view of the sea. For the clothing room, I decided to add like a door made out of blinds that instead of being pushed on the side needs to be pulled up. By doing that and increasing the intensity of the light I got some really interesting shadows coming from the blinds, which is an extra boost for the overall image.


Something which I noticed and it was also pointed out by other people is that I didn't really have a focal point in the last update. So I decide to make the bed the main focal point. To do so I added some extra light around it to make it pop out. Something that also helped to push the bed as a main focal point was the colours, as the overall room is full a warm colours while the bed mainly contains cold ones. The magazines on top were extra details which also helped to focus the attention on it.


I also changed the colours of the trims in the hallway and moved the roof up a bit to make the viewer fill welcomed and like he is in an open space (even if it is a hallway).

So, what is left to do now?!

That is a good question. What I need to do next is to create a night scenario for the room. This will also take a few weeks to get it looking good. After that, I need to create a video of the room, a showreel of it.

After that, I am kinda done. I will need to do some stuff for the final year exhibition (like printing and submitting everything), however, that will not take that much.

See you guys soon!


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Sunday 19 February 2017

Almost there!

A lot has changed since the last update.

I changed the composition, started working on the lighting and improving on the materials a bit.
After receiving some feedback I decided to close the door since it was taking the attention from the overall room and redirecting it to the hallway and to the police tape.


Another decision was to chance the direction of the sun. If before the light was coming from the window that is near to the door, now the light source is coming through the window at the painting desk. By doing this, I got a nice shadow effect on the chest which I decided to keep.


Even if I closed the door I decide to keep the hallway, trying to work on it as it was his own thing. I started adding trims at the corners and cables so I can get away from the razor lines (even if it is not 100% possible).


I am still not 100% happy with the lighting, however, now I am kinda done with the overall composition and layout. So in the next weeks, I will work mainly on lighting, trying to get something that looks a bit better.



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Saturday 21 January 2017

Small update.

Not much has changed since the last update.

I started changing some of the textures. Went in ZBrush and started modeling the wood planks and all the other object that I wanted to have some edge damage.

At the moment I am looking into:
-how to create a realistic flower bouquet to put in the vase on the chest.
-start creating the beach view.
-creating a better material/texture for the fabric on the pillows, bed, and sofa.
-changing the scale of some objects to make them feel more natural.
-getting rid of some of the razor lines.
-changing a bit the composition as the door that leads to the hallway is kinda taking the attention from the rest of the room. I am planning on closing that door, however, I will keep the hallway. It will just be done separately. Giving me the chance to work more on it.




As it can be seen, I have a lot to improve on the lighting. I am still looking into that, however, at the moment I am more concern on the objects in te room and on the composition. I will start working more on the lighting when everything is in its place and most of the objects are done.