timgarner_10 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Ok so here's my latest attempt. I created a new vray material using the vrmateditor, imported my original jpeg image where Diffuse Color is, imported the normals map I created in Photoshop where the Bump map goes. I probably need to adjust my scaling or blur on my normals/bump map but its definitely looking better than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHTOH Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) On 4/5/2019 at 1:20 AM, timgarner_10 said: Ok so here's my latest attempt. I created a new vray material using the vrmateditor, imported my original jpeg image where Diffuse Color is, imported the normals map I created in Photoshop where the Bump map goes. I probably need to adjust my scaling or blur on my normals/bump map but its definitely looking better than before. If I`d do it I`d pay attention to the boards ends: Otherwise they don`t look natural& Edited April 26, 2019 by AHTOH timgarner_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmulley Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Something I've been playing with in Vray... timgarner_10, Jaakko, ZTEK and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgarner_10 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 rmulley - That looks great!! Any tips/tricks for how realistic you've been able to get the scene? I'm guessing just a great mixture of having realistic materials along with the right lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew West Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 11:00 AM, Justin Montoya said: You can generate a bump map from the image, or better, generate a normal map in Photoshop using the Filter>3d>Generate Normal Map, adjust height as needed, and save it as a separate JPG. Then load it in the Bump Map slot. That should really help give you some depth to the texture. It looks like you have a low resolution texture loaded, or are rendering at an incredibly high resolution. Hard to say without your FormZ file and texture map files. I would also recommend trying both the GPU rendering engine and the normal non GPU VRay engine. They are different, and render differently depending on the scene and textures. Especially Bump maps. The next version of VRAY called VRay Next is supposed to address much of these shortcomings with the GPU renderer. Another option to create bump normal maps is to go Filter>Nvidea Tools>Normal Maps Filter. Works like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmulley Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 4:14 PM, timgarner_10 said: rmulley - That looks great!! Any tips/tricks for how realistic you've been able to get the scene? I'm guessing just a great mixture of having realistic materials along with the right lighting. Just used mainly Vray materials. It's a simple plane light.... and I modelled a simple room around it. The thing that made the biggest difference I feel though was creating a tiny gap along the bottom of the baseboard. It reality things never fit perfectly and when your eye sees that perfection it looks a bit off. You can barely even see it in the rendering but it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnalexander1571 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hi Richard, That trick at the bottom of the baseboard is sheer genius! I'll be doing that from now on! John A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmulley Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 4 hours ago, johnalexander1571 said: Hi Richard, That trick at the bottom of the baseboard is sheer genius! I'll be doing that from now on! John A I did the same with the cabinet and plant pot too.... raised them about 1/8" off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaakko Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi! One of my latest designs and modelling + rendering. Justin Montoya, ZTEK and timgarner_10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanjl Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 One of the nicest images I've seen rendered so far. I wouldn't be able to do any better. : ) Jaakko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgarner_10 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Very nice work Jaakko!! May I ask what types of lights you used? I like how the woman really looks like shes standing in the scene. Most of the time when I insert a person it looks like they're floating above the ground, or the angle is off a little. Jaakko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaakko Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Thanks Allan and Tim! The lights are pretty simple, only five. I put here a printscreen which tells more. Rendering is done by CPU and GPU, quality high. Post work is only some exposure and contrast + sharpening. The girl is some free 3D model. I have found that the models work better than flat images. timgarner_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmulley Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Jaako, Where did you get that 3D model of the girl from ? I do a lot of retail work and would love to add a proper 3D person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew West Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 I can answer that for you. When a 3 d person is absolutely necessary I go to either 3D Sky or TurboSquid. The Sky models are a lot less expensive. https://3dsky.org/3dmodels/category/zhvie_sushestva?page=3 Really pay attention to the export options on their models to make sure that they are compatible. I usually use OBJ if available. Andrew timgarner_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takehito_matsumoto Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Rendered with formz vray. I am a CG designer living in Japan and have long used FormZ. I sincerely hope that formz will be compatible with the latest CG technologies such as UE4, twinmotion, Unity, LUMION and Substance. Des, Jaakko and timgarner_10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarttec Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Looking very good but still needs substantial noise reduction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaakko Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Hi! To keep this going. Send some renderings. Justin Montoya, timgarner_10 and Des 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew West Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Very nice image. Mind if I ask what your AO and GI settings are? Lighting is everything in this business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Gonna have to get my act together with vray 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaakko Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Andrew I did the rendering few months ago. So I'm not sure what were the settings. Here are the settings which I normally use. There is also a texture in Dome Light to give some interior feeling to the glossy objects. timgarner_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanjl Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Nice rendering Jaakko! Here are a couple of views of custom homes I helped design. Now that I look at these again, I see design improvements needed 😂 Jaakko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaakko Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Nice renderings Allan. My work is mostly interiors. The landscape and all the vegetation must be challenging on these exterior renderings? Man made objects are easier to get right I think. Is that tree 3D-object? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanjl Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thanks! Some trees are. Most of the shrubs are billboard images touched up in photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmulley Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) Something I did a while ago but finally got manufactured so it's out in public now.... Design and Rendering by me. I still can't quite figure out a pure white floor and background but with nice soft shadows though. Edited August 9, 2019 by rmulley timgarner_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgarner_10 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) Awesome work everyone! I like all the insight shared on lights & settings used. I need to see what all renderings I'm allowed to share and will post some soon. Also, I recently just found out that Adobe Stock has 3D models!! Some are free, some are considered premium and you need a subscription to pay for them. I have a premium subscription thru work and downloaded a few to test and they actually look really good. File format is OBJ and when you import into formZ make sure you have the "Import Texture Maps" checked. When you download them they come with the base color map, normals map, roughness map, transparency map, etc. in the folder. Edited August 9, 2019 by timgarner_10 added more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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