London Street

[Eric_Cartman]

I need suggestions, ideas, crits :)

Max 5.1, Brazil 1.0.

http://www.crystalmadness.com/images/test/054.jpg

[DeadlyFreeze]

Textures are perfect, modeling is great, but the lighting is bland..

Natural lighting always has some anomalies to it, sky lights saturate everything equally which makes some bad realstic lighting.

[the_solidshadow]

love it, but nowadays you dont see so much of those phoneboxes, oh, and and a few hundred bubble/chewing gums to the ground, and you'll have a perfect london! :D

[nendo]

maybe he's setting it in the past and not present. because it looks like it's in the past. and i love it. how long it taken

[acuna_read]

Theres lots of time issues with this picture. There wouldnt be a street-lamp in that style with the phone boxes around, and the phone boxes are funny glass ones, even worse are the folding door onse which are a nightmare to use.
There should be more chewing gum as mentioned on the pavement and the slabs are alot bigger than that, More like a foot and a half square. The kerb should be lower as well just a bit but lower all the same. And the yellow lines are usually blobs of paint where the rest has been chipped off somehow.
Nice pic all the same though.
And wheres the 'Junction Tavern'? lol:roll:

[Eric_Cartman]

Thakns guys for the comments.

I made this pic using several pictures.. I just typed London street or whatever in Google images :)

I started at the end of January and this was my first texturing project. I worked on this scene on and off when I got home from work.

I need some tips on how to improve the lighting. I am using skylight, a few brazil lights, a few direct lights and a few omnis.

[MattyG]

I love it looks exactly like when I went to London.

[Ravens]

I like it .. but ehm how do you remove those black bars if you have render with brazil '?

[Ninto]

Wow, awsome scene :cool:

@ Raven: By buying it ;)

[UnsteadyTeddy]

looks too clean :D

[3Dway'OLife]

Very good!!!

I agree with the time issue comment though, the street light looks outa place, as does the Maccy Dees bag.

I think the curb stones are too high, the double yellow lines aren't thick enough and pavement needs to be brighter

I think the lighting reflects the bland overcast weather we have.

If tis in london the n the phone box need to be full of flyers and
bussiness cards advertising the local working girls

[MattyG]

Originally posted by 3Dway'OLife
Very good!!!

If tis in london the n the phone box need to be full of flyers and
bussiness cards advertising the local working girls
Yup that was my favorite part of london thats for sure:p .

[Eric_Cartman]

Lowered the curb, added flowers, bottles (ups.. one got broken), changed the bike and pavement textures, added more reflections to glass...

http://crystalmadness.com/images/test/058.jpg

[Marcia]

Out of curiosity, why does he have to adhere so strictly to what you might see in London today? Or why does the street light have to be from the same era as the phone booth? Or why does the sidewalk have to be completely littered with chewing gum wrappers?

I understand people are leaning toward wanting this to look completely authentic, but personally, I find the image pleasing as it is. As an artist, you should be able to take some liberties with reality for the sake of aesthetics. Otherwise, we're only using 3D as a substitute for photography.

BTW, I like the way you've aged the bike... it integrates into the scene much better now.

[claWda]

agree with marcia, and great texturechange on the bike looks dead on

seriously, "the street light looks out of place"!? no it doesn't, for someone that doesn't live in england that looks very real

[kribz]

i totally agree with u marcia and claWdia...and a GREAT picture it is!!!
/kribz

[3Dway'OLife]

Very good

I like the idea that cgi is timeless!
However if your after acuaracy then if you got rid of the McDonalds bag and the double yellow lines on the road, then there would be no time issue at all.

I think the drain is slightly too small compared to the rest of the scene. If your gonna keep the yellow lines then make em thicker and closer to the curb, i've seen them go over those drains before

Try having a cobled road then it could be a themed pedestrianized area, there are loads of those around.