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Hi everyone!


Just like I did for the 2011 New Year Comp, I decided to model an object that I really love : one of those classic "Club" armchairs.
Then I started modelling the floor and the walls, and before I knew it, it ended up in modelling a whole scene...


Although it's only a personal project, I worked hard on it to try and get this photographic feel, but I'm not getting there yet...


All comms and advice are more than welcome...

Cheers,


Madcoo

Any idea about how I could make this pic better?
Thanks!

well, it already looks good some thoughts - but just my personal taste:

i'd give the leather a little less color structure and on the other hand a little more bump. imo the visible/color structure and the surface detail (reflections via bump) don't yet match perfectly.

the edge of the carpet looks a little bright and unstructured.

the glass material looks a bit to reflective imo. visible by bright edges and bright gloss.

a window ledge might add a little more real-world detail (except this was taken from a real world window without one )

and you could play with lighting, camera angle and dof to add a little "drama" to the scene

Personally I think it is not enough contrast in the scene. All the colors are terribly similar and it is a pretty dull color too. The shoes are very thin and the texture on the armchair; I don't know, but it seems like it is stretching at some areas and the specular highlights are too smooth, a reflection map would roughen that up a bit. And as t_3 says; a more defined bump map is definitely needed. Other than that a window ledge would be nice, maybe even some curtains? A visible background outside the window would also add to the scene. But I got to say though; the models you have used ( chair, table and desk looks very good! )

I'd like to see if you can make this scene photo realistic!

Many thanks for your advice guys

I'm gonna work towards your suggestions and keep you up-to-date.
Many thanks again !!!

Hi!


- I re-worked the armchair's texture (bump/spec/colour)
- I made the shoes "thicker" (indeed they were really thin!!!)
- I re-modelled a brand new carpet and added bumps to it ("modelled" bumps - so it's not flat)
I also decided to make it brighter so I could get more contrast, as Sportler said.

I also thought about what t_3 said in order to give a more "dramatic" feel to it.
-> I lessended the DoF + added a second lightsource (outside the camera field)
-> The shadows that the light generates add more depth to the picture, and it makes the textures look better in my opinion.

Below are 2 tests with different Film/ISO/Gamma settings...
The 3rd picture is a heavily-post-produced version of the 2nd image.

I think it's better, what do tou think?
Many thanks again for your advice !

i think it got personality now
the last on i like best. imaging it in b/w, i start getting the feeling, some old school villain has just left the scene
(the only thing i miss to complete this particular picture is a waving curtain somewhere )

Great job, like the composition.
Personally i would change the color of the liquid maybe even choose one of the whisky or rum from the online database if you like.
Also the shoe looks a bit like plastic rather than leather eventhough it is not in focus.
Thanks for sharing and watching the progress.

Many thanks for your helpful comments guys

I think the picture is finished now - at least for the time being - as I've got work to do and can't spend much more time on it...


Will post some more new stuff soon.

Thanks again, see ya!