Chair rendered with "studio" lighting setup

[Daniel]

I wanted to try out a studio lighting setup for the first time.

How did I go? What can I improve?

I rendered one more angle and fixed up the model a bit.

[adiarc]

Very realistic. Good job! I like the design too.

[stiwi]

Hi Daniel,

lighting looks fine to me. But the textures don´t seem right. Maybe a matter of scale, maybe bad textures. Plus the leather doesn´t look smooth enough.

cheers

stiwi

[Daniel]

Thanks.

stiwi, the actual model itself wasn't the concern, but the presentation of it. I just grabbed some materials off the LiveDB and didn't play with them too much. For the second render I did try to fix things up a bit quickly though.

[steveps3]

yeah the textures are stretched and the modelling is quite basic. With a bit of work on both you could have a winner on your hands.

[Daniel]

yeah the textures are stretched and the modelling is quite basic. With a bit of work on both you could have a winner on your hands.

How do you suggest I improve the modelling without changing the design? Use my creative freedom?

[[gk]]

chrome parts are low poly
The couplings are non existant making it look cheap ( coupling, welds or clamps ) whatever you decide to do there.
Else rework shaders, add gamma, pump the light.
Worst issue is the wood

[Daniel]

chrome parts are low poly
The couplings are non existant making it look cheap ( coupling, welds or clamps ) whatever you decide to do there.
Else rework shaders, add gamma, pump the light.
Worst issue is the wood

Thanks for the honesty.
I fixed the low-poly problem in the second image, since this was primarily a lighting exercise. I might revisit this to add more detail where needed, and spend more than 5 minutes on texturing.

[steveps3]

Also metal chair with wooden base? Looks a bit odd. Maybe it is just because there are no visible fixings connecting the chair to the base. Same applies to the cushion and the chair.