Working on a New Rendering Technique

[d_stilgar]

So, I've been working on a new rendering technique this semester. I think I'll refine it next semester to give it a more refined look, but for the urban planning I did this semester I think it worked really well.

My only critique of it as a whole is that it looks a little comic-book-like, which might not be received well by those who look at it. It doesn't help that I was in a rush and did each in about two hours, some a little more, some a little less.

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img001_1200x791.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img002_1200x777.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img006people_1200x710.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img008_1200x600.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img009colored_people_1200x672.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img014_1200x696.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Other-Image-with-people_1200x631.png

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/section-and-elevation_1200x333.png

Let me know what you think!

[msmrx57]

They look good, especially considering the time in each one. the only one that looks comic bookish to me is the interior view, and that isn't bad.

[TLHarrell]

I think the interior one could benefit from the use of some lighting and shadows. Same goes for the exterior. I think that's the part that my eye is missing. I am assuming these are rendered in Sketchup from a 3D model.

[d_stilgar]

Line work is by hand. Color is by hand in photoshop.

There's some suggestion of shadow done by the way I color it, but it really could use a new layer that's just shadows.

That's why I think the elevation is as appealing as it is. I added a layer and added a shadow under the eaves and overhangs really quick.

[TLHarrell]

That's some really nice hand work. I know how to do that stuff, and I know it's super time consuming. Great stuff.

[f8l_0e]

Are you doing the line work on vellum and scanning it in, or are you drawing right on a digitizer?

Either way, I think it looks good.


Line work is by hand. Color is by hand in photoshop.

There's some suggestion of shadow done by the way I color it, but it really could use a new layer that's just shadows.

That's why I think the elevation is as appealing as it is. I added a layer and added a shadow under the eaves and overhangs really quick.

[d_stilgar]

It's done on trace then scanned in. In this case another person in my group did the line work and I did all the coloring.