yet another way

[Anonymous]

Just want to share some technique. Here is a combination of lightworks and sketch render which I think gives nice result. It is good alternative when you need to show conception and you're still not sure about the materials. Comments are welcome.

[Anonymous]

I've already put it in my "Bookmarks to make my renderings more like Pawel's" folder

Feel honored

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http://www.sandringhamcarpets.com/Velvet.htm
http://www.dlh.pl/?v=products&idc=6
http://www.witex.com.pl/
http://www.artstone.com.pl/?lang=eng&d=materialy

[Bruce]

A couple more filters you could use to enhance the image are Gaussian blur (under Filter>Blur) and Diffuse Glow (under Filter>Distort).

Put them on separate layers of course and adjust the layer opacity to suit.

[Anonymous]

Hi Bruce,

Haven't been here for a while. I must agree PS filters can really enhance your scenes. Below is my attempt to get sunny day glare effect. Judge yourself.

P.S. Sorry this doesn't stick to the topic anymore.

Pawel

[Anonymous]

Tigr

The renderings are fantastic! Is this all done in ArchiCAD?

For the 1st image, I saw that the lights have a smoky kind of effect as it beams down from the source. How did u create it? Would love for u to share how it is done.

Shawn

[Anonymous]

Hi Shingo,

Modeling/texturing/lightworking/sketching done in AC 9.0. Montage done in PS. Now for your question: there is an option in "light cone down" called "light cone in rendering". Try this. For me it was too subtle so I fix it with PS using "dodge tool". It is cheap but works fine with the cartoon-like feeling I was seeking.

[Anonymous]

Not to take away from these great renderings, but the idea has been around for a while. I think Jefferson was the first to upload such images:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=8772

Maybe there's more to be learnt from that thread too?

Hunter.

[Anonymous]

I didn't expect to be the first one with the idea since I joined the forum last year (didn't want to take Jeff's credits either). I was looking for some technique which can replace pseudofotorealistic renderings when I just need to give my clients an idea of what I'm cooking for them.
As I wrote before there is more than one way to achieve this effect and I'm always curious how the others are doing.

Cheers

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Some update. The combination works also for exteriors. Each image took app. 60min to finish. Client was pleased.

Funny thing is that the LW render quality was rather poor (no much time for fancy stuff), but put together with sketch works well.

Don't you think it would be nice to have such option "on the run"? It shouldn't be hard to implement since both methods are already there (LW+sketch).

[Dwight]

Any kind of sketchiness on top of some shaded color does the trick. It fools the eye into thinking an artist touched the work when in fact, it was a robot. Sort of like those programs that fool you into thinking you are talking to a human when it is a programmed response.

There's a buzzillion ways to do this line/color extraction in Photoshop and then record the multi-step process with a Photoshop Action once you've arrived at the art effect you want so that it can be consistently applied to all of your presentation images. I can't see how anyone would try to make art without photoshop or a similar software.

The major drawback is that most filters and the Sketch Render overlay thing result in heavy BLACK linework overlaid on color. This always appears sinister and heavy-handed.

Separating linework from color in Photoshop layers permits two artsy things:
- reduce the opacity of the linework over the color, fading the lines to grey-ish
- changing the linework color to a tone complimenting the color theme of the design.

In my book and seminar, I teach about using the Smart Blur filter, taken directly from the book "50 Fast Photoshop CS Tricks." Author: Georges, Gregory. This is a must-buy for anyone experimenting with Photoshop treatments to Archicad imagery.