Interior Architectural Modeling and Rendering

pixel_monkey · #1 03-11-2009, 02:33 PM

Created in Maya and rendered in Mental Ray.

Inspired by my friend's loft. I gave this scene a try. I modeled everything from scratch except for the plants and flowers, which were created with Maya's Paint Effect. I also textured everything and setup the overall lighting.

pixel_monkey · #2 03-11-2009, 02:35 PM

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amica999 · #3 03-11-2009, 02:57 PM

WOW, great, makes me wanna move in right away...

pixel_monkey · #4 03-11-2009, 03:14 PM

I hear you. Don't we all want a place like that.

Steve Conway · #5 03-12-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pixel_monkey

Created in Maya and rendered in Mental Ray.

Inspired by my friend's loft. I gave this scene a try. I modeled everything from scratch except for the plants and flowers, which were created with Maya's Paint Effect. I also textured everything and setup the overall lighting.

That's super stuff! Great work.

The learning curve on that program must be beyond belief.

Steve C.

pixel_monkey · #6 03-16-2009, 12:13 AM

Thanks. I still have a lot of work to do to get the realism down. You're right about the learning curve...it's very difficult. It's even more difficult to get a job with it. I spent 4 years in art school learning Maya and ended up retouching for a living. Not that I'm trying to discourage anyone from learning the program, I'm just stating what I had to go through. One benefit is certain about learning Maya is that all other programs seem much more manageable to pick up. Not that I have any desire to learn any new program at the moment without perfecting what I already know.

toan thai · #7 03-28-2009, 09:11 PM

pixel monkey. i really like the rendition of glass, granite and reflection. have you played around with depth of field? i think the perspective (first pic) of the building outside is not correct. wish i have the patience to learn 3d

pixel_monkey · #8 03-30-2009, 11:41 AM

Hey Toan,

You sure have good eye. The building outside is just a 2D image mapped onto a plane...not real geometry. I had it right before, but when I changed the focal length and angle to fit all the stuff in the shot, it came out off. I'll get that taken care of when I have a chance. I've played around with DOF, but it just took way too long just to get a preview render. Doing it in post never seems to look right. Maybe I did something wrong with the setup and created unnecessary processing time. 3D can be a real pain. I'm still learning.