Adelphi Bank

BigPapa

Hey guys, I've been working on some things for my portfolio and this is something I'm looking for critique on. It's a simplified version on the old Adelphi Bank Building in Liverpool. I'm just looking to make it better, so whatever input you have could help. I've just thrown in it into UDK with the default lighting.

respawnrt

Windows are too dirty, play it smart if you want dirty windows do it more from gloss map rather than the spec, and less less evident.Some of them look like a dirty metal foil imho.

reverendK

I think you could break up the big red shapes a little more in the diff. also. It all looks a little too much like a color fill and less like actual paint. more wear-fading/chipping and color variation would go a long way.
I think the spire's on the top could use more love as well.

BigPapa

The red part are supposed to be made of red brick, not to look like its painted. maybe some chipping in the brick would help sell that a bit more?

dpadam450

You're bricks look unnatural and just saturated on top of a black/white brick pattern. Did you use a real brick pattern or make it by hand?

Real looking bricks (cuz they are real)
http://ftextures.com/textures/red-bricks.jpg

BigPapa

hmmmm.. it's not like a traditional brick wall, it's very smooth. Maybe I am using the wrong word to describe it.

this is one of my references:

RexM

The bricks that are there however are much smaller in the reference over what you have. Your bricks are way too big.

The red is too saturated too, and needs more brown over red.

BigPapa

ahh, I see. I will break the bricks up into smaller pieces and lower the saturation and adjust the colour

Aga22

what are you gonna do about the windows? leave them opaque/ dirty? looks to fake to me. if you wanna have the building abandoned, you could put some wooden boards inside, and break a couple of windows. or you could put curtains or windowsills. back in the day a lot of banks had curtains or sills for when the sun was hitting the employees :P

BigPapa

Thats an awesome idea! I didn't really know what to put int he bottom windows, but curtains sound great. I think I was relying a bit on the reflection on the windows to hide that there wasn't anything in them