Audi R8 project

ross185

Hey guys, I thought I would share with you a project I did at the start of the year which took quite a while but think it turned out pretty well.

I took my own HDRI and backplate and then rendered it in Arnold Renderer. I used Maya for the creation of the car and then composited it in Nuke.

I hope you like it, comments welcome!

Thanks,

Ross

Joltya

Model looks nice, but it seems way too reflective. It's almost as if it were made of chrome or something. Also the font choice on the license plate seems odd.

gsokol

Yup, echoing what JoltZero said, the reflections on the car are overkill.

Specifically, the yellow-ish reflections on the front bumper/door in this shot make the car look like its made out of plastic wrap or something. Also, the outer edge of the rims look very flat and stand out (in a bad way) and whatever trim is going on above the side windows looks off.

Overall though, I think this could look really good with some tweaks. Ignoring the strange reflection stuff and other issues on the side of the car...and focusing on the front bumper/hood area...it definitely feels very well seated in the background and looks lit nicely. Definitely more believable in those areas.

Joshflighter

Also get those signature LEDS running on that baby. Add some more details to the tires (Maybe add make of the tire ect, and make them a bit more of a lighter color, not pitch black). I don't see any threads on them at the moment.

Add more detail to the rims, like gsokol said, its flat. I doubt adjusting reflections will help the rims. Maybe even a concave back set of rims will help bring out that low sporty look. Here are examples of this:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=audi+r8+rims&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Qp3kU6CMG8Wg8gGZgIGoDg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1360&bih=624#q=concave+rims&tbm=isch&imgdii=_


That gril and side wing should be a nice dark black (Maybe even a matte black). Same goes for the mirrors.

Overall a matte color will probably do this more justice. Here are some examples:
http://www.moibibiki.com/files/images/images640_/audi-r8-13.jpg
http://www.moibibiki.com/files/images/images640_/audi-r8-1.jpg
http://www.moibibiki.com/files/images/images640_/audi-r8-15.jpg
http://www.moibibiki.com/files/images/images640_/audi-r8.jpg

Joost

Probably not the best HDRi for showing off a car imo.

avenali312

komaokc wrote: »

Probably not the best HDRi for showing off a car imo.

I'd agree. Basic studio lighting tends to work really well for cars (if your goal is to show off your hard work). I use these quite often:

http://zbyg.deviantart.com/

Made these:

Pack 1
http://zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-1-97402522

Pack 2
http://zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-2-103458406

ross185

Hey guys, thanks for your feedback. This was my first time creating a photorealistic object so I still have a lot to learn lol True the reflections are a bit too much, it was something I struggled with for sure.

I did probably make things harder for myself which seems to be a habit of mine lol I definitely learned a lot from doing it though!

thanks,
Ross

bradbill

the gloss!

TripleRRR

good job!

CandyStripes05

1 pic? what is this crap haha looks good, but let's see more of that model