Harpy Eagle (critique/help request)

Berserker44

Hello Everyone! 

I am working on a Mech design and I wanted to reach out to the Polycount for help. I finished modeling the mech, but I ran into some environment and post processing issues. If anyone could help me out with pointer I would be extremely grateful. The issue is that the mech I am trying to render is HUGE and I am having difficulties bringing into a background. its supposed to be several stories high, almost like the Eva's from Neon Genesis Evangelion. However I am having a hard time finding an appropriate hdri environment. I would rather not have to model an entire environment in 3ds max. but I can't seem to find a decent HDRI to use for the background. If anyone had an example of a good setup or pointers on how to approach the size issue please let me know! Thank you!

Current Renders( grey background because Hdri ruins the scale if of the design)

pmiller001

I was gonna suggest modeling the surrounding buildings but then I read you didn't wanna do that haha. 
I'll look up some hdri's but idk of any thay arent gonna mess up the scale. 

Berserker44

I might have to go that route Thanks for the suggestion. Ive been looking myself but its very hard to find something large scale.

pixelpatron

Why not just model out simple background (some ruined buildings) that is basic flat colors and some AO (so you get the scale) and then just composite it.

Berserker44

pixelpatron said:

Why not just model out simple background (some ruined buildings) that is basic flat colors and some AO (so you get the scale) and then just composite it.

Thanks Pixelpatron, I might have to go that route. I really wanted to use a real environment though but if I can't find something ill have to go that route