WIP: Village environment
Hi,
I would like to share my current stuff which I want to put in my portfolio.
I have lighting problem hope somebody can give me advise.
www.maxinetu.com
I would like to share my current stuff which I want to put in my portfolio.
I have lighting problem hope somebody can give me advise.
www.maxinetu.com
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In that case I would start pinning some point lights in dynamic angles of the house like just under roof, windows and corners to balance it out. (In Maya that is)
Right now it only seems like you have one light in each of the lanterns.
Btw what's with the green crack on the corner of the 2nd pic?
Suggestions:
1) first top pic. The roof front tiles r way too HUGE, they should be at least like those on the right side of the roof.
2) middle (second) pic, a house with red door. The red wooden door intersects with the small roof above it. Normally there should be a frame around the door, a bit of wall and only then the roof plane may start.
3) lightning. The best way imo would be to start with fundamental main lights (ambient and directional from moon/sun)and after being happy with them, continue to detail lights (lamps, torches, windows etc.). And yes, I agree with others, saturate well ur lights! Use contrast that works, e.g. warm with cold etc.
Remember, its all in details. guys who will check ur demoreeel will pay attention on them
Keep it up!
The problem with your lighting is lack of mood. Everything is flat shades of grey. You need color to give atmosphere. Create bluish moonlight to display a cold calm empty environment, and maybe warmer colors coming from lanterns and inside buildings to show warmth and add contrast, if that's what you're aiming for. Shades of black everywhere is disgusting.
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You also need to work on the ground textures. You could use vertex paint to blend your base ground texture with other more interesting textures that also tile. Such as worn dirt paths, green grassy areas, dead brown grassy areas, brick roads ect...
The topic is covered here for the unreal engine: http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/VertexBlendingTutorial.html
The same thing can be done in Max: http://www.cgshelf.com/vertex_paint.php
And I'm sure it can be done in Maya, however I can't find a tutorial on it =/
and I still have problem of the ground texture, it still looks not good.
1. Its a little bllurred and stretched
2. There very little variety, I see green gravel"ish" terrain
3. Colors almost look even throughout.
For something like this some parts you can prolly get away by painting a larger terrain texture and sections like below the house you can texture it seperately and then merge them together so that it will make more sense. For a terrain like that you'd expect to find dirt, some muddy areas and dead vegetation.
In the last image you posted, the wooden beam on the roof of the house looks really yellow, and has a mixture of red and green thats a bit random and attracts attention because its so different looking from the rest of the texture.