Hello my friends,
lately I have started doing some nature shots and would like to share with you.as the modeling process takes a long time :-X I'll share them one by one.
here is the first one.an old wooden boat alone floating for weeks where everything stands still, there are some ongoing activities somewhere near quietly ... so I call this shot deadly silence :D
let me know what you think,hope you like it
Wow man ! Your work has improved a LOT. Your last images looked very realistic. Only thing i have to say about this one is that if that paddle is submerged i don't think it would be that visible. That kind of water is darker beneath the surface i think. Keep rocking !
Quote from: NM-92 on November 11, 2016, 06:24:35 AM
Wow man ! Your work has improved a LOT. Your last images looked very realistic. Only thing i have to say about this one is that if that paddle is submerged i don't think it would be that visible. That kind of water is darker beneath the surface i think. Keep rocking !
Thanks a ton Nico, I really appreciate it dude ;)
Didn't think of that, you're 100% right, I'll do that and replace the image.Thanks again! :)
Great render Hossein, love everything, only crits would be what Nico said re: the paddle and the water 'splash' is too uniform somehow, a little turbulence is needed I think :)
I could also think of a back story as to what's happening here but I cannot say in this thread ;)
Personally I think you're pretty darn close here. The misty layer tends to suggest there is no breeze, and it has that autumnal feeling about it. The lack of a breeze means no disturbance to the clear cool waters of the lake. A lake that is full of deep water oxygenators and the sedge/reeds would clear that water to be glass like. I have seen many a lake with water as clean as mountain springs. The whole effect would indeed leave an eerie silence.
There is still lots that can be done here, lower camera angle to offer better scene depth, early sun rise coloured sky to add that early morning chill feeling whilst giving that warm glow that you can feel on your skin etc. So yeah I like this a lot and can see lots of ways of working this scene, a truly reusable environmental asset!
Martin
this is so cool!!
Whaoouu ! Really good job Hossein !
I think the water is too clean for a pong or lac? perhaps add stain on it ?
But i love your image ;)
you are the "keyshot van gogh" ;)
This is AMAZING!!!!!!
Love it Hossein ;)
This is beautiful, Hossein :) +1 with Nico's critique, but it's really a fantastic image!
Eric
Quote from: Despot on November 11, 2016, 06:47:27 AM
Great render Hossein, love everything, only crits would be what Nico said re: the paddle and the water 'splash' is too uniform somehow, a little turbulence is needed I think :)
Quote from: Despot on November 11, 2016, 06:48:30 AM
I could also think of a back story as to what's happening here but I cannot say in this thread ;)
Thank you John :)
man I think I can guess what you have in mind about the backstory but I'm not 100% sure :D
Quote from: TpwUK on November 11, 2016, 07:17:56 AM
Personally I think you're pretty darn close here. The misty layer tends to suggest there is no breeze, and it has that autumnal feeling about it. The lack of a breeze means no disturbance to the clear cool waters of the lake. A lake that is full of deep water oxygenators and the sedge/reeds would clear that water to be glass like. I have seen many a lake with water as clean as mountain springs. The whole effect would indeed leave an eerie silence.
There is still lots that can be done here, lower camera angle to offer better scene depth, early sun rise coloured sky to add that early morning chill feeling whilst giving that warm glow that you can feel on your skin etc. So yeah I like this a lot and can see lots of ways of working this scene, a truly reusable environmental asset!
Martin
Thank you Martin, That's really cool how you got the feeling about the scene! really appreciate it man :)
I've done some changes , let me know what you think :)
Quote from: Sebas_ace96 on November 11, 2016, 08:20:54 AM
this is so cool!!
Thank buddy ;)
Quote from: Finema on November 11, 2016, 08:31:56 AM
Whaoouu ! Really good job Hossein !
I think the water is too clean for a pong or lac? perhaps add stain on it ?
But i love your image ;)
you are the "keyshot van gogh" ;)
haha, thank you philippe! :)
Actually I've made the attached photo my desktop background. love it alot!Thanks again dude! :)
Quote from: Arian Shamil on November 11, 2016, 09:04:52 AM
This is AMAZING!!!!!!
Love it Hossein ;)
Thank you Arian,really appreciate it :)
Quote from: bdesign on November 11, 2016, 01:21:15 PM
This is beautiful, Hossein :) +1 with Nico's critique, but it's really a fantastic image!
Eric
Thanks a bunch Eric,cheers! :)
so, here is my update ...
early morning sky, changes in the camera angel and a bit darker water,also some birds flying in a distance
let me know your Ideas :)
I prefer the early morning sky, adding the flock of birds works too. Dropping the transparency of the water has lost the tranquility of the scene and made it a dark foreboding lake that has an almost oil slick type of appearance. Which is great if that's the effect you're after. Lakes are a difficult subject... Lower camera angles give less transparency but more surface reflections. Higher angles and you get the opposite, so then you need water movement as in waves or flowing water to disrupt the transparency and refraction .... It's really awkward to put into words. But if you stand at a lakes edge and look down towards your feet you will have more transparency to the water than if you look out to the horizon where the reflections and any movement plus angle of refraction etc all disrupt the transparency to almost zero.
It might also pay to have a strong pin light that's set somewhere between 4.1K to 5.5K to give that golden light. Creating environments is not easy with KS so you have given yourself a painful project, but one that's certainly worth it :)
Martin
Hi Hossein.
Very interesting project!
I don't much to add from what has already been said, except that I probably would try to move those birds a bit to the left to avoid centering everything composition-wise.
:)
Just dropping by to give my +1! Fantastic work, Hossein! Love it.
Quote from: TpwUK on November 12, 2016, 08:29:43 PM
I prefer the early morning sky, adding the flock of birds works too. Dropping the transparency of the water has lost the tranquility of the scene and made it a dark foreboding lake that has an almost oil slick type of appearance. Which is great if that's the effect you're after. Lakes are a difficult subject... Lower camera angles give less transparency but more surface reflections. Higher angles and you get the opposite, so then you need water movement as in waves or flowing water to disrupt the transparency and refraction .... It's really awkward to put into words. But if you stand at a lakes edge and look down towards your feet you will have more transparency to the water than if you look out to the horizon where the reflections and any movement plus angle of refraction etc all disrupt the transparency to almost zero.
It might also pay to have a strong pin light that's set somewhere between 4.1K to 5.5K to give that golden light. Creating environments is not easy with KS so you have given yourself a painful project, but one that's certainly worth it :)
Martin
Thanks again Martin for the great help!really appreciate it!
to be honest I wanted the water to be crystal clear as it is in the first picture,I tried to apply your suggestions again!let me know your Idea again dude :)
Quote from: Esben Oxholm on November 13, 2016, 04:05:08 AM
Hi Hossein.
Very interesting project!
I don't much to add from what has already been said, except that I probably would try to move those birds a bit to the left to avoid centering everything composition-wise.
:)
Thank you Esben,yeah you're right!I moved the birds to the left. I would like to hear you're opinion on the update. :)
Quote from: Magnus Skogsfjord on November 13, 2016, 07:03:56 AM
Just dropping by to give my +1! Fantastic work, Hossein! Love it.
Thanks a lot magnus for the kind words!
cheers! :)
so this is the latest Update :)
It's getting there ... Are you using Translucency on the sedge reeds ? If so push the subsurface colour to a more yellow/green, you may have to bump up the translucency value to get the yellow glow coming through some more. Also add a hint of yellow to the mist if you can, the low angle of the sun would throw a yellow hint if it was a warm autumn kind of morning, else go to the blue spectrum for cold wintery type of light. Play with it, you should get that gut instinct when it's right.
Martin
Quote from: TpwUK on November 13, 2016, 12:08:51 PM
It's getting there ... Are you using Translucency on the sedge reeds ? If so push the subsurface colour to a more yellow/green, you may have to bump up the translucency value to get the yellow glow coming through some more. Also add a hint of yellow to the mist if you can, the low angle of the sun would throw a yellow hint if it was a warm autumn kind of morning, else go to the blue spectrum for cold wintery type of light. Play with it, you should get that gut instinct when it's right.
Martin
on this one I have increased the translucency up to 2.3 ,changed the subsurface colour into yellow and some changes in the mist
Wow, I loved discovering this thread, great work :) I think you've nailed the composition, it's got a wonderful feel!
Fabulous image. I wonder though if the ripple is too much or too detailed. Also, I feel like the texture of the distressed wood on the boat could be a bit more. Very inspiring image!
I really like this latest image Hossein. When I saw this on IG recently I only had a quick glance on it and thought it was a photo, so kudos man!
It's looking great Hossein, I think it's going to be pretty much there with some tweaking of brightness and contrast, it's just missing that strong clean light. Might be a post task ...
Martin
Quote from: richardfunnell on November 14, 2016, 12:18:46 PM
Wow, I loved discovering this thread, great work :) I think you've nailed the composition, it's got a wonderful feel!
Thanks a bunch Richard!that's kind of you! :)
Quote from: imikej on November 14, 2016, 07:18:59 PM
Fabulous image. I wonder though if the ripple is too much or too detailed. Also, I feel like the texture of the distressed wood on the boat could be a bit more. Very inspiring image!
Thanks Mike,yeah I know that actually did that on purpose cuz what I had on mind was the water is steady with no waves so ripple looks a bit detailed.
thanks again :)
Quote from: Will Gibbons on November 14, 2016, 07:49:18 PM
I really like this latest image Hossein. When I saw this on IG recently I only had a quick glance on it and thought it was a photo, so kudos man!
Thanks man! really appreciate it!
Cheers :)
Quote from: TpwUK on November 14, 2016, 11:27:38 PM
It's looking great Hossein, I think it's going to be pretty much there with some tweaking of brightness and contrast, it's just missing that strong clean light. Might be a post task ...
Martin
Thank you Martin,I have to say I've learned a lot from you!
I have done some changes and here is my result :)
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Quote from: Esben Oxholm on November 13, 2016, 04:05:08 AM
Hi Hossein.
Very interesting project!
I don't much to add from what has already been said, except that I probably would try to move those birds a bit to the left to avoid centering everything composition-wise.
:)
Thank you Esben,yeah you're right!I moved the birds to the left. I would like to hear you're opinion on the update. :)
Nice. Moving the birds was a good call :)
Have you thought of adding a slight glow coming from the right to enhance the feeling of the sun, and maybe adding some subtle vignetting to help create focus on the boat? (Both in i.e. photoshop)
Hossein, the render is getting always better!
I really love it!
Now it's singing Hossein - Well done!!
Play some more and see if you can get a better result, the base is now solid. Just try things like a denser mist, more samples, gamma, longer render time etc etc, these things are just suggestions - That last render you posted is already outstanding and you may have already hit the scenes sweet spot, so it's definitely a keeper :)
QuoteThank you Martin,I have to say I've learned a lot from you!
I have done some changes and here is my result :)
You're welcome - It's been good, and the results you achieved are really very nice, hats off to you :)
Martin
Quote from: Esben Oxholm on November 15, 2016, 03:42:58 AM
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Quote from: Esben Oxholm on November 13, 2016, 04:05:08 AM
Hi Hossein.
Very interesting project!
I don't much to add from what has already been said, except that I probably would try to move those birds a bit to the left to avoid centering everything composition-wise.
:)
Thank you Esben,yeah you're right!I moved the birds to the left. I would like to hear you're opinion on the update. :)
Nice. Moving the birds was a good call :)
Have you thought of adding a slight glow coming from the right to enhance the feeling of the sun, and maybe adding some subtle vignetting to help create focus on the boat? (Both in i.e. photoshop)
yup that was a great point!I tried your Ideas esben, tell me your Idea man! :)
Quote from: Arian Shamil on November 15, 2016, 04:29:33 AM
Hossein, the render is getting always better!
I really love it!
Thanks a lot Arian! ;)
Quote from: TpwUK on November 15, 2016, 06:26:50 AM
Now it's singing Hossein - Well done!!
Play some more and see if you can get a better result, the base is now solid. Just try things like a denser mist, more samples, gamma, longer render time etc etc, these things are just suggestions - That last render you posted is already outstanding and you may have already hit the scenes sweet spot, so it's definitely a keeper :)
QuoteThank you Martin,I have to say I've learned a lot from you!
I have done some changes and here is my result :)
You're welcome - It's been good, and the results you achieved are really very nice, hats off to you :)
Martin
Thank you again Martin, couldn't push this without your help!
I tried the things Esben mention ,some changes in contrast an colours and also added bokeh to kinda get The Last of Us video game feeling!
let me know what you think man. :)
Hello guys
here is another early morning and another place, a wheat farm.
tell me your Ideas :)
Yes Hossein ! i love it :)
What is modeling ?
Quote from: Finema on November 25, 2016, 09:29:04 AM
Yes Hossein ! i love it :)
What is modeling ?
Thanks Philippe, 3ds max :)
Quote from: Hossein Alfideh on November 25, 2016, 09:18:02 AM
Hello guys
here is another early morning and another place, a wheat farm.
tell me your Ideas :)
Love it man!
I really like this!
:)
This is great !
Quote from: Arian Shamil on November 25, 2016, 03:24:30 PM
Quote from: Hossein Alfideh on November 25, 2016, 09:18:02 AM
Hello guys
here is another early morning and another place, a wheat farm.
tell me your Ideas :)
Love it man!
I really like this!
:)
thanks Arian.
really appreciate it :)
Quote from: NM-92 on November 25, 2016, 03:39:20 PM
This is great !
Mersi Nico :)
Nice job on the Wheat, Hossein. Are you using x-frog for your vegetation studies ? They have something like 150 models for free during thanksgiving week.
Martin
That looks fantastic Hossein! I'm loving these images you got going on here :)
Kinda tempting to post this guy: http://i.imgur.com/0nFHOWw.gif
Quote from: TpwUK on November 26, 2016, 02:03:43 PM
Nice job on the Wheat, Hossein. Are you using x-frog for your vegetation studies ? They have something like 150 models for free during thanksgiving week.
Martin
Thanks a lot Martin that really helped a lot for my jungle scene man! :)
Quote from: Magnus Skogsfjord on November 27, 2016, 11:53:39 PM
That looks fantastic Hossein! I'm loving these images you got going on here :)
Kinda tempting to post this guy: http://i.imgur.com/0nFHOWw.gif
Haha , that gif made my day! :D
Thanks a lot Magnus!really appreciate it! :)
Hello guys
here is a private villa,the backside shot is next.
let me know your opinions! :)
Man! Killing it. I love that you took what you learned on your previous renderings and incorporated those into this one. Might be cool to see some small ground lights on the steps on the right-side of the image. Well-done.
Again: Awesome! You are really pushing it now, Hossein. This is stunning!
Excellent start, I can see many different scenarios for that model. I look forward to seeing what you come up with as a final image
Martin
Superb!!
Another beautiful image, Hossein :) Well done!
Cheers,
Eric
Great renders Hussein, cool as f*** - that villa is awesome, you're fast becoming the guy for exterior renders
I think i'd get like, zero FPS if i load all this geo into KS :P Excellent work Hossein, really impressive.
Don't forget about "Performance Mode" ... ;-)
Quote from: Will Gibbons on November 30, 2016, 06:34:43 AM
Man! Killing it. I love that you took what you learned on your previous renderings and incorporated those into this one. Might be cool to see some small ground lights on the steps on the right-side of the image. Well-done.
Aa man! I actually had that in mind but totally forgot about that!
without those lights its impossible to find way when it gets darker!
Thanks for the kind words dude! :)
Quote from: Magnus Skogsfjord on November 30, 2016, 06:41:12 AM
Again: Awesome! You are really pushing it now, Hossein. This is stunning!
Thanks a lot dude! :)
Quote from: TpwUK on November 30, 2016, 12:45:26 PM
Excellent start, I can see many different scenarios for that model. I look forward to seeing what you come up with as a final image
Martin
Thanks for the kind words Martin! :)
Quote from: dmerziii on December 01, 2016, 09:04:50 AM
Superb!!
Merci!
Quote from: bdesign on December 01, 2016, 09:47:33 AM
Another beautiful image, Hossein :) Well done!
Cheers,
Eric
Thank you Eric ,really appreciate it dude! :)
Quote from: Despot on December 05, 2016, 01:04:43 PM
Great renders Hussein, cool as f*** - that villa is awesome, you're fast becoming the guy for exterior renders
for real? :o
Thanks a lot John for the kind words! ;)
Quote from: NM-92 on December 05, 2016, 02:53:04 PM
I think i'd get like, zero FPS if i load all this geo into KS :P Excellent work Hossein, really impressive.
much appreciated Nico!glad you liked it!
Cheers!
Quote from: thomasteger on December 06, 2016, 12:20:41 PM
Don't forget about "Performance Mode" ... ;-)
of course I did not Thomas,to be honest without performance mode it was kinda impossible! :)
Hello my friends,
I'm back to my favorite thread and I'm working on another lake scene again but first I'd like to share a shot which I did while ago.
let me know what you think,hope you like it. :)
Gorgeous, love the shaders here and that geometry is something special!
Amazing work here Hossein !! Its really nice to see what you can do in Keyshot. Really nice colors in this last one but would like to see it with some kind of sunset light or early morning sky.
I'll keep an eye on this project.
Quote from: DMerzIII on May 19, 2017, 11:24:25 AM
Gorgeous, love the shaders here and that geometry is something special!
Thanks alot.I'm glad you like the mood here. :)
Quote from: Bernardo Lickfold on May 19, 2017, 11:26:15 AM
Amazing work here Hossein !! Its really nice to see what you can do in Keyshot. Really nice colors in this last one but would like to see it with some kind of sunset light or early morning sky.
I'll keep an eye on this project.
Thank you Bernardo for taking a look.Well to be honest I wanted to go for the early sky but as I've done something similar to this (Wheat farm and the boat scene) which are all in the same mood so I thought it would be nice to go for a different time of the day. :)
Yeah, this is awesome. Kinda like laying it the fields just looking up at the sky. Ahhh :)
Quote from: Josh Mings on May 22, 2017, 09:56:37 AM
Yeah, this is awesome. Kinda like laying it the fields just looking up at the sky. Ahhh :)
Feels really good to hear the exact thing I had in my mind when I started doing this from you Josh.Thanks a lot! :)
Hi all,
I'd like to share my latest work now,an unfinished bridge!my concept was a little inspired by the Last of us video game.there are so many cool locations and really cool atmosphere everywhere when you play it.so I wanted to go for that golden sun light on the poisonous mist which has rendered the air unbreathable.
All thanks to Eric Brock for helping me to understand how to get cool results using Volumetric mist.
a little noise on the mist was intended.
tell me your ideas.hope you like it. :)
Very cool concept. I think you could push it so it reads a bit better. The wood slats for the bridge look too thin I think. Also, maybe a slightly less over-head shot? Not sure what it is but it reads a little bit flat to me. Maybe more contrast/direction in the sunlight?
Quote from: Will Gibbons on May 26, 2017, 06:34:05 AM
Very cool concept. I think you could push it so it reads a bit better. The wood slats for the bridge look too thin I think. Also, maybe a slightly less over-head shot? Not sure what it is but it reads a little bit flat to me. Maybe more contrast/direction in the sunlight?
Thanks alot Will for taking a look.the whole bridge is made of bamboo and that's why those slats are thin.I tried to apply what you said and here is my result. :)
For me this works a whole lot better. Easier to understand and more settling composition. Nice work.
I like the 2nd one also !
Quotemore settling composition
Maybe "unsettling" is a better word? Makes me dizzy!
Bill G
Quote from: Will Gibbons on May 30, 2017, 05:51:00 AM
For me this works a whole lot better. Easier to understand and more settling composition. Nice work.
Thanks again Will :)
Quote from: NM-92 on May 30, 2017, 04:02:33 PM
I like the 2nd one also !
Merci Nico! :)
Quote from: Speedster on May 30, 2017, 05:36:23 PM
Quotemore settling composition
Maybe "unsettling" is a better word? Makes me dizzy!
Bill G
That's the dream Bill walking here for a second is enough to become a clicker according to the video game :D
Today I tried to play a bit with shadows instead of focusing on materials only.silhouette shots are quit fun so I gave it a shot again.
hope you like it :)
Like all of these Hossein. Great stuff lately! Loving these big scenes you set up.
That last one is remarkable ! This could easily be a Rip Curl or Billabong ad !
Looks like a photo! I'd turn the heavy color grading down a notch, but that's just a matter of personal preference. Definitely got lots of mood.
Quote from: Magnus Skogsfjord on June 01, 2017, 04:44:25 AM
Like all of these Hossein. Great stuff lately! Loving these big scenes you set up.
Thanks a lot Magnus for the kind words,really appreciate it dude!
Quote from: NM-92 on June 01, 2017, 06:20:43 AM
That last one is remarkable ! This could easily be a Rip Curl or Billabong ad !
For real?! your comment made my day Nico,Thanks a lot! :)
Quote from: Will Gibbons on June 01, 2017, 06:33:49 AM
Looks like a photo! I'd turn the heavy color grading down a notch, but that's just a matter of personal preference. Definitely got lots of mood.
Really wanted to know what you think of this Will,Thanks.
Well at first I tried to achieve 2 other moods of this but now you've mentioned it I share them all.
I couldnt choose my favorite one but would like to know what you guys think.
I actually like the first one you posted out of the three. Good choice.
Quote from: Will Gibbons on June 01, 2017, 01:06:19 PM
I actually like the first one you posted out of the three. Good choice.
Thanks Will ;)