Can I get some love for this? home model, built families & Rendering

[winstonfoxnelson]

Hey everyone, I've been working on this project for a while. All of the families (except the trees) were made from scratch by me. This is the living room of a model of my parents' house that I've been making. My dad designed the house. He also designed and built the dining table by hand. I could've spent more time on the textile chairs, but you can always spend more time on everything and it won't be perfect.

I'm building a portfolio and will start looking for a job soon. I'll be looking at architecture firms. I live in Oakland, California. I don't have any prior work experience in the field. I'm working on passing the Autodesk Certified Professional exam for Revit Architecture.

Any leads or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[ToanDN]

The lighting looks great! Love the chairs.

Since you are going for the realistic look, I would throw in some light fixture, window treatments, a few more entourage such as rugs on floor, vases, books on shelves, vegetation, etc...

Why do you choose the hopper window at that location?

[winstonfoxnelson]

Hey ToadDN, well I didn't choose the hopper window myself, it's exists already in reality. Those windows are actually hinged vertically and horizontally - they can swing either way, that's why I chose to display both ways.

As far as adding more things, yes I could, but where does it end? I can't get too bogged down in the details on this particular project.

[barthbradley]

Hey, welcome to the neighborhood. I practice in NorCAL myself; office in mid-town Sacramento. You couldn't have landed in a better building economy.  Things are a booming all over California.

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Regarding your Rendering; I personally like your two living room chairs. You captured some realistic imperfections in the arms. Don't know if it was intentional, but it  works for me. And I like the chairs' ascent piping too.  It's a good rendering overall, with good use of light, shadow and colors. 

Best of luck to you in your new job. Stay a forum member, and one in a while, regale us with stories of projects that your are doing.   

Cheers!

[barthbradley]

Funny you two are talking about those (extraordinarily expensive) hybrid hopper/casements. Just put 26 of them if a Auburn County Owner-Build.  I spec'd them out as Marvin initially, but the contract with to Sierra Window Designs, a local good-old-boy. Honestly, I love the as-built. Didn't think I would. Great functional design! 

[RobDraw]

Please close the cabinet doors under the shelves.

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @winstonfoxnelson

Absolutely! I love your rendering, you captured so many elements that make it striking, especially lighting - my favorite element. Amazing job building all the families from scratch.

How you've placed your hopper windows - one open, one semi-open and one closed, adds to the natural feel. Kudos to your dad for his effort building the cozy home and furniture.

Good luck with the portfolio, exam prep and job search!

Please check this thread for information on how to apply to Autodesk positions. Though we've filled this listed position, there are others available on other locations- which you can check on our portal, and if anything is of interest, let me know!

As mentioned by @barthbradley your presence in the forums is a good starting point with an opportunity to make 'Reviteer buddies' around the globe 

Warm Regards,

[winstonfoxnelson]

Hey Barth, yeah those windows are wild. They're very heavy and have great insulation. The house had a wide array of similar windows. I've attached a pdf my dad sent me of this particular line.

[ToanDN]

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@winstonfoxnelson wrote:

Hey ToadDN, well I didn't choose the hopper window myself, it's exists already in reality. Those windows are actually hinged vertically and horizontally - they can swing either way, that's why I chose to display both ways.

As far as adding more things, yes I could, but where does it end? I can't get too bogged down in the details on this particular project.

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To be honest, I am not a big fan of cluttering a scene with entourage myself - minimalism is my goal.  However, i found minimalism works bets with abstract scenes.  You are going for super realistic feel (judging by the highly detailed furniture and fire place, chairs arrangement, window and cabinet door open/close), so I would push it all the way as if it is a photo taken from a real house.

[barthbradley]

...add light fixtures and do some artificial light renderings of the scene.   

[aRcHiTeCt.JM]

... you can always add some "stuff" around to get a more realistic image ...

[RobDraw]

The cabinet doors are still open. Please close them.

Also, if those were my windows, they would probably be open at the same angle.

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@aRcHiTeCt.JMwrote:

... you can always add some lights and "stuff" around to get a more realistic image ...

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Already suggested and responded to...

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @winstonfoxnelson

If you find posts have solved your problem or helped with your query, please click on 'Accept as solution' to help others with similar questions. 

if you have additional questions, let us know - we are always willing to help!  (psst... the experts on this thread are one of the best and mighty):smileylol:

Regards,

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @winstonfoxnelson

Since we've discussed rendering, I wanted to share the below to benefit the community:

Rendering Topics 

• Best Practices: Render Performance and the Building Model
• Best Practices: Render Performance and Lighting
• Best Practices: Render Performance and Materials
• Best Practices: Render Performance and Image Size/Quality

Parent topic: Rendering

Regards,