[muddasick]

Okay, I took your advice I added a window light up to the ceiling and also a window light down over the furniture.

The result is pretty good.

I thought a camera (object) had to be set up in order for the camera light to actually be used, am I wrong??? (I don't have any camera's, or is the 3D window view a default camera?)

Karl can I see the results you get with the file... thanks

[Mbarouk]

Hi everybody,

I believe in ArchiCAD 9.0 alone one can create a good realistic looking scene (Although not compared to other more sophisticated softwares like Max, Cinema 4D, etc), what one need in doing so is understand some basic principles, and tools that the software provide. We have to understand, for example, that Global Illumination is not provided in this software but we can simulate this and even radiosity using additional general light sources provided in ArchiCAD. Normally the scene will contain more that one or two lights to be good.

Here are my ideas for improving the Image:

- improve the camera to show clearly the furnitures and anything you want to show, the furnitures looks too far and are not seen clearly although there is a very big window just infront of them

- try to get soft shadows of the window frames, by changing shadow resolution and/or light intensity

- decrease a little bit reflection of the floor material

If you use window light on such window, ofcourse you will spend long time in rendering, but try to use other lights to achieve the same effect - only practice. You remember what Morpheus told Neo (in Matrix), 'I can only show you the door, but you are the one who have to walk through it' - so these are some ideas, so keep practicing and ask whenever you are stuck.

Mbarouk

[wr1nkles]

very nice

That's heaps better!!

btw, thanks for posting the 2d image of the light placement, would you maybe put another to show everyone (including myself) the new configuration. Also, if you would be able to tell us which lights are set to what intensity etc. ? This would help immensly

also, what i would do, is increase the diameter of the bars on the chair to utilise your *chrome look in your image* However, i do not know if this would look out of proportion in contrast with the chair body itself

great stuff, you should be proud

cheers

nik

[fuzzytnth3]

[fuzzytnth3]

[muddasick]

Here's the room Layout.

[muddasick]

Here's the sun object settings... I will say this, it really make a difference what degree the Azimuth is. I have it set at 300 in this scene, but if I were to move it only by 10 degrees the scene and lighting looks completely different.

I'm sure Dwight can relate this fact somehow to Photography, which by the way I'm starting to appreciate when it comes to lighting. Most of his tips make complete sense when he makes photographic parallels...

[muddasick]

Here's my window light up to ceiling settings.

[muddasick]

Last but not least here's my window light down over furniture setting...

**Sorry to bombard the thread with images, but I just want to be as informative as possible with others. I know many times I see really good stuff on this site and wish that the creator would share some of his/her methods/tricks/tips, but they don't. It's not like we're competing, we're all here to help.***

[muddasick]

Closer Shot