[UDK] Fernery (WIP - Img heavy )
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Hey all, I've been busy lately with this fernery environment. It's all WIP so I appreciated the feedback! I've learned a lot from u all and really hope to push this environment forward 
Thanks for checking it out~
Thanks for checking it out~
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More variation in the flowers. Its a nice summerday and i only see green and no blossoms. Is it a vegetable farm or a high society flower garden? :poly124:
The door looks little to big and maybe a glass window at the top, the red is disturbing me.
The statue looks to raw and unfinished. For a minimalisitc look it has to many detail and for a detailed statue its have to less. Maybe less details and a art deco look like a oscar statue. In generel i think its hard for a stone statue in this place and dimension with so much iron and so less stone elements. Maybe make the other floor or concrete textures brighter to support the statue.
Liked the idea of adding some white element in there as well to help blend the statue, so made the stone 'cases' more white. I'll also try and work on the Atlas statue's texture, he's been quite the challenge for being my first statue done ever.
As for the fernery itself, when I started it was intended for the building to be cast-iron...then I went a bit crazy with materials and now it's ..well, like this ;P. I'll take a look at it again tomorrow!
Thanks for the feedback!~
Hope u like the flowers
Next up sculpting some (bigger) flowers!
Any feedback on the inside of the fernery (models/textures/comp/post-process would be very much appreciated
I would say the vibrance of the scene is sort of stealing the thunder of your centerpiece, the statue. Are you planning on coloring that? I think a nice balance of color and values will tie the scene together nicely.
Great work!
Also, maybe double down on the amount of plants you have in general. Make that baby LUSH!
Again, lookin awesome man!
How about put little bit reflection on the glass material?
It's looking really good.
I would maybe paint some moss on the floor benches and everything, but maybe you're looking for a more clean look.
And also, I think it looks a little bit too "dry". Let me explain, when I enter a greenhouse what usually comes to my mind is how hot and humid the air is. I know it's difficult to reproduce this feeling on a picture and I think you made it well with some mist on the windows but I would add it on the lighting too by having some kind of "godrays" with little particles like in this picture :
http://joakimolofsson.deviantart.com/art/Greenhouse-337906389
It add a lot of "humidity" to the scene and atmosphere if you know what I mean
Anyway it's only my point of view, keep up the good work, definitely want to see more :poly121:
Reflection on glass , probably more visible in an upcoming vid
Some veins running up the statue, added fern trees...more lush! Still more pimping to do this weekend and really appreciating the feedback so far!!
Adding more green stuff and getting some post process in. Lighting improvements as well~
Any feedback still welcome
You could add some very small particles in the sun ray.
And you can still make it more lushy !!
Experiment with some ambient fog, maybe it will look cool?
Vary the greens up too.
Your props are awesome !
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Thanks for the feedback so far!
i would suggest a warmer, more yellowish light, like it's a hot summer day and there is warmth coming in
I really like the concept of the scene thus far you've done a great job on the green house structure and props.
The two elements affecting the overall quality of the piece in my opinion are:
The grass assets outside. These look unnatural and would likely be a lot shorter if they were part of a maintained garden. If not some variety in the scale, rotation and curvature of the grass blades would help improve it.
The statue for me is the weakest part of the scene. Stylistically it does not sit well within the environment. In terms of the model itself the proportions and muscle definition are off. I'd be tempted to drop this asset from the scene and instead create a base for the sphere you currently have and keep that as in the image at this URL.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Sphere_before_Sept_11.jpg
If you've already spent 2 months working on it what's another week ensuring it's the best it can be honouring all the work which has gone before
/Cheers for the comments!
Looking much stronger with the statue change.
Also to lift the sphere up about 15% to have it rise above the vegetation below making it more of a focal point.
Recorded an updated fly-through video;
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Also here's a breakdown on some of the foliage. The plants painted onto the arch and the stand was done by pathing the structure of the plant around a spline and then painting the three seperate leaf planes on top of that using the "Paint Objects tool" in 3Ds Max. Which is a pretty fast way of painting plants on props, ending up around 400 - 800 tris per 'bigger' prop, I think it's worth it.
Used Zbrush to paint the ferns and flowers, wanting to improve on my zbrush skills;
Thanks for taking a look