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Hi all.
I've just come back to 3d from some years away and decided to post a gallery here as I mainly use Maxwell.
I've decided to set myself some projects to get me back into the flow starting with;

very nice render! good job!!

Woow Philip, that's just great, you are back on track already

Very great image !

I think there is to much scratches and bump on that metal surface. It looks like the metal is to damaged inside of the front rim.

KurtS wrote:I think there is to much scratches and bump on that metal surface. It looks like the metal is to damaged inside of the front rim.

+1 or maybe bring down the bump value and see what you get! Great render tho doesnt seem like you've been away

So many people here pump out perfect looking renders, so perfect that they no longer suggest a "real" image.
This is an image of my old watch, which is very scratched
The the levels of bumps and scratches is accurate to a real life representation of this watch, I wouldn't want to make it look more perfect, but your comments/opinions are appreciated.

Phil

Its def a realistic render!

Hi Phil.

how do you set up the lighting for such a clear beautful render,
I am a beginer to this.
Phillip

Hello Philip

The scene is encased in a room, with windows cut out. A physically correct sun is used and then I use a sphere inside the room, with a low number of faces (roughly 10) which I apply a light emitting material to. I then check the multi-light option so I can adjust the amount of light coming from each source during the render.
As in most maxwell renders (until version 2 as this with have dramatically reduce grain) there will always be an element of grain where you use materials that have high levels of reflection/refraction. Here I have reduced the grain using neatimage. There are plenty of choices out there to do this, but this should be less of an issue with version 2. I also render slightly larger than I need and reduce the size of my image to create a crisper effect.

Hope this helps,

Phil

Update

The last image was pretty lame so I thought I'd have a go at a kitchen environment to throw the Oranges in....
My 1st attempt at a kitchen, so go easy

Lookin good! Personally, I'd cut back on the scattering a little. Also, the background looks nicely overexposed, but the green in it is too saturated.

Ok I'll reprocess it with your advice.
Here's the scene with interior lighting

Daytime image has been reprocessed, any better?