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Model boat Evermotion used to perform tests on materials.

Great images but I if I had to guess, I wouldn't say it's Maxwell... I don't know what's wrong but it looks more Vray, the last two especially...

But the water ....!!!

Wow, is the water a photo or ?

Man do I love sail boats... was my big dream when I was younger...

the water is a photo comp.. right..?

pretty nice materials ..

Thanks for the compliments are always delighted!
I can assure you that the image was rendered with Maxwell, what's wrong? I do not understand.
The water was put into post production!
I am attaching the image as it is out of Maxwell.

Good attempt, but it just goes to show that one needs to know and understand one's subject matter. I'm afraid, externally, to a sailor, this is not very convincing. Just too many things wrong with it. You need to study lots of yachting images in more detail, or get a sailor to keep you straight.

Have a look at how teak decks laid, how hatches look in real life.
The sails need a lot of attention from their shape the way they are sheeted (how the ropes run) to the texture you're using.
The mast spreaders and rigging needs attention.
The wake around the yacht is unrealistic too.

Doing sailing yacht images is really difficult and time consuming work, far harder than architectural images (I've done both so I feel qualified to say so). For images under sail it is usually best to montage into an existing photo of a similar sized yacht so that one can use the rig and wake from the photo. However finding that photo is the hard part!

Good luck, and keep going.

Regards,
Bim
http://www.fluid-future.com

Thanks for the advice you're right in saying that to do pictures of boats is difficult!
Please note that the water was taken from a photo with a boat very equal as that rendered.
Although certainly easier to do when having a boat is stopped and the sails are not there.
I would not say either that the images of architecture are easy to do because the detail is there too much in creating a real image.

I have to agree with Flower for most of his comments.
Everything looks too shiny and the teak deck definitely doesn't match.
Yes, the hatch frames are too thick and unrealistic.
However, about the mast and rigging, from some details I think they actually came from a yacht design studio, I don't feel they're wrong, certainly simplified but not wrong.
Ok, the sail cloth and shape is a totally different story, need a good rework.

But back to the rendering, what's mostly annoying me is the deck and the boom, and somehow too shiny look.
A strong reflection on the hull sides is good, but it would usually be a caustic reflection on the glossy gelcoat.

I like the balancing of the colors, making a pretty nice sail boat, but the hatches are really disturbing.
My suggestion is: take your time looking at actual boats, boat pictures, catalogues and pay attention to construction details.
Sailors are really demanding, actually kind of maniacs. Details are really important to them.

have fun

Paolo

Paolo thanks for your suggestions as always very punctual.

...end of holidays?!?