[contact7]

Hi, this is a new work in progress. Hope you like it. Reached SL17 in about 13 hours. The window background is photoshoped.
Tell me your opinion and any ways to improve it.

Mark

[simmsimaging]

Kitchen looks very good though it could use a touch more contrast IMO. Nice job.

I find the window post work isn't as good as the render. You can see the edge where you masked it in (esp. around the chopsticks) and there is a big colour jump happening. Outside is much warmer than inside. I would suggest warming up the interior to match, it would be much more inviting than cooling off the window shot.

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[sandykoufax]

Hey Mark, good work.

IMHO, MXI background will be a good choice for the outside of window .

[contact7]

Thanks for your comments guys.

I know its quite hard to properly place a background in this image since the depth of field blurs the edges of the window...

Therefore as sandykoufax suggests it will have to be done in Maxwell.

I'm working on a better composition of the background and I'll post new images soon.

Thanks again.

[contact7]

This is a new version with the MXI background. It definitely blends much nicer, although as simmsimaging noticed there is a difference in temperature with the interior.

My problem is that since the window is out of focus (due to the depth of field) I had to find a background that is out of focus too. This background comes from a photo I took long ago, that fits to the situation.

Comments?

[Becco_UK]

The only thing I see for possible improvement are the two wine glasses. At present you can see the thickness of the glass at the sides of the wine which doesn't look correct. Have a look at a real glass with liquid in and you will see what I mean.