[philipbruton]

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;

[sandykoufax]

very nice render! good job!!

[NicoR44]

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

[segnoprogetto]

Very great image !

[KurtS]

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.

[Tea_Bag]

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

[philipbruton]

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

[Tea_Bag]

Its def a realistic render!

[philip99]

Hi Phil.

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

[philipbruton]

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

[philipbruton]

Update

[philipbruton]

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

[Bubbaloo]

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.

[philipbruton]

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

[philipbruton]

Daytime image has been reprocessed, any better?