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General Category => General CG Discussion => Topic started by: cjwidd on 2021-11-08, 09:05:06

Title: Fake Houses
Post by: cjwidd on 2021-11-08, 09:05:06
[I've been meaning to make this post for so long, but I just kept putting it off.]

I read numerous blogs posts from Betrand, Ronen, and others, and part of what makes lighting for close-up shots look good is that they often choose camera angles AFTER everything has been modeled and shaded. What is missing from that observation is that their interior close-up shots are being rendered from within an interior space - that sounds redundant, but implies that the shadows cast onto other objects represent an architectural space, i.e. shadows from windows, crossbeams, furniture, etc. These types of shadows help contribute to the storytelling of a shot, mood, etc. and more importantly, these shadows (indirect shading) cannot be replicated using only an HDRI.

Where can I download a variety of interior floor plans? I would like to try lighting product shots staged within an empty floor plan so that I can at least capture some indirect shading from light propagating through an architectural interior, since an HDRI of an interior would not contribute any shadowing, even if it does capture lighting, tone, etc.

Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: arqrenderz on 2021-11-08, 18:02:27
Archdaily is a good source
https://www.archdaily.com/934197/house-studio-camp-o-maria-milans-studio
Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: cjwidd on 2021-11-08, 19:01:27
Hmm, I meant, fully modeled architectural interiors, just without all the props, e.g. this (https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-model-of-modern-house-interior/1097538)
Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: HVB on 2021-11-09, 15:31:04
No clue about the quality but maybe the sketchup warehouse?
Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: Philip kelly on 2021-11-09, 22:27:53
Log on to your local planning authority, and look at houses that have been submitted for planning.
all the drawings can be downloaded in pdf format if you want..
Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: cjwidd on 2021-11-10, 09:04:50
Evermotion (https://evermotion.org/shop/cat/345/architectural_elements/0/) has some
Title: Re: Fake Houses
Post by: dj_buckley on 2021-11-11, 12:56:19
Bertrand himself has some on his Turbosquid page - https://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Artists/BBB3viz