Tos87:
Good evening All...i do need your evaluation and criticism on this work.Rendered in cycles,400 samples at least for now. Boss Shimish, Kazuna,wilsonreuben,jjk24, Preboy, Yinksey,donemmx, BRAINZBox, BlueMagnificent, losprince and others inclined in cg art.
Apparently i want to give it a photo-realism look. Please let your evaluation also speak on that.
Thanks guy in anticipation.

Also if you would be pleased to tell a story you see in the picture that would be great. That wiil help me know if am really on track. i really need the picture to tell a story.

OK... What I have in mind is simply showing love during Christmas. The gift there was dropped by a Samaritan. Then looking at the place the gift was dropped it doesn't seem like the occupants have what it takes to celebrate this year's Christmas.

if it doesn't rhyme... please help.

wilsonreuben:

It is an amature realistic scene. Nice use of DOF, No compositing Check your textures and shading And yes you have to(Characters)

Preboy:

The rendering is superb.... I'm just not getting the story you wrote from the render, I didn't get to see the house of the occupants so I can't tell if they are kinda middle class/poor fellow, I only saw brick walls, rich people live in brick houses too

So just work on showing the house better.... The render is as realistic as it can get, plus those presents.... Are they for me?

By The way, what's with the earlier Christmas render

kachnov:


Dude can we talk via whatsapp?

wilsonreuben:


My phone is bad, can't whatsapp now. I'll let you know when i am back online.

kachnov:

OK ...see my signature .Perhaps you can teach blender online there (free/paid).The what's app is to show you how to create the courses.

Tos87:

thanks mate... I appreciate a lot. honestly am working more on it now I will update soon.
As for the Xmas stuff. I want to participate in the blender guru Xmas competition and seriously I want this one to worth it. If only it can make the finalist list.

Preboy:

A blender guru contest.... Nice

Would love to see the update

#justThinkingOutLoud
Why don't you make a small poor nuclear family, who came out on Christmas eve to meet the presents on their doorsteps.... And the parents did have this kinda "who dropped this here" face whilst looking around, also the child(ren) be trying to see what's in it

Or this begger dude on Christmas, freezing in snow, just to look up and see some hand giving him an apple(or anything)


I just feel that since its Christmas, it gotta do with people,presents n giving.... anyway, I wish you luck in the contest, go make us proud

wilsonreuben:


That will be great

kazuna:
Tos87, I Kazuna , have forgotten how to do environ props.....can I borrow your Xmas setting?with the textures for the gifts...

wanna add father Xmas to d scene
...
thanks if you can lend me...

Incorrect:
P.S: Boss Tos87, i sight you. I like the festive mood your lighting induces in my brain. It stimulates my olfactory lobes so much that i can smell Christmas. Personally, i see nothing wrong with your scene. But don't listen to me,

Tos87:

is allowed...ride on please.thanks for your contribution ones again.

Thanks for you comment. on the part of your render em,personally am a realist when it comes to art so i love mimicking nature or near it. therefore i wont place my criticism on that on yours for now. but work on the texture the more because i want to believe that you didn't only use diffuse texture alone. you need other textures combined to get a nice result. for the fireflies, is obvious it is indoor scene, enable portal in area lamb (Google how to use portal in blender.)it is a new feature in 2.76v. then clamp direct that would solve it. The light can be reduced, Crate a window if you don't have any too cos the fireflies might be searching for an opening leave bit finds non.

I did some adjustment and modification on the image i posted earlier,200 samples,the brick wall subsurf turned off. please all, you constructive criticism is still need. thanks and God bless as you do so.

wilsonreuben:


Now that is what i'm talking about

Arcamax:


I just PM'ed you sir, kindly reply. Thanks.

kazuna:
Got inspired by Tos87's Decal on brick....
Merry Xmas Tos....in advance that is...Win that Competition ooo or don't come back to this thread....lol

here's ma mail for the set props kamag234@gmail. I will like the gifts, the pavement and brick apartment.

Shimish:

very nice. how did you achieve the skin color? ramps or texture map?

fighal:
I am a NEWBIE.. Totally clueless. I actually downloaded the software and some tutorial videos before I found this thread. My problem is that the videos I downloaded were for version 2.34 or 2.4 and mine is 2.7.. Secondly anytime I click on texturing blender will just crash.. I need your help guys

wilsonreuben:

First download blender from the official website www.blender.org

kazuna:
Got inspired by Tos87's Decal on brick....
Merry Xmas Tos....in advance that is...Win that Competition ooo or don't come back to this thread....lol

here's ma mail for the set props kamag234@gmail. I will like the gifts, the pavement and brick apartment.

kazuna:
Got inspired by Tos87's Decal on brick....
Merry Xmas Tos....in advance that is...Win that Competition ooo or don't come back to this thread....lol

here's ma mail for the set props kamag234@gmail. I will like the gifts, the pavement and brick apartment.

Tos87:
ok...the blendfile or the Image textures

fighal:
I've done that already sire..

kazuna:

blendfile, excluding the street lites and poles. I want the goody bag, pavment and the brick wall.

Thank you...

Tos87:

I did some adjustment and modification on the image i posted earlier,200 samples,the brick wall subsurf turned off. please all, you constructive criticism is still need. thanks and God bless as you do so.

Preboy:
damn! I'm sold.... the modification just made my night

you gotta teach me lighting sometime

donemmx:
@tos87 damn.. That u final render took me off my feet. Nice.. This ur post drew me back from school to nairaland... As in am stunned... But will try and join for dis competition just because u have inspired me... The texturing, the realism is just spot on. Could see some DOF.