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# 1 01-08-2014 , 01:44 PM

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The modeling is pretty much done.. any tips on how to quickly texture this entire scene? And what is the best way to set up lighting for such a scene? Currently using a simple directional light..

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If you're aiming for realism the physical sky can get you there, if you're going for stylized then that may be another story. Some stuff to note before lighting and all that. Besides some proportion fixes(example, curb:building height ratio), the models and textures could be less pristine. The curbs are perfectly straight and sharp, there are no subtly uneven areas or slopes for the gutter and the street looks 100% flat as well. Also these identical buildings don't seem to have entrances or signs, there aren't any forms of identification anywhere. These are a few of the things I noticed at a glance. Also, try to hide the gaps where the empty horizon is showing.

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# 3 02-08-2014 , 10:03 PM

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Thank you very much! It's still a WiP, but I'll definitely take the things you mentioned into account. The gap btw is now closed because I made it 1 building. Will make it taller and the street lights a bit shorter for better perspective. Think I can improve the curbs by just using a simple bevel with quiet a lot of segments. Will upload a new pic in a few days!

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# 4 02-08-2014 , 10:05 PM

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How can I make the street more natural? Create some more edges and move some of them up very slightly so there are some differences in height?

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# 5 02-08-2014 , 11:12 PM

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Changed proportions of the lights, buildings, curbs and created a gutter on the side of the road(not very visible in this pic). Also made the curbs smooth and playing a bit with the physical sun and sky settings. Still have lots of adjusting and texturing(road, sidewalk) to do. user added image

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# 6 03-08-2014 , 02:09 AM

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Yep, adding some geometry and some slight irregularities in the profile of the curb and the levels in the street would help.

https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/29/...8_c12ff866.jpg
https://naturaltraveler.com/wp-conten...ity-center.jpg

Even on streets that appear to be flat you can scan the line along the curb and see the its uneven.
https://timothysheablog.files.wordpre...st-edit_26.jpg

Also I think the bump on the brick wall is inverted.

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# 7 03-08-2014 , 08:46 AM

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I see, thanks. Gonna work a lot on it today.
Do you have any tips on how to texure the road itself? When I apply my texture and scale the UV's to make the road realistic, the image becomes too small and it uses the image like 10 times which looks horrible. Here you can see what I mean.

(this was before I made my latest adjustments to proportions etc etc)
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# 8 03-08-2014 , 10:01 AM

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The bricks_bump_map was indeed inverted, changed that now.
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# 9 03-08-2014 , 11:39 AM

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Some more progress.. changed the curbs, gutter and made some road textures. (wanted to go for an old street look, hence the texture of the road instead of a modern road)

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# 10 03-08-2014 , 04:48 PM

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The modeling and texturing is almost done.. next up is lighting, animating a camera(gonna be a 15 second clip) and making the building on the right collapse using PullDownIt

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As you can see I textured the sidewalk and added in some more details. Will modify the buildings a bit more too.

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# 11 03-08-2014 , 07:28 PM

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Here's a still shot of the building collapsing.. Gonna add some particles and dust.
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Used PullDownIt for the destruction. Made the bottom half of the building static and the top half dynamic and added gravity to the top part. Thus making the parts fall down and collide.

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# 12 03-08-2014 , 08:14 PM

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hey man this looks cool. im looking forward to see the end result!

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# 13 03-08-2014 , 08:44 PM

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Thanks! Been working on it a lot today, added the particles and ''smoke'' to the collapse of the building. Setting up the camera now and then it's time to render. Gonna take a loooong time..

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# 14 06-08-2014 , 11:31 AM

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The first render is complete. It's not finished yet, I'm unhappy with the way the building is collapsing(i.e the door that randomly rotates 180..) and the way the dust is created. Going to tweak that a bit more, but hey, it's still a WiP user added image

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# 15 06-08-2014 , 12:37 PM

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Keep it up! ur working fast mate. ur at the very end now user added image

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