Kenilworth Castle - Revisited by virtuallyhistorical

Cinema 4D • Historical • posted on Jan 11, 2003

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Now I've got more raw power I'm re-texturing Kenilworth - and adding more to it. Any suggestion to make this better would be greatly appreciated! (I already know I need to stop two of the ladies 'floating' and up the antialiasing). Many thanks. VH

Comments (8)

linkinpark

7:03AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

Fantastic modeling,great textures and lighting!

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virtuallyhistorical

7:48AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

We take that as quite a compliment coming from the master of light and texture! Thanks. VH

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Nod

9:13AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

Looks good enough as it is.

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thomaskrahn

9:30AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

The only thing I don't like about Cinema 4D is that the textures are procedurals so us poor guys using other apps can't use these incredible models! ;)

dandavis

9:34AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

These are fantastic renders, VH. And the modeling is top-knotch. One teeny-tiny little thing that I notice is that the bricks seem a little flat, perhaps a bit more bump. Are they commissioned pieces? dano

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virtuallyhistorical

9:57AM | Sat, 11 January 2003

Thanks for all you kind words. To 'thomaskranhn', we're making these models available and they use Dosch and RansomActive materials, so you would be able to use them (I think). To dano: the render is really down to R8's fantastic new engine. Credit goes to my friend, Pete for the models. Strangely enough, the original stonework should look even flatter than this as it was once all dressed stone (and we have to be historically accurate) and no, they aren't commissioned, but we are creating them for several reasons: 1. For education. 2. To create postcards for sale around Kenilworth and.. 3. In the hope that 'English Heritage' (who owns Kenilworth) may use some of our images. Thanks to all again. VH

MartinK

2:50AM | Sun, 12 January 2003

I personally think the shadow areas are too washed out for such bright sunlight. I'm thinking photography in natural outdoor lighting here... I also think the brick work looks a bit computery- needs more variation in colour- a degree of weathering. This render is very aliased also. Sorry to be so critical. Apart from thet- great!

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virtuallyhistorical

3:06AM | Sun, 12 January 2003

Thanks MartinK, and I agree with your comments. I relied purely on radiosity for lighting, but I will try darker shadows. It will be distressed in Photoshop soon and I'm about to post a closer image that has already been "weathered". Thanks. VH