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Otie · January 6th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Got a little too excited with glow effect, never used THE Photoshop until now..

Thanks ping for the improvement:

As for your question, I'm using Vray for Sketchup; still an amateur if you ask me... Anyways thanks for the suggestions and constructive criticism, the more I receive the better these renderings get.

CF221 · January 6th, 2012, 11:44 PM

BEAUTIFUL!!!! KEEP ON GOING! Im addicted!

Otie · January 13th, 2012, 12:24 AM

Building Tower 3

Otie · January 14th, 2012, 11:41 PM

Damn I love vRay... Changed the material settings for the glass, getting closer to the real glass...
The glass for the curtain wall used at each of the New WTC towers is low-iron glass (except 4WTC), meaning that it is highly transparent. I always thought transparency was the opposite of reflectiveness, something like acid-salad. WRONG, I noticed this when taking a look to photos of the full-scale mock-ups of Tower Two.
In order to achieve this, tweaked the Fresnel IOR from 1.0 to 7.0 and increased the transparency in the Diffuse layer to something like 70% transparent and voilà!

Otie · January 17th, 2012, 04:42 AM

Direct from Vray, no post-production

pingyao · January 17th, 2012, 09:25 AM

Good job as always Otie.

Otie · January 17th, 2012, 09:33 PM

Merci.

New skills learned at Sony Vegas, still alot to learn like choosing a nice angle.

What I did was first change the glass material in the Vray setups into a black diffuse color and eliminating the reflection layer. After that saved the rendering in a png format in order to save the transparent sections. (see image)
Once on Vegas, just added the sky video as a background, then renderized. Once the engine finished its work, closed and opened again Vegas, imported the previously renderized video, added the sky video again in a lower layer or track cuted the video into a specific section in order to avoid matching skies in the glass and in the background. Then applied Chroma Keyer to the previously renderized video and selected dark so the dark glass could be converted into the sky video just behind. Added a little of text, glow and a slight "Warm Vignette" to the borders and voilà, my first "animated" video!
This exercise is teaching me alot of stuff that will help me to produce an animated construction time-lapse of the tower.

Some other renderings of the same tower:

Evrasia 99911 · January 17th, 2012, 10:15 PM

I don't like WTC 3, but good.

Good work!

Otie · January 20th, 2012, 10:17 PM

Starting to model my favorite tower of the new complex.

Evrasia 99911 · January 22nd, 2012, 11:47 PM

Oh, i like WTC4 - Good Work!

Otie · February 25th, 2012, 03:24 AM

image hosted on flickr

One World Trade Center | SOM by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr

Giving a shot with HDRI backgrounds..

kenersej · February 25th, 2012, 10:09 AM

Otie, amazing work! WOW, I'm stunned!

I have a few questions:

What do you use to create the model? (Sketchup, AutoCAD, 3DsMax etc.)
Where do you get all of the blueprints you use?

Otie · February 25th, 2012, 06:02 PM

^Hey kenersej!
I'm using SketchUp + Vray + Photoshop, all models are based on floor plans and cross-sections released by their respective studios, they are all aviable through the internet, got the elevation numbers through a person involved, the rest is best guessed using renderings, diagrams and sometimes photo close-ups. One WTC is the only one that was built using official blueprints, leacked by Zen.

PD. Awesome job with the old WTC, man.. impressive work there!

Working on One57 by Christian de Portzamparc:

Larger version

kenersej · February 26th, 2012, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otie

^Hey kenersej!
I'm using SketchUp + Vray + Photoshop, all models are based on floor plans and cross-sections released by their respective studios, they are all aviable through the internet, got the elevation numbers through a person involved, the rest is best guessed using renderings, diagrams and sometimes photo close-ups. One WTC is the only one that was built using official blueprints, leacked by Zen.

PD. Awesome job with the old WTC, man.. impressive work there!

Working on One57 by Christian de Portzamparc:

Larger version

Thank you very much, Otie!
I am really impressed that you create(d) these models in Sketchup + what amazing render settings you use!

Cheers

pingyao · February 26th, 2012, 05:41 PM

Great work as always Otie. I'll be interested to see One57 modelled and detailed, keeping track of its construction on the supertall sub-forum.

Otie · February 27th, 2012, 07:07 AM

^ I do.

image hosted on flickr

3 World Trade Center by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr

Otie · April 2nd, 2012, 08:17 PM

Trying to add more realism to the glass. Glass usually reflects objects with some degree of distortion.
Tried adding noise bump map to the material and adjusted some parameters like size and apperture. Still not there..

Original rendering

Post-production (still I prefer the original)

Eastern37 · April 3rd, 2012, 01:54 AM

Looks kind of like a painting!

Otie · April 3rd, 2012, 08:38 AM

^

Found the problem, which was the amplitude magnitude in both Color A and B at the Noise bump mapping configuration. After several tweaks discovered the right properties, decreased amplitude in Color A from 1.0 to 0.3 and increased amplitude ratio in Color B to 40. Tower 3 on the left has the old material, Tower 4 on the right has tweaked material.

image hosted on flickr

Tower 3 and 4 from World Financial Center by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr

Otie · April 3rd, 2012, 09:17 AM

Simulating telephoto lens.

image hosted on flickr

Window washer at 4WTC by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr

January 6th, 2012, 09:25 PM	#21
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Got a little too excited with glow effect, never used THE Photoshop until now.. Thanks ping for the improvement: As for your question, I'm using Vray for Sketchup; still an amateur if you ask me... Anyways thanks for the suggestions and constructive criticism, the more I receive the better these renderings get. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

January 6th, 2012, 11:44 PM	#22
CF221 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,464 Likes (Received): 44	BEAUTIFUL!!!! KEEP ON GOING! Im addicted! __________________ Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.

January 13th, 2012, 12:24 AM	#23
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Building Tower 3 __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

January 14th, 2012, 11:41 PM	#24
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Damn I love vRay... Changed the material settings for the glass, getting closer to the real glass... The glass for the curtain wall used at each of the New WTC towers is low-iron glass (except 4WTC), meaning that it is highly transparent. I always thought transparency was the opposite of reflectiveness, something like acid-salad. WRONG, I noticed this when taking a look to photos of the full-scale mock-ups of Tower Two. In order to achieve this, tweaked the Fresnel IOR from 1.0 to 7.0 and increased the transparency in the Diffuse layer to something like 70% transparent and voilà! __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

January 17th, 2012, 04:42 AM	#25
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Direct from Vray, no post-production __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

January 17th, 2012, 09:25 AM	#26
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Good job as always Otie. __________________ Check out my threads Detailed city model Verticity - 3.6km tower

January 17th, 2012, 09:33 PM	#27
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Merci. New skills learned at Sony Vegas, still alot to learn like choosing a nice angle. What I did was first change the glass material in the Vray setups into a black diffuse color and eliminating the reflection layer. After that saved the rendering in a png format in order to save the transparent sections. (see image) Once on Vegas, just added the sky video as a background, then renderized. Once the engine finished its work, closed and opened again Vegas, imported the previously renderized video, added the sky video again in a lower layer or track cuted the video into a specific section in order to avoid matching skies in the glass and in the background. Then applied Chroma Keyer to the previously renderized video and selected dark so the dark glass could be converted into the sky video just behind. Added a little of text, glow and a slight "Warm Vignette" to the borders and voilà, my first "animated" video! This exercise is teaching me alot of stuff that will help me to produce an animated construction time-lapse of the tower. Some other renderings of the same tower: __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project Last edited by Otie; January 17th, 2012 at 09:38 PM.

January 17th, 2012, 10:15 PM	#28
Evrasia 99911 Photo Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moscow Posts: 19,460 Likes (Received): 1429	I don't like WTC 3, but good. Good work! __________________ Еуромногоциферей ///ECG 2013///

January 20th, 2012, 10:17 PM	#29
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Starting to model my favorite tower of the new complex. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

January 22nd, 2012, 11:47 PM	#30
Evrasia 99911 Photo Correspondent Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moscow Posts: 19,460 Likes (Received): 1429	Oh, i like WTC4 - Good Work! __________________ Еуромногоциферей ///ECG 2013///

February 25th, 2012, 03:24 AM	#31
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	image hosted on flickr One World Trade Center \| SOM by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr Giving a shot with HDRI backgrounds.. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

February 25th, 2012, 10:09 AM	#32
kenersej I love New York! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 419 Likes (Received): 0	Otie, amazing work! WOW, I'm stunned! I have a few questions: What do you use to create the model? (Sketchup, AutoCAD, 3DsMax etc.) Where do you get all of the blueprints you use? __________________ WTC Facebook fan page Read my blog:http://wtc3d.blogspot.com Look me up on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kenersej Instagram: Kenersej 9/11 - RIP

February 25th, 2012, 06:02 PM	#33
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	^Hey kenersej! I'm using SketchUp + Vray + Photoshop, all models are based on floor plans and cross-sections released by their respective studios, they are all aviable through the internet, got the elevation numbers through a person involved, the rest is best guessed using renderings, diagrams and sometimes photo close-ups. One WTC is the only one that was built using official blueprints, leacked by Zen. PD. Awesome job with the old WTC, man.. impressive work there! Working on One57 by Christian de Portzamparc: Larger version __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

February 26th, 2012, 05:41 PM	#35
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Great work as always Otie. I'll be interested to see One57 modelled and detailed, keeping track of its construction on the supertall sub-forum. __________________ Check out my threads Detailed city model Verticity - 3.6km tower

February 27th, 2012, 07:07 AM	#36
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	^ I do. image hosted on flickr 3 World Trade Center by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

April 2nd, 2012, 08:17 PM	#37
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Trying to add more realism to the glass. Glass usually reflects objects with some degree of distortion. Tried adding noise bump map to the material and adjusted some parameters like size and apperture. Still not there.. Original rendering Post-production (still I prefer the original) __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

April 3rd, 2012, 01:54 AM	#38
Eastern37 Optimist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cairns/Brisbane Posts: 2,626 Likes (Received): 42	Looks kind of like a painting! __________________ “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”

April 3rd, 2012, 08:38 AM	#39
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	^ Found the problem, which was the amplitude magnitude in both Color A and B at the Noise bump mapping configuration. After several tweaks discovered the right properties, decreased amplitude in Color A from 1.0 to 0.3 and increased amplitude ratio in Color B to 40. Tower 3 on the left has the old material, Tower 4 on the right has tweaked material. image hosted on flickr Tower 3 and 4 from World Financial Center by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

April 3rd, 2012, 09:17 AM	#40
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,658 Likes (Received): 268	Simulating telephoto lens. image hosted on flickr Window washer at 4WTC by Otie O'Daniel, on Flickr __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

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