{"id":7625,"date":"2018-03-28T15:39:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T13:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofartstudio.com\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2018-06-19T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T10:27:22","slug":"3d-modelling-architecture-prairie-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofartstudio.com\/3d-modelling-architecture-prairie-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Making of Prairie House"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_image=”7624″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” full_height=”yes” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ top_margin=”600″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”50px” bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ top_margin=”80″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Import – 3d Check<\/h3>\n

Like for previous projects, also for the \u201cTimber House\u201d the client sent us a 3d .dwg file modeled with a software different from 3d Studio Max, probably with Revit.
\nThe Autocad file was imported in 3dsMax and converted in Editable Poly.
\nUnfortunately, while converting the file, we lost some geometries so in the first stage of the\u00a0modeling process, we had to complete the model with the missing surfaces.[\/vc_column_text]

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Image-planning – Clay Render<\/h3>\n

According to our client’s needs and our directions, we arranged some proposals for the point of view to use.
\nTo the model we applied the Corona’s default shader (medium grey) and for the lighting set up we\u00a0used the Corona Sun combined with the Corona Sky in the environment node.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

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The selection of the point of view<\/h3>\n

The composition was made to highlight the volumes and the particular shapes of the building.
\nAt the beginning we thought of a frontal image with central perspective and later the choice was changed into a three-quarter view to highlight the depth of the architecture and create a direct relationship between the house and the garden around it.
\nFrom the compositional point of view, in this way we could take advantage from the frond of a tree in the foreground, which was used to enhance the curvilinear shape of a part of the roof.[\/vc_column_text]

\"rendering<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]The frond also created a natural vignetting on the image, which further higlhlight the building.<\/p>\n

Modeling \u2013 Details<\/h3>\n

For the final model, all walls have been edited and remodeled.
\nThe topology wasn’t correct because the loops corresponding to the openings were missing and the angles were completely open. We adjusted also the smoothing groups in accordance to the topology\u00a0of the single pieces so that the smoothing groups were different at every change of direction.
\nThanks to these adjustments, we could create the chamfers in the right places.[\/vc_column_text]

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\"architectural<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Windows and doors have been detailed with the insertion of:
\n\u2013 Chamfers on all metallic elements with an amount of 5 mm (Unsmoothed Edges mode used also for the walls);
\n\u2013 Rubber round seal;
\n\u2013 Single glasses with thickness of 2,5 mm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
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Railclone<\/h3>\n

For the wooden facades we used Railclone.
\nThanks to the 1S Linear generator with clipping mask, we create continuous facades for every side of the house. The textures used for the shading were added in a multitexture node and thanks to the\u00a0material operator, the randomization of the single elements has been made with the Object ID mode.
\nWe applied the same material to the single plank and with an UVW map we checked the map and\u00a0the direction of the wood grain.[\/vc_column_text]

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Modeling of the ground and of the street surfaces<\/h3>\n

The ground modeling was very simple. The graded depth that the client sent was the starting point for the altitude. Starting from a plane, we expanded the surface and kept the faces as squared as\u00a0possible in all the development.
\nFor detailing and creating real variations on the grass, to the object:
\n\u2013 we added a Noise modifier (with a couple inches variation in x,y e z );
\n\u2013 we precisely changed some parts of the geometry with a soft-selection (inside the edit poly) to create dips and protuberances;
\n\u2013 we added a couple of turbosmooth modifiers to smooth the surface and increase the number of polygons.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

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\"architectural<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]To finish the ground we applied a shader with the grass texture mixed in composite with other ground textures.[\/vc_column_text]
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Vegetation<\/h3>\n

For the vegetation we used Megascan’s, GrowFx and some Evermotion trees.
\nWe gave importance to the translucence of leaves and grass with a parameter that can be easily customized with Corona Renderer. The result is very close to reality.[\/vc_column_text]

\"3d<\/div><\/div>
\"3d<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]The grass was created from Megascans’ textures. We created groups of simple grass and groups with denser grass with wide leaves to differentiate the scattering with Forest.
\nWe also scattered dry leaves for the street and the garden. These leaves are customized models\u00a0made with DebrisMaker script.[\/vc_column_text]
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Materials<\/h3>\n

The client requested a particular material for covering some facades, which was made of stone blocks with variable dimensions and colors.
\nSubstance Designer is the tool that let us create such materials in an easy way.[\/vc_column_text]

\"3d<\/div><\/div>
\"rendering<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]All materials and lights were placed directly on the final scene by using the interactive render in Corona.<\/p>\n

Reference & Mood<\/h3>\n

For the stylistic choices for the images, we considered some photo references.
\nWe mainly chose those bases on the Prairie House and the American suburbs in the ’60s. Because of the photographic references, the mood is in autumn. The lighting is the same as a clear morning after a rainy day, with a low sun and warm tones, which create long shadows that help the\u00a0final composition of the image.
\nWe didn’t use hdri but only Corona Sun + Sky with default parameters;: Intensity 1.0 and Size 1.0.
\nNB: We chose a palette with warm colors for the atmosphere to integrate the materials used with the surrounding contest.[\/vc_column_text]

\"3d<\/div><\/div>
\"architectural<\/div><\/div>
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Final settings & rendering<\/h3>\n

The settings used in Corona are the default ones
\nThe parameter we changed are:
\n\u2013 Resolution 5000x 3750 pixels
\n\u2013 Noise limit 2,5%
\n\u2013 Full denoising mode at amount of 0,3
\n\u2013 Enable DOF with f-number 8 in camera
\n\u2013 Exposure -2,0
\n\u2013 White balance 9000
\n\u2013 Highlight Compress 1,0<\/p>\n

The render elements that we insert in the final image are:
\nReflect, Translucency, Volumetrics, Z-depth, Bloom &\u00a0Glare, Raw Diffuse, Raw Reflection, Raw Refraction and Source diffuse.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

\"render<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]We enabled the Camera Depth of Field and used a custom aperture map.
\nIn an images like this one taken with a wideangle lens, the DOF effect is less visible but it slightly increase the photo realism by breaking the perfection of digital images.[\/vc_column_text]
\"3d<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]To emphasize the autumn mood but also to make the image lively and realistic, we introduced the Volumetric Fog.[\/vc_column_text]
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Post-Production<\/h3>\n

When we work with this kind of projects, we give few space to post-production in order not to alter the photorealistic effect of the image.
\nWe did a similar work to what a photographer would do when adjusting a Raw file:<\/p>\n