52nd St - Done For Now

I think I'm done with the 52nd St Bar for now.



For this final render I was reminded of a couple obvious but important points. Don't be afraid to brighten things up, and you can always correct in post.

I'm sure eventually I'll tweak again, but onwards and upwards for now.

I feel like this is finally getting closer to completion!

52nd St - 8/3

I have done quite a bit on this tonight! My main goals were to :

1) Create more contrast on the interior
2) Help the character in the doorway stand out with more light and color
3) Continue work on a 'mood'



I got rid of some of the unnecessary elements of the scene3 I then moved the light closer to the character so as to light him better. Color was added to the character to help him stand out.

I also tried something interesting with the Occlusion pass. Typically Occlusion just darkens tight areas, but in this case I put a luminosity blending mode on the occlusion pass and merged it with the color beneath. This gave me a color tinted occlusion pass - with the occlusion being slightly blue on the outside and orange on the inside. I like the results of this!

52nd St Bar

Continuing work on the 52nd St Bar - I'm trying to make the interior more welcoming. Whereas before the lighting was more even, now I'm trying to break it up - create more texture and tone with the interior. It's not there yet, but getting better.