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at fist step i wanted to capture from main entrance, but i think it was better to render from another entrance, the shot of main entrance was like long line specially when we have to see from down. but the other side feels so intimate because it was like a circle.its a little hard to explain.anyway, we can see sample image to understand it better.
this part is very important, i want to have a realistic texture for the ground, i don’t like use a ready texture and do simple uv mapping, as we can see in google images the texturing of ground is complex. so i have to do unwrap for that, before that i should do some fixing for the model because unwrap needs a clean geometry, some times i use zbrush or maya for retopo and uv of complex models, but this for this i used 3d max unwrap and exported into photoshop, so i could do anything that i want,
after creating base texture in photoshop, i added another coat layer for creating dirt. actually most of elements and materials of this project have dirt. i used a coat layer and add mask to create specific dirt.it takes time but it was necessary.
here we can see process of creating ground.
i wanted to add more detail to site base on some search on the web and specially on google maps. the image of google maps is attached.it was important for me.i did modeling for some parts of building like the stair entrance, it was wrong in base model,we can see it google images, or modeling roofs,door,window, ivy tree and etc.
here we can see some of them.
some times its a little bit hard to decide about design and material because of many factors are in the projects. i have tested the material of facade with random colors (5 colors) for each element randomly, the result was exciting but its not match to site and the other elements of project.it doesn’t have harmony. so i decided to created in one material.
one is simple bronze with noise of overall shape, and the second which i choose is the complex of 4 materials with variation of color. but they are same material.
here we can see the results.
the building material has rust with different colors which needs masking on certain areas , for that I used blender to paint the areas I want to see rust , I did that on many layers because I will have many rusty colors on the material .
next step will be working on materials
I studied architecture for 5 years and I graduated 3 years ago. This challenge is really special for me for that reason. I remembered all the long nights working alone in a design, an idea, a model blueprints and every little thing for finish te project. When I saw that the building in this contest is an architecture school I decided to reflect my memories. A student working late at night alone in the building when everybody lefts and are resting in their homes. But for this student it doesn’t matter because his passion about architecture is bigger than that.
