Reply To: BC4-1810 homework, John Monterone

Submitted homework all 4 weeks! Nice job @jm3d. The overwhelming note for your arch viz is that it’s extremely dark and very difficult to make out the contents of the render. I strongly recommend that you always render bright enough to distinguish the visual contents of the image. “Darkness” is fine and can be achieved without getting too close to black. Here’s a brightened version that still feels dark like night time but is illuminated enough to distinguish the visual contents:

Also the light under the microwave makes perfect sense but the blue light above the cabinet is a bit mysterious. Once brightened the scene is fairly believable as a night time render but I would have liked to see you do a bit more. This kind of lighting is how we leave our kitchen ambiently lit when we go to bed. It’s a lot more interesting when we’re awake and more lights are turned on in other words. It’s a C+ from me.

Your light match looks good by itself but there are notable differences compared to the source. Primarily the fill color is not blue-ish-green enough:

Secondarily I would have liked to see you match the background noise pattern along with the floor for maximum matching potential. Still it’s a solid result: A B from me.