Photorealism Improvements

[slow schooner]

I would like to achieve photorealism yet I am quite unsure what I am missing and what I can adjust/change/add etc..

Made in UE5

[glad belfry]

you cant tell me that this isnt a photo, this is so good

[slow schooner]

I need help hahahaha

I don't know but it doesn't feel photorealistic-ish? to me at least

Anything that can be improved or changed is helpful because I do not know if the light needs changes or tones need adjusting ~

[quick fog]

I'm not qualified to criticize this :(

[slow schooner]

[quick fog]

except there are some random lines clipping through the scene idk what that's about

[slow schooner]

Oh yea don't mind those, for anyone coming and looking those are there because I only took a screenshot of the screen without disabling dev-look stuff

Those lines are tree spawners

[quick fog]

you could also add a few bushes, right now there's a lot of low grass/flower type stuff, and trees, but not a lot in between vertically speaking

[slow schooner]

I added more small pines just before closing the project view..

Gonna add the newest image soon ™️

[quick fog]

oooh yeah those look nice

I might still add some bushes though but it's up to you

wait i think i see one lol

[slow schooner]

From where the camera stands bushes might cover the view

Main reason of not adding them in "that" shot

I can add bushes if I move it a bit but I like that view I just feel that where the camera stands right now at the bottom the light looks weird

[quick fog]

I was thinking something like this maybe (of course more realistic)

[slow schooner]

Well it does add more to it

[quick fog]

I like it, how do you feel about it?

also is this for a game or just for renders?

I feel like this scene would look really cool if it was animated, like if you could see the plants blowing in the wind, the sky changing, maybe some wildlife

[slow schooner]

Renders, just portfolio stuff

[slow schooner]

It is animated

Like the grass trees etc have animation

[quick fog]

ooh can I see?

[slow schooner]

Hmm sure give me a sec i'll make a tiny video

[slow schooner]

I still feel it can be better but I might just overstretch with my expectations

[quick fog]

do you want feedback on the animation

it looks cool :)

[slow schooner]

The animation was not made by me so the only feedback I am keen on getting is the light > scene composition > colors and ambience

[quick fog]

I think that a sunset shot would look really nice

in addition to the daytime one

[slow schooner]

I also plan on going with an aurora shot

Cause this was or would be the main idea of why this scene was created

Aiming for this

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g189922-d10751511-Reviews-Arctic_TreeHouse_Hotel-Rovaniemi_Lapland.html#/media/10751511/751925205:p/?albumid=101&type=0&category=101

Well the images inside hahaha

The "house" placed in a spot where auroras can be seen now.. for a night shot I want it to feel more "magic" and it's not something I touched yet but as far as day works the main camera looks good enough to be used as is

[quick fog]

I think an aurora is a good idea but also a sunset shot with some oranges, reds, purples, etc would contrast really well with the rich greens of the scene I think

[slow schooner]

Hmm, reds are hard to get by when your sun is in.. well the trees

[quick fog]

you could put it on the opposite side and have the light reflect off the scene

I am biased because I love these kinds of sunsets (I made these)

[slow schooner]

Wow, so then you are a 2d artist?

[quick fog]

yes :D

[slow schooner]

Wowie

[quick fog]

oooo

nice!!

[slow schooner]

For how long have you been doing it?

Thank you thank you, getting there with the looks and vibes, it might need a colder foggy touch

[quick fog]

you could try adding multiple different colored light sources

like imitating that sunset

it seems like you mainly have red atm

but maybe I'm wrong

[slow schooner]

Wow now THIS is actually great

[quick fog]

it's really hard for me to see the plants you've made in the foreground

maybe adjust the contrast a bit

[slow schooner]

But for the morning should be okay, no?

[quick fog]

I do like the direction though

hmm

it looks good

I'm not necessarily commenting that in terms of realism

I just miss the pretty plants lol

[slow schooner]

Just turned up the sky light

[wanton elm]

What are those string things?

[quick fog]

the sky itself looks a lot better in this photo

[slow schooner]

But it looks great

[quick fog]

yeah :)

[wanton elm]

That’s rlly cool

[slow schooner]

Oh yea it might be cause fog covers it too much

[slow schooner]

Where?

[slow schooner]

Thank you, still trying to figure out some stuff

[wanton elm]

In the main is that a camera angle lining or is their a rope going through it

[quick fog]

I started doing procedurally generated art when I was 11 and then I got into a little bit of 2D art as well as photography when I was 18 maybe? then I started focusing really hard on 2D art like 2 years ago. So most of my 2D art skills I've developed in the last 2 years approximately. You can see the timeline on my Instagram (also I'm 25 now)

[slow schooner]

Oh you mean the strings? those are only for creation purposes, the main images won't have them

[wanton elm]

Okay at first I didn’t realize it because of my bad eyes but then I zoomed in and saw that it was yellow

[slow schooner]

I think this is actually great but the angle of which the sun stops being "sunrise" or sunset kinda messes up the view hahaha

[wanton elm]

So I assumed afterward

Is there a top perspective

[quick fog]

also you definitely need to hide in alien in the treeline

[slow schooner]

No worries, I should've specified after

[wanton elm]

Nah it’s alright

[slow schooner]

Hahaha that'd be a sight but arctic.. who knows what hides

[slow schooner]

Pretty nice to have an inclination towards the general art medium and hey it's progressive so it's only gonna get better!

Well with that being said I can or rather.. will have 3 shots out of which I will try to encompass more times of the day

And yea but generally I doubt I can add more otherwise it's too filled

[quick fog]

Yeah I'm pretty happy because I feel like I'm getting better pretty fast but I also push myself really hard so sometimes I don't feel like it's fast enough ironically

[slow schooner]

Trust the process, because I wasn't here 5 years ago

Like I kinda slacked sometimes and I am self-learned but for me projects tend to be "personal test > deleted" or "Portfolio needs to grow > post"

And I mostly delete soooooooo

[quick fog]

NOooooo don't delete!!

[slow schooner]

Well not this one no

I want this one

[quick fog]

data hoarding life

[slow schooner]

I also made a tiny cave in this same world/scene down below

[quick fog]

oooo

[slow schooner]

After it .. Unblocks

I froze it by doing something dum

[quick fog]

you could also do an isometric photo of the scene with the front sliced open so you can see the above and the cave below at the same time

[slow schooner]

Yea but it's WAY down

[quick fog]

composite shot?

[slow schooner]

Too composite to be a shot

Like it takes some seconds to move my camera from up there to the cave

[quick fog]

I have infinite ideas given enough time

yeah but you could have two cameras

and then blend the two seams

[slow schooner]

I also covered up a huge hole here with .. well, cliffs

Cause I like how it looks from below

[quick fog]

I did 3d modeling in minecraft technically haha

with worldedit

[quick fog]

I played a f**k ton of minecraft as a kid so I bet some of my art skills come from that

[slow schooner]

Hahahaha, does count a bit

[quick fog]

are you trying to get a certain kind of job with your portfolio

[slow schooner]

Well I am aiming for 3d enviro or 3d artist generalist or whatever I can even get hired as

https://www.artstation.com/shmeadow

[quick fog]

be careful because I heard the game industry treats employees really bad especially AAA studios

[slow schooner]

I have a job now as a game tester but yea I also know the industry is ew when it comes to jobs like that

Maybe I can go into advertising and work with companies or studios that advertise buildings, houses, etc

Cause this scene that I made if you work out the image itself it can come out as real

There is a lot of potential, maybe even sell my art separately for wall art and stuff like that

[quick fog]

also I'd recommend explore nature and going traveling possibly and bring a camera

you'd see all kinds of amazing stuff and inspiration and it would just be fun

though it is expensive

[slow schooner]

That or open google

[quick fog]

I don't think it's the same

[slow schooner]

It's not but paints a picture

[quick fog]

I've been backpacking before it's so nice

[slow schooner]

I made this scene based on just a feeling and an image on tripadvisor hahahaha

[quick fog]

yeah :)

I'm sure you can make amazing stuff without going into nature but I bet you would love it though

it's up to you though

[slow schooner]

At one point in the future I will for sure

For now I will embrace the pixels on my screen

[quick fog]

I'm so sick of being stuck in my house lol

I should arrange some kind of trip