Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea

Stu Mayhew · May 28th, 2007

Using SketchUp and the Kerkythea plug-in.
Kerkythea is great for a totally free app. and the plug-in in SketchUp makes it a breeze for a rendering clunkhead like me.

bytor · May 31st, 2007

Stu,

That is a wonderfull image - I truly like the "feel" of it. With so much vegetation - it is more photoreal than I thought would look right. Are your plants a mix of 2d / 3d? Were they generated elsewhere and brought in to Sketchup?

Thanks for sharing this - I remember the npr versions from somewhere else!

Bytor

Stu Mayhew · May 31st, 2007

Thanks Dean,
The plants are all 3D.
Some come from FormFonts [The Palms, Strelitzia, Monstrea] some came from the old SketchUp forum and some I made myself using Plant Studio.
Its more difficult to get a realistic effect using 3D entourage but it makes composition and natural shadow effects so much easier

Stu

P.R.S. Sivakumar · June 6th, 2007

Nice image.

I wonder why Kerkythea is not still being taken really seriously by the majority of the visualisers. It is simple and easy to use.

PRSS

Stu Mayhew · June 6th, 2007

Thanks P.R.S.,

I obviously agree with you.
I think it can produce images at least on par with apps. like Artlantis, for example.

IC · June 11th, 2007

I think you've hit the nail on the head. The images are like those produced by Artlantis but these days, virtually no-one uses Artlantis because there are such advanced alternatives.

They are nice images but you are limited to a certain standard and if that works for you that's great.

jendrzych · July 16th, 2007

Since Kerkythea offers both - biased and unbiased render methods, it's beyond doubt that Artlantis can't be compared with KT.
Check KT's gallery at kerkythea.net...
or look at first three pics here:
http://jendrzych.cgsociety.org/gallery/

gabrielaca · July 22nd, 2007

i agree, KTY is a great renderer i´m myself just started to use it, and is really easy to use.

May 31st, 2007	#2 (permalink)
bytor Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Altoona, PA Age: 46 Posts: 52 Name: Dean Helsel	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea Stu, That is a wonderfull image - I truly like the "feel" of it. With so much vegetation - it is more photoreal than I thought would look right. Are your plants a mix of 2d / 3d? Were they generated elsewhere and brought in to Sketchup? Thanks for sharing this - I remember the npr versions from somewhere else! Bytor

May 31st, 2007	#3 (permalink)
Stu Mayhew Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10 Name: Stuart Mayhew	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea Thanks Dean, The plants are all 3D. Some come from FormFonts [The Palms, Strelitzia, Monstrea] some came from the old SketchUp forum and some I made myself using Plant Studio. Its more difficult to get a realistic effect using 3D entourage but it makes composition and natural shadow effects so much easier Stu

June 6th, 2007	#4 (permalink)
P.R.S. Sivakumar Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Madurai, Tamilnadu State, INDIA. Posts: 92 Name: P.R.S. Sivakumar .	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea Nice image. I wonder why Kerkythea is not still being taken really seriously by the majority of the visualisers. It is simple and easy to use. PRSS

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IC Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 2,261 Name: Iain Collins	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea I think you've hit the nail on the head. The images are like those produced by Artlantis but these days, virtually no-one uses Artlantis because there are such advanced alternatives. They are nice images but you are limited to a certain standard and if that works for you that's great. __________________ http://iainc.carbonmade.com/

July 16th, 2007	#7 (permalink)
jendrzych Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolsztyn Posts: 3 Name: Andrzej Ambroż	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea Since Kerkythea offers both - biased and unbiased render methods, it's beyond doubt that Artlantis can't be compared with KT. Check KT's gallery at kerkythea.net... or look at first three pics here: http://jendrzych.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Last edited by jendrzych; July 16th, 2007 at 02:43 AM.

July 22nd, 2007	#8 (permalink)
gabrielaca Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: acapulco, mexico Posts: 15 Name: gabriel rojas del castillo	Re: Pool with Lighting, Kerkythea i agree, KTY is a great renderer i´m myself just started to use it, and is really easy to use.

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