Colourful office

That is sick, well done mate.

Thanks for the link. That "cat's eye view" (or the view when you've been drinking too much vodka and you're lying on the floor) is so cool! This certainly qualifies as a CG bad boy image. And you do get a definite feel for the space and furniture. But I'm not sure how the bank would react to it when he tries to get a loan for the project.

Thank you guys :) George, thanks for the detailed analysis; yes, the intention was to make "unconventional" shot with focus on the couch cushions (and those leather wrinkles I had to cut and shape one by one), hence the angle from below the tabletops. I can think of one particular source of inspiration, a rendering of another Russian arch illustrator Den Chigidin - there was a rendering in one of his later projects, with camera placed on the floor under the row of the bar stools where all you can see is basically a palisade of stool legs (I'm not sure if this link works for you: http://pics.livejournal.com/chigidin/pic/0014g4zp). The back wall in my rendering is one huge window to the gallery going along the facade, it's the primary source of illumination for the scene plus it's out of focus, so I guess it should be bleached out a bit.

Really nice work, however........................ coming from a photography background I feel there is too much distracting visual static; like under the table which doesn't contribute to showcasing the furniture; also the back wall is too bleached out. I also feel the camera angle is weird - showing just a little bit of the bottom of the blue table - I find myself stretching my neck to try and see the top of it. In other words there are things here that seem arbitrary. But that could be totally valid if it were intentional. Like in the TV show THE SHIELD where all the camera work looks like it was done by an clumsy amateur which creates a feeling of immediacy and stark reality that is very powerful and effective. It would be interesting to see someone take that approach to architectural rendering - the bad boy (girl) of CG; like a Tony Scott movie - say, Man on Fire.

I think that the orange juice ruins it. I mean I HATE orange juice. If you were to change it to cranberry juice then the image would be much more appealing. Just kidding. Awesome work!!!

I agree with Jonathan. Really nice work. :)

amazing work.. can't find any crits. I'd have trouble believe this was a CG shot if you had not told me.