Twilight Render User Forum

Here are some simple V2 renders w/ some pp of my house I've been working on. I am renovating the place my self while living in it, so Twilight is a huge help keeping morale up--showing us what we're working toward.

AlexL wrote:Twilight is a huge help keeping morale up--showing us what we're working toward.

Here is an interior render also:

I like this last image a lot.

design tip:
I would avoid large grout lines near stove tops, much grease. Need a surface that is easily cleaned, like back-painted glass or stainless steel. If doing ceramic tile, at least do super tight grout lines because in 2 years these large grout lines will be hideous... and... white? behind stove top?

Thank you Fletch.

Design tip noted. This is a good reason why we have chosen a dark grout color, and ceramic tile cleans up quite easily for the most part. Also, in real-life, the range has something like an 8" SS backsplash with the controls on it. Besides, my girlfriend is set on it, soo...

I like the Kitchen Render a lot, how do you do the Water colored effect on the render?

Thanks TSolt. Its pretty simple really, I just apply a photoshop watercolor filter without excessive contrast/shadow and then do a pencil contour line overlay out of sketchup at around 20% opacity.

AlexL wrote:Thank you Fletch.

Design tip noted. This is a good reason why we have chosen a dark grout color, and ceramic tile cleans up quite easily for the most part. Also, in real-life, the range has something like an 8" SS backsplash with the controls on it. Besides, my girlfriend is set on it, soo...

architect dispensing free advice vs girlfriend.... and girlfriend wins? well, she's the one who will be cleaning it, so...