Makes sense, I'll give both a try and see what works the best (or at least within my capability!)

Thanks Oscar, just had a little play with the fresnel map and it seems to be doing the reverse to what I need, the black areas which don't reflect, appear darker than the white areas which do. Looking at the reference photo the worn areas are lighter than the shiny ones. As I write that, it makes pe...

I've roughed out the floor and played around with colors, which I know are off for the attached. I've put a bump-map in for the lines between the boards, but unsure about how to handle the 2 different textures on the floor. 1 being the varnished surface and the other being where the varnish has worn...

Thanks OriginalPlan!

Thanks Zom-B, will try the soft light and make a start on materials. Materials are the bit I'm probably least comfortable with, so I'm sure I'll be asking a load more questions!

Thanks everyone for the advice and tips so far.

Thanks Oscar, posting it with the reference photo for comparison.

Had a play with HDRIs and exit portals and left it to render overnight and this is the result. It's (for me) difficult to tell if I've got the lighting right without seeing the materials in place. Do you think it worth moving onto materials now or still try and tweak the lighting? There are still bi...

Right that makes perfect sense now, thanks. So you'd recommend them with the use of HDRIs for more of a performance than a lighting reason.

Thanks! liking the video :) Yeah I noticed that so will definitely put a bigger window or more of them on the RHS. I guess with HDRIs I wouldn't need to use exit portals behind the windows but just where I feel the light is lacking, e.g. in the scene, out of shot, where a photographer may use it to ...

Thanks both, looking forward to making some more progress tonight. Thanks for the tips Oscar, not used hdr maps so will be a new experience.

Hi, so I had a go at creating the model and while it isn't 100%, then started playing with the renderer. The 1st image is with the sunlight and no roof and the 2nd one (v1) is with exit portals with an enclosed space. I had issues with glass in the windows in front of the exit portals, as while the ...

Hi contegufo, I'm quite a detailed person, so no issues analysing the scene but translating that into something I can reproduce...another thing entirely :) I'm going to do what Oscar suggested and model the scene tonight, post the results and then with the tutorials and help from this forum, see wha...

Thanks Oscar, happy to do that as long as you don't mind lots of posts with dumb questions I'll make a start tonight!

Hi Everyone, I'm new to Indigo and in-fact rendering as a whole, although I've been reading/practising around the subject for a couple of months. I'm usually really good at picking up new things, but while there are some really good tutorials out there I'm really struggling to pick this up to a leve...