Thanks for the comments!
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Originally Posted by Pingyao
Did you put a Photoshop filter over that image, I like the effect. The level of detail on the model is also very high I see, with road signs, traffic lights etc.
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Yes. That shot received quite a bit of post-pro. I tried to make it look more like a drawing rather than a photo to hide some low-res textures and low poly models. I like the result and this might be the way I will present street level scenes in the future as well.
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Originally Posted by Codster121
Your city looks real, and that is a fact, that must have been a pain to make every blade of grass, although I'm sure it could be a texture, because sketchup doesn't like high poly models, it uses much more RAM than it should.
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The grass was actually added in the rendering software. I use Kerkythea and its Instancing Brush has proved itself very useful.
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Originally Posted by Patrick
Beautiful shot, so much subtle detail, your trees are so realistic I'm practically green with envy!
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The trees are actually very low poly, but they look quite convincing from a distance and when the light comes behind them. The trees closest to the camera where added in Kerkythea and are more complex models.
The second section is now fully re-textured. Here's a view looking northwest:
A diagram showing the ten tallest buildings in Bourne - or actually just the five of them that have been modeled and fully re-textured:
Here's a map / satellite image of the city: