nybt-forum-threads Aaron Graham's NYBT Residential Thread

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

As for your new technique: What is it supposed to represent? Brick that has been pasinted/plastered over a  while ago, but now the paint/plaster begins to come off?

T Wrecks- Thank you, and yep you got that right buddy. Do you like it or not, I hyope you do?

Borgmästarjojje- Thank you!!!

Darknono35- Thank you!!!

edwardjeria-Thank you!!!

655 E. 228 Street

Here's the night render you gusy have been waiting for. The building is Complete, all I need to do is export!!!

[Bipin 3,403]

Nice work as always!

[scotty222 549]

Those apartments are great, they look like a nice place to live

[Darknono35 3,138]

Good job buddy

I can't wait to see them grow in my cities!

[SimCoug 5,976]

I love the variations and the new technique! And you are probably right, I don't recall any specific residential art deco buildings. Great progress!

[Huston 5,800]

Always great to see more of you're completed work, and it looks like it'll complement any city that it appears in

 

And nice to see you added some variation in the roof texture as well, not something most people do with their BATs.

[Thin White Duke 4,072]

Beautiful! I've already installed them. What will you be doing next?

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Congrats on the latest release - another top-notch upload!

T Wrecks- Thank you, and yep you got that right buddy. Do you like it or not, I hyope you do?

As for your new technique, I wouldn't say that I don't like it (I certainly like the concept!), but I'd say it needs some work. You see, when bricks are painted and plastered over and the paint/plaster comes loose, you'll typically see stuff flaking off, crumbling away, leaving an uneven, fractured surface. Your walls, however, look very smooth.

 

IMO, the look it's conveying right now is that of a flat wall that has been painted twice, and the upper paint has been washed with a soft sponge to a point where the lower paint coat will shine through, or the upper paint coat has been washed entirely away.

 

I think the wall needs some more grain to it, maybe even by means of a bump map. Maybe a more grainy and defined texture (instead of the softer smudges) would already do the trick, too.

 

Anyway, it's good to see you chugging along doing what you're best at while still trying out new stuff to hone your skills.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Bipin- Thank you!!!

 

scotty222- Thank you!!!

 

Darknono35- Thank you!!!

 

SimCoug- Thank you!!!

 

Huston- Thank you!!!

 

Borgmästarjojje- Thank you, I'm going to try to finish up the Beekman Hotel Tower.

 

T Wrecks- Thank you, I love what you have said. I think the bump map would look great on the peeling of the paint. Maybe I need to give it a try, but it does not need to be so strong because were not up close to the building.

 

Beekman Hotel Tower

 

Here's an update on the beekman Hotel Tower, I have added more detail to the back of the building. I still have more to do to finish, but its getting there.

 

[MTT9 187]

Looks great

[Vlasky 1,803]

I love the progress on this one! Looking forward to seeing even more

[PBGV103 729]

Looks good so far, but I just found this image on Emporis. It looks like the top of the building is slightly wider. The 4 stone column like areas between the windows should align all the way up the building, even at the top where it narrows. So If you looked directly at on of the sides you would see continuous lines. But maybe yours are aligned and it's just the rendered angle throwing me off.

Also, I doubt it's original, but there's the small glass enclosures or either side of the top portion that give it a little more visual interest.

[Darknono35 3,138]

This tower, will be awesome keep up the good work buddy

[edwardjeria 503]

est la crème de la crème

 

very good your work

[Thin White Duke 4,072]

I have a request, if I may share it with you, oh great Aaron.  330 7th avenue, two blocks south of the Madison Square garden. I think it's a beautiful old building with slick, but yet detailed facades. It would make me very happy if you took the time to recreate it for me. I know it's your kind of buildings.

 

Merry christmas and happy BATting! 

[shinkansen1 84]

I think the image link is already broken. I can't see any image in your update post.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

MTT9- Thank you!!!

Vlasky- Thank you!!!

PBGV103- Thank you so much for looking at the small things, I'm sure I would of notice it when it is far to late.

Darknono35- Thank you!!!

edwardjeria- Thank you!!!

Borgmästarjojje- Thank you, I have looked at the building and it's beautiful, another person wants be to make so row house. I have planning to make some row house because there not enough of them awell as New York City mid rise apartments buidling.

shinkansen1- Thank you, maybe Paul will update the post.


Beekman Hotel Tower

I have worked on the aligning of the pillars that Paul was addressing at the crown of the buidling. I hope it still looks good so I can move one to the next things.

[Darknono35 3,138]

Amazing work

[edwardjeria 503]

Amezing . Good work

[Vlasky 1,803]

Looks wonderful. I'm looking forward to seeing it with materials. Is Modelling almost done?

[Roger51 381]

looks amazing, can't wait to see the materials you are going to put on this one!!!

[PlyrStar93 7]

Your projects are just fantastic, very realistic, great job! You impressed me from each and every piece of your work.

I wish your Beekman Hotel goes on smoothly, have been looking forward to your new piece.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Thank you guys!!!

 

65 E. 193 Street

 

Well, I think I'm back. I'm at a point that I do not want to bat anymore, but here's an update on 65 E. 193 Street.

 

I think my morale is so low right now and it needs to be brought up.

 

[edwardjeria 503]

is asom my friend

[MTT9 187]

Nice building! Maybe you just need to bat something a bit different to mix things up

[T Wrecks 10,210]

How about playing some SC4 for a change?

[cmdp123789 710]

I think you are losing interest in Batting right now because of the lack of a challenge... maybe all you need is to do something really big... you know... like try something huge... maybe batting something from around the downtown area... or maybe batting some of those buildings in downtown Brooklyn... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR maybe you just need to rest a bit... =p 

[PBGV103 729]

If you want a challenge I can think of a few great ones for you.

[scotty222 549]

maybe bunnies will bring your morale up

                 

[jaredh 195]

I'd agree with the comment about maybe try something seriously different than the residential you have been doing recently.

 

Some ideas

 

- play

- try your hand at helping the NAM team

- get out of NY (gasp).  Really though, maybe a change of BAT scenery will give you a mickup

- make a park....