New Wall Sconce

[HeadlessBill]

Well, I've never liked the wall sconce I made for my office set. It looked more 50's and I wanted something more Deco. So here is the latest incarnation of my wall sconce Just wondering what you people think.

[JoshB]

Nice.

 

I know that this is for a radiosity thing--so the shadows won't be as harsh as they are right now?? Right?

 

J

[HeadlessBill]

Actually, it's for a multi-pass thing and, yes, the shadows won't be so harsh. If time allows this week, I'll try and get a render showing what it'll look like via multipass.

 

Thanks for the comment and the concern.

[williamgaylord]

I like it! More sort of art deco. What if the inner or outer (but not both) reflectors were frosted colored glass for contrast?

 

Bill Gaylord

[nf1nk]

I have to agree with Bill on this one. I am thinking either a light blue or light red, would give both an interesting reflection and provide for a more dramatic light. or even if one of the now blcak bands was instead some glowing color

just my $0.02

[HeadlessBill]

I like it! More sort of art deco. What if the inner or outer (but not both) reflectors were frosted colored glass for contrast?

 

Bill Gaylord

I was thinking of doing the uppermost and bottommost reflectors in frosted glass but decided to do chrome since they really seemed to love chrome in the 20's. Maybe I'll give the glass thing a test run, I'm not certain about a color, but I can give those a try as well.

[HeadlessBill]

I have to agree with Bill on this one. I am thinking either a light blue or light red, would give both an interesting reflection and provide for a more dramatic light. or even if one of the now blcak bands was instead some glowing color

just my $0.02

I do like the idea of the glowing band, kinda like a neon tube, but it would be more appropriate if the sconces were going on the outside of a building or maybe in a lobby of a theatre, resteraunt or nightclub, but not so in an office.

 

I'll need to test some colors of glass and see what works with the color of the office. The color of the office is set, though I could work out more of a history of the office. The short is set present day, but the building the main character has her office in was built during the 20's. It's possible that the office used to be white initially and has been painted more recently the color that it is. My main character is predominately going to have a rust/mahogany color scheme with a kelly or emerald green color as her accent.

 

I'll post my trials and see what everyone thinks works.

[HeadlessBill]

Okey-dokey, here are some variations of the sconces that were suggested, as well as it rendered in multipass to show that the final renders will not have the harsh shadows. I actually like the glass look. The chrome doesn't look so good since I had no environment for it to reflect and I might go for a more pastel version of the colored glass used in these renders.

[Zaryin]

I like "E" for it's color.

[HeadlessBill]

Thanks Zaryin, I like 'E' and 'A' most, but may end up using 'A', since I think 'E' will end up blending with the wall too much in the background, but who knows. I'll probably test both the next time I get the opportunity to render a multipass shot of the office set up.