Interior: Small Room

[ryder133]

This is a little interior render I'm working on to practice indoor lighting but it's kinda unfinished. I guess I need an interesting object to perhaps liven up the scene? I just need someone elses opinion. I plan to add a targa image outside for finishing.
comments and crits welcome.

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[nthused]

Very nice start.

One thing...why a TGA? Use a PNG instead - A LOT less memory overhead with no reduction in quality. Also, if you look at interior architectural photos, in most cases, you'll find that the exteriors through windows and doors are very blown-out (almost white). So when you do add the photo - set the luminosity pretty high.

[ryder133]

I will try using a PNG instead of TGA and will let you know how it turns out. I plan to map it onto a polygon but is there a diffence between Tripling the polygon and just mapping it straight on?

[ryder133]

This is an update of the image with added textures:

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[Jerembass]

Ok I know this is not full on topic here but i don't think i'm getting the png issue with the memory thing... i try useing pngs for the elk thing i just posted but it just ate up memory... so i had to switch back to jpgs... i did the power of 8 sizing and yeah the file size was still smaller and the images was just as with a jpg. The memory in lightwave said that the jpgs used less then the pngs and it rendered fast with the jpgs then with the pngs... so ??? um??? am i missing something?

[Iain]

I use Jpegs every time.
But anyway don't get too hung up on that-it's not a big issue in small scenes.

You need to link the outdoor lighting to the indoor and the perspective of the photo looks off too.
Try using a large area light for your sun and the Skylight and Sunspot plugins are great for realism.
Another option to give the interior light a boost is to add an area light under the floor pointing up (no shadows or specular).

Also, pull the camera back and widen the lens. You're not focusing on anything at the moment.