ISO: City Dome
MJ007
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By chance, is there something out there like an "Urban City Dome"? I have a structure i want to use and I really dont want to build an entire neighborhood around it.
Open to any and all suggestions.
-MJ

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I'm not sure there's an actual dome, but I'm a fan of the Cityscape Backdrops by ImagineX. I use them all the time. Even though they're billboards, you can use any iray sky you have with them. You just have to watch the light direction a bit, but I've found them very effective. https://www.daz3d.com/cityscapes-backdrops.
They do have iray materials to adjust to night light. I've used them with foreground buildings, or piers or bridges.
I think the Iray Skydome (magix 101) has a city background but they're huge environments. Or the older Greeble city blocks might serve?
Thanks for the suggestion, but I am looking for something to serve as a backdrop for an urban neighborhood. This is too commercial for my needs.
-MJ
Have you considered using something like Urban Sprawl 2 to make a render and then using the render as a backdrop?
There are many sites that offer free hdris ... many of them urban/city thingies... maybe that would do the trick for you?
Perhaps with US1 rather than US2 as US1 has more of an urban neighborhood look. But i decided to try and see if i can build it out with various sets, so imma give that a shot.
Attached is the WIP.
-MJ
Can u please suggest some for me to take a look at?
-MJ
There might be something in amongst this lot that would do.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?newwindow=1&client=opera&hs=8od&biw=1255&bih=572&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=urban+city+HDRI+360+lighting+image&oq=urban+city+HDRI+360+lighting+image&gs_l=img.3...243294.245580.0.250923.4.4.0.0.0.0.403.1264.2-1j2j1.4.0....0...1.1.64.img..0.0.0.1Zvu7I48WMI
yeah, what fishtales posted :)
and there's this topic where people postet links to sites with free hdris: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/57531/