ISO: City Dome

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• Penname Posts: 347

  June 2017

  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?  
• MJ007 Posts: 1,716

  June 2017

  Penname said:

  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
• Charlie Judge Posts: 13,336

  June 2017

  Have you considered using something like Urban Sprawl 2 to make a render and then using the render as a backdrop?
• BlazeMystEra Posts: 465

  June 2017

  There are many sites that offer free hdris ... many of them urban/city thingies... maybe that would do the trick for you?
• MJ007 Posts: 1,716

  June 2017 edited June 2017

  Charlie Judge said:

  Have you considered using something like Urban Sprawl 2 to make a render and then using the render as a backdrop?

  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

  

  

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  Post edited by MJ007 on June 2017
• MJ007 Posts: 1,716

  June 2017

  BlazeMystEra said:

  There are many sites that offer free hdris ... many of them urban/city thingies... maybe that would do the trick for you?

  Can u please suggest some for me to take a look at?
  
  -MJ
• Fishtales Posts: 6,218

  June 2017 edited June 2017

  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

  Post edited by Fishtales on June 2017
• BlazeMystEra Posts: 465

  June 2017

  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/