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Herb · Mar 17, 2013, 2:01 PM

A small garden for a small back yard in the Japanese style - assembled with Photoshop.

Any suggestions for improvement?

kazuya · Mar 20, 2013, 3:15 AM

well the problem you have is a lot of the plants seem to be lit from different angles which makes it look a bit unatural and i would try a bit more feathering on some of the edges, but all in all its not bad

Herb · Mar 20, 2013, 10:38 AM

Kazuya -

Thank you - that's a very useful comment. I've assembled several imaginary gardens by means of Photoshop in which I've tried to emulate the Japanese style, but I didn't pay much attention to the direction of the lighting in any of them!

I'm going to examine them all and see if I can either improve them in that respect or (hopefully) discover one or two where I happened to get the lighting a bit more consistent. (And then perhaps post one or two more).

Herb · Mar 22, 2013, 4:43 PM

Kazuya -

In light of your comment about lighting I had another go at a second Japanese style back yard that I'd put together - in particular trying to correct the lighting of a rock at the left rear. It proved a lot more difficult than I imagined. So instead of posting it in this thread, I'm going to post it in the Xtreme makeover section....

Herb

carylwithay · Mar 24, 2013, 5:25 PM

Why not put in a small pond as long as this is make-believe.
Caryl

Herb · Mar 31, 2013, 11:31 AM

Caryl -

I'm glad you mentioned a pond - I've posted one that includes a pond in the Extreme Makeover thread & there are some very helpful replies to it. (q.v.)

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Mar 20, 2013, 3:15 AM	#2
kazuya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 907	well the problem you have is a lot of the plants seem to be lit from different angles which makes it look a bit unatural and i would try a bit more feathering on some of the edges, but all in all its not bad

Mar 20, 2013, 10:38 AM	#3
Herb Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada Posts: 810	Kazuya - Thank you - that's a very useful comment. I've assembled several imaginary gardens by means of Photoshop in which I've tried to emulate the Japanese style, but I didn't pay much attention to the direction of the lighting in any of them! I'm going to examine them all and see if I can either improve them in that respect or (hopefully) discover one or two where I happened to get the lighting a bit more consistent. (And then perhaps post one or two more).

Mar 22, 2013, 4:43 PM	#4
Herb Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada Posts: 810	Kazuya - In light of your comment about lighting I had another go at a second Japanese style back yard that I'd put together - in particular trying to correct the lighting of a rock at the left rear. It proved a lot more difficult than I imagined. So instead of posting it in this thread, I'm going to post it in the Xtreme makeover section.... Herb

Mar 24, 2013, 5:25 PM	#5
carylwithay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,740	Why not put in a small pond as long as this is make-believe. Caryl

Mar 31, 2013, 11:31 AM	#6
Herb Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada Posts: 810	Caryl - I'm glad you mentioned a pond - I've posted one that includes a pond in the Extreme Makeover thread & there are some very helpful replies to it. (q.v.)