Transparency

Here I made a 3d model of a transparent window. 

This is my final outcome from the demo of a transparent window.

By experimenting I managed to create a smashed window effect from what I created from the demo. By simply making a quick spider web effect with the line tool in photoshop I managed to put this as texture on the  transparent window. This still kept the transparency so you could see either side, whilst also having the texture over it aswell. For a quick experimentation I am rather pleased with this as I feel it worked well and looks correct even as a result of a quick play around.

Texturing

Here I created a thin box, then using the rotation tool, I duplicated my box whilst rotating to bring the new dupe box down to make the floor. I then used material editor(shortcut M) and brought a bitmap through of a wall texture, then applied to the standing wall. The picture looked too large and distorted so I  used the Real world scale and experimented with the tiling tool until the image was of better focus on the wall.

Setting/Architectural style

I am going to base my architecture style on a Sci-fi futuristic city. The city could consist of a high tech environment, usually dark but with street lights(neons are common) These environments could be either grungy, cyber punkish or immaculate, smooth and shiny.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/06/22/deus-ex-human-revolution-questions-answered/deus-ex-human-revolution-concept-art-08/

This is what I would describe as a clean, civilised future city environment

http://astranovascifi.com/why-you-should-love-blade-runner/

These two images would fit a rough, beat down style of a futuristic city.  

http://www.officialpsds.com/Futuristic-City-stock2786.html

This pictures is a good example of a a prosperous city, with a poor section just outside of the city. This shows a mixture of rich and poor, upper class and lower class.

http://blog.ratestogo.com/three-most-futuristic-cities/

http://generationgx.deviantart.com/art/Futuristic-City-Scape-62675474

On the left is the original image, unedited. And the image on the right is after editing. 

The signpost had been removed using content-aware. And then using healing brush and clone stamp, I just cleared up any obvious signs of editing. Secondly I removed the bottom window again with the content-aware and repeated the same as before by removing any left over parts of the window that may of remained.

Tokyo, Shibuya

I really like the architectural design and look of the city Tokyo. Especially the Shibuya. In my opinion Tokyo city has always had a sort of futuristic look and feel to it, particularly its night life.  

Dubai

I also like the design of many of the buildings in Dubai, I also feel like they have a very shiny, slick and futuristic look to them.

I like the angle of this image, with the corner shops and the buildings on the side as you look up the street









I like the building in this image and the windows and this street view.







I like the architecture of these buildings and their windows. I also like the corner balcony's of the left most building, the look of these buildings are very modern,

In like this picture for it's view of the street and the buildings the left and the building in the distance. I quite like the design on the same building.

I like this picture for it's building design, the look of this building is very inspiring for my work as it gives off a slight futuristic feel to it and how I see it, I look at this and can see how it could fit into a futuristic environment with maybe a little bit of variation done to it.

This picture to me was also very inspiring for it large glass based design. This is also something I can see being in a futuristic environment, a building design made heavily on glass.

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