Tymax:
Nice, clean job DerrickM. However, you should work on your choice of colors. They are too saturated. Don't choose exact hues. Choose a slightly faded version of the color you have in mind.

I also noticed a sharp antialiasing filter (probably catmull rom). That's why you have black lines around your bright areas. To correct that, go to your color mapping tab, choose subpixel mapping. If that doesn't remove those black lines completely, choose clamp and use the default value.

One more thing is your map tiling in two of your first two images. They appear out of scale.

Tymax:
Nice, clean job DerrickM. However, you should work on your choice of colors. They are too saturated. Don't choose exact hues. Choose a slightly faded version of the color you have in mind.

I also noticed a sharp antialiasing filter (probably catmull rom). That's why you have black lines around your bright areas. To correct that, go to your color mapping tab, choose subpixel mapping. If that doesn't remove those black lines completely, choose clamp and use the default value.

One more thing is your map tiling in two of your first two images. They appear out of scale.

prof800:

You are right about the anti-aliasing filter. It is just too obvious. I myself still don't understand the V-ray anti-aliasing system. It is quite tricky.

But I think the out-of-scale map tiling is just camera illusion not really out of scale. If I am right, I think DerrickM used a "fish-eye" camera view and rendered the view.

DerrickM:

@TYMAX: Noted all your observations,thanks hope to improve in future renders,those dark areas were more of a vignetting issue than the antialiasing filter of Catmull Rom I found out while practising in my sparetime,getting the values of the shutter speed and Film ISO for either interior and exterior renders matter a lot with tweaks here and there. Just even recently read up on the need for adding Z-Depth to the camera before rendering for more reality check that up also.
About the tiles the size was deliberate though especially for that futuristic living room,I've bought such sizes to lay down in an office last year.

frankben4real:
nice work here, hope I won't drail this thread if I share my cycles rendered works here with blender baby

frankben4real:
nice work here, hope I won't drail this thread if I share my cycles rendered works here with blender baby

damseremie:
@cgking
Nice renders, with the way u use mental ray , i'll say u dont need vray, u seem 2 have mastered mental ray quite well.

As to getting vray for free, there are ways to download it online.
It's not exactly legal to use pirate software but it works around here. Let me know if ure still interested

Juell:

Morning Bro, I'm interested in getting V-Ray how do I go about it?

xrayj:

Hello sir
Were u still able to get d vray?

Juell:

Yes I did, unfortunately my laptop's graphic card is too low

xrayj:

OK thanks
Is the one u got for revit architecture?

Juell:
yes got it on piratebay

xrayj:

Is it a crack version?
Can u help me with the site & how I can get it?
Thanks a lot

Juell:
https://www.pirate-bay.net/view31 here's the link, search on the website. But I think u'll need a system with Nvidia graphics card or something similar