Joseph's shiny new sketchbook

[darktiste]

I think you might want to learn more about camera focus atleast you can get a bit more ''edge'' difference i think that what can make something look very digitally process and also adding some kind of particule in the air in old interior can really help sell a more believable light.The problem with doing 3d paint over is you should in most case break up your shape because otherwise everything look right off the box so adding aging to the object is very essential also.You need to introduce new color then the local color also because yes object absorb color when they are being rub against other object overtime.For example a statue that is visited alot and rub by visitor for luck,a chair that is sit on or the side of a step on a staircase will often rub off some color from shoe or just get discolored or tainted by food or body oil overtime just think what kind of people use the place and what do they do inside.For example maybe they bow down on a specific spot in front of a shrine and this slowly bend the wood floor.

I think the fake look might have steam from the fact this a very well maintain space.

Also a problem with flat object i mean all object that as no real bumb and valley on it surface is that this not how object are so if you got time just hit your object with a few modelling brush but this is very optional but i think if you spend sometime learning how to do asset that you can re-use or if you find technique to do multiple object and randomize there quality with a few click you can save alot of time and the problem with generating randomness is that you have to adjust the level of that detail sometime so creating area of noise and space to rest is a concept that need to be mastered and also taken account from to make sucessful work of art.