I just browsed through the Store Front offerings of Dave Snow. They have character. That is, those are the real looking businesses that we might see in many towns throughout the USA. The varieties are almost endless so you can imagine being in one of those businesses at some time yourself. When used in towns along the track they are a significant addition to the ambience of the scene.
Where there seems to be a missing element is in houses. Many fine complex structures exist but they are mono-colored which makes them appear unreal. Considerable time was spent with the structure but there is no character to the house. I therefore wonder if there is some way to make houses in the same manner as the store fronts in terms of visual detail and reality. Perhaps rather than making a structure and using the paint can icon to finish it, an opposite approach might be to take a photo and make the asset to fit that photo.
Just to quell the usual remarks of "well, why don't you do it" - I don't want to. At my age gathering the tools and climbing the learning curve is something that is beyond my capabilities.
Where there seems to be a missing element is in houses. Many fine complex structures exist but they are mono-colored which makes them appear unreal. Considerable time was spent with the structure but there is no character to the house. I therefore wonder if there is some way to make houses in the same manner as the store fronts in terms of visual detail and reality. Perhaps rather than making a structure and using the paint can icon to finish it, an opposite approach might be to take a photo and make the asset to fit that photo.
Just to quell the usual remarks of "well, why don't you do it" - I don't want to. At my age gathering the tools and climbing the learning curve is something that is beyond my capabilities.