> I have been working on this for a few weeks and am about ready to move on, so I
> thought I'd share it with the community.  The comments I receive usually end up
> in future projects.
> 
> This is based on a photo of the back side of a row of colorful beach huts.  In
> the original, all of the huts looked like they had been freshly sided and
> painted, which wasn't terribly interesting to me, so I decided to age them quite
> a bit so I could continue working on my raw-wood textures and aging paint
> textures.
> 
> The shingles were another new area for me to play with.  I have done tiled roofs
> before, but this is my first attempt at a tar-shingled roof.
> 
> The foundation posts have a layer of sand on the lee-side; you can sort of see
> it in this view.  I have other test views with closeups that look pretty good as
> well.
> 
> I'm pretty happy with the sandy beach and the random stones.  I thought about
> adding some seashells to the mix, but haven't done that yet.
> 
> Thanks ahead of time for any comments and suggestions for improvements.
> 
> -- Chris R
> 

Tar-shingle make for a very regular pattern. They are factory made after 
all. You did a good job at showing their typical very rough surface.

In your source photo, they probably painted them just for the shot, or 
edited the photo to remove the present aging and weathering. Good job at 
reconstructing the weathering.

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