update
So I’ve followed some of your advices and watched @eric-s course (it was truly helpful!!). I was experimenting with different materials and light sources. I’ve analyzed closely each scene in terms of the nature of materials and the light source and direction. I decided to mimic real life picture of the scene instead of A.I recreation. Here is the result of all techniques I’ve learned in which I applied in my latest living room project:
Any feedback is much appreciated.
Additional technical advices:
- Use only high quality materials (8K). I’ve bought amazing materials from Poliigon.com
- Use high quality HDR sky as a light source instead of the sun light source built in SketchUp.
- Avoid general light as much as possible.
- Learn great technics from eric-s course (Link)