My first “Scene” if you would. Before this I only ever rendered characters. I am trying to build up my experience in GFX scenes.
accidentally uploaded in the wrong section so I moved it here
Based it off of Victorian England.
Programs used:
Blender v2.79
Paint.Net (with the help of plugins)
Feedback appreciated! 
This looks incredible! I love the rain effect and the black and white fade.
The darkness of the gfx helps make it identifiable to the time period, and the depressing feel of Victorian England for many people at the time.
Overall great job, keep up the good work!
Thanks. I was watching old footage of Victorian London this morning when the idea came to me.
Oh yeah, that’s hot. That’s. Hot.
It’s a really really good render, I applaud! Keep it up, my guy. The only “criticism” I have on this piece is that the rain appears to have no depth. That’s all though. Cheers!
Can Paint.net even do that? I do have the photoshop / lightroom package but I’m struggling to even get the basics of it (Photoshop that is, I can use lightroom perfectly).
I will look into it 
Your picture looks very beautiful I always liked black and white pictures.
I trainspot in real life. When I take pictures of steam trains I usually turn them into black and white. Really a blast to the past.
Thanks for your kind comment anyway c:
It’s a very nice piece of art. The only thing I don’t like is that the character looks stiff. Bend the arms and legs to make it look more natural.
They are bent, its just the lighting. Here’s the character I rendered itself just before I rendered this scene.
To be fair I didnt bend them enough
Oh alright, it’s just the lighting made the suit look really dark and I couldn’t see the bends.
I do like the black and white look, but if you really want to sell the idea of an old photograph, I think you should go with a slight sepia tone color scheme. To make it even better, add noise to it too.
Will attempt another one at some point. Ty for your feedback
Great work!
The only feedback I have would be perhaps to lighten up the suit a little. The black & white effect adds to the timey vibe of the photo and it’s great, as it’s victorian england afterall. But with the suit being so dark, it takes away the details when the person is meant to be the main piece of the picture and almost makes it look like he’s just blending in with the background of the photo. The subject in the image should be the first thing peoples eyes are drawn to (in my opinion). You could either keep it black & white, and then lighten up the suit seperately to make the person stand out some more, or maybe go for a more sepia tone, as a lot of “older photos” have that sort of brown-ish tint as @NeoLeaf suggested.
If you wanted to advance even further, you could attempt to give the rain some depth and perhaps give the subject a slight wet texture (whether that’s adding highlights, or whatever) from being out in the rain. However, I don’t know if this is possible with paint.net. Don’t be afraid to try out adding some noise/grain too, that can really add to the whole “old photo” vibe.
Overall, awesome work!
Thanks for the feedback. I’ve upgraded recently to Photoshop and I’m still trying to learn the basics of it, but I am looking forward to implementing this use into my GFX work.
You’re welcome! & That’s awesome, I hope it goes well for you! Can’t wait to see what you come up with. It can be difficult to get a hang of, especially when transitioning from something like Paint, but; not impossible. You’ll get the hang of it! Best of luck. 
