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  • GarstorGarstor Posts: 1,411
    edited December 1969

    otodomus said:
    Thank you Garstor. I have used three spot lights for the desk, ceiling and one for the top, and I am also using three distant lights at 60% with yellow-ish color for the whole scene, any advice? Here is the light position on the scene....

    I'm far from being a lighting guru...but I'd start with some soft shadows for the main spot above the kiosk display -- it looks like most of the shadows are coming from there.

    With that main spot selected, on the Effects tab you'll find the checkbox for Enable Soft Shadows. Try it with the default light radius and then increase that value just a little bit and try another render...see which comes out nicer. If you go too far with the light radius, you won't see any shadow (or maybe just the faintest of fuzzy blurring...).

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    otodomus said:
    evilproducer said:
    otodomus said:

    Please forgive if this thread has turned out in a "lesson" one to me, but I am happy learning from experts like you.

    Thank you!

    No problem. It's a render thread, but it's also meant to be a place to share tips and tricks as well. Everybody can contribute something, even if it's just inspiration for somebody looking at your picture.

    Thanks, there is a thread where can I ask for specific questions about modeling, rendering, mapping et al?

    As Garstor mentioned there is the Carrara Cafe, but to be honest, at this point, you're most likely to get a speedier response here in the Carrara discussion forum. You can always post a new topic with a a question you have, or you could look at some of the tutorials in the stickied threads at the top of the forum page.

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

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  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    OOOOooOOOoOooooOOOOOOooooOOOOO! :wow:

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,225
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    that is a very potent image there EP!
    almost can I say it? Phallic?
  • The Pencil NeckThe Pencil Neck Posts: 163
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    Fantastic! Love that!

  • VarselVarsel Posts: 574
    edited December 1969

    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....

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  • VarselVarsel Posts: 574
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    I love your blimp...

    How did you do the clouds ?
    Is it fog, with a image in the background?

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,578
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.Wow, do I ever know what you mean by that! ;)
    Very cool! I've said it before, EP. You've got a great eye!
    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....
    Gorgeous! Man, those tree roots really turned out great. But the whole scene is really nice. Great job, Varcel!
  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,578
    edited December 1969

    otodomus said:

    I did it, and it solved it, probably needs some more improvements, but I like these details added to the previous model.

    Please forgive if this thread has turned out in a "lesson" one to me, but I am happy learning from experts like you.

    Thank you!

    Here the last result:

    I really like this. You've got the billboard cut-out people and a busy background, with a sort of mocked up stage, which all goes nicely towards the fact that the center piece is where we want to look. You've done a really nice job on the shader for the stainless steel posts. Keep up the great work!
  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,578
    edited December 1969

    thepencilneck said:
    Is this place still here?!?

    I have been absolutely murdered at work the past month or so. But I have been making some Pixors....

    We may nap from time to time, but, yeah... still here - alive and kickin'
    Welcome home to Carrara Render thread, thanks again for the mysterious, scary renders!
  • bighbigh Posts: 8,147
    edited December 1969

    Varsel said:
    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....

    like it - keep them coming

  • stu sutcliffestu sutcliffe Posts: 274
    edited December 1969

    Nice airship! Good feeling of depth.

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Varsel said:
    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....

    You got those tree roots looking good!
    :cheese:
  • otodomusotodomus Posts: 332
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    This is awesome! My goal is to get similar results on the field I am moving on, I would like to get exclamations like that from my clients... log way to run....

  • otodomusotodomus Posts: 332
    edited December 1969

    Garstor said:
    otodomus said:
    Thank you Garstor. I have used three spot lights for the desk, ceiling and one for the top, and I am also using three distant lights at 60% with yellow-ish color for the whole scene, any advice? Here is the light position on the scene....

    I'm far from being a lighting guru...but I'd start with some soft shadows for the main spot above the kiosk display -- it looks like most of the shadows are coming from there.

    With that main spot selected, on the Effects tab you'll find the checkbox for Enable Soft Shadows. Try it with the default light radius and then increase that value just a little bit and try another render...see which comes out nicer. If you go too far with the light radius, you won't see any shadow (or maybe just the faintest of fuzzy blurring...).

    Thank you Garstor, will follow your tips, very helpful to me ....

  • otodomusotodomus Posts: 332
    edited December 1969

    Varsel said:
    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....

    This is so nice! I would like to see if possible an structure detail, maybe a close up to the crane base......

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited March 2013

    Varsel said:
    evilproducer said:
    Here's one I did while taking a mental health break from my video project.

    I love your blimp...

    How did you do the clouds ?
    Is it fog, with a image in the background?


    Thanks to everybody for the very nice comments!


    Varsel, your picture is very cool! Really nice job on the trees!


    Regarding my image, it's volumetric clouds and a realistic sky. To help the sky look better, I also placed a deep blue color in the Scene's background.


    Edited to add: I think it was 3Dage that gave that tip in a thread long ago! Thanks Andy!

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  • VarselVarsel Posts: 574
    edited March 2013

    otodomus said:
    Varsel said:
    Here's a little I've been working on.
    I can see a lot of errors and possible improvements on it, but I think I park it and move on....

    This is so nice! I would like to see if possible an structure detail, maybe a close up to the crane base......

    From my tablet on the parking at the airport....
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/6884/P105 here is some details from the oilrig..
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/15893/ here is some of the ship.
    As you will see, they are modeled in Hexagon.

    To the rest of you... thanks for your nice words..
    I'm not to satisfied with it. But I will use parts of it in something new...

    And thanks Evil. I'll have to try that...

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  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Working on a new guy... I've been painting his eyebrows in with hair.

    What do you think? too metrosexual? :red:

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    holly wetcircuit said:
    Working on a new guy... I've been painting his eyebrows in with hair.

    What do you think? too metrosexual? :red:

    Not sure... Can he talk cars or does he sit in Starbucks all afternoon pretending to write the next great American novel? ;-)


    Seriously though, you always do a wonderful job on creating unique looking characters!

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited March 2013

    LOL! ...Reclusive Millionaire Playboy.... or IS he...?

    I tried to age him a little more. He's supposed to be someone's Dad... Too subtle?

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,988
    edited December 1969

    eyebrows look great! did yiou use carrara hair for the beard as well?
    amazing!

    as for the aging, it's pretty subtle,
    maybe increase the naso labial fold crease depth and a few smiley lines around the outside of the eyes, - if you want him to be a smiley kinds dad ?

    as an aside, in real life if his corneas were so exposed by those bottom lids being so low he would have red eyes and a dry eye problem ;)

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,578
    edited December 1969

    holly wetcircuit said:
    LOL! ...Reclusive Millionaire Playboy.... or IS he...?

    I tried to age him a little more. He's supposed to be someone's Dad... Too subtle?

    Nah... he could be someone's Dad, for sure ;)
    Looks great!
  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Here's the facial hair... It turned out better than I expected...

    And I'll take SOME pity on your dry eyes, but I'm firmly in the Anime camp of telling emotional stories with overly round eyeballs.... :gulp:

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,988
    edited December 1969

    facial hair looks great, :)

  • GarstorGarstor Posts: 1,411
    edited March 2013

    holly wetcircuit said:
    Here's the facial hair... It turned out better than I expected...

    Indeed! Very nice. Let's see, my avatar's hair...your guy's goatee...age is about right...darn near have my portrait!

    A new business line! Carrara Portraits By Holly! :wow:

    PS: I am not a reclusive millionaire playboy...darn it all!

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  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Garstor said:
    Let's see, my avatar's hair...your guy's goatee...age is about right...darn near have my portrait!

    LOL! thanks guys!

    Gastor I was looking at your guy's hair the other day... that is Carrara hair?

  • GarstorGarstor Posts: 1,411
    edited December 1969

    holly wetcircuit said:
    Gastor I was looking at your guy's hair the other day... that is Carrara hair?

    Alas no! I have no talent with creating my own hair...this is Goya Hair from Neftis3D (link). This is currently the best M4 hair I have bought - I really should expand that collection.

    As I develop my skills and hubris, I'll try creating an M4 doppelganger. :coolgrin:

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,225
    edited December 1969

    Garstor said:
    holly wetcircuit said:
    Gastor I was looking at your guy's hair the other day... that is Carrara hair?

    Alas no! I have no talent with creating my own hair...this is Goya Hair from Neftis3D (link). This is currently the best M4 hair I have bought - I really should expand that collection.

    As I develop my skills and hubris, I'll try creating an M4 doppelganger. :coolgrin:
    or just buy facegen exporter for Genesis!

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