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So I had been intending on using more vol 2 shaders for this, but I really liked the included Iray settings for the piano. The mannequin, however, uses a combination of 'old copper or brass' (I forget) and old/distressed wood. I really like how it made the mannequin look.
http://willbear.deviantart.com/art/Mannequin-603278398
I get higher than 2 only if I use DOF to smooth out the pixels to minimum it also matter if portrait or far objects , but in any case 0.90-0.95 give ok result without jaged edges .
The not sharp effect mostly come from not enough light or too high pixel filter , I hope my new physical camera can render soon without filter at all for optimal sharpness , but still working on that , it already works perfect on 0.70 and zero for far objects smoothing only the edges of the models without any pixel filter . Also can make radial zoom like in motion .
Good to see another Nikon user here, most of my friends jumped ship and went to Cannon, but I like Nikon.
We have the same camera!
Got it a couple years ago for the 36 megapixles and dynamic range, but never tried to create my own HDRIs with it.
Ah made mistake should be 36.3 MP for the Nikon D800E , and I love it , I used D3200 D7200 and old film cam models but the last one is my favorite as well . Canon is overrated
My wallet and I will NEVER hate you... we might be a bit broke but not busted! ;-)~
PS: I do have a nice mid range digital camera from Canon. I think I've used it like 4 or 5 times. My brain melts trying to figure out how to just use the stupid thing much less know anything about photography! lmao ;-)~
I beg to differ :-P
Canon is way ahead in the digital sector.... ;-)
But all banter aside a good full frame camera is a great thing regardless of the manufacturer.
I currently use a 5D Mk2
All my SLR cameras have been Canons...
(Nothing as high end as your Nikon, though. Not even close.)
Another render making moderate use of these shaders. I was going to replace shaders on the jewelry box, but it was already in Iray and there were a lot of complex texture setups I didn't feel like messing with.
The mannequins, the one mannequin's screws, the red plastic cup, and the wood on the clock all come from the shaderpack.
Click on image for full 1920x1080 resolution.
You got me wrong , of course there are good cameras with good lenses , and full frames are the best but all want Canon because other have it , it is about what you going to do with it as camera don''t make pictures you do , I am jealous of Canon users that they have a lot of more lenses plus they can use Nikon lenses too, so only one thing as I own a lot of Nikon lenses it is still little limited and I am hungry for 8mm lens that does not exist in new version of Nikon ( not interested in other 8mm lenses since total crap in quality and tested all )since Nikon 10.5mm is the best fish eye lens for DX format but working fine with full frame after shaving .. so I did shaved my new lens to get what I need and the results are fantastic and the sharpness crazy .. now I need to shot 3 positions for full panorama x 18 exposures in steps for each position , I use my windows tablet to automatic control my Nikon cam to do that so hand free shutting
I don't want to offend any Canon users as my best friend use Canon too lol just talking in general , I am loyal to Nikon it is like my best bra hahaha but the cheaper Nikon cameras sucks big time you don't know that until you try the difference , I saw perfect Canon shots for HDR pano with Sigma lenses was not bad but not as good . I had conversation with an English knowing commercial photographer for big names in the industry , he congrats me of my 36 steps HDR , he said well done ! since he shot with Canon HDRI panoramas for commercials , and my outdoor pano was so much better with Nikon regarding details and dynamics and ai was proud of myself, I spend 3 months testing all camera models and lenses possible to get the perfect best result I wanted for iray . Also learned on the way more about Sky sun in iray that is not set optimal at default and the reason for that but about it more in the future chapter of HDRI lol
Oh poor woody left alone .. I like him best in bare wood , the plastic came nice out , the wood included was more for constructions than fancy small stuff , you may reduce the glossy value on smaller objects
I don't want to offend any Canon users as my best friend use Canon too lol just talking in general , I am loyal to Nikon it is like my best bra hahaha but the cheaper Nikon cameras sucks big time you don't know that until you try the difference , I saw perfect Canon shots for HDR pano with Sigma lenses was not bad but not as good . I had conversation with an English knowing commercial photographer for big names in the industry , he congrats me of my 36 steps HDR , he said well done ! since he shot with Canon HDRI panoramas for commercials , and my outdoor pano was so much better with Nikon regarding details and dynamics and ai was proud of myself, I spend 3 months testing all camera models and lenses possible to get the perfect best result I wanted
Hi Cath, is Vol 2 supposed to be added to our Product Library? It isn't in mine, that is why I am asking.
Hi Wendy No it will be not added DAZ is very busy this time of the year plus I needed more info and things to process it correctly from both sides so I skip it , as I said for that reason was the manual link , you got the same product as from the store .. and if anything drop me a PM for support .
OK Cath, thanks for that. No problems with shaders, still playing with them all!
I kept the high gloss look for Missus, yoked it back for the guy (less gloss, less weight).
It looks either like plastic or highly varnished/new wood.
I agree with you Mec4d, but this will turn to a war if you ever look at the Canon and Nikon forums:)
Nikon was way behind with senors at one time, so lots of people did more over to Canon.
But once the D800 and D4 came that was a diffrent matter...
So back to your fantastic shaders and Amsome new PBR shader:)
In PBR you don't change the weight, you change the glossy value , changing weight you change the physical proportion of the material so 25% weight on metal gloss is plastic what is fersnel 1.50 value it not only affect the gloss but also PBR specular color cutting everything is half so not recommend , weighted materials are not PBR . change always the glossy value to get more or less roughness as that is what it is gloss = roughness as any PBR material can have any glossy/roughness value
and yes the wood was very highly varnished with double layer , plastic don't shine like that , it is more like almost glass on top of wood for flat surfaces
Better not LOL .. I will say Show me your picture ! hahaha you saw the difference between Nikon DX and FX this is total different world , I almost switched to Canon after D3200 and little better D7200 but then decided to go with D800E and all was fine again . I don't said Cannon or Nikon is better .. but what best was for my HDRI maps in my personal case , if I shot just normal pictures I would stick with D7200 and edit in Light Room but for HDR I can't edit the files, it destroy the dynamics so post work not allowed unless on final HDR files . I was official moderator for Panasonic Lumia cameras in Europe for some time and own 2 of them it was the time when Nikon cheat on me lol but old love never rust and thanks to my elastic heart I give Nikon one more chance .. I was not disappointed , and I would not go higher than D800E as the key for making HDRI for iray was lack of the internal filter that always kill the sharpness in any digital cameras and sharpening the final image does not give the same result at all . Talking from my own experiences on that for many weeks ..
Ok back to the shaders for now
No offense taken.
My first SLR was a Canon because of price, not research. After that, every upgrade went to Canon because I didn't have to buy any new lenses. Strictly a budget move. I took a photography seminar with a husband/wife photography team. He liked Canon, she like Nikon. They both admitted the "other" brand did some things better than their camera, but they were each die-hard fans of the brand they owned. If money were no object, I'd have one of each, with all the lenses I could possibly need. But that's not my reality, so I'll stick with my old XTi. For now.
In the meantime, I'm perfectly willing to take advantage of your Nikon by grabbing your HDRIs when they come available. Even my wallet is eagerly waiting for all the goodies you plan on releasing this year...
Exactly , in my case Nikon lesnses works best with Nikon and cost a lot so I stick with !
Thanks Anita ..well said and of coirse you can profit from my Nikon soon also plan some Freebies for June celebration to try out and we going to have a lot of fun even without big purchases that is for sure ! it is my ThanksGiving lol
Woah, now this sounds really cool. I'm using your shaders for practically every render I do in some way, but to have a camera like this will be amazing. I didn't know it was even possible in Daz. I'm also very grateful with the advice your sharing, I'm stumbling through Iray and Daz using mostly trial and error so these threads are invaluable. Thanks :)
oh my gosh. this sounds killer and something that I would love. anything to save time on post processing effects in Photoshop
For those of us who are wanting a slick sheen over non-human figures, I've discovered that if you add a geoshell to one and use the 'volumetric ice' shader upon it, it should give the skin a nicely wet appearance.
Thanks , there is a lot of possibilities I just wish I had the time to do everything I want lol Iray is much easy as you think, just observe the world around you and adopt it that is the best way for quicker success
So far it is doing the great job , however I am hungry for more , I want to have bokeh star reflections of light and other things , the final result do it better as any Photoshop edit that is for sure for that reason I made it , I even rendered out of iray HDRI light maps so can be reused as light without loading all the scene again for faster rendering and other stuff .. it is going to be interesting
I use a lot this shader for effects on top , it do indeed cool effects on other surfaces, well observed !
Ooops, did I miss a couple?
I started the island here and want to show here the final image,resized and compressed though so the original 6000x3373 is in my DA gallery http://jerife.deviantart.com/art/My-Island-603995587
Vol 2 shaders are everywhere, I've learned and amused myself a lot.
Thats is great to hear , if you had fun doing it that'what matter , I read in your gallery how many set you convert to your new set and it was nice to see your progress ,
weel done @Jerife
Here is the abandoned hot dog stand. I didn't change every texture, but I did change an awful lot of them to Vol 2 shaders. I added a geometry shell for dirt on the umbrella and plastic squeeze bottles. I turned one paper plate to tin foil. One thing I had trouble with was the volumetric ketchup. I couldn't get it to look right, so I deleted the hot dog entirely. This thing rendered lightning fast - less than 10 minutes. The HDRI is Lilo Haven from Aversis.
Perfect job as usual , the bugs lol the person with a dog look nostalgic on the set hahaha
Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Cath. I think this HDRI was shot at Lilo Yacht Haven near Antwerp. I was just in that area! I didn't realize that when I selected the HDRI. My husband looked at my picture and asked where it was. I did a little research. Aversis is a Belgian company, evidently. The URL ends with .be.