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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Thorn on August 07, 2003, 05:56:49 pm

Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 07, 2003, 05:56:49 pm: Felt like doing something with my sun in it.
Nothing too complex, since it takes bloody ages to render this thing close up...
http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/tap/thorn/renders/sundiving1.jpg
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Knight Templar on August 07, 2003, 06:35:37 pm: (http://www.fattonys.com/images/Upload/KTSeal1.jpg)
Title: Re: Sundiving
Post by: Nico on August 07, 2003, 06:51:24 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
Felt like doing something with my sun in it.
Nothing too complex, since it takes bloody ages to render this thing close up...
http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/tap/thorn/renders/sundiving1.jpg

ooooooooooooh, Descent3 menu :D
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 07, 2003, 06:53:03 pm: hmmph... now that you mention it... just flipped...
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Labcoatguy on August 07, 2003, 09:46:05 pm: Nicely done. Is it in any way inspired by either the sundiving stuntship in HHGTG or the time-travel attempt in ST IV?
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Stunaep on August 08, 2003, 03:02:33 am: It's got a White Star in it, that I always like.

Plus it's got a dam cool sun.
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Ashrak on August 08, 2003, 03:26:01 am: mmmm motion blur mmmm :p
Title: Sundiving
Post by: TheCelestialOne on August 08, 2003, 03:34:57 am: Nice, only 1 prob... The sun appears to be slightly angular :p
Title: Sundiving
Post by: J.F.K. on August 08, 2003, 06:36:22 am: Very pretty. :) Still think the star ought to be more glowy, but can't argue with that render quality.
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Vilkacis on August 08, 2003, 06:56:09 am: Image composition is good but the chromosphere is too opaque.
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Taristin on August 08, 2003, 09:45:01 am: REmove the text, and you got yourself a cool desktop. :D
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 08, 2003, 11:13:31 am: Get me on ICQ and you can have a textless one :p
Yeah, the sun is angular now that you mention it.... I've never rendered it this close, so it didnt show up before...
Turning up the smoothing should fix that...
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Taristin on August 08, 2003, 04:25:03 pm: Ehh, I think I'll keep my 2 FTO's... but thanks for the offer. ;)
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Sandwich on August 16, 2003, 06:47:09 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
Get me on ICQ and you can have a textless one :p
Yeah, the sun is angular now that you mention it.... I've never rendered it this close, so it didnt show up before...
Turning up the smoothing should fix that...

Actually, from what I've been able to tell, smoothing doesn't help angles that you see at the edges of meshes, it only prevents the sharp breaks in shading across a surface of a mesh.
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Deepblue on August 16, 2003, 12:14:43 pm: That is correct. :D
If you want to fix angularity use meshsmooth.
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 18, 2003, 11:29:23 am: Bah.. meshsmooth sucks...makes things look like putty.... which is probably why Lightwave doesnt have it...
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Deepblue on August 18, 2003, 11:35:50 am: Stupid lightwave... anyway can you adjust the number of segments in the sphere like you can in MAX?
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 18, 2003, 01:19:43 pm: Yes... though to do that I would have to rework the particle effect. Which I dont want to do.. that was the hardest part.. The emitter is based on the objects verticies...
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Flipside on August 18, 2003, 01:51:52 pm: Thorn, have you tried using Subdivide/Metaform in modeller, that will probably round off the star a bit more, though it pushes the poly count up a fair bit :)

Flipside :D
Title: Sundiving
Post by: Thorn on August 18, 2003, 02:05:47 pm: You're right.. I keep thinking I have to freeze the mesh after I subdivide it... (exporting to other formats)
Layout can set the subpatch detail....