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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Corhellion on February 08, 2005, 09:30:58 pm

Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 08, 2005, 09:30:58 pm
Name says it all, I got bored and here's 20 minutes worth of work.

I used this shot from the Aliens movie

(http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/sulaco.jpg)

and came up with this!

(http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Sulaco_aliens1.jpg)

Credits:

Sulaco: Derrin Proctor (Awesomely wicked stuff there!) http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dproc/

I'm going to be fixing up a few things (nebula needs to be different, and the hull needs some shine to it...)

Comments? Questions? Critisisms?
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Rictor on February 08, 2005, 11:58:04 pm
Awesome. I would even say yours looks better, its darker and more moody. If you were going for a close resembelance, you definitely got it.

Great work.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: WMCoolmon on February 09, 2005, 12:54:06 am
Nice...

...now let's see it in fs2_open. :nervous:
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: FireCrack on February 09, 2005, 01:06:53 am
Cool...
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Turnsky on February 09, 2005, 01:40:17 am
neat dude.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 09, 2005, 05:31:38 am
Actually...WMCoolmon...it's got less polies than the BSG...so....it can be...:-D

...and I'd look alot better with shine maps and better nebulas...
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on February 09, 2005, 05:44:46 am
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Originally posted by Corhellion
Actually...WMCoolmon...it's got less polies than the BSG...so....it can be...:-D


Then what are you waiting for? :devil:

Sulaco looks great, just add some shine and maybe a better starfield.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Setekh on February 09, 2005, 06:18:26 am
Great translation from the reference pic. :) What it's missing is specular. Get some shininess on there. :yes:
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Bobboau on February 09, 2005, 06:47:32 am
remove some of the tiny details and convert it to POF.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Carl on February 09, 2005, 11:45:00 am
sweet! give it some subtle spec. highlights and it would be awesome.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Shrike on February 09, 2005, 03:36:19 pm
I've got that Sulaco, it's a pretty cool model.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 09, 2005, 06:44:43 pm
Two updates for ya (next post though)

I added specular to the model as well as tweak a few things. This is the results

(http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Sulaco_aliens3.jpg)

Good things: Specular! It's Shiny! It looks a bit closer to the pic!

Bad things: Moodiness of the first pic is lost. Too "Blue" in the lighting. TOO MUCH Shininess. Sun is too big. Shadows are too hard.

All of these are fixed and improved in the last pic (hopefully *crosses fingers*)
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 09, 2005, 06:51:31 pm
*Cues drums*

It's done...hopefully...

(http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Sulaco_aliens4.jpg)

Questions? Comments? Critisism? Praise?

It's done...now....off to do me a little movie with this scene ;7
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corsair on February 09, 2005, 10:33:36 pm
It's so much better than the movie shot it's ridiculous.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Col. Fishguts on February 10, 2005, 05:22:49 pm
Very cool...could you do a render in1280x1024 ....pwuddy pwease ?
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 05:29:02 pm
For a desktop?

hmmm...it might be a bit tricky...but...sure!

I'll make a 800x600 one too

I'll upload them in a bit.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Falcon on February 10, 2005, 06:20:54 pm
Can I have a 1600x1200? :D
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 07:47:40 pm
Why not!

Wall papers all around!

800x600: Clink me! (http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Desktop%20Images/Sulaco_aliens_smallDT0000.jpg)

1024x768: Click me! (http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Desktop%20Images/Sulaco_aliens_mediumDT0000.jpg)

1280x1024: Click me! (http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Desktop%20Images/Sulaco_aliens_bigDT0000.jpg)

And for Falcon...

1600x1200: Click me! (http://www.cor_renders.danmattia.net/Renders/Desktop%20Images/Sulaco_aliens_hugeDT0000.jpg)

Enjoy!

And if anyone has any ideas about how it can be tweaked/improved, please pass them along!
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Deepblue on February 10, 2005, 08:05:58 pm
Can I suggest brighter stars?
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Jeryko on February 10, 2005, 08:13:30 pm
Wow, thats really cool.

*changes background*

And what he (^^) said.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 08:36:51 pm
*shrugs*

With the effects I've got...that's as bright as the stars are gonna get...I can get them a fraction of a percentage brighter...but it looks the same...

(Edit...didn't see turnskys reply...and he's right...it's supposed to be a moddy/'dark' render...)
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Turnsky on February 10, 2005, 08:36:09 pm
any brighter would ruin the mood.
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Falcon on February 10, 2005, 09:26:02 pm
.......and I like it :D

Thanks Corhellion :yes:
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 09:29:55 pm
no prob :)
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Taristin on February 10, 2005, 10:57:33 pm
not spam...
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 11:00:31 pm
over exposure...never thought of that...maybe C4D has it...

...But that Render has too much specular...and it defeats the mood I was aiming for.

Nice edit btw!
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Taristin on February 10, 2005, 11:02:07 pm
Yeah, I didn't realize I picked the wrong image. :nervous:
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Taristin on February 10, 2005, 11:03:49 pm
This one's better...
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Corhellion on February 10, 2005, 11:04:27 pm
*shrugs*

Makes that one look a bit better though...

So...I take it you're going to give the final render the same treatment?

(Edit: I thought right! That looks great!)
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Taristin on February 10, 2005, 11:05:00 pm
:nervous:
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Turnsky on February 11, 2005, 07:59:55 am
lemme guess, photoshop, dup layer, gauss blur top layer a tad, set to screen/linear dodge, and set opacity/fill to your taste?
Title: My first real render in a while. (Sulaco...see it to believe it)
Post by: Taristin on February 11, 2005, 08:30:16 am
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Originally posted by Raa
:nervous: