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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: The_Force on May 22, 2012, 05:36:18 am

Title: Renders
Post by: The_Force on May 22, 2012, 05:36:18 am

Well I've started to take up rendering, here's what I have so far

(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r587/Ta_genius/always.png)
They Are always watching
Programs used
Daz 3d
Gimp
models from WCSAGA

(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r587/Ta_genius/hellcat.jpg)
Flight deck crew in front of a Hellcat

Programs used
Daz 3d
Blender to open cockpit
models from WCSAGA & Daz

Title: Re: Renders
Post by: Flipside on May 22, 2012, 06:05:48 am

Nice renders. The only thing I will say is that some game textures, like the floor of the hangar, don't always transfer over very well to render-based formats, and that dark ships against dark backgrounds sometimes need something to say 'look at me!' but still a perfectly good start :)

Title: Re: Renders
Post by: The_Force on May 22, 2012, 06:10:59 am

Thanks Flipside I'll keep that in mind.

Title: Re: Renders
Post by: bobbtmann on May 22, 2012, 04:25:03 pm

That looks pretty good. Have you tried adding shadows to your lights? Having shadows would add the realism, and would help give everything some volume. Maybe some sort of final gather thing too? Bounced light helps fill in the darkest areas.

Title: Re: Renders
Post by: The_Force on May 23, 2012, 02:11:13 am

OK I'll try wen I work out how to do that.

Title: Re: Renders
Post by: AtomicClucker on May 24, 2012, 12:19:49 pm

More lights to knock out those shadows, perhaps dimly lit area lights? Or a broad light that catches the edges but doesn't cast any shadows to illuminate the backdrop.

As for textures, games and animation call for textures at certain specs, in the case of rendering, higher quality textures and lights make a big difference.