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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Nico on July 02, 2002, 06:45:16 am

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Nico on July 02, 2002, 06:45:16 am

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/ott/renders/feu_de_camp.jpg)
just your classical fire scene, it was a test for volumetric combustion ( I already know how to use it, but hey, it's "college"... ).
Mind you, it was ridiculously long to render ( 17.33 ) due to both a crappy PC and a vast amount of opacity maps, and that for a result that is nowhere near impressive. Oh well...

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Stunaep on July 02, 2002, 08:26:34 am

certainly under your average. the air... shivering or whatever you call it in english looks fake. Or is it just a crappy tent?

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Nico on July 02, 2002, 08:31:57 am

a crappy tent it is, young paddawan.
:doh:

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Redfang on July 02, 2002, 01:12:19 pm

It's pretty nice, but a bit dark. :D
 
*runs*

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Gortef on July 02, 2002, 04:16:25 pm

the fire looks good IMHO, but the surroundings... well, not so good :p

and that "tent" is what? :wtf:

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: delta_7890 on July 02, 2002, 05:17:02 pm

The tent is the only downside to that pic.  It looks 2-D and made of a horrible-grade paper.  Otherwise :yes:

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: JC Denton on July 02, 2002, 09:43:41 pm

The wavyness (better known as heat distortion) should only be above and in a small radius around the fire.  The way it looks now makes me think the entire forest is around 500°F. :D

More ambient lighting would help, too, IMHO.  Moonlight is fairly bright, even with a campfire in front of you.

And as for the tent...it needs a canvas texture so it doesn't look like it's made of paper, a few folds and ruffles to add dimension, and some tent pegs at the corners so we know it's nailed to the ground. ;)

Otherwise, it's pretty nice.  Far better than anything I could make.

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Carl on July 02, 2002, 11:17:26 pm

a point light in the fire would help

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Nico on July 03, 2002, 02:22:10 am

JC, as I said, there's no heat distorsion (ok, I didn't say it :p ), the trees ARE like that. any pb with it? :p

Carl, obviously, there's one, coz vlumetric combustion won't work as a light, so the orange tint around the fire comes from an omni.
bah, nayway, I've made a better one, I have to upload it, but for now I'm busy finiding all the crap to flash my stupid BIOS which won't recognize my 80Gb HD as a 80Gb, but a 34Gb :rolleyes:

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Ulundel on July 03, 2002, 04:24:33 am

*singing "Blue velvet"* Got my point. :D

Title: Nothing really original
Post by: Nico on July 04, 2002, 09:46:06 am

sing more :p

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/ott/renders/feu_de_camp2.jpg)

also, we're slowly learning how to put 3d meshes in a 2D background:
look, Nessie's alive :D

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/ott/renders/nessie.jpg)