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[Released] Sharks by AM: Great White [Commercial]

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  • greatguy351greatguy351 Posts: 52

    I was glad I got it when I did!  That is too bad.  I think it is a mistake to remove it from the store. Lot's of people spend a lot of money on things, so people budget for their needs.  But when you need a shark, you need a fricken' Shark! I'm not too familiar on Daz's policies on selling stuff, but if it is not costing you anything to have it available, I would put keep it in the store. I'm sure people will buy it when they need it.  Really nice work!

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    Does this transfer well to 3DL?

  • Sven DullahSven Dullah Posts: 7,621
    WillowRaven said:

    Does this transfer well to 3DL?

    • Textures Include:
      • 28 Texture, Bump, Displacement, and Normal (1024 x 1024 to 8192 x 8192)
    • Daz Studio Iray Material Presets (.DUF)

    Can't see why it wouldn't convert. Doesn't look like a custom IRay shader, product page says IRay material preset.

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787
    Sven Dullah said:

    Textures Include:

    • 28 Texture, Bump, Displacement, and Normal (1024 x 1024 to 8192 x 8192)
    • Daz Studio Iray Material Presets (.DUF)

    Can't see why it wouldn't convert. Doesn't look like a custom IRay shader, product page says IRay material preset.

    Thanks ... So which converter do you recommend?

  • Sven DullahSven Dullah Posts: 7,621
    WillowRaven said:
    Sven Dullah said:

    Textures Include:

    • 28 Texture, Bump, Displacement, and Normal (1024 x 1024 to 8192 x 8192)
    • Daz Studio Iray Material Presets (.DUF)

    Can't see why it wouldn't convert. Doesn't look like a custom IRay shader, product page says IRay material preset.

    Thanks ... So which converter do you recommend?

    I only have the free version, and it works ok, but for some reason unknown, it inserts the diffuse maps into the reflection color slots and sets reflection strength to 100%. I want real raytraced reflections, so I just delete those maps and zero reflection strength as a starting point. But in this case I would probably just apply OmUberSurface to all the surfaces and manually load the maps. The DS default shader probably works fine (with the skin lighting model), but doesn't have proper SS scattering. Or, actually, I would use aweSurface if going for realism;)

  • LintonLinton Posts: 542

    I was sorry to read that the sharks were not popular and were pulled, only to be recently returned. Thank you for returning them to the store.

    I purchased both when they launched, and was so grateful to have a modern, iRay shark, especially the great white. Hammerheads may be niche, but they are a beautiful animal to look at. Great Whites have held my fascination since JAWS. I was hopeful a Whale Shark, or tiger shark may have made it onto the DAZ market, but since reading the sharks sold poorly, I guess they won't be coming.

    @alessandro_AM I love your work! I have almost all your animals, working on getting the rest when i can afford to. The Aussie animals are just amazing, and your Koala and Kangaroo, and the rare Platypus are astonishing!

     

  • Orphanslayer69Orphanslayer69 Posts: 97

    Hmmm. I tend not to buy things until I need them. Those sharks were Wishlisted. 

  • LintonLinton Posts: 542
    Orphanslayer69 said:

    Hmmm. I tend not to buy things until I need them. Those sharks were Wishlisted. 

    Can tell you they render beautifully!

  • Sisyphus1977Sisyphus1977 Posts: 306

    I bought this sometime back and think it is a great product.  I agree with @Linton, that @alessandro_AM characters are really great. I own quite a few.

    You can see this shark in action and some of the details here, here, here and here.  They were renders I did.  There are others in the Gallery that show this shark off in all it's detail.

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    Need some tips for my shark image ... I used RSSY's Iray to 3DL converter on AM's Great White. I also added a clear gloss shader on top of that and set the lighting model to 'skin' to give him more of a slick/wet look. However, I love how the wounds look in the promos (see here) ... how can I make those wounds look like they are actual cuts into the flesh with 3DL surface settings?

     

    MW 9zc draft wound comparison.jpg
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  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    Refreshing my question from last night ... would appreciate any help :D

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