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Just amazing! Great job, EP. I am blown away,
Andy, that flyer is definitely on topic. I was supposed to have my own jetpack by now. Silene, wonderful approach! That is going to be a great image. As others have mentioned, very emotive. Then Kashyyyk drops in that fantastic car. And I still am blown away by Dudu and Varsel. Fantastic job, everybody. Voting is going to be a B!(@h.
And I was worried that few people were posting? Silly me. Great theme, Philemo. You inspired some fantastic WIPs.
OK, per this month's challenge, I have used the plant editor to make a custom sapling. I will post some images of the custom leaf mesh. I used a multichallenge mixer and color gradients for the shader of the leaf and the trunk. The burlap bag holding the roots is a simple vertex object with the bump creating the material. The trees on the right were also customized.
That little robot is great, Diomede! I can't wait to see how this one comes together!
I know you're still in the early stages, so if you already have plans to this stuff, just ignore me!
Something to consider, and perhaps you already have, is to add some volumetric clouds, not as clouds as such, but to suggest an atmosphere and moisture in the greenhouse space dome. The other thing to think about perhaps is changing the color of the dome's superstructure to something lighter so it is more obvious against the starry background.
thanks silene :), ep, et diomede64
the genesis (if you pardon the biblical pun) of the image is 2001 a space oddity ;)
diomede64
the scene is heartwarming, the robot with the plant, especially like the vertex leaf!
on layers I always render shadow, object index and coverage , ( and depth most of the time) the second two are the most helpful to me
I will have to try those. Right now I'm just trying to adjust to my new glasses. I needed bi-focals for sure, but decided to try tri-focals, as opposed to line-less, which I understand can cause distortion in the periphery, but it is hard getting used to the different areas of focus... So far I've only had them about 3 or four hours, so we'll see how it goes. I may just go to bi-focals...
just get single vision for the monitor - much better :)
sometimes old readers will do the trick
I have multifocals and a 27 inch monitor = disaster :)
bifocals will make your neck work too hard unless you have them set high - then you will fall down the stairs....
Really appreciate the suggestions, EP. I think I found a useful approach for the dome (I added a very small numerical value in the glow channel). I will have to experiment a lot more with the volumetric cloud. I've never gotten the hang of those. It is an excellent suggestion but I don't know what I am doing.
Really appreciate the suggestions, EP. I think I found a useful approach for the dome (I added a very small numerical value in the glow channel). I will have to experiment a lot more with the volumetric cloud. I've never gotten the hang of those. It is an excellent suggestion but I don't know what I am doing.
The mechanics aren't really the important thing, it's the results. It looks like there is more of a sense of distance, which suggests the scale of the dome, which is a good thing. ;-)
If anybody wants the Date Palm thingy I concocted using Carrara's Palm Tree preset, a vertex "petal" and a surface replicator, here's the link to the file on Dropbox:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7370483/Date-Palm-thingy.car.zip
The vertex petal is invisible and is roughly centered at the base of the trunk. If you want to adjust the orientation of the petals, just rotate or tilt the main petal object and all the replicated ones will follow. The hot point for the petal object is located at the bottom of the petal.
I have bifocals custom set for "work" (they're useless for "out and about") - the distance portion is set for my 27" monitor (arm fully extended + a CD jewel case), and the near portion is set to my reading prescription. So I can have a book open on my desk and not have to keep changing glasses between the book and the screen. My regular varifocals would mean pointing my head at the ceiling and looking down the bridge of my nose!
I'm very prone to eyestrain headaches if I have the wrong glasses on.
Great idea . Vocational spec are the go ;)
Ep that is very kind of you to share your work!
I have bifocals custom set for "work" (they're useless for "out and about") - the distance portion is set for my 27" monitor (arm fully extended + a CD jewel case), and the near portion is set to my reading prescription. So I can have a book open on my desk and not have to keep changing glasses between the book and the screen. My regular varifocals would mean pointing my head at the ceiling and looking down the bridge of my nose!
I'm very prone to eyestrain headaches if I have the wrong glasses on.
Me, too.... I have a prescription for reading glasses that are for about 18 in to the monitor, even though it's a big one like yours. AND I have the anti-glare lenses as well. I lost my glasses once and had to use ready readers and my eyes were dried out and sore in about a half hour without the anti-glare. I try to look away at the TV news when working just to blink enough to keep eyeballs moist!
Get a granny chain to hang them around your neck as I was sticking the on my head and the arms were stretching too much.
Just got separate glasses for driving with the anti-glare. Got rid of those halos around oncoming headlights at last!
Don't need glasses the rest of the time....yet.
I love all these entries... hope to do more a bit later on today. Thanks to all for the encouragement!
xx :) Silene
My second image is done, here is the unedited and depth map images i used to create my final image
Forgot to post earlier, here are my shader settings for the multi channel mixer for the body and chrome.
that's beautiful work kashyyyk, very impressive the whole scene
This is a really great scene!
Thanks, head wax & evilproducer
I think in honor of Blazing Saddles we should call head wax, Headly, Headly LaMarr!
ha ha :) I have been called worse - head lice, arm wax, etc,
I agree with EP and Headwax, it's a very nice render indeed.
Nice composition, a lot of details bringing life to it, Yes it's very nice.
EP, you're simply incredible. It's really one of the best renders I've seen in this forum for a long time.
(I said, ONE of the best, so, dear other talented artist, please do not fell offended, you were included in the other bests ;-) )
Silene,
You've succeeded in giving this render a lot of emotions.
The B&W background is a sound idea. I add a nice feeling to the picture.
Not so sure you've gone off topic.
Back pack fliers were one of the sci-fi golden age classics.
And the reference to 2001 is a nice touch.
I'm sure you're not alone is hoping you'll be able to finish it. At least, speaking for myself, I'm impatient to see the final result.
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Really appreciate the suggestions, EP. I think I found a useful approach for the dome (I added a very small numerical value in the glow channel). I will have to experiment a lot more with the volumetric cloud. I've never gotten the hang of those. It is an excellent suggestion but I don't know what I am doing.
Nice result in the end.
Did you eventually use the volumetric cloud?
In my last WIP and in my final entry, I did use two volumetric clouds. I tried to keep them low in the scene near the ground to make it look more like humidity than a cloud or fog (it is a spacecraft after all). Great suggestion, not so great execution. :red: I think I ended up blurring the starfield without giving a convincing sense of haze near the ground. I did learn a new (to me) use for clouds that can work on for the future, which is the point of these challenges for me.
With the time remaining, I may try to use construct a second entry with the ET model that I made.
In my last WIP and in my final entry, I did use two volumetric clouds. I tried to keep them low in the scene near the ground to make it look more like humidity than a cloud or fog (it is a spacecraft after all). Great suggestion, not so great execution. :red: I think I ended up blurring the starfield without giving a convincing sense of haze near the ground. I did learn a new (to me) use for clouds that can work on for the future, which is the point of these challenges for me.
With the time remaining, I may try to use construct a second entry with the ET model that I made.
I wondered where you were going to use! It would be really cool if you did have the time to put something together! Even if it's not by deadline, it would still be nice to see the concept!
EP, you're simply incredible. It's really one of the best renders I've seen in this forum for a long time.
(I said, ONE of the best, so, dear other talented artist, please do not fell offended, you were included in the other bests ;-) )
Thanks!
I agree with the last part you wrote! There are some really, really amazing renders, and so many different styles and unique visions that are presented during these challenges. I am always amazed.
This is why I like Carrara and the tools that it has: If you want whimiscal you can do whimsical, if you want hyper-real, you can do hyper real. If you want to use pre-made content, you can do that. If you don't want to use pre-made content you don't have to. Then there's the ability to mash it up and combine all or some of those things and styles, and Carrara has the tools to allow your imagination to run wild!
Here my project (almost) final…
I could improve in PS, but I prefer not to use a postwork for this challenge.
I don't know what I should still improve, gives me your opinion !
I believe that I will make one second entry with the image of Jimi Hendrix…
This is pretty cool, but I agree with you that Jimi Hendricks deserves a stand alone entry cuz all the coolness he had in that previous render you posted is lost to the crowd here, that would make two cool entries from you which sure won't hurt! ;o) Wondering if a night time shot with time spent tweaking the lights for (psychedelic) effect would add an interesting aura to the scene.......