Beach pic

[neilyb]

Nice one Stu! I too would love to go through my old stuff and apply what I have since learnt.....er...except I have lost most of it!

[LucentDreams]

gee in five year, heck most of the files I have done I might as well just start from scrath, would be alot easier than fixing that crap I did. I dod have all my stuff on cD's though, love to go thru them now and then, hmm maybe once the new site is up I should make a small gallery of peoples old stuff from whenthey started using C4D.

[slouchcorp]

Nice one mate,

Id only say the sand looks like it's wet maby, could be a bit lighter, more yellow's/golds.

and the and castle could use a mound of sand as a foundation like the child started from a small lump.

just some idears,

mike.

[say-g]

maybe its just me but the dolly(is this the right word?) is too high, imo. tho nice overall image, nz on a overcast day just after the rain :P

maybe try more darker clouds, to match the sand ? i dont know, never been to nz

[derwolpertinger]

hey really nice one stu, although i think the light in the scene has to be a little more blueish according to the sky.

[AdamT]

I like it. It'd be fun to see a before and after.

[LucentDreams]

Originally posted by AdamT
I like it. It'd be fun to see a before and after.

agreed, can't find the old one you sent me so a scomparison would be nice.

[Per-Anders]

Definitely show before and after

blueish... depends on the latitude?... i think the image looks a bit overcast for it being such a nice sunny day... i think it needs some lovely bright warm sun shining on everything :) and a bit of candyfloss of course :)

[kiwi]

Ok guys I will see if I can find before,and I will try and add some of the new ideas as well:thumbsup:



The differences are I used Mdme_Sadies sun lighting trick.I tweaked the textures some and I also used more bevelling on the Castle and the bucket and the shovel.The thing I was finding hard was getting a decent plastic material that looked a little shiny yet also worn,but then again I didnt experient to much with the reflection...doh!! :)


Stu.

[say-g]

lol so im the only one who thinks it should be overcast and wet ?

[kiwi]

Say g heres the original... with the overcast and wet look :)



Off to play with the new render I have just finished :)



Mike the material color prob was ol doofus here had 2 different materials called sand...hahahaaa..doh!! :scream:



Stu.

[That Adrian Guy]

Your landscapes are great!


Have you ever considered using a sun-light?

[kiwi]

Thanks Adrian :D


If I remember rightly sun light uses hard shadows :hmm:



Stu.

[say-g]

hehe i like it better :bounce:

[Per-Anders]

increase the shadow map size in the sunlights settings to get a more defined shadow while still retaining some softness.

[matty2x4]

the new bucket is better but i like the old spade:rolleyes:
2x4

[LucentDreams]

Originally posted by kiwi
Thanks Adrian :D


If I remember rightly sun light uses hard shadows :hmm:



Stu.

Or area shadows, or Softshadows with a really highquality map like say 2000x2000

[matty2x4]

Hey Stu how many of your works have castles?:p

[kiwi]

Hahahaa...about as many that have buckets :scream:


Nah I have 2 Castles thats all.Why Castles?,because the modelling is a real challenge I find :D



I am also working on an alleyway I made a while ago.....with no Castle:thumbsup:



Stu.

[kiwi]

For the Sun I have the 5 omnis of 30% all with soft shadow and a little apart.Would a sunlight object work better?



Stu.

[kiwi]

Finished the beach pic :thumbsup:


Stu.

[derwolpertinger]

lookin really good!:thumbsup: what bugs me a bit is that the sky is not gettin brighter where it meets the horizon.other than that :applause:

[kiwi]

Ya I think you are spot on there derwolpertinger :) ......I missed that :D



Stu.

[say-g]

looking good :thumbsup:

you could add some sand/grit to the spade handle etc, and the bucket, you know ? how sand gets wet, sticks to somthing, drys, stays there...

so thats the 5 omni lights in the final or a sun object ?

[kiwi]

Thats 5 omnis :)


Now I am sick of it again :D .....it will probably resurface in a couple of months again retweaked once more :D



Stu.

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