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kamiru

04-23-2003, 01:28 PM

Hi.

I'm working on a virtual Ryoanji stone garden (I have found a great image collection of the Ryoanji here: http://academic.bowdoin.edu/zen/int...ate.shtml?ryoan), which will be a part of a japanese-oriented animation project. I have done a few test models, but the main problem for me is proper texturing of the white raked sand (shirakawasuna). Anyone has an idea how to do it properly? I was trying to use some pebble image with the bump and diffuse map, but it looks very flat...
As for the rocks, I think that I will try to make some nice surface using Hypervoxels (I'm using LW).

Best regards,

leigh

04-24-2003, 01:16 AM

I can't see your picture :shrug:

gmask

04-24-2003, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by Leigh
I can't see your picture :shrug:

http://academic.bowdoin.edu/zen/intro_template.shtml?ryoan

This is just reference.. I guess

kamiru

04-24-2003, 08:13 AM

Hi.

Last night I was trying to get the surface using hypervoxels, but the effect is kind
of "ugly".

test image:
http://www.japonia.org.pl/SAND.JPG

To Leigh: I didn't post the picture, because I'm surfacing this test square for a few days with different ways and the effect is still the same; the surface is: too dark, too flat, or the "pebbles" are too small... And I'm too shy to post bad pictures ;)

Regards

timsvw

04-24-2003, 12:24 PM

I like the surface you posted and think it will work. It might be to dark because of your lighting. Also do you have the surface diffusing a lot of the light? Sorry I can't give you much help but I think once you put that surface into your scene it will look fine.

Tim

kamiru

04-24-2003, 12:57 PM

Hmm... Maybe I should really give up for some time now, and go back to the modelling. I think that I will be able to post first pictures of the scene next week, with all the surfaces attached.
And we will see if it is good enough :rolleyes:

k.

kamiru

04-25-2003, 07:55 AM

Ok, here is the newest one:
http://www.japonia.org.pl/sand1.jpg

I think that it looks good (sand). Now I'm going to make some nice texture for the stones, and later (this weekend) most of the garden modelling.

I will post some pictures on monday :)

timsvw

04-25-2003, 05:31 PM

It's looking good so far. Should be a nice scene when you are done.

-Tim

kamiru

04-28-2003, 09:07 AM

No pictures yet....:shrug:
I think that I will start a new model this evening, because of the very high polugon count of the current model. I was trying to render the image last night, but it was a horrible long to process the scene on my G4 (dual 867). I think that I will also add some more RAM today, maybe that will speed up render process (I'm still with 256 MB... :p )

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