Castaway WIP- little island

[fmtoffolo]

This is a new image i've been working on this afternoon
enjoy

[old_blaggard]

Great image!  That water really looks transparent.

[rcallicotte]

Very nice!  I like the work you've done to make an island.  What is the green moss like substance hanging around in the air?

[bigben]

The water shading is quite effective... but it does seems to imply that the shoreline should be relatively flat so the (nice) island seems a little mismatched.  

A slight darkening of the surfaces just above the water line will also help to give the impression of a wave zone on the island. Without any variation the island seems to be stuck on top of the water.

[fmtoffolo]

@Calico: do you mean the palm trees?

@Bigben: I know what you mean about the "wave zone". I tried using a darker color for it, but also wanted it to be somwhat reflective to give the impression of wetness. But instead of getting the dark color with just highlights(specularity) i got a lighter color that ruined the effect...

After that i just rendered it without that layer.
But right now i'm working on a new version with something similar to what i want and a nicer island with a beach(hopefully) and a better "transparency" effect.

Thanks for the comments!

[rcallicotte]

No.  It might be monitor (I'm using a borrowed one for awhile), but it looks like little pieces of green moss floating in the air like a slightly green mist all above the lighter blue water.

@Calico: do you mean the palm trees?

[bigben]

Loking up real close I see that there are glitches due to a known rendering problem with shallow water/high camera position which are small gaps in the water

[Dark Fire]

That's a funny little island. Perhaps you could squeeze a small hut onto it, complete with a crazy lone islander...

[ProjectX]

ole H. T. Marley up to his tricks again?

[rcallicotte]

...and a little annoying monkey.

That's a funny little island. Perhaps you could squeeze a small hut onto it, complete with a crazy lone islander...