Burnt

choronr · June 09, 2011, 10:29:35 PM

A simple composition using the following:

•   Walli's Dry Shrubs available at NWDA.
•   Walli's Wild Grasses.
•   dandelO's Stones/rocks available at Planetside Forum.
•   dandelO's Night Background available at Planetside Forum.
•   Terrade's Dead Tree available at Ashundar.

Additionally, have a look at this thread at the Planetside forum for: http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=8393.msg106053#msg106053 . This gives the information and links for adding planet mapping to your planets. I got the mapping for the Moon from the links listed by The BlackHole.

Aside from the banding in the sky which I tried to eliminate by reducing the 'Haze Power', the image could possibly be improved upon. Would appreciate your suggestions.

Enjoy.

Dune · June 10, 2011, 04:24:34 AM

Very well done, Bob. I really like this. Very subtle and the moon is magnificent. My suggestion would be to reduce the size of that tree by half, maybe replace it by a more crooked (not so simple) one, and shove it aside, so it doesn't interfere with the moon.

ra · June 11, 2011, 04:51:28 AM

Very moody render! I like it

choronr · June 11, 2011, 12:45:20 PM

Quote from: Dune on June 10, 2011, 04:24:34 AM
Very well done, Bob. I really like this. Very subtle and the moon is magnificent. My suggestion would be to reduce the size of that tree by half, maybe replace it by a more crooked (not so simple) one, and shove it aside, so it doesn't interfere with the moon.

Thanks Ulco, I do have a Monterrey Cypress that has a crooked trunk except that the foliage is kind of funky; and, is not very broad in reaching. A thought might be to place it so as to be on the right side and more in the foreground/close up. Maybe I'll play with that idea.

choronr · June 11, 2011, 12:47:08 PM

Quote from: ra on June 11, 2011, 04:51:28 AM
Very moody render! I like it

Thanks ra, it is a simple composition; and, it didn't take very long to put together and render (little more than 2 hours).

Dune · June 12, 2011, 03:05:40 AM

If you have a nice tree, you can always set the leaves opacity to 0, to make it a dead tree...

choronr · June 12, 2011, 10:22:57 AM

Quote from: Dune on June 12, 2011, 03:05:40 AM
If you have a nice tree, you can always set the leaves opacity to 0, to make it a dead tree...

Now that's a great idea Ulco, I didn't know that. I will give it a try. Thank you.

choronr · June 12, 2011, 11:48:28 AM

Just a snipping of a quick render. Is this what you had in mind Ulco?

inkydigit · June 12, 2011, 03:43:27 PM

I like where this is going Bob, keep at it...that moon looks spectacular!

Dune · June 13, 2011, 02:44:50 AM

That's great, Bob. I like this a lot more. Perhaps try another one with the tree a lot smaller, just hitting the moon (that's what I would do, at least).

Henry Blewer · June 13, 2011, 08:33:12 AM

This latest render looks much more natural. Sorry to say this, but the tree in the first looked bad. It might look right in a burned forest though.

bla bla 2 · June 13, 2011, 09:47:43 AM

Super.

choronr · June 13, 2011, 10:41:14 PM

This is the final hopefully trying to make better use of the last model.

Dune · June 14, 2011, 02:06:55 AM

Nice Bob. The tree is like an alliteration of the moon, same shape, kind of hugging the moon's edge. Although an even smaller version of the tree would be equally nice I guess.

inkydigit · June 14, 2011, 07:05:33 AM

beautiful, like the tree is almost dancing with the moon!