Back to the roots ...

[Volker Harun]

So I have been fiddling around with TG2 to get acquainted with all those possibilities again.
I got stuck all the time ...  and was not satisfied at all with the results.

So today I started a new approach. Minimal Surface layers (3 + one reflection shader). Minor atmosphere tweaks and two populations of XFrog-objects.

I am not satisfied with quite a few details there and here. But stepping back 2 meters will give you a nice impression, what I am after ,-)

Regards,
Volker

[mhaze]

Very powerful image with some clever ground displacements.  Not sure about the colour or the dominance of the sky. 

[masonspappy]

The ground looks photo-real!
I think the sky color needs to be adjusted a tad.

[TheBadger]

I love the sky color! Perhaps just a tad lighter?
Good start man, I'm sure you'll get exactly what you want in time.

[cyphyr]

Very high altitude to get that sky on this planet  ... I like ... keep going

[Volker Harun]

Thanks for the comments ... the sky's colors are very much inspired by a photograph: External Link which is false color infrared. And I like the mystic touch in the colors ,-)

Of course this render is not complete ... but no WIP ... I would dive too much into clouds without progressing in other areas