Sunny rocks

[archonforest]

Learned something new from mhaze. Here is in application. What u guys think about it so far?

[mhaze]

Great start.  Now to add some vegetation.  Look at the attached file to se how you can make your strata more interesting - play with the PF and the PF displacement.

[archonforest]

Yeah more lessons  Thx a bunch!
What veggies u recommend? I can imagine only some bushes

[mhaze]

Maybe some twisted trees to add to your bushes.

[archonforest]

Here is an update. Some veggies and some clouds. I think it looks better but will see with some more populations...

[Upon Infinity]

Do soft shadows.

[archonforest]

Do soft shadows.

I will but it is because of the edge of the shadow on the rock where the sun and the shadow meet?

[Dune]

You need more light to the bottom half; try a slight bluish sun without shadows and a minus 45º height, opposite the shadow wall, strength 0.2 or so. And you need a point of interest in front; tree, balloon, cloud, airplane, birds....

[archonforest]

Thx dune for the ideas. I will try as soon as my current render finishes. Trying the soft shadows now as Upon Infinity said so. Seems to me he was right. Then I put more clouds in the "valley". Then I will post another render and see if I can manage your negative sun? Interesting idea

[Upon Infinity]

Trying the soft shadows now as Upon Infinity said so. Seems to me he was right.

I never get tired of hearing that. 

Also, you don't need a second sun to get light into your shadows.  Just increase your GI strength on surfaces.

[archonforest]

Hehe...
Thx for the tip about the sun. I will try both ideas(Dune and you) as I am sure I will get more understanding about light. Not sure if I will use it as my purpose was to create this big contrast. I saw some pix on the net like this. The sun goes down and practically everything is dark except the very top of the mountain. 

[archonforest]

Render finished with soft shadows on. Looks better for sure.
I put more clouds... kinda like it but not sure. Next render will come with some birds and hopefully a tree at the side or something . Anycow c and c pls on the clouds or generally overall look. (I know that the clouds are a bit low-res. I will fix that for the final image)

[Lady of the Lake]

I like the clouds being in the foreground....I would lose the one in the background.  Image is coming along nicely.

[Dune]

You probably used higher detail and AA settings here? With these settings you don't need more light. I noticed that too when doing a crop render of a bird in low detail/AA and high; lighting was much different.

[archonforest]

The clouds at the back actually looks bad.... I will work on that more. Thx Lady...
Dune the settings are the same(max as using the free right now) but cranked up the GI on surface a bit.