Water

Dune · June 05, 2016, 03:06:08 AM

Inspired by Hannes' latest terrific render. First one doesn't have any ground details, btw.

Hannes · June 05, 2016, 04:35:35 AM

Looks fantastic, Ulco!!
Funny, right after you wrote that you were planning to do some water again, I thought I might give it a try as well. I'm animating something atm.
How did you get the more transparent (backlit) parts of the peaks of the waves?

mhaze · June 05, 2016, 05:09:04 AM

Amazing light on/in those waves!

Kadri · June 05, 2016, 05:20:34 AM

The lights are great on the waves.

masonspappy · June 05, 2016, 08:21:53 AM

Really nice!!
Are you using just water shader or something else?

bobbystahr · June 05, 2016, 10:00:41 AM

Quote from: Hannes on June 05, 2016, 04:35:35 AM

How did you get the more transparent (backlit) parts of the peaks of the waves?

I was gonna ask that and if it was an improvement in TG 4. Ulco is an Alpha tester?

bobbystahr · June 05, 2016, 10:02:05 AM

Brilliant Ulco, see my comment /reply to Hannes

Lady of the Lake · June 05, 2016, 10:40:25 AM

Amazing stuff.

DocCharly65 · June 05, 2016, 11:49:18 AM

Excellent, Ulco!

...and of course I am as curious as Bobby and Hannes...

I can't imagine that there is a glass- or water shader playing a role?

Oshyan · June 05, 2016, 05:28:19 PM

It is, of course, a water (or glass) shader. That's the only thing that can do real transparency and refraction in Terragen. There is no notable change in this in Terragen 4.

- Oshyan

Dune · June 06, 2016, 02:51:39 AM

Sorry Oshyan, but there's not really a water shader (nor glass shader) in here, except for the smaller waves pattern (but with no reflectivity/transparency). I will spill the beans, as you are all so enthusiastic

It's a default shader with translucency and a bit of luminosity basically driven by the whites of the wave PF (so, the higher parts), on top of that a reflective shader, and a more or less changed foam from Oleg's file. Basically.

DocCharly65 · June 06, 2016, 04:07:38 AM

Translucency can do THIS??!! wow, cool!
And good to know.

mhaze · June 06, 2016, 04:37:12 AM

Clever and good to know.

Kadri · June 06, 2016, 05:00:28 AM

Quote from: Dune on June 06, 2016, 02:51:39 AM
Sorry Oshyan, but there's not really a water shader (nor glass shader) in here, except for the smaller waves pattern (but with no reflectivity/transparency). I will spill the beans, as you are all so enthusiastic It's a default shader with translucency and a bit of luminosity basically driven by the whites of the wave PF (so, the higher parts), on top of that a reflective shader, and a more or less changed foam from Oleg's file. Basically.

Thinking about the render times i was curious about this. Nice method Ulco.

Tangled-Universe · June 06, 2016, 02:11:16 PM

Very nice effect Ulco and cool/clever technique for this.
I guess many, including me, had a "yes of course" moment when reading how you did it