Bad weather on it's way! --> .tgd in file sharing section!

[Tangled-Universe]

Hi everybody,

Since everybody's into clouds so much lately I thought I give it a go as well.
Grasses are from Lighting (of course!) and Klas. Flowers are from Xfrog Groundcover library.

Rendered atmosphere and models seperately:

atmo + clouds = detail 0.85 AA 8, GI 2/2 with supersample pre-pass and blur-radius 8. Atmo samples = 80 and sample jitter 0.95.
models = detail 0.9, AA 16, GI 2/2 with supersamples pre-pass and blur-radius 8. Atmo samples also 80 and jitter also 0.95.
Reducing the jitter reduces some possible noise in the atmosphere/clouds, but you should be careful with this setting, decreasing this too much can introduce banding in the sky.

Rendering the models took 12,5 hours in a single instance on a quadcore.
Rendering the clouds took...hhmmmm...don't remember...about the same I think, maybe even less

Thanks for stopping by again!
I have something new cooking already...but as usual it will take some time

Martin

[moodflow]

Nice work man!  I'd be heading for the fallout shelter if I saw something like that on its way.

[dwilson]

These clouds are amazing.  I think that they would look better with more of a blue tint so the shadows become a deep blue.  Here is an example of what I mean  http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/Atmosphere/clouds/images/cumulus_cloud_di00168_big.jpg

[Tangled-Universe]

Thanks Jeff and dwilson!

@dwilson:

I know that image And yes this looks great indeed. The difference between my image and the one you've mentioned is probably only in haze/bluesky densities.
I think if I increase these densities I'll get a similar effect. However I would probably have to re-work the lighting on the clouds.
I'll see if I'll be able to create this effect.

Martin

[Christopher]

In that photograph, i think the blue shadows have to do with light refraction from the sky giving the shadows there blue tint. I could be wrong though.

[lightning]

ummm.... this daisy's look really fake tu
i am working through the update on the ground cover pack at the mo which has my daisy's which are actually poly's not just alpha'd images god and they sell them for 30 bux on turbo squid they have got a cheek!
i am also adding an extra lawn grass model to the pack (only for those who have bought it already) it should be out in the next 4 days im really sorry for the delay guys it must look really bad ae

[Saurav]

I agree with lightning's comments somewhat, the foreground daisies lack detail. Having said that the top of the clouds look superb. Some of the best clouds produced from TG2 so far. 

[Tangled-Universe]

Thanks for your comments Lightning and Saurav, you certainly have a point here.
I have already bought your groundcoverpack this week. In the meantime this scene was rendering so that's why I haven't used your poly-based daisy's.
Is there a possibility I can get that update as well?

It seems I have some work to do tomorrow
I'll try to post an update asap.

Martin

[rcallicotte]

Sweet!!

Hey, really - lightning, you have made so many cool items here for free that paying was the right thing to do to get this pack.  I'm looking forward to the update.

i am also adding an extra lawn grass model to the pack (only for those who have bought it already) it should be out in the next 4 days im really sorry for the delay guys it must look really bad ae

Oh, and @TU - your clouds are doing the same thing as mine - looking like stiff whipped cream or meringue.  I have been wrestling with that for four or five weeks.  I like your lighting, though.   

[Tangled-Universe]

Sweet!!

Hey, really - lightning, you have made so many cool items here for free that paying was the right thing to do to get this pack.  I'm looking forward to the update.

i am also adding an extra lawn grass model to the pack (only for those who have bought it already) it should be out in the next 4 days im really sorry for the delay guys it must look really bad ae

Oh, and @TU - your clouds are doing the same thing as mine - looking like stiff whipped cream or meringue.  I have been wrestling with that for four or five weeks.  I like your lighting, though.   

My clouds and setup have a different approach as yours as far as I have read (all) about it and in my opinion they don't look as stiff whipped cream and/or meringue at all  especially the bottom structures are very realistic. Don't know why you keep comparing...
However, getting rid of that stiff whipped cream look you're having troubles with...it's not that very difficult, just a matter of finding the right mix between all the settings

[Tangled-Universe]

Oh and I forgot something to share with you guys...

The slightly yellowish lighting on the bottom clouds on especially the right were done using a plane-object.
With TP5 you have the ability to disable "visible to camara" which is very useful for creating invisible lighting planes.

Martin

[rcallicotte]

TU - No offense about your clouds, of course.  I like it from about halfway down...really cool.  But, I have seen a load of storm clouds and thunderheads in the last month, which I've studied.  What we're doing is nothing like those in the sky.  No way around that.  But, I wonder about the lighting and I especially think our textures are off.  Different approaches for both of us, but neither are working as far as realistic. 

Of course, anyone is welcome to disagree, but it won't change what we see outside when we look at ours and then "His".   

[lightning]

Thanks for your comments Lightning and Saurav, you certainly have a point here.
I have already bought your groundcoverpack this week. In the meantime this scene was rendering so that's why I haven't used your poly-based daisy's.
Is there a possibility I can get that update as well?

It seems I have some work to do tomorrow
I'll try to post an update asap.

Martin

yes i have all the people who have bought the pack logged so i will send a secure link out when i have uploaded the pack

[mr-miley]

TU
Like this a lot. The brownish under lighting is really nice. Must have a go at this. I don't know if I am seeing something different to everyone else, but I think the dasies look really realistic... 

Miles

[Tangled-Universe]

TU
Like this a lot. The brownish under lighting is really nice. Must have a go at this. I don't know if I am seeing something different to everyone else, but I think the dasies look really realistic... 

Miles

Thanks Miley,

I'm going to render a version with Lightnings daisy's so you guys can compare.

I'm currenly at work so I can't show how I set up the lighting plane right now, but if you would like I can post it when I'm back home.

Martin