wet stones (possible NWDA entry)

Kevin F · June 06, 2009, 03:51:19 AM

Comments welcome.

GioMez · June 06, 2009, 04:03:29 AM

Some nice rocks here!
Maybe adding a twist and shear shader will make them more realistic!
Have a look at this http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Terragen_2_Tutorials#Intro_to_the_Fake_Stones_Shader written by Neuspadrin. It is very useful!

Kevin F · June 06, 2009, 04:16:29 AM

Quote from: GioMez on June 06, 2009, 04:03:29 AM
Some nice rocks here!
Maybe adding a twist and shear shader will make them more realistic!
Have a look at this http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Terragen_2_Tutorials#Intro_to_the_Fake_Stones_Shader written by Neuspadrin. It is very useful!

No, I think that would make them too jagged and sharp. The idea is to have smooth rounded and worn rocks, as at the sea shore. I think they look realistic as they are! More variation in size would be my next step and possibly getting the tops of the larger rocks to have a dryer appearance?

tumasch · June 06, 2009, 04:50:19 AM

Lovely! Very realistic rocks with a slimy look and algae on them (or is it something else?)! Some of the stones still have sharp edges, but I would'nt know how to avoid that, to be honest.

DaveC · June 06, 2009, 08:24:29 AM

cool

I like the stringy algae growing on the rocks.

Henry Blewer · June 06, 2009, 08:57:24 AM

It's almost like kelp washed ashore. Fantastic!

Kevin F · June 06, 2009, 09:17:34 AM

Thanks for the positive comment.
The algae/kelp effect was supposed to be seaweed originally, but I wasn't happy with the effect.
Here's what I originally came up with:

rcallicotte · June 08, 2009, 10:26:37 AM

Nice stones and good lighting. Are you planning to include this in a larger scene?

Kevin F · June 08, 2009, 10:57:32 AM

Quote from: calico on June 08, 2009, 10:26:37 AM
Nice stones and good lighting. Are you planning to include this in a larger scene?

yeah, the first one of these two is a detail and different POV from an entry to the terragen masters competition (beach). The rules state that the entry can't be displayed anywhere else though.
For the NWDA competition I'm working on an extensively modified version.

ra · June 08, 2009, 01:17:14 PM

I really like this one!

The seaweed from post 1 is absolutely great! The stones could be a bit more realistic, but this render is absolutely awesome work I think!

EoinArmstrong · June 08, 2009, 01:44:11 PM

Yeah - clever use of procedurals - I should have perhaps tried something similar in my last pic...