Halloween (maybe) -- FINAL RENDER ON 4th PAGE

typerextreme · September 20, 2009, 08:25:55 PM

Quote from: cyphyr on September 20, 2009, 08:23:58 PM
I;m rendering at the moment but I'll upload a simplified version of my scene later. It may not be what your after but it should give you some pointers

Richard

All right, thanks. No rush. These two are gonna take somewhere around 30 minutes to render now that i've got the tree positioned again.

cyphyr · September 20, 2009, 08:31:46 PM

Uploaded

Richard

typerextreme · September 20, 2009, 08:32:13 PM

Downloaded

typerextreme · September 20, 2009, 08:37:57 PM

~~Love the image richard.~~ Posted in wrong topic. oops

typerextreme · September 20, 2009, 08:48:32 PM

Two renders, one with the orange lightsource and one without.

I'm thinking about trying to find a good, free pumpkin and place the orange light source in it. maybe. Would tie in the whole halloween feel i think.

EDIT: Rendered the images at 800x600. They were at 640x480. other than that, no other changes were made.

Henry Blewer · September 20, 2009, 11:14:45 PM

I like the darker one. It could use some dark ambient occlusion, not much. Just enough to simulate moonlight.

dandelO · September 21, 2009, 10:19:37 AM

If I can find the model again that I used for this Halloween image a couple of years ago I'll send a link...

Good Evening, Vicar
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I think it came in a pack of about 15 free lanterns with different expressions, I'm no longer on that same computer but I'll try to find it.

Henry Blewer · September 21, 2009, 03:58:27 PM

Do they often hang people in front of the church where you are?

I like this. I'm sure kids would really love it.

typerextreme · September 21, 2009, 05:25:02 PM

Quote from: dandelO on September 21, 2009, 10:19:37 AM
If I can find the model again that I used for this Halloween image a couple of years ago I'll send a link...

Good Evening, Vicar
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I think it came in a pack of about 15 free lanterns with different expressions, I'm no longer on that same computer but I'll try to find it.

Ha ha alright. I think I may have found a decent pumpkin, i'll try it. http://www.virtual-lands-3d.com/models.html?start=5 there's the link to it. I may try something with it in a little bit.

You should seriously consider redoing this image, when you have time, now that you have more experience. Then again, it looks pretty cool as it is.

Quote from: njeneb on September 20, 2009, 11:14:45 PM
I like the darker one. It could use some dark ambient occlusion, not much. Just enough to simulate moonlight.

I'll try some ambient occlusion in the dark image. Might wind up having two renders instead of one like i'd originally planned.

typerextreme · September 21, 2009, 07:36:46 PM

Alright rendered four images total. first two here.

Ambient occlusion was applied to the darker image from above.

First image is 0.25 surface strength.
Second image is 0.15 surface strength.

typerextreme · September 21, 2009, 07:37:49 PM

Ok continuation here, they wouldn't all fit.

Third image 0.10 surface strength.
Fourth image 0.05 surface strength.

Henry Blewer · September 21, 2009, 08:56:08 PM

O.5 definitely. Just enough to see the tree and landscape. It gives you a lot of 'room' for using illuminated objects if you choose to.

typerextreme · September 21, 2009, 09:01:45 PM

Quote from: njeneb on September 21, 2009, 08:56:08 PM
O.5 definitely. Just enough to see the tree and landscape. It gives you a lot of 'room' for using illuminated objects if you choose to.

Alright, i'm going to work on it some more tonight possibly. If not tonight, probably tomorrow.

typerextreme · September 23, 2009, 05:54:38 PM

Alright, I know the pumpkin is hovering in midair, i'm fixing that as I type this message. I just wanted to upload what I've done. Also, I have a question that maybe one of you can answer.

I found a jack-o-lantern and placed it in tg2, then I attempted to put my orange light source in the pumpkin, changed the light source to yellow set the source radius to 2 and strength 200. This resulted in the inside of the pumpkin being lit, but light is spilling out behind, under, and to either side of the pumpkin, as well as in front of the pumpkin (like I want it to only do) it's also making it grainy (which i'm not sure how to fix).

In simpler terms, how do I make the light not cast outside the pumpkin where it SHOULD be solid?

You should be able to tell from the pic below what i'm talking about, but if you can't maybe you'll be able to once I get the pumpkin positioned on the ground instead of above it.

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JUST TO APPEASE THE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE FOR THE JACK-O-LANTERN

I obtained the jack-o-lantern from here -> http://www.virtual-lands-3d.com/models.html?start=5
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Henry Blewer · September 23, 2009, 06:15:58 PM

Check the pumpkin for double sided polygons. They should be on. The light may not have raytraced shadows turned on. It should be on.
I right click on the location I like for an object, then copy coordinates. Then I paste the coordinates into the 'translate' inout of the object settings. The objects origin (object center) should be almost at the bottom/center of the object. PoseRay should allow you to check this and move it if necessary.