Forgotten Forest FINAL storyboard

[Zairyn Arsyn]

Rudolfking, that is one of the things im primarily focusing on right now. (the ground)

It looks good, I like the forest!
Add more detail to the ground, it's a bit flat and blurred.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

I am half-way though re-surfacing the ground, i should have a render out sometime soon...

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i changed the position of the sun, should i keep it like that, or use the old position?

second image: i am going give the river sandbars, i will post a render when its ready.

C & C welcome

[Zairyn Arsyn]

sandbars, on the suwannee river.

[Dune]

I like the low sun. It may give you a more dramatic animation, as long as the POV is not all the time towards the sun.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

ok, i guess for now i will keep it that way.
the POV: around the middle of the animation the pov changes and turns away from the sun.

i have another render going showing some of the recent changes.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

New sun position

3 cloud layers, 2 are mine  & the 3rd is DanelO's Cirrocumulus

rendering time- 8hrs 54min 37secs

personally i think the pylon textures could use some tweaking

C&C welcome.

[domdib]

I like the new sky. One thing I find a little odd is the strong colour contrast between different trees - I'd be inclined to make the really dark ones a bit lighter. But I know you like your darkness 

[Rudolfking]

I like the new sky. One thing I find a little odd is the strong colour contrast between different trees - I'd be inclined to make the really dark ones a bit lighter. But I know you like your darkness 

Yes, and maybe the redsky decay is a bit too much, the sun is quite at high elevation.
But I really like the water and the clouds - they're great!

[Zairyn Arsyn]

yes, i'm quite happy with this new sky and clouds.

the pine trees use a color variation image map, (Dune's Technique) the cypress trees do not, i lowered the diffuse color, i may just use another color variation image map for the cypress trees

i lowered the bluesky decay some

[MacGyver]

Good composition but I agree about the trees, it looks a bit... distracting I would say.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i should have another storyboard version out soon.

i changed the lighting & atmosphere a little to match the sun position

imo the sun seems a little too bright, it wasn't like that before, something in the haze glow or bluesky glow needs to be tweaked.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

alternate Pov for Frame 1

i'm thinking of adding a layer of fog above the surface of the water... maybe have it fade away as the camera progresses through the scene...

C&C welcome

[Hannes]

Beautiful!

[Zairyn Arsyn]

i have a updated render @ 1280x720 going at home... no fog yet though