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Title: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 02, 2017, 02:28:30 AM
I had to do these 'pre-versions' before a very tight deadline, so a lot of loose ends and low-res still, which I will address later for finals. Some Dutch landscape to be altered.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Denis Sirenko on December 02, 2017, 03:55:22 AM
Good rustic landscape. Especially for WIP. Just like in Russia! The only thing, it seems to me, that people are too small. I compared it to the grass. Especially seen in the "eindconcept vanaf Del laag.jpg".
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 02, 2017, 04:02:27 AM
Thank you, Denis. Yes, I thought so too, but it's all the good sizes. The 'big grass' patches are reeds, and they can get 2m high. I may have to use a different obj or more variations of reed. The white flowerheads all over that raised body of land (dike) are too uniform and just one species, and they may well be too big (old object I hastily threw in). Water lilies are bad also.
But I certainly need to address that size issue.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Kadri on December 02, 2017, 10:41:05 AM

Very nice renders Ulco.They look real.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 02, 2017, 12:21:32 PM
Agree w.Denis on scales but if the white flowerheads are yarrow they could easily be that large here. Like, as always, where this is going.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: zaxxon on December 02, 2017, 12:28:44 PM
Really fine vegetation work Ulco.  I agree about the sense of scale as well, even if the measurements are scaled accurately, that doesn't always mean it 'looks' right. Is that your basic river setup from your NWDA offering?
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: mhaze on December 02, 2017, 01:40:18 PM
Very realistic, great veg. Last ones my favourite
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: cyphyr on December 02, 2017, 03:25:09 PM
Great images. I love how you can see your style in them. I'd love to poke about there or go for a picnic :)
There's something oddly repetitive about the Cow Parsley/Yarrow? (white flowers) in the second image.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Oshyan on December 02, 2017, 04:43:02 PM
I agree, these are great, WIP or not. I especially like eindconcept-west-oost laag.jpg

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 03, 2017, 03:21:12 AM
Thanks guys. I just had a few hours to finish these, and had to resort to some quick pops. The whites are cow parsley, but only one pop of bad manufacture  :P Same as the lily pads. That will be improved!
The terrain is based on a blue-red heightmap from AHN (unfortunately they have a flexible system, where the reds change when you change the close up area, so it's hard to stich a high res map from several views), and I added some 4000x3000px greyscale maps for the 'new' ditch versions (softer edges), raised dike, and the heathland terrain.
So no river setup, Doug.
For the people living there this is indeed a nice terrain to stroll through, as it's a few hectares surrounded by masses of industry and glasshouse cultivation! See this (bad mapping too, still).
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: j meyer on December 03, 2017, 11:17:24 AM
Amazing, especially when considering the tight time frame.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 04, 2017, 03:29:41 AM
Well, I had the overall setup ready, but not the detailed renders; they had to be done in half a day.

Anyway, some improvement with new cow parsleys. Still have to replace the grey chunk on the left with a real greenhouse and a house, and perhaps some more stuff. Some swallows over the water maybe....
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: cyphyr on December 04, 2017, 05:04:38 AM
Much better with the new Cow Parsleys. Some of the repetition (still noticeable in the nearer ones ) may be natural anyway. What's the purple flower?
And are those your "Dunes Reeds"? They are my "goto" reeds pack :)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Denis Sirenko on December 04, 2017, 06:02:54 AM
Just great.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 04, 2017, 07:00:51 AM
I think it's one of the reeds pack, not sure though. The purple one is Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife). Yeah, I noticed the repetition, so I can always make a third version and mix more carefully.

EDIT: 2 recent versions
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 05, 2017, 05:00:48 PM
Quote from: Dune on December 04, 2017, 07:00:51 AM
I think it's one of the reeds pack, not sure though. The purple one is Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife). Yeah, I noticed the repetition, so I can always make a third version and mix more carefully.

EDIT: 2 recent versions

Like em both and thanks for the memory jog; I have the Purple Loosestrife from Walli, must remember to use it.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: sboerner on December 05, 2017, 10:15:54 PM
Ordinary landscapes seem to be the toughest to pull off, but these do the job. Quite an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 08, 2017, 05:47:14 AM
Nearly finished.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: mhaze on December 08, 2017, 05:50:59 AM
Great use of veg. These are very convincing images, if I didn't know better I'd say they were photos!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 08, 2017, 04:49:36 PM
Quote from: mhaze on December 08, 2017, 05:50:59 AM
Great use of veg. These are very convincing images, if I didn't know better I'd say they were photos!

Ditto with an added wow
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: sboerner on December 08, 2017, 04:54:35 PM
Having people in the foreground helps my eye adjust to the scale. Nice work.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: J_Con on December 08, 2017, 06:20:48 PM
Beautiful work.photographic.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 09, 2017, 01:57:29 AM
Thanks guys. I wish I could find some more (low-poly for distance) people having a leisurely stroll or cycle ride. They'd fit well in these kind of landscapes. Browsed to find some, but the yield is extremely meagre.
The masks to get the ditches, stream, road, etc. in were quite fickle to paint. Pixelwork, so to speak, as I didn't want to make the layered working TIFF too large. It's already at nearly one gig of data.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Cocateho on December 15, 2017, 12:40:47 PM
I love how your renders are so often seemingly simply, very ordinary every day scenes, yet when you keep looking you realize how many minute details are there that really make it come to life. It's your attention to detail that sets you apart, Dune, awesome work as always!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Kadri on December 15, 2017, 02:06:46 PM
Quote from: Cocateho on December 15, 2017, 12:40:47 PM
I love how your renders are so often seemingly simply, very ordinary every day scenes, yet when you keep looking you realize how many minute details are there that really make it come to life. It's your attention to detail that sets you apart, Dune, awesome work as always!

Exactly!
Nice work Ulco.
As we talked earlier here, he doesn't have always already majestic ready landscape features like mountains in his images as his work needs quite some flatland images for work mostly.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 16, 2017, 03:27:59 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 17, 2017, 01:47:45 PM
Quote from: Dune on December 09, 2017, 01:57:29 AM
Thanks guys. I wish I could find some more (low-poly for distance) people having a leisurely stroll or cycle ride. They'd fit well in these kind of landscapes. Browsed to find some, but the yield is extremely meagre.
The masks to get the ditches, stream, road, etc. in were quite fickle to paint. Pixelwork, so to speak, as I didn't want to make the layered working TIFF too large. It's already at nearly one gig of data.


Have you checked this page out...a couple of bike riders amongst other folk. I had some luck with the bikers in the past. But check your email first

https://www.archibaseplanet.com/gdl?category=27&page=73
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 18, 2017, 02:40:17 AM
Thanks Bobby!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: archonforest on December 18, 2017, 03:00:37 AM
great job as usual! 8)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Artice-3d on December 21, 2017, 12:05:38 AM
Yes it's looks ans feels like my country -RUSSIA  ;) :)   Good work, nature is really good !!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Tangled-Universe on December 24, 2017, 12:49:16 PM
Fantastic work Ulco!
The variation in the greens of the grasses etc. is really rich and very well done.
You really nailed it I think, it looks very convincing and for me incredibly recognizable.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 26, 2017, 12:07:08 PM
Thanks Martin. I think it's about your area too, near Hoek van Holland.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 27, 2017, 09:44:16 AM
Ah you're back...successful house move then? Seasoned Croutons btw.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: j meyer on December 27, 2017, 11:41:25 AM
QuoteSeasoned Croutons btw.

;D Hee hee ;D   To you,too
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 28, 2017, 02:21:06 AM
Yeah, I'm back. Miss me, huh? I had no internet for a week, no phone, no telly after moving. Phone company failed to deliver. Very quiet, but stressful too, as I have a job to finish very soon and need to communicate. All is well now, thanks.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on December 28, 2017, 04:58:41 PM
Quote from: Dune on December 28, 2017, 02:21:06 AM
Yeah, I'm back. Miss me, huh? I had no internet for a week, no phone, no telly after moving. Phone company failed to deliver. Very quiet, but stressful too, as I have a job to finish very soon and need to communicate. All is well now, thanks.

I remember last time I had computer problems and was off line for the better part of a week. Even playing my guitar wouldn't soothe my jangled unconnected brain heh heh heh
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on December 29, 2017, 01:33:06 AM
Yeah, right.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on January 11, 2018, 04:06:22 AM
Another medieval work in progress. And some (not so good yet) mountain tests with snow base and hard rock by mask extruding from that, like commented on elsewhere.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on January 12, 2018, 03:57:18 PM
interesting new project and test2 works the best IMO
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: gao_jian11 on January 12, 2018, 07:15:46 PM
The first soft snow is real, this is the best snow I've ever seen in terragen.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on January 14, 2018, 02:35:39 AM
View from a low pov, still very much a WIP.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on January 14, 2018, 09:06:08 PM
what can I say, your WIPs are better than most of my finished products..big LIKE
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on January 15, 2018, 03:54:32 AM
And now for something completely different  ;)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: cyphyr on January 15, 2018, 04:26:33 AM
Ever so slightly Biblical ? :)
Very dramatic.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: mhaze on January 15, 2018, 06:52:05 AM
Those were the days ;)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: luvsmuzik on January 15, 2018, 07:21:52 AM
Let's see, do I like the clouds the best?...Well, they are just awesome.
Or, how about that sand?....
Or, the vegetation mix?....
Or, the blend from shore to terrain?...

Always fascinating! Such details!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Kadri on January 15, 2018, 08:58:36 AM

Nice :)
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on January 15, 2018, 07:34:56 PM
Dramatic; but what are them blue things out in the water? Oh full screen tells me tents....
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on January 27, 2018, 08:33:13 AM
Something else I've been working on, still WIP. I have a problem with the water/mud transition, even with almost highest subdivision level (0.85) it is quite distinct. Food for post I expect.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: luvsmuzik on January 27, 2018, 10:32:45 AM
Still incredible how you can isolate these areas of details!
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Tangled-Universe on January 27, 2018, 11:30:58 AM
Hmmm interesting...in the bottom left section I actually really like the somewhat sharp transition of mud to the water depth. Very realistic, I have seen it many times in real life.
However, to the top right of your watermark the transition results in some little bit obvious unnatural sharp edges and perhaps it is that area which bothers you?
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on January 28, 2018, 02:19:04 AM
Yes, I like the left underside too, but it's mainly on the right shore, and near the upper houses. I could probably have made 'fake depth' of the water and used the planet as a water body too, but that would need a different approach. Then it's easier to get the adhesion effect on transition between water and mud. But I'll do some blurring on the final big one.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on February 02, 2018, 12:54:18 PM
Updated.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: archonforest on February 02, 2018, 01:14:11 PM
Another piece of art that tells me: Download me and learn! :D
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: luvsmuzik on February 02, 2018, 01:17:08 PM
bird needs soft shadows....just kidding :o
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: bobbystahr on February 02, 2018, 05:23:36 PM
Those geese really are the perfect addition to trigger my vertigo, way t go...seriously good...
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on February 09, 2018, 11:30:53 AM
Something I'm working on (in between bouts of couphing due to the flue)  :(

Credits to the guys from Xoio for their scanned people.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: archonforest on February 09, 2018, 11:36:29 AM
Both very nice but 1st one is the winner for me.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: René on February 10, 2018, 03:11:08 AM
What can I say.... they all look great. There's just one thing that confused me a little bit, that's the part on the lower right of 'Eept Vl18_UG_v2' At first glance, I thought it was a huge fallen tree, but maybe that's because I am not so bright in the morning. :-[
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: Dune on February 10, 2018, 08:36:58 AM
Maybe so, because I don't see what you see. I must say that this version is a bit hard in colors, the final is much softer, and the black storks have taken to the sky too. There a are a few areas of shrub and trees and then there's the muddy creek.
Title: Re: Some new WIP's
Post by: luvsmuzik on February 10, 2018, 07:48:38 PM
tests 4 are again spectacular! great!