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Title: Paradise
Post by: masonspappy on April 08, 2016, 04:29:56 AM
About 90%  of plant species here were created in Blender.  Render times hitting 14+ hours, I think because of the water reflections.
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: Dune on April 08, 2016, 04:43:57 AM
That coast looks pretty neat, and I am sure the long rendertime is caused by the RT reflection on the wet beach. If you could flatten the sand grains there, it would be quicker. And perhaps even more natural, like a thin film of water over the sand. Perhaps also decrease reflectivity to 60% or so. And also some variation in the sand may be good to implement, or just a fractal warp.
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: masonspappy on April 08, 2016, 05:13:53 PM
View from the other end of the beach (seems like most of the action is down around the lady).
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: masonspappy on April 08, 2016, 05:23:31 PM
Position 4 (angled and trailing a flock of pelicans) - and had one of those 'oh crap' moments when I realized the veggie covering didn't extend far enough down the beach toward the hill, and also saw that the wave coverage was imperfect.
Back to the rendering board.....
Durn
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: masonspappy on April 09, 2016, 08:12:56 AM
Quote from: Dune on April 08, 2016, 04:43:57 AM
If you could flatten the sand grains there, it would be quicker.
Thanks Ulco!  Wasn't even aware that might be a possibility. :)
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: Jo Kariboo on April 10, 2016, 12:28:19 PM
Nice job with your vegetations!  :)
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: masonspappy on April 10, 2016, 01:43:48 PM
and....done.
Going outside to till the garden now because I haven't seen sunlight in a while....
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: inkydigit on April 10, 2016, 03:21:10 PM
I love it... enjoy the sunshine, well deserved it is!
:)
J
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: TheBadger on April 10, 2016, 08:33:05 PM
nice island cam. I like it.
Title: Re: Paradise
Post by: Kadri on April 11, 2016, 10:00:05 AM

I like the scene.
I would put the women farther away. Under a shadow even just to see how the skin would look there.