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Title: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: matt01253 on January 19, 2011, 08:00:02 PM
Hey guys, new to the whole Terragen thing, Picked it up yesterday, followed some (shockingly bad, honestly) tutorial, but I think i've got to grips of the program now :) It certainly gives you some stunning results!

Anyhow, here's my first proper landscape i've attempted to make,
I also used some silhouette people to make it look "Aww", found below :D
http://mouzeron.deviantart.com/art/The-spaces-between-my-fingers-141267305
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: Volker Harun on January 20, 2011, 01:36:18 AM
Very good start for a startup render, very balanced and moody composition.
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: inkydigit on January 20, 2011, 05:42:22 AM
aww! very neat scene, well done!
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: matt01253 on January 20, 2011, 03:34:33 PM
cheers :) Also, any constructive criticism is always very much welcome! I'd love to get better at using the program
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: Volker Harun on January 20, 2011, 04:02:52 PM
Well, technically flawless, there are only a few subjective constructive comments left ...

You could increase the disc diameter of the sun - double, triple it ... watch the reflections on the water afterwards and maybe increase the roughness to get softer, wider spread reflections.

Depending on the result, you may want to cut off the bottom 50-100px ... this is a matter of how dominant the sun and its reflection will be.

Cheers,
Volker
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: matt01253 on January 20, 2011, 04:56:39 PM
Woah, I was expecting a heap of hateful comments there (well, not hateful, but lots of them). Thanks for the help, I agree with the diameter of the sun, I think it came over my head once whilst doing it, but I couldn't figure out how to go about it. I'll have a look for a tutorial on it somewhere :)

Thanks very much for the criticism/help, it really helps! :)
Thanks again, Matt.
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: Dune on January 21, 2011, 03:56:07 AM
Welcome to the forum, Matt. I think there's too little 'landscape' to comment on. It's a nice image, nonetheless. If you want comment, make something well lit with rocks, grass, trees and snow, and interesting displacements....
Title: Re: My first image / Sunset on the coast. Type thing.
Post by: matt01253 on January 21, 2011, 06:57:59 AM
Quote from: Dune on January 21, 2011, 03:56:07 AM
Welcome to the forum, Matt. I think there's too little 'landscape' to comment on. It's a nice image, nonetheless. If you want comment, make something well lit with rocks, grass, trees and snow, and interesting displacements....

Hi Dune :) Thanks for the comment, and sure, i'll give it a go when I next get free night. My attempts at a grass texture really failed, so I hid it and went for a dark tone instead ;D