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Title: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 04, 2007, 01:29:53 PM
ok thanks to Zionner i know the basics...
so i tried to do something by myself...
can you comment it so i can improve my understanding of TG2 ?
thanks all ^^

(http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/10/05/42/42/testfi10.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: old_blaggard on August 04, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
Nice perspective.  Keep it coming :).
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 04, 2007, 03:01:04 PM
Like the form of your terrain (edit I had said 'textures' and meant 'terrain').

When you're ready for something new, learn Fake Stones.  I am beginning to believe if you get a good fake stone with textures created from only TG2 nodes (no images), you'll be on your way to some good texturing for the terrain.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 04, 2007, 03:54:18 PM
thank you ! i'll try fake stone texture as soon as i can  :)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 04, 2007, 06:50:41 PM
here is some improvement... my problem is : how can i get rid of those pixels in my rays ?  ???



(http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/10/05/42/42/quasif10.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: old_blaggard on August 04, 2007, 07:17:27 PM
In the atmosphere node, go to quality and increase the atmosphere samples.  Start by increasing to 64, and see if that helps enough.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 04, 2007, 07:23:15 PM
oh ! thanks !
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 12, 2007, 05:50:45 AM
i tried to improve this view...
i hope it's better than the first one
(http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/10/05/42/42/falais10.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Tangled-Universe on August 12, 2007, 05:55:01 AM
Hi Seth,

I think it's definitely better than the first ones! Nice snow on the stratas and really good looking clouds. Cirrus-clouds are a nice toch too.

Martin
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: monks on August 12, 2007, 08:39:27 AM
I like this a lot! I think you did a good thing with the cloud cover- the distant terrain seemed to be just filling space- a bit bland. I think you should try and keep the distinct lines of shadow from the first pic as it makes for a better composition and with that deep shadow it even looks like you have the suggestions of a cave behind that overhang. Maybe pic 1 and 3 light setup are irreconcilable I don't know- both are sweet images.

monks
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 12, 2007, 10:26:03 AM
perhaps with a second sun... i will try to get that shadow back ^^
thanks !
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: old_blaggard on August 12, 2007, 11:47:36 AM
It's really coming along!
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 12, 2007, 01:50:05 PM
This is taking on a life of its own.  I like the work on the clouds, the layers of clouds, the sky is a good color, the rocks of the cliff look pretty realistic, and the whole scene looks good.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Lucio on August 12, 2007, 07:08:18 PM
Some great improvement here! It's really nice to see how the scene it's coming out - keep working!
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 17, 2007, 12:55:16 AM
a little more texture on the rock and some change in atmo...
not a final yet though...  :D



(http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/10/05/42/42/falais11.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 17, 2007, 07:44:52 AM
O my God.  I love this.  The lighting and texture of the terrain and the sky and clouds are great.  Can't wait to see the final.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 17, 2007, 10:35:07 AM
oooh thank you <blush>
my problem now is : i know i'll change the cyrrus layer but i don't know what else i need to change to have a better pic... do you have some ideas ?
i would like to keep an almost realistic look...
damned noob attitude  :D
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: chaps on August 17, 2007, 11:29:03 AM
I like very much the choice for view point and the light. Also a very clever usage of clouds.

Chaps
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: old_blaggard on August 17, 2007, 12:45:55 PM
I like the new colors in the sky and softness of the clouds.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: efflux on August 17, 2007, 05:22:08 PM
Looks like this has developed very nicely. Your sky with clouds, atmosphere etc is very good with this POV.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 17, 2007, 06:57:28 PM
At this point, I don't know what I'd change.


Quote from: seth93 on August 17, 2007, 10:35:07 AM
oooh thank you <blush>
my problem now is : i know i'll change the cyrrus layer but i don't know what else i need to change to have a better pic... do you have some ideas ?
i would like to keep an almost realistic look...
damned noob attitude  :D
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 19, 2007, 03:18:19 PM
ok here is the final (for now)...
i am not really happy of the result but i wanna try something different... so... i'll come back on this one when i'll understand TG2 better :)

(http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/10/05/42/42/soleil10.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 19, 2007, 07:36:52 PM
Uhhh, okay.   :P 

This is great work.  Let's see the next one...
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: NWsenior07 on August 19, 2007, 11:17:13 PM
Make the rocks the color they were, I don't like the red. as for the cirrius, try turning down the coverage and I think you'll have a great, more or less perfect image.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Njen on August 19, 2007, 11:37:49 PM
Quote from: seth93 on August 19, 2007, 03:18:19 PM
ok here is the final (for now)...
i am not really happy of the result but i wanna try something different... so... i'll come back on this one when i'll understand TG2 better :)

A wise decision. One can spend their time setting up the bulk of the scene quickly, but then spend too long on tweaking the details. It reminds me of something a friend of mine told me. He was a pottery and ceramics teacher at university. For one particular project, he would divide the class into two groups. To one group, he said that to pass, all they need to do was make one single perfect piece. This group can make all they want to test, but none of that would be counted toward to grade. The other group he said to make as much as possible, literally pump it out and to not be too fussed with the quality.

When it came to grading, he would find that on average, the group that did better were to ones who had to make as much as possible. This was because with each object they made, they learned something from it, whether it was a success or not, but the first group never progressed enough to overcome their problems, because they would spend too much time on fixing it one way and not enough time on finding out new ways to fix it.

This also ties into one of my own personal sayings "The more you do, the better you get". For every image I have put up on these forums, I have 20 failures. The important thing to remember is when to stop working on an image. Once you realise that you have gotten what you want from the latest project you are working on, stop working on it and try something new, or else you will never progress far enough.

Hehe, this turned out to be a long post, and maybe not appropriate for this sub-forum...
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 20, 2007, 01:07:34 AM
thanks !
yep Njen you're right, and i understand exactly what you mean :)
right now, i am like drowning in a puddle  ;D
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 20, 2007, 08:20:35 AM
njen - Thanks!  Very appropriate.  I needed to hear this.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Will on August 20, 2007, 08:53:56 AM
A quick note though, Njen's statement does not apply to those defusing bombs.
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: rcallicotte on August 20, 2007, 10:05:36 AM
LOL   
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: Seth on August 20, 2007, 06:44:05 PM
couldn't stand this red color ! last one ^^


(http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/10/05/42/42/soleil11.jpg)
Title: Re: first TG2 by myself
Post by: NWsenior07 on August 20, 2007, 11:39:06 PM
Make the strata more subtle and you will have nailed this image.