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Title: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 24, 2015, 04:17:53 AM
Here's a new one using Daniil's erosion (thank you Daniil), and my old faithful icy water.
Comments good and bad welcome.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: DocCharly65 on November 24, 2015, 04:35:03 AM
I am still in love with that icy water  :)

I cannot exactly define but something is strange with the cracks on the mountains. Or is it shadows or rivers?
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 24, 2015, 04:58:36 AM
Quote from: DocCharly65 on November 24, 2015, 04:35:03 AM

I cannot exactly define but something is strange with the cracks on the mountains. Or is it shadows or rivers?


They're large areas of snow slips, where patches of snow are starting to melt. i.e. the beginnings of avalanches.
That's my excuse anyway!
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Dune on November 24, 2015, 09:41:50 AM
Nice setup. I like the melt (and the chunks of snow on the slopes) the best, but with a little extra effort.....
The dark crack-like texture on the slopes; is that due to displacement intersection with changed settings? (I have the idea I recognize that strange color). I think it's better to 'leave that out'. Then I think you need to use some bluer colors on old ice, to give it some more diversity. Maybe keep the tops rocky?
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: TheBadger on November 24, 2015, 09:44:13 AM
NIce. Like that ice too. render quality looks like a photo. Details need some more time, but already looks like a photo to me.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 24, 2015, 03:39:40 PM
Thanks for the positive comments.
@ Dune. The dark patches are due to a fake stone layer using intersect underlying & favour depressions. Without this they disappear.


Some other changes underway.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: bobbystahr on November 24, 2015, 07:58:38 PM
cool image(pun intended)and I'm following it's development as I've nothing to add except I like it.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: mhaze on November 24, 2015, 08:25:32 PM
Nice image :) not sure about the dark lines though.
Title: Re: Icy erosion (update)
Post by: Kevin F on November 25, 2015, 03:49:53 AM
O.K.
new version without the "ice slip" dark lines, and a few other tweaks.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: AP on November 25, 2015, 04:26:15 AM
Neat looking. I like the improvements.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Dune on November 25, 2015, 10:45:36 AM
Yes, I like the dark rocky tops.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: bobbystahr on November 25, 2015, 12:49:23 PM
Quote from: Dune on November 25, 2015, 10:45:36 AM
Yes, I like the dark rocky tops.

Ditto...makes the scene IMO
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Antoine on November 26, 2015, 07:52:01 AM
Great rendering !
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: DocCharly65 on November 26, 2015, 08:06:46 AM
The dark rocky tops make it perfect!
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 26, 2015, 11:33:01 AM
Thanks for all the nice comments guys, and for your suggestions Dune.
Here's another version using a modified version of my icy water. This incredibly simple method is now even simpler and gives better and easier control of colours and shape of the ice and is much faster. I'm still tweaking it at the moment but will put it on the file sharing area when ready.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Rumburak on November 26, 2015, 11:37:24 AM
The icy water is fantastic.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: kaedorg on November 26, 2015, 11:42:58 AM
your icy water is really great

David
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: inkydigit on November 26, 2015, 05:17:27 PM
Chilly looking!
Great work here!
:)
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: bobbystahr on November 26, 2015, 07:23:03 PM
Quote from: Kevin F on November 26, 2015, 11:33:01 AM
I'm still tweaking it at the moment but will put it on the file sharing area when ready.

Oh good, I was about to ask for a .tgc...thank you

Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: AP on November 26, 2015, 10:41:26 PM
I'm particularly interested on how you did the dark lines on the high slopes so looking forward to seeing how it was done.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 27, 2015, 03:51:02 AM
Quote from: Chris on November 26, 2015, 10:41:26 PM
I'm particularly interested on how you did the dark lines on the high slopes so looking forward to seeing how it was done.


Chris, do you mean the dark lines on the first image? If so, they were a result of the fake stones layer (used for the snowy boulders/lumps of snow) having intersect underlying - favour depressions set. Once I removed that the lines disappeared.


Don't know what within that was making the lines, so I can't really say how it was done. just how it was undone! :)
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: AP on November 27, 2015, 04:38:34 AM
The peaks and flowing downward along the rim tips, those dark colored areas in your latest render.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 27, 2015, 05:02:55 AM
Quote from: Chris on November 27, 2015, 04:38:34 AM
The peaks and flowing downward along the rim tips, those dark colored areas in your latest render.


O.K. tell you what I'll post the whole tgd file later today so you can pull it apart.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: AP on November 27, 2015, 05:26:59 AM
Thank you for posting your files, that was very generous.    :)
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: DocCharly65 on November 28, 2015, 05:26:34 AM
Wow! The last one is even better!
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: zaxxon on November 28, 2015, 11:48:17 AM
Really fine work! This is my favorite example of the Erosion shader to date. The Icy Water is simply spectacular!
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Dune on November 28, 2015, 12:23:00 PM
Great render, and thanks for sharing the ice ( I've got an older one, also by you I guess, but this one's very nice. I only replaced the get position by a get position in texture and warped the cracks by fractal warp). Using it on a Roman winter scene right now.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 28, 2015, 02:24:22 PM
Thanks for all the great comments folks.
@ Dune, look forward to seeing your warped version. What's the benefit of Get position in texture?
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: WAS on November 28, 2015, 10:31:20 PM
This is just great, love the second version the most. I have not done ice/snow enough. You challenge me to an icy scene with this. And with that, I am off.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Dune on November 29, 2015, 03:32:00 AM
Get position in texture will let you adjust the voronoi (warp, e.g.), get postion won't.
Title: Re: Icy erosion
Post by: Kevin F on November 29, 2015, 04:11:11 AM
Quote from: Dune on November 29, 2015, 03:32:00 AM
Get position in texture will let you adjust the voronoi (warp, e.g.), get postion won't.


I see. Thanks for that.