Working on a Xmas card....
wow big like!
This is really awesome!
My only suggestion would be to make the shadows from that man and wolf/dog a little stronger.
Anyway. Love the transition between the water, ice and snow. Especially on the left side below that person.
- Terje
Great image Ulco.
Wow this is sure pretty! Love the focus on the stump and heron. My only suggestion is a border line forel the shore melt.
Thanks guys. I missed that shadow too, kind of, but there's no sunshine there (sun at 6º behind that rise), and especially in luminous snow it's hard to make shadows.
What do you mean by this:
Quotea border line forel the shore melt
(A 'forel' is a trout in Dutch ;))
Great image. The perfect Christmas tree ;)
:D
Quote from: Dune on November 12, 2018, 04:16:01 AM
Thanks guys. I missed that shadow too, kind of, but there's no sunshine there (sun at 6º behind that rise), and especially in luminous snow it's hard to make shadows.
What do you mean by this: Quotea border line forel the shore melt
(A 'forel' is a trout in Dutch ;))
Have you tried with PT?
- Terje
Yes, a previous iteration where the herons were still too large, and other no-good things. But it took too long (even this small), so I preferred RT.
Alright. I understand.
Are those people 3D models by the way?
- Terje
Yes, in the latter they are by XOIO (winterpeople): https://xoio-air.de/2015/winter-3d-people/ (https://xoio-air.de/2015/winter-3d-people/)
Very impressive indeed! Has a "classic" look to it.
Just plain beautiful! :)
Quote from: Dune on November 12, 2018, 07:59:17 AM
Yes, in the latter they are by XOIO (winterpeople): https://xoio-air.de/2015/winter-3d-people/ (https://xoio-air.de/2015/winter-3d-people/)
Is there any problems importing those models? Do you need to fix anything like texturing or something?
- Terje
I vaguely remember I had to rotate them, but you might as well try. They're free to download and have textures included. Wonderful model!
Cool. Thanks.
Now get back to work with this scene.
I wanna see it finished ;)
- Terje
That looks beautiful! I'd say I don't miss the shadows. Looks natural to me in these lighting conditions.
This is really a beautiful scene ! I also like the subtle mist here and there in the sky. nice job already !
David
Another iteration. Changed some of the uglier branches of the tree, rotated it, dumped one of the herons, made a warped landing (UV is still to be done properly), and decreased reflectivity of the ice.
I think I like it better without any people.
This is beautiful.
Super cool scene. I keep noticing one issue with the branches on your trees/stumps is that the most outward branches tend to narrow in width too much and result in a very sharp end to the branch. It must be down to the modeling software, but it's definitely noticeable. Not sure if there is a solution.
Thanks you for your critical view. I've thought about those branches, as I figured there's something not quite right indeed. Easy to change in the software, so there's no problem.
Another point is the length of the roots. From what I have seen in nature a large tree like that
would not fall with sound and long roots. They should be broken and thus shorter.
Unless the ground has been washed away and exposed the roots to some extent. But even then
you would have broken and rotten ones.
Just a thought.
Otherwise very nice.
Good thought indeed, I might do some work on that trunk again....
Very good looking!
I agree to what is mentioned about the tree.
Overall I find the roots a little bit too curvy as well. Which is in turn accentuated by being so pointy - but you already agreed to that.
Composition wise I would get rid of the left upper uprising thinny curvy root thing.
The falling diagonal from upper left to lower right framing the Heron and the farmhouse is great but I think it could do without that one stick.
It attracts too much attention of the viewers eye.
What about a few more bits and pieces of broken ice in the front of the tree - something ala Caspar David Friedrich :)
But maybe that would be too much.
Anyway, very cool image. All around the scenes you showed in the last weeks are just wow. You know your TG!
Cheers, Klaus
Wonderful look and work my friend!
Yes, I have to get to work on that piece of wood. And I did have thoughts about some pieces of ice in front, lyiong on the ice or sticking out, but I'd like to make these procedural. Nice to ponder about.... otherwise I'd just sculpt some pieces and pop it in.
Very beautiful scene, Ulco!
Good luck with the log of wood. I see too that some branches or roots look too curvy, straight and smooth but I don't really remember to have seen something like this to be sure how it would be correct.
A very "cool" pic indeed. Might well be titled The Last Lonely Heron as all the others have already migrated South for the Winter....here at least where I live.