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Title: River scene
Post by: RogueNZ on August 31, 2020, 05:38:38 AM
WAS grasses, Xfrog trees, volumetric density driven water, path traced etc. Used a negative value for variation and got some really cool cumulus looking Easy clouds. Pleased with the realism, path tracing had a huge effect on this scene (and also render times!).
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Post by: Dune on August 31, 2020, 06:12:26 AM
Very nice render! Negative variation is indeed a good method to get cleaner big clouds. The slanting reflections are probably caused by wide angle lens.
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Post by: Kadri on August 31, 2020, 07:50:59 AM
Looks good.
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Post by: zaxxon on August 31, 2020, 09:33:54 AM
That's a very nice scene and a beautiful render. Subtle rock detail and lush foliage, backed by a big sky, well done!
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Post by: sboerner on August 31, 2020, 10:53:19 AM
Nice! Has a real Kodachrome feel to it . . . love the colors.
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Post by: luvsmuzik on August 31, 2020, 07:24:37 PM
Beautiful! :)
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Post by: Hannes on September 01, 2020, 07:20:07 AM
Very nice and realistic! The only thing that would add even more to realism is a darker wet area a bit above the water line.
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Post by: WAS on September 01, 2020, 01:54:27 PM
Lighting looks wonderful, and looks like a calm part of the river, looking at some neat scenery.

I agree with Hannes, that would add a lot to the scene. Maybe phase it out a little bit at the top, and add a line of lighter stone colour to represent silt sediment and calcium buildup from the water. Looks like that stone would leech a lot into the river, plus it's loose dirts/sands.
Title: Re: River scene
Post by: RogueNZ on September 01, 2020, 08:40:53 PM
Thanks all! I used a 14mm focal length which definitely explains the slanted reflections.

I did have a subtle water line layer but agree it could have been extended, WAS's idea about a lighter colored buildup is a good one.