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Title: Simple Desert
Post by: RArcher on March 24, 2009, 02:26:02 PM
Just a bit of simple desert here.  Felt like I hadn't created any renders in a while so found a few minutes and put this one together. Rendered in about an hour.

Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: FrankB on March 24, 2009, 02:44:40 PM
oh wow, Ryan, I like the detail in this a lot. Apart from the really great looking detail on the ground, the contrast is just right and the seemingly unspectacular sky is worth a closer look: its colors and also the cirrus are very well done!

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: inkydigit on March 24, 2009, 03:01:04 PM
agree with Frank....very nice...love the sand ripples, are they procedural?
Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: PorcupineFloyd on March 24, 2009, 03:48:45 PM
This sand is purely fantastic!

I'd add a single but not too large rock somewhere on the left or right.
Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: RArcher on March 24, 2009, 03:51:07 PM
Thanks Frank,  I'm glad you noticed the sky, it was most likely the trickiest part.  Getting the clouds to blend properly with the sky can be tough.  Inky, the ripples were displaced based on an image map.
Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: inkydigit on March 24, 2009, 06:32:34 PM
thanks ...nice effect and a useful technique
Title: Re: Simple Desert
Post by: rcallicotte on March 24, 2009, 09:04:05 PM
Excellent colors and lighting.  It looks a little hard; not that I wouldn't mind jumping in to find out.  Looks real!  Cool job!   ;D