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Title: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: dandelO on May 22, 2009, 12:00:37 PM
Not sure I like the tower at the moment(Mr_Lamppost Gaudi Tower), I think I'll add some grass and small trees to the clifftop around it...

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Thanks for looking! :)

EDIT: Removed Gaudi Tower - replaced lighthouse.

Removed left-most rocks - replaced ship

WIP...
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: EoinArmstrong on May 22, 2009, 12:12:03 PM
Excellent lighting and displacements - water's nice too; good and subtle placement of the object :)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: darthvader on May 22, 2009, 07:03:37 PM
Sweet cave!
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: FrankB on May 22, 2009, 07:11:19 PM
Very well done, dandelO! :)
I like this image a lot. I would agree that the tower, while a good idea to place something on the cliffs, doesn't really fit. It simply is not as realistic as the rest of the image, although I cannot put my finger on it as to why. I also like the foam you added here and there, and of course the rock surface and structure.

Great one!

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: Cyber-Angel on May 22, 2009, 09:19:37 PM
You could replace the tower with a lighthouse, if you have one, I like this image.

;D

Regards to you.

Cyber-Angel
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: Seth on May 23, 2009, 03:12:50 AM
good job.
as the other said, the tower seems to be out of place ^^
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: Phylloxera on May 23, 2009, 04:31:38 AM
The rock is successful! As for the tower .....(http://smileys.sur-la-toile.com/repository/Reflexion/F_14WA%7E1.GIF)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: domdib on May 23, 2009, 04:45:47 AM
Very impressive. Unlike others, I quite like the tower, although it gives the scene a faintly sci fi vibe, which may not be what you're after.

I guess the cave is the finalised version of your procedural cave from the other thread? Are you going to share your secret sauce?  ;)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (*@ NWDA)
Post by: dandelO on May 23, 2009, 11:33:08 AM
Thanks guys, the tower will be replaced/omited in an ongoing update... :)

Does anyone mind if I use this as a wip for the NWDA hee-haw? It is new and when I posted it I did have mention of that in the title, but I removed it at the last minute. If there are any objections to changing its status at this point, I understand.
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: Seth on May 23, 2009, 12:01:18 PM
I personnaly see no problem with that... let's hear what T-U, Ryan and Frank will say :)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: dandelO on May 23, 2009, 01:32:16 PM
Thanks, Franck, I'll wait. :)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: FrankB on May 23, 2009, 01:46:34 PM
Cool dandelO, just go ahead!

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta
Post by: dandelO on May 23, 2009, 01:56:36 PM
Cheers, Frank. :)
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta v.3.0
Post by: dandelO on May 24, 2009, 07:55:00 AM
Changed from the original image to the one displayed now.

There was a large rock left-most in the water and close to camera, it's gone now and I've balanced it with a more distant feature; the approaching nauta.

Also gone is Mr_L's Gaudi Tower, it just didn't fit, replaced it with a lighthouse. I'll have to find another use sometime for the cool tower model.

Work to be done to the clifftop: Some other signs of barren life, old plants/trees, possibly ivy on the lighthouse, I have an ivy model to fit it but it's on another hard drive that I'm not sure is working...
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta - IV
Post by: dandelO on May 24, 2009, 01:25:40 PM
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Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: Mohawk20 on May 24, 2009, 01:39:32 PM
Looking good, but those sails really need translucency... a value of 0.8 would do fine I guess.
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: dandelO on May 25, 2009, 03:13:40 PM
Cheers, Mohawk. Actually, the translucency value is already at '1' for all sail objects in the posted image. I think I might have to go overboard with it, I think the ship is overall too bold aswell, I will probably move it way back and scale it up, so it's the same overall size in the image but looking more like just a hint of it approaching.
The atmospheric haze and blue-sky colour will deaden it a little if I get the distance right...
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: dandelO on May 25, 2009, 04:47:16 PM
Quick update:

Fixed the boat and blurred the lighthouse and trees a bit.

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Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: inkydigit on May 26, 2009, 06:07:20 AM
super cave...I like this scene!
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: rcallicotte on May 26, 2009, 08:37:14 AM
Very cool.  And a yo-ho-ho.
Title: Re: Caveat Nauta (possible NWDA entry WIP)
Post by: GioMez on May 26, 2009, 09:27:31 AM
Very nice scene! Great rock.