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Title: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: littlecannon on August 23, 2009, 10:12:28 AM
Hi All... inspired by Dan's Maldives image and info (thanks Dan), I have made this little WIP. The water is not right and the texturing has a way to go. All comments and suggestions warmly welcomed...
Cheers, Simon.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P.
Post by: aymenk2003 on August 23, 2009, 10:28:57 AM
good image ... the water needs some transparency and some waves ...it looks like a flat mirror
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P.
Post by: Tangled-Universe on August 23, 2009, 10:41:58 AM
I don't agree with aymenk, the scales of the water is just right compared to the size of the islands. With a calm sea this is probably exactly as it will look like in real life.
A tad more transparency would be nice, but not too much.
The next step might be to find a bit more interesting seed for your terrain, maybe get something more atol like?
Good work so far!

Martin
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P.
Post by: littlecannon on August 23, 2009, 10:50:01 AM
Thanks guys, I'll tweak the transparency and mess with the Island shapes a bit. I might go with a few different weather situations when I get closer to convincing Island shapes. I'll keep these shapes on file as I like the unreal artistic smoothness of them. ::) I think I'll get busy with Dune's Breaker tutorial (does this teach me windmills and head spins?) ;D
Cheers, Simon
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P.
Post by: Naoo on August 23, 2009, 03:31:07 PM
Hi

Wonderful!
Again an image where I wish to have/see a deckchair with my towel ;)


ciao
Naoo
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P.
Post by: Oshyan on August 24, 2009, 04:41:57 AM
Funny, I like these more simplified, abstract shapes. Not realistic perhaps, but sort of... symbolic, iconic. A good image already IMO, but if absolute realism is what your after, the tweaks you and others mention will probably help.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update
Post by: littlecannon on August 24, 2009, 02:16:15 PM
Here's another iteration... not too much more, mainly island shapes and water transparency. More to come... and Thanks Oshyan.
Simon.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update
Post by: Seth on August 24, 2009, 02:19:12 PM
lovely view
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update
Post by: aymenk2003 on August 24, 2009, 07:33:45 PM
you've got it this time even the cloud are in the right place ...
nice image...
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update
Post by: littlecannon on August 25, 2009, 07:28:14 AM
Thanks Seth and aymenk2003... I've got another one rendering at home... with a little amusing detail. I'll keep ya posted.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: littlecannon on August 25, 2009, 02:31:30 PM
Just a small set of stones added.... can you spot them? ;D
Cheers, Simon.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: FrankB on August 25, 2009, 03:39:30 PM
great idea :)
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: Seth on August 25, 2009, 03:52:01 PM
hehehehe bravo !!! ^^
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: Naoo on August 25, 2009, 04:09:23 PM
Hi

Oh poor man :( ;) ;)


ciao
Naoo
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: littlecannon on August 26, 2009, 05:03:53 AM
Thanks Peeps... got another going now with waves... Thanks to Dune. Post it later...
Cheers,
Simon.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on August 26, 2009, 12:39:01 PM
looks nice :)

i hope you get rescued from the islands.
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: MacGyver on August 26, 2009, 12:51:10 PM
Quote from: ZAAI999 on August 26, 2009, 12:39:01 PM
looks nice :)

i hope you get rescued from the islands.

That wouldn't be a rescue, would it? It looks really nice down there :)
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on August 26, 2009, 12:57:57 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on August 26, 2009, 12:51:10 PM
Quote from: ZAAI999 on August 26, 2009, 12:39:01 PM
looks nice :)

i hope you get rescued from the islands.

That wouldn't be a rescue, would it? It looks really nice down there :)
:D

well.... there is a SOS written with a fake stones shader in that last render.
its all up to him really...
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: mhaze on August 26, 2009, 12:58:55 PM
excellent work - nice place to retire to. 8)

Mick
Title: Re: The Islands W.I.P. Update 3
Post by: littlecannon on August 26, 2009, 03:09:20 PM
I think the longer he stays there the more he'll want to stay. There are some lovely spots for kite surfing. The waves are going to take a bit of time as Dune says, they need a lot of tweaking, so for now I'll tweak them in another tgd until I get them right. I am going to play water colour and with the pops distribution a bit, add some stones (more stones) etc...

On another note, someone at work asked me where this was... I love Terragen. ;D  Thanks for all the comments so far