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Title: First attempt!
Post by: Parrot69 on September 21, 2009, 04:18:12 PM
This is my first render, took 3/4 days to make, hopefully because I am learning. What you think??

(http://www.fineartplatinum.com/kate/desertrocksb.jpg)
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: Seth on September 21, 2009, 04:21:52 PM
good terrain, good light , nice postwork and i like the way you put your stones !
good job ! ^^
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: Volker Harun on September 21, 2009, 04:55:34 PM
Agree with Seth ... fine use of colours and image-maps (for the erosion-flow) ... it is obvious that I took care for this first one!
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: domdib on September 21, 2009, 05:14:02 PM
Excellent first render - look forward to seeing more.
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: Parrot69 on September 21, 2009, 05:21:24 PM
Thank you guys!  ;D
The water was (is) the main problem, looks fake and couldn't get any transparency even after I downloaded a transparent cube here on the forum. By itself it is transparent once in the scene it is not, even playing with the distance etc. The pond on the left is a lake object, the one on the right is the cube. Not to mention the lack of thin shore foam etc., for which there is no solution I guess but in post. Sadly I am pretty much useless with a tablet...  ::)
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: MacGyver on September 22, 2009, 02:24:08 AM
Looks very good, like an old photograph :)
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: inkydigit on September 22, 2009, 05:36:00 AM
nice terrain and surfaces...the water could be deeper than you think?...increase then values for decay distance and transparency alot and see what happens?
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: schmeerlap on September 22, 2009, 08:04:00 AM
Excellent first posted render. Yes that's right, it's Decay Distance and a light coloured Decay Tint that makes transparency more visible.

John
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: rcallicotte on September 22, 2009, 08:57:45 AM
If this is your first, it's incredible.  Great job!
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: dandelO on September 22, 2009, 12:40:01 PM
You say a cube. Do you mean a plane?

Regardless, check that 'cast shadows' isn't checked in that object. I'm betting that's the problem of no transparency in the water.

If it is indeed some kind of cube.obj, also ensure that 'double sided surface' is un-checked, you should see beneath it then.
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: dandelO on September 22, 2009, 12:49:16 PM
Sorry, should have also said:

It looks fantastic, really well done.
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: Parrot69 on September 22, 2009, 01:08:00 PM
Oops cast shadow IS checked, I will try later without it, thanks! But the pond on the right is not an object, it is a TG lake... so there is no shadow, yet it is not transparent either. I definitely need to practice more with water, but it's so slow....
Title: Re: First attempt!
Post by: efflux on October 08, 2009, 03:46:11 PM
Lower stone areas are excellent.