Continuing the African theme. This is pretty much the same setup as my last image, just with the camera from high above and some elephants for some interest.
The image turned out a little big to post here so you can see it here:
http://www.archer-designs.com/zp/index.php?album=digital-art%2Fterragen-2&image=elephant-march-v2.jpg (http://www.archer-designs.com/zp/index.php?album=digital-art%2Fterragen-2&image=elephant-march-v2.jpg)
Simply click through the image to get the full 1920x1200 size.
Very nice!!
But:
At least one of the elephants is flying.
Do you have specularity on the elephants? try settings of 0.3-0.5 for the spec. The shadow sides of the objects are too dark.
Very cool! The sandy surface looks great from away up there too. Excellent render! :)
Thanks, the elephants shouldn't be flying! They are composed of three populations of various positions set to sit on the ground. Maybe I need a bit of a dust trail following them. I will also look into the specularity, as I'm pretty sure I didn't change it at all.
Looks nice! However, at least to my eyes, there seems to be a bit of a scaling conflict between the elephants and the shrubs which makes the elephants seem oddly small...but not being an expert on African vegetation I don't know if I'm not just seeing things.
I like flying elephants. They are easier on the vegetation this way. :)
Great render.
I really like those Acacia trees and this setting ...beautiful work.
Aaah, elephants! Thank you! :)
perhaps a shadow of a plane will help here..... :-\
Beautiful scene, but the elephants are too small. Like this, the trees would have to be true giants :)
Excellent. I saw an image similar to this on The Discovery Channel.
Marc
Thanks guys, I should have an updated image coming along soon. As for the elephants size, I do believe they are quite correct in relation to the trees. According to wikipedia the trees can grow upwards of 21 metres tall.
Here is an example image:
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-elephant-family-under-umbrella-acacia-image5084537
Maybe it is the overhead angle that is throwing things off?
Good to see your inspiration has been stimulated.
Marc
Nice image , Ryan .
At first i thought the same . I think you are right about the scale . Then after your sample it looks like the scale is OK .
Kadri.
Here is an updated version. No more flying elephants! Also switched the sun position around and lowered it a bit to get some late afternoon lighting. Added a few more positions of elephants and a bit of dust.
Full version here: http://www.archer-designs.com/zp/index.php?album=digital-art%2Fterragen-2&image=elephant-march-v3.jpg (http://www.archer-designs.com/zp/index.php?album=digital-art%2Fterragen-2&image=elephant-march-v3.jpg)
Like a photo from National Geographic :)
Kadri.
Awesome image Ryan! Great work. 8)
I sure like it Ryan, the scale appears to be right on. And, the lower sun has helped a lot.
the last version is most excellent Ryan!
After looking at photos, I'd still suggest about doubling the size of the elephants, but what do I know. Here's an example: http://www.thenaturetouch.com/kenya/images/scenephant.jpg
One more just for fun. Exactly the same setup as the top down image, all I did was move the camera near the ground. The elephant models aren't all that great close up but better than I can make on my own!
http://www.archer-designs.com/temp/elephant/elephants-close-up-v1.jpg (http://www.archer-designs.com/temp/elephant/elephants-close-up-v1.jpg)
The Pachyderms look fine. If you have an unwrap uv application you can correct the map smearing. Also, I would add some serious displacement once you correct the mapping.
Very cool image.
My two cents.
Marc
Link: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=46664&highlight=elephants
These would work well if you have ZBrush or 3D Coat.
Here is a Rhino model if you want to go nuts.
http://web.me.com/marcgebhart1/Marc_Gebhart/Ryan/Rhino.tgo
The second image is a WIP I started but, never finished.
I really like the close up. It's just cool; I like elephants.
Cool Rhino Marc. I've been messing about with the Elephant in Daz Studio so it is easy to pose, just not all that easy to really modify fully that I know how to do anyway.
Ryan,
If you want to fire over the Elephant, posed the way you like it, I'll adjust the uv's and use the Elephant alpha maps from the ZBrush forum for the displacement. Adjusting the uv layout will get rid of the image smearing.
Just email me the .obj exported from DAZ Studio. You can include the textures as well. However, if it's a model you bought from DAZ then you shouldn't send it. If it was free model provide me with the download link and I'll grab it. I have the newest version of DAZ Studio so, that would work out great.
Marc
Here is the link to the Elephant. It is the free starter set of safari animals so anyone can download it from Daz. Includes Elephant, Rhino, Zebra, Cheetah and Antelope plus a couple of poses for each.
http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=8865 (http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=8865)
The textures aren't terrible but they could certainly be much better.
Sweet. Got it.
I'll mess around with it over the next couple days and apply the new textures and displacement in DAZ then I'll setup a download for you.
Marc