Pastorial

Henry Blewer · January 31, 2011, 08:16:15 AM

I wanted to render a Very clean looking landscape. This is it. I hope you like it.
I used Walli's grasses and pines. The maples are Dandelo's

http://www.flickr.com/photos/njeneb/5403959927/sizes/o/

inkydigit · January 31, 2011, 08:27:20 AM

looks like a great place to roll down the hill...what about some flowers? daisies maybe?

Kevin F · January 31, 2011, 08:36:53 AM

I think you mean "pastoral".

Henry Blewer · January 31, 2011, 08:41:46 AM

Thanks Kevin. Actually, I was thinking of adding a church. But I liked the test render without it. I kept the name because the tgd is called that. I used to use image titles which better reflected the image. But the tgd was called something else; confusing when your skill increases. Saves hunting through hundreds of good, bad, and dropped files.

Zairyn Arsyn · January 31, 2011, 10:23:55 AM

totally

Quote from: inkydigit on January 31, 2011, 08:27:20 AM
looks like a great place to roll down the hill...

i like it, looks very nice.

FrankB · January 31, 2011, 12:33:59 PM

good one, Henry, has potential

Don't forget to add some lighting dynamics!

Frank

Henry Blewer · January 31, 2011, 01:46:57 PM

Lighting dynamics?

Zairyn Arsyn · January 31, 2011, 01:57:35 PM

he might be referring to the new RT atmospheres features
but i could be wrong.

Quote from: njeneb on January 31, 2011, 01:46:57 PM
Lighting dynamics?

RArcher · January 31, 2011, 02:08:42 PM

I would guess that Frank is suggesting that the image has very flat lighting, especially for a scene with no cloud cover. My suggestion for fixing it would be (if you are not saving as .exr) would be to hit the exposure increase button 3-4 times, then up the contrast setting to around .45 or .55. This will give you much better contrast in the lights and darks and make the scene pop much more than it currently does. Other than the lighting it is a very nice scene with great hill-forms.

FrankB · January 31, 2011, 03:54:25 PM

Yesss... Thanks for translating, Ryan

Henry Blewer · January 31, 2011, 08:31:34 PM

Good advise. I have been reworking this. It used nearly all my memory to render (too much grass).

Dune · February 01, 2011, 02:42:39 AM

Smoke some away

Is that all procedural grass, or objects? And I'd add some height and color variation (you know the method, don't you?). Or throw in some golf balls, and you can keep it like this. I like the scene!

---Dune

Henry Blewer · February 01, 2011, 08:16:24 AM

I reworked this. I used a distance shader to thin out the distant grass objects. I also used Swamp Oaks this time (Another Marc Gebhart tree) The landscape looks like NY State expressway lawns last year. The budget would not allow for grass mowing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/njeneb/5407049517/sizes/o/

I also played around with the Gamma and Contrast settings. I think this is too bright, but then I work at night, so my perspective on lighting is 'altered'.

FrankB · February 01, 2011, 12:41:05 PM

wait... this is a completely different image than the one you opened the thread with.
This one isn't as interesting as the first one. Hurry, go back to the first one!

Frank

Seth · February 01, 2011, 01:08:13 PM

the first one was really better Henry !
you should go back to it and as stated by the others, you should work on your lighting. ^^
I remember Frank and I talking about a lighting tutorial, and I was a bit busy lately, but I think I would give a try to it.
come on, dude, i want to see more from the first render !