Populations test

[DannyG]

NWDA Lilac, Grasses, reeds, weeds, Spruce, hero rock, Silva3D BlackberryVar3, Pines, Mandrakes Bushes.

First render was at .8 AA10

[DannyG]

Some needed advise from Tangled Universe his recommend settings. Big difference I think, grass is much softer. Bit of a softening to the scene as a whole but still looks good. thanks Martin (Not a huge difference in render time compared to the straight 10)
Detail .8, AA16 (1/16) pixel noise .02 Cubic B-Spline

[masonspappy]

it looks very good  Danny.

[Dune]

Nice setup and I like the veggies. The stones might need some improvement, IMHO. But the main difference I see between the two renders is that the latter is a bit blurred overall. I think if you prefer that, it's quite easy to blur a little in photoshop, but render crisp, so you have the detail. Or do I miss something?

[DannyG]

Hello Dune, you are correct it is a bit blurry/softened as you mentioned what I didn't like about the original render is the grass looks a bit raspy or harsh. Thats very high res grass I was a bit confused as to why it was looking like that, (maybe some intersecting going on)  Martin suggested that I use the above render settings to help this and it did indeed help the grass but it did add some blur to the scene as a whole, I think by using a xero filter or something like that in PH would work, but would seriously the impact the clarity of the atm and trees (more so than above) I appreciate the look and advise, and yes the displacements do look a bit pointy, need to sort that out as well. working on it  ^^

[Henry Blewer]

The Box pixel filter works well also with Martin's settings.

I like both renders actually. Have you tried DOF for your renders? I have not been able to really get that to work...

[Dune]

How about the Mitchel-Netravali filter? I use that a lot.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

very nice scene.
interesting rock displacements.

[inkydigit]

Great stuff Danny and some really useful info too...Dune's suggestion sounds interesting too!
J

[DannyG]

Mitchel Netravali Render setting Detail .8 AA16

[Dune]

I like this better than the very soft one. How about a little population variation among the grass(es)? And I would change the stones/dirt. Smoother, more color variation.

[TheBadger]

Good set up. Now drive your self mad tweaking it to perfection. 

[DannyG]

Thanks for the help gentleman, I will work on this this weekend. Sort out the issues Dune mentioned. Thanks again

[Aerometrex]

Very impressive result.  How long did it take to process?

[choronr]

Danny, I would suggest you give the stones/rock a more of an earth color (brown/gray). This would better blend with your grasses and plants.