Part 3: Iron Age.

Oshyan · December 21, 2014, 11:09:05 PM

I find the new lighting and the color variation on the trees to be *extremely* effective Ulco. Very nice indeed. Looking forward to seeing it at higher detail and resolution.

- Oshyan

Dune · December 22, 2014, 03:30:06 AM

Well, the whole thing is going to be rendered at 8640px wide, so it'll be quite nice, I think. Still in discussion with the scientists about the exact width of bog, stream and treecover in the distance. They all have different opinions, which makes it a tough and slow commission.

Yeah, Bobby, people didn't get highpoly until the mid '50's I suppose, and now they're degrading again

No XOIO guys, just 2 DAZ people (hardly worth all the polys) and 4 types of very lopoly homecooked specimen. I will add one or two more, I think, but don't want it overcrowded.

bobbystahr · December 22, 2014, 04:28:40 AM

Quote from: Dune on December 22, 2014, 03:30:06 AM
Yeah, Bobby, people didn't get highpoly until the mid '50's I suppose, and now they're degrading again

Heh heh heh, I Blame txtng and I calls 'em GENTXT

WAS · December 22, 2014, 12:50:29 PM

Quote from: Dune on December 11, 2014, 11:59:07 AM
Part of the stream and surrounding area; internal grass. And a house being built.

Second image: "Get your stinkin' paws off me you damned dirty ape!"

Haha, these area really nice. Love the grasses, though I think they're missing any sort of wild flowers. Maybe even add some more lush colors to the grasses around the water-sources like IRL.

bobbystahr · December 22, 2014, 04:02:32 PM

Quote from: WASasquatch on December 22, 2014, 12:50:29 PM
Quote from: Dune on December 11, 2014, 11:59:07 AM
Part of the stream and surrounding area; internal grass. And a house being built.

Second image: "Get your stinkin' paws off me you damned dirty ape!"

Haha, these area really nice. Love the grasses, though I think they're missing any sort of wild flowers. Maybe even add some more lush colors to the grasses around the water-sources like IRL.

"Get your stinkin' paws off me you damned dirty ape!" hee hee hee...re: flowers, Dune is working to spec for an era and they may not be appropriate.

DocCharly65 · December 23, 2014, 04:00:47 AM

I wait full of anticipation for the final overall picture...

pclavett · December 30, 2014, 10:37:41 PM

Amazing detail Ulco !
A lot of work in there and it shows !
Excellent in all respects !
Paul

Dune · January 15, 2015, 11:03:03 AM

I can't show the final here, as 1. NDA, and 2. very big!
But the result is stunning (if I may say so myself). Rendered at 0.8 and AA8, with soft shadows, at a resolution of 8400px wide, and back within a few hours from Pixelplow. Same with the other 2 renders for this book; Glacial and the Primeval Forest scene. Can't show them either.

So here's a thumbs up for Pixelplow; it really is worthwhile to send your stuff up, especially if you have a lazy machine, or only one fast one (like me). Before stills were difficult, because the GI prepass couldn't be done by them, but now nothing more is needed than a good file, and specified what you want to get, in the output image file name. Super!

bobbystahr · January 15, 2015, 03:36:32 PM

Quote from: Dune on January 15, 2015, 11:03:03 AM
I can't show the final here, as 1. NDA, and 2. very big!
But the result is stunning (if I may say so myself). Rendered at 0.8 and AA8, with soft shadows, at a resolution of 8400px wide, and back within a few hours from Pixelplow. Same with the other 2 renders for this book; Glacial and the Primeval Forest scene. Can't show them either.

So here's a thumbs up for Pixelplow; it really is worthwhile to send your stuff up, especially if you have a lazy machine, or only one fast one (like me). Before stills were difficult, because the GI prepass couldn't be done by them, but now nothing more is needed than a good file, and specified what you want to get, in the output image file name. Super!

Well that's a great plug for the plow...I may well be planning some larger stuff in the near future hearing that. I'll wait till the book hits my library to see the pics. Can you divulge the book's title so I can watch for it?

Dune · January 16, 2015, 03:42:25 AM

They've not decided on the title yet, but I doubt it'll be in the US or even outside our little country. It's a very local riversystem that is going to be described indepth (500 pages, 24x32cm book). But I thought they were going to make marketing posters from my renders, and they might well be available somewhere.

bobbystahr · January 16, 2015, 10:49:19 AM

Quote from: Dune on January 16, 2015, 03:42:25 AM
They've not decided on the title yet, but I doubt it'll be in the US or even outside our little country. It's a very local riversystem that is going to be described indepth (500 pages, 24x32cm book). But I thought they were going to make marketing posters from my renders, and they might well be available somewhere.

Still it might just turn up in the Geography Dept. at the University of Manitoba. University libraries often have books, in my experience researching oddities, that you can't find anywhere else. Crossing my fingers on the poster though. It'd look really good on my wall.

archonforest · January 16, 2015, 10:57:58 AM

They ordered a 8400 pix picture for a book like that?

That is a poster size image...hmmm

Dune · January 17, 2015, 03:14:20 AM

Fold out page, so total will be 72 cm wide @ 300dpi.

archonforest · January 17, 2015, 07:51:12 AM

Quote from: Dune on January 17, 2015, 03:14:20 AM
Fold out page, so total will be 72 cm wide @ 300dpi.

I see...then it makes senses.