More rocks and grass

[Clay]

Playing around a bit, still tweaking out the rock textures..but its getting there I reckon.

[archonforest]

yes it is!

[bobbystahr]

Yup, yer gettin the TG feel happening...a bit more time/tweakin and this could be a photo real one man...liking this a lot.

[Clay]

Update, got my rocks goin:-)

[bobbystahr]

oooh gettin dark...izzit gonna rain? losing some finer details mate, I'd thin the clouds a bit.

[AP]

Thin the clouds or increase your ground GI.

[Volker Harun]

I like the new mood. ;-) You could expose the exr-output to satisfy the other's lighting needs ,-)

[DocCharly65]

I like the new mood. ;-) You could expose the exr-output to satisfy the other's lighting needs ,-)

I agree completely!

[bobbystahr]

Also on the left side of the 3D preview window there's an exposure slider that I've started using since I remembered it to brighten up an over dark image....

[Clay]

Another update WHEEEeeee..still adjusting lighting. Shadows are to hard, and for some weird reason setting "use soft shadows" crashes TG every time I click on it..have to figure that out, I think it has to do with the image map I applied to the fake stones, I dunno.

[bobbystahr]

Very nice stone work and yup, the lighting is much improved. Never ran into that crash problem with use soft shadows. I just had an unsaved session crash when I deleted a displaceable plane object from the node view myself...bugger.

[Clay]

Very nice stone work and yup, the lighting is much improved. Never ran into that crash problem with use soft shadows. I just had an unsaved session crash when I deleted a displaceable plane object from the node view myself...bugger.

the stones and grass in the foreground look to "smeared" so I'm gonna do a re-render again hehe, luckily this file doesn't take to long to render out hehe.

[Tangled-Universe]

I liked your start and thought the second iteration (rock stone 3.jpg) showed some nice improvements.
This latest update makes me speechless, I just don't know what to say, but only ask uncomfortably: what did you do to your nice render?
Please revert to your previous version and make small step by step/incremental changes to your scene.

Indeed, to brighten up shadows off your terrain/surfaces you can do 2 things in your situation:
1) decrease cloud density to allow more light pass through
2) increase "strenght on surfaces" setting in the "enviro light" node. Say from 1 to 1.5 or from 1 to 2.

Good luck and take it easy with changing stuff!

Cheers,
Martin

[Clay]

I liked your start and thought the second iteration (rock stone 3.jpg) showed some nice improvements.
This latest update makes me speechless, I just don't know what to say, but only ask uncomfortably: what did you do to your nice render?
Please revert to your previous version and make small step by step/incremental changes to your scene.

Indeed, to brighten up shadows off your terrain/surfaces you can do 2 things in your situation:
1) decrease cloud density to allow more light pass through
2) increase "strenght on surfaces" setting in the "enviro light" node. Say from 1 to 1.5 or from 1 to 2.

Good luck and take it easy with changing stuff!

Cheers,
Martin

Oh I know I change stuff all the time, I fiddle til I get what I want LOL!! Great suggestions from everyone I will apply those and make a pretty picture:-)

[Hannes]

I totally agree with Martin. If you'd improve the first one, it would be a killer image.