It is still life

[luvsmuzik]

Looking really good. I find when placing a light I make it's size large enough to see the bounding box, move it near where I want it and rhen I Right click in the 3D preview Center on object>Light source* and the scene zooms to Light source * which when selected becomes the temporary  rotational center and the light is more easily positioned from there. Then just click the  Current render camera button and you're back to your scene and resize your light to what you had it.

Thank you Bobby! Something else I never knew, as I was hesitant to add additional light sources. I have one particular file I can indeed implement this.

Here I have again modified the original object file to add some clutter to the room. There are just the bare bones object shaders on now after exporting and running through Poseray.

The coordinate setup worked great. The tiny flame above the candle is a seperate object...with a magnifier you can see the flame....  Haze is light for now but after shaders should show better. Now to see if my clip files work...heh.

Sorry to bore you with this progress, but I am learning A LOT!

[Dune]

This is what I like, seeing the progress being made. is this TG rendering, btw, or still Blender?

[bobbystahr]

Agree with Ulco, we're here as much for personal artistic growth as anything and watching someone grok stuff thru their WIPs is a treat especially when we're able to help the process along somewhat. We've all had questions answered here so it feels good to give back and in some cases pay it forward with new ideas.

[luvsmuzik]

This is what I like, seeing the progress being made. is this TG rendering, btw, or still Blender?

Agree with Ulco, we're here as much for personal artistic growth as anything and watching someone grok stuff thru their WIPs is a treat especially when we're able to help the process along somewhat. We've all had questions answered here so it feels good to give back and in some cases pay it forward with new ideas.

Just prior image was TG render before applying TG shaders.
These are the tests and an almost final render.
To do:
See if I can figure out translucent for the cloth and flower petals, which both already have other shaders.
And get either red or purple grapes....heh

I finally also figured out why most of my images are so flat looking. For some reason, I have not used specular (leaving it black on most things). Now...with just adding a little, I have some on the apple, and the grapes...duh...I think this was because Blender Cycles you add all sorts of nodes for gloss and junk, so just start with no specular.

[Dune]

I would tone down the texture on the table cloth, or find another, more subtle one. And try to experiment with a default shader and glass shader (no reflection) merged, for some 'transluparancy'.

[masonspappy]

transluparancy 
?   

[Dune]

A Modern Mix of translucency and transparency 

[luvsmuzik]

Ha! Okay thanks! I knew exactly what you meant.
slickery: adj. mixture of slick and slippery....Like when it is not ice or snow, it is both and it is slickery!

[Hannes]

What a confusement!!

[Dune]

 

[luvsmuzik]

All you have to do is talk in terms I understand.

[bobbystahr]

I would tone down the texture on the table cloth, or find another, more subtle one. And try to experiment with a default shader and glass shader (no reflection) merged, for some 'transluparancy'.

good thought Ulco...gonna try that...haven't been texture experimenting lately.

[luvsmuzik]

Hannes' material share
http://www.planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,22695.msg229027.html#msg229027

Hannes brass oxide tgc    bowl and lamp
Hannes' gold tgc              candle holder
Hannes' silver tgc            plate
Hannes' fleshy tgc           transluparancy tulip (color adjust)
Hannes' advice on flame object with haze


For Dune .....Now with a 50 million Egyptian thread count linen table cloth
Soft shadows diameter 2, samples 15 Sunlight 3
For BobbyStahr.....Under cabinet area light focus on bowl

[bobbystahr]

Over all I'd say you got it! I like the way this has turned out. A great learning experience no doubt.

[luvsmuzik]

Thanks Bobby. Scene needs paint pallet and brushes and messy rags, ....lbut that is another day, haha.....sigh