The Brain of the Iceberg Brigade

RArcher · February 05, 2008, 08:26:06 PM

Playing around with Luminosity, Translucency, and reflectance. I really wish transparency would make an appearance, I can't wait to show off the underwater areas of these icebergs. Thanks for taking a look.

dhavalmistry · February 05, 2008, 08:28:22 PM

a good start...I like the displacements...although you might want to turn up the translucency.

Will · February 05, 2008, 08:31:23 PM

cool material

nvseal · February 05, 2008, 08:59:48 PM

Fantastic surfacing.

rcallicotte · February 05, 2008, 09:29:02 PM

RArcher, this is quite wonderful. Hope you're enjoying this. It looks like marvelous fun.

Seth · February 06, 2008, 01:22:01 AM

good ice !

rcallicotte · February 06, 2008, 09:17:15 AM

Any chance for a little lesson on how you got that ice look?

overlordchuck · February 06, 2008, 12:40:40 PM

Seconded.

RArcher · February 06, 2008, 10:17:15 PM

Thanks for the comments. It is actually an extremely simple setup. I've posted the .tgd over on Ashundar for anyone interested.

This render was done at 0.85 detail, 8 AA and 3/4 GI rendered at 1280 x 640 and took just over 24 hours.

http://www.ashundar.com/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item314

rcallicotte · February 07, 2008, 08:43:05 AM

Cool!!! The actual TGD!

Thanks!

@RArcher - when building your terrain, did you start with the Compute Terrain and build your terrain by working up the node network or did you start from the top and work down toward the Compute Terrain? This is somewhat complex, I think.

RArcher · February 07, 2008, 10:48:03 AM

Calico: I would not necessarily call it a terrain really. It is more just a field of massive scale fake stones that have been displaced. I started at the compute terrain node and worked my way up. Mostly just random displacements and variations to certain heights/slopes by warping, twisting and redirecting. Sorry it is so messy but I don't really work systematically, I just keep adding or deleting nodes till something looks nice! Besides that, it isn't really the terrain that makes the picture, but more the fact that a single surfacing layer can give so much variation in tone.

rcallicotte · February 07, 2008, 12:49:07 PM

Brilliant! Thanks for explaining. Considering we are some distance from the beta, I'm amazed how fantastic this is and, as you said, it's not highly complex.

I love it that I can use the TGD to understand your way of building the final product. I learn so much by dissecting someone else's work. Learn all kinds of things about TGD and the science / art of graphical effects. Thanks again.

inkydigit · February 08, 2008, 10:53:47 AM

Nice Ice!!

Mr_Lamppost · February 08, 2008, 08:23:52 PM

Thanks for the share, that ice looks amazing, the best yet