Wake Island (WIP)

[Falcon]

For a friend, I've done some work on the recreation of an actual island.

The original island can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wake_Island_air.JPG

And here's my TG2 render, trying to get roughly the same view:

[Henry Blewer]

It looks very much like an atoll. Are you going to add the buildings and airstrip?
If you change the color of the shallow water to more blue green, the water would match the photo better.

[rcallicotte]

Hey, I remember playing on that island.  Loved it.  Great reproduction so far!

[MacGyver]

Hey, I remember playing on that island.  Loved it.  Great reproduction so far!

Do you mean you tried to create it to in TG or did you actually play on the island in your childhood?

[Zairyn Arsyn]

Hey, I remember playing on that island.  Loved it.  Great reproduction so far!

Do you mean you tried to create it to in TG or did you actually play on the island in your childhood?

i think he means he played on that island in his childhood.

nice start on the render btw.

[rcallicotte]

I played on the island in Battlefield 2.  LOL 

[Zairyn Arsyn]

hahahaha I should have known 

[MacGyver]

I played on the island in Battlefield 2.  LOL  

Ok, d'oh! Nice reproduction btw.!

[Falcon]

update: Working on the surface shaders before I add vegetation. I'm somewhat happy with the beach, but not perfectly so. I need some more "graininess".

[Kevin F]

update: Working on the surface shaders before I add vegetation. I'm somewhat happy with the beach, but not perfectly so. I need some more "graininess".

Try adding a tiny (0.01) amount of displacement to the base colours layer, I've found this usually gives a nice grainy effect.
Playing with the offset and displacement roughness values can also add to this. Be careful not to make the values too big. Small is best.