mantis

Kram1032 · Post by **Kram1032** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:42 am

This really is too great to put texture on it! Just model the rest too^^
Maybe, you can work with specular, at least partly, as it gives SSS without energy loss ...On the other hand, it may become too reflective, in that case...
Just try it out...

richie · Post by **richie** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:54 am

hi,
i tried to use an emitting plane instead of a sun with physical sky that i used in first tests. ok that's not really realistic, too much clean, the head especially, and i think i need more reflection, but i like the SSS effect.
Advices are welcome, thx

neepneep · Post by **neepneep** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:10 am

The head is the the only thing that really seems fake to me but the rest still looks good!

Have you tried lighting with an environment map?

mrCarnivore · Post by **mrCarnivore** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:17 am

The sss effect is visble nicely now! However, there are large areas of the mantis that now look really grey when they should look a more saturated green.

CTZn · Post by **CTZn** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:16 am

Yes, white balance is a bit reddish that's why.

Still amazing !

And sorry if I'm pushing someone about textured sss too (my own preference still goes to procedurals), but that was just to mention I had the "flash" about textured sss reading that thread. Ok, no one cares

Cheers

Stur · Post by **Stur** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:57 pm

My only advice is to make many outstanding scenes like this one !

8bstudio · Post by **8bstudio** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:36 pm

Yes I think sun version is better because now there aren't reflection on eyes and now it seems a little more flat.

Adrien · Post by **Adrien** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:25 pm

very nice render test, right !
But you must keep it up.

Apres yafray, le voila sur indigo

joegiampaoli · Post by **joegiampaoli** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:25 pm

I wish I could model organic things like that....

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