Mercedes 300SL

garphik · Post by **garphik** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:34 pm

Hi everyone, this is my newest work, one of my fav cars

modeled in blender and rendered in indigo.

the shaders turned out perfectly as expected
Rendertime was a little human ~3hrs but I have to cook it a bit longer,
a newer different version is coming up too
what do you think about it

suvakas · Post by **suvakas** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:07 pm

wow !
Modeling and materials are superb. Good work!

Only thing i'd complain is the lighting. It's a bit too dark. Try to tonemap it to increase the overall brightness level.
Maby something towards this?
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1642 ... difad0.jpg

It's really a mather of personal preference though.
Otherwise - really nice !!

[edit] Where are the windshields?

CTZn · Post by **CTZn** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:32 am

I totally second suvakas, for the crit as for the coms !!!!

8bstudio · Post by **8bstudio** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:01 am

Good job man!!

I would like to be able to model a car or something like human faces or human sculpture (v. "Aurora" of Michelangelo).
I'll learn... I hope!!

Camox · Post by **Camox** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:24 am

WOW thats awesome man !

garphik · Post by **garphik** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:48 pm

suvakas: cheers man, you are right about the tone map, but whats the glass

I think I set the IOR to 1.0, but it should reflect certainly, I have to look in a bit. thanks mate

radiance: thanks man !

CTZn: cheers

8bstudio: thanks man, and best of luck too

Camox: thanks !

a newer version is coming soon

Post by **OnoSendai** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:57 pm

garphik wrote:suvakas: cheers man, you are right about the tone map, but whats the glass I think I set the IOR to 1.0, but it should reflect certainly, I have to look in a bit. thanks mate

Using an IOR of 1.0 will result in no reflection, 100% transmission, due to the Fresnel equations.

garphik · Post by **garphik** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:07 pm

hey there Ono, that was quick ! thanks for the theory, my assumption was wrong

back to IOR 1.33
great job with the renderer man, cheers !

Post by **OnoSendai** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:18 pm

close... but 1.33 = water, glass = 1.5 or more

garphik · Post by **garphik** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:07 am

oops

garphik · Post by **garphik** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:11 am

here is a new version, did a 6 odd hours

still some noise exists
cheers

CTZn · Post by **CTZn** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:48 am

Still a beautifull model and very good materials, and a nice render also, but it's a pity the front and sides are so much in the dark

It's mainly a matter of a lighter floor/background if I shall...

Or, well, that's the way you like it but I'm thinking that maybe your screen gamma is too strong or something. If you see it like le and like it, then fine

Mercedes 300SL

Mercedes 300SL

Thanks guys !

Re: Thanks guys !

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