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I Just Wanted to Post an Image Thread
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Bonnie2001
Extraordinary
Thanks everyone. I will post a finished render when I have it all done.
Hornet3d
Wise
Hornet3d
Wise
It saved going to court and it protected her identity but she hated the mind grab procedure. If they could take thoughts and memories from her head couldn't they also put thoughts and false memories in? The force field was there to protect her when she was at her most vulnerable but she was still connected up to this awful machine.
Hornet3d
Wise
This is sort of in keeping with the title but this might not be the right place for this, I am happy to have it moved or deleted.
Clearly not one of my renders but this had a real impact on me.
Global 2000 Print Advert By DDB: Guillotine | Ads of the World™
Clearly not one of my renders but this had a real impact on me.
Global 2000 Print Advert By DDB: Guillotine | Ads of the World™
Glitterati3D
Dances with Bees
Nice render, Hornet, but OUCH that looks painful!
quietrob
Extraordinary
No way. Rage against the machine. Especially the one attached to your mind, girl!
Rokket
Dances with Bees
I finally got the Superfly materials figured out for metal... but it's now the specular that is driving me crazy. All of the nodes I used to use for highlights in Firelfy, like Blinn and all, get blown out in Superfly. I have to figure this out, so I can replicate all my costumes and make materials for Superfly... *sigh*
Zaarin
Brilliant
In the words of Javik, "I have a simple rule...if a machine can talk, kill it."
On the whole I've found it much easier to use the BDSFGlossy node than try to guess what a Firefly specular node will do in Superfly...
quietrob
Extraordinary
You might checking out this thread over at the SM forum. Plus the same people who helped me would probably help you. They have some real guru's hanging out there.
Quietrob's Firefly to Superfly issues
In my case it was some armor I got from Alfaseed, aka too many name changes to list. The bottom line is just reading that thread is a good place to start. Reading that helped me with some of the materials that you and I discussed.
Quietrob's Firefly to Superfly issues
In my case it was some armor I got from Alfaseed, aka too many name changes to list. The bottom line is just reading that thread is a good place to start. Reading that helped me with some of the materials that you and I discussed.
Rokket
Dances with Bees
Even the BDSFGlossy node was trying to make the material metal... I found out that I don't really need as many nodes plugged into Superfly as I did Firefly, and I am getting decent results, just not quite what I was expecting.
@quietrob: I'll check out that thread. I don't have an account over there yet. Maybe it's time I do.
@quietrob: I'll check out that thread. I don't have an account over there yet. Maybe it's time I do.
seachnasaigh
Energetic
Right. Superfly "knows" how to make metals; it doesn't need -or want- all of the Firefly cheats. Superfly also does specular highlighting naturally, so you don't need all of the Firefly cheats for specular, either. Maybe the BDSF_glossy for this material, or some special effect jacked into Alternate_Specular on occasion.
Rokket
Dances with Bees
Yeah, I am finding out a lot about the Superfly engine. I am trying to replicate my MOS suit texture for the M4 version I modeled. I am getting close to this:
This is the old Firefly render from Poser 10. I am trying to replicate the specularity, but the old nodes are blowing it out.
This is the old Firefly render from Poser 10. I am trying to replicate the specularity, but the old nodes are blowing it out.
Rokket
Dances with Bees
I also noticed that Superfly sees color a bit differently than Firefly does, so I have to play with that.
I haven't used anything but the Poser surface so far.
DO you know of any good tutorials on the Cycles surface?
And can anyone explain Volume to me? Where would I use that? I don't even know what it is. Or transmission. What is that?
I haven't used anything but the Poser surface so far.
DO you know of any good tutorials on the Cycles surface?
And can anyone explain Volume to me? Where would I use that? I don't even know what it is. Or transmission. What is that?
Bonnie2001
Extraordinary
Here is one I a working on for months now, still not done but almost. It's a 1969 Jaguar XJ6. I seen some at the classic car show in Terenure last year and fell in love with them. I took a ton of pictures with my phone and decided I had to remake this car. All done in ZBrush, rendered with the Keyshot Bridge.
All the main body stuff is done, bar a couple of errors I need to fix (such as the left wing upper rear edge). And the wheel hubs and front grill badges are just labels at the mo, I'll do alphas for them soon. Also I still have to do the interior. It's all blocked out, I just need to sculpt details, paint and make the texture and bump maps. Same with the tyres, I need to do the threads and text and make the maps for them. And I forgot to do the antenna and the bases for the mirrors. All that will take me weeks I guess. I decided to make this car blue, not an accurate shade I know, but I like it.
All the main body stuff is done, bar a couple of errors I need to fix (such as the left wing upper rear edge). And the wheel hubs and front grill badges are just labels at the mo, I'll do alphas for them soon. Also I still have to do the interior. It's all blocked out, I just need to sculpt details, paint and make the texture and bump maps. Same with the tyres, I need to do the threads and text and make the maps for them. And I forgot to do the antenna and the bases for the mirrors. All that will take me weeks I guess. I decided to make this car blue, not an accurate shade I know, but I like it.
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Bonnie2001
Extraordinary
oh and I just found out that the font used for the boot emblems is "Algera", which is a big help.