Another Iray image this time with the Leopard Tortoise, a Common Wall Lizard and the Sagebrush Habitat
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Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread
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Thank-you, Chris... Yes, everything in the image is mine. I considered adding a bird or the ants but felt the image might start to get too busy.
I will say I'm particularly happy with the performance of the model's skin-folding around the neck/trunk of the body. In this particular render, it exceeded my expectations and even led to me questioning myself-- "How did I do that?" lol
For those of you who end up getting these sets, part of the trick is use and turn-down the neck recede/extend control to about half, and to turn on the "Turtle Neck" morph to "1".
I should add that a big thanks does go out to Chris who suggested doing "Turtles" as one of my next projects
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Thank-you, Chris... I'm not sure I'm quite the 3D MacGyver, but I'm humbled that someone of your considerable talents would think so.
Here's another Iray remember, this time with the Saguaro habitat, the Desert Tortoise, some Burrowing Owls and a barely visible Side-blotched Lizard.
Here's another Iray remember, this time with the Saguaro habitat, the Desert Tortoise, some Burrowing Owls and a barely visible Side-blotched Lizard.
You should know... you can't rush a turtle (but they are moving towards the store)
OH! ROFL...so true.... just love the little (well and big) critters so much! You're such a talent, Ken!
The Turtles have just crossed the finish line...
Nature's Wonders Turtles - A Ken Gilliland Creation at HiveWire 3D
Nature's Wonders Turtles of the World Vol. 1 - A Ken Gilliland Creation at HiveWire 3D
Nature's Wonders Turtles - A Ken Gilliland Creation at HiveWire 3D
Nature's Wonders Turtles of the World Vol. 1 - A Ken Gilliland Creation at HiveWire 3D
amazing Ken!
Thanks everyone... I use both Poser and DAZ Studio... I generally work in Firefly but the Iray version of the products does some pretty impressive renders.
I should state again, so there's no confusion, this release is set-up exactly like my other Nature's Wonders critter sets. The "Turtles" product is base set (includes the model, the red-eared sliders and all the poses) and the add-on volume, "Turtles of the World v1: Tortoises" has 7 tortoises for the base set (yes, you need the base set).
I do have plans for two additional volumes, "v2: Turtles of New World" and "v3: Turtles of the Old World".I'll probably start those in a month or so... right now I'm working on some SBRM updates (Penguins, Toucans, Turkey and Hummingbirds). I'm finishing up the rebuilt Turkey cr2 now. It's pretty cool, the male add-on parts are now included in the base model (as well as other enhancements), and of course, all the controls have been moved to the BODY section. It's a lot of work--but much easier to use.
