Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread

[mininessie]

fantastic scene

 

[Miss B]

Lyne, RDNA has a whole set of small critter "Scatters" that come in very handy. Bees, Bats, dragonflies. They load a low poly group of critters for scene filler.

I have those 3, but don't recall what Vol. 2 was (which didn't transfer to DAZ), and I never got Vol. 4, the Bumble Bees.

I also think, once up a time years ago, I had something similar for falling leaves, but don't remember where I got it.

 

[Glitterati3D]

Volume1 was Fireflies
Volume3 Dragonflies
Volume4 Bats
Volume5 Bees

And, I believe Volume2 was Butterflies, though I renamed it on my backup files and can't be certain.

 

[Miss B]

Ohhhh, I think you might be right.

 

[Stezza]

I'm hosting the latest Carrara Challenge over in the Carrara Board at Daz called Tomato et al,.

I thought I'd do a Tomato Frog for it which I have done... then thought I wonder if there is such a thing as a Tomato Frog...
I Googled and there is ... blow me down!

Rendered in Carrara.

 

[Ken Gilliland]

Actually the tomato frog is on my to-do list and some of the morphs on the frog model were specifically designed to get the "tomato frog" look

As we move towards summer, I'm starting to plan out the rest of the year...

For my Nature's Wonders project list, now that "Volume 2: Poison Dart Frogs" is done, I guess I'll be looking at Volume 3 (Bullfrogs) and maybe those ants or damselflies (or both). I also have a couple new frog poses done-- I can't decide whether to throw them in a set or add a lot more and make a pose set.

I feel I do need to give my Songbird ReMix line some love too so I probably finish out the year with the Sage Grouse and Peafowl.

But before I start any of those, I need to finish the Racing Tack for Harry and any last minute adjustments on the Horse wings (yes, they are finally coming and soon). I might also make the wings work for the big cat.

 

[Lyne]

@Ken Gilliland - oohhhh sounds GOOD.... really enjoying your models, Ken!

 

[Lyne]

Volume1 was Fireflies
Volume3 Dragonflies
Volume4 Bats
Volume5 Bees

And, I believe Volume2 was Butterflies, though I renamed it on my backup files and can't be certain.

ohhhh I never got them for some reason...only the leaves... but with my close ups, I prefer single high res models, but thanks for the info!

 

[Alisa]

lovely, Stezza, and awesome lineup, Ken!

 

[Chris]

While looking cuddly and cute, the Golden Poison Dart Frog is definitely a "do not touch" with enough poison to kill 20 humans on his skin, making him the most deadly of the Poison Dart Frogs. The poison, when applied to poison darts, will keep its effectiveness for up to 2 years.

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The Dyeing Poison Dart Frog gets it's name not from its terminal effects but from the other form of "dying"...

Local tribes use the poison from this frog for decoration. Feathers are plucked from the back of young parrots and the frogs are rubbed on the parrots' exposed skin. When the feathers regrow, the toxin causes them to appear yellow or red rather than green. These altered feathers are highly prized by the indigenous tribes.

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...and, yes, these two are Iray renders

Holy crap!!! I thought this was a photo!

 

[Ken Gilliland]

Thanks Chris...

Here's a couple renders of the Firefly version of Volume 2 using some Golden Poison Dart Frogs

and the Strawberry Poison Dart Frog...

 

[Miss B]

Boy these really are colorful little critters aren't they.

 

[Chris]

Dang, these are awesome Ken. You are quite the magician.

They look great.

 

[Flint_Hawk]

Wonderful work Ken!

 

[Janet]

You sure those aren't photographs Very nice!

 

[Ken Gilliland]

thanks for the comments, everyone!

It's time to ready your blowpipes because the Poison Dart Frogs are here!

 

[mininessie]

amazing!

 

[Alisa]

Whoo hoo!

 

[Miss B]

That Ecuador Poison Dart Frog is gorgeous, dangerous, but gorgeous.

 

[JOdel]

I see some of these at the reptile show. Tiny, tiny little froggies. Colorful as bedamed, and probably nowhere near as dangerous as in nature. But I'm still not picking them up with my bare hands.