Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread

[Miss B]

Fabulous Ken. I'm really looking forward to these.

 

[Jan]

Thought to oneself - must look for suitable background images for these bees

 

[Miss B]

 

[Ken Gilliland]

Thought to oneself - must look for suitable background images for these bees

In my iray "Bee" image, I simply used the bees and Hummingbird Garden Flowers (The update should show up when the bee sets are released). Under Iray Render Settings I click the Matte Fog switch and that was my background. I'd image you could do the same in Poser by just throwing a couple plants in the background, Depth of Field and a low F-stop.

Lisa Buckalew has lots of great flowers I'm sure the bees will be interested in too.

 

[Ken Gilliland]

Well, it appears I can really "show you the honey" now...

my yellowy stingy stripey things have been unleashed

 

[Miss B]

AND BUZZING AROUND IN MY RUNTIME!! Well the HoneyBee base is. I'll pick up the other 2 before the sale is over.

 

[Janet]

I got beeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz! These are so cool!

 

[Ken Gilliland]

For those using Superfly with the bees, in some cases you might see artifacts in close-up shots. This is cause by a quirk in the Superfly engine that doesn't like overlaying transparency planes. The easiest work-around to this is to go into the bee models Creation Controls/Hair Controls and turn Hide Abdomen/Hide Thorax hairs to "1".

 

[Miss B]

For those using Superfly with the bees, in some cases you might see artifacts in close-up shots. This is cause by a quirk in the Superfly engine that doesn't like overlaying transparency planes. The easiest work-around to this is to go into the bee models Creation Controls/Hair Controls and turn Hide Abdomen/Hide Thorax hairs to "1".

Thanks Ken, will make a note of this.

 

[JOdel]

There are *BEES* in my computer...!

 

[Jan]

Off to buy them now myself, can't let you all have all the fun yourself

 

[Stezza]

do you need the honey bee base to use the other stripey things?

 

[Ken Gilliland]

do you need the honey bee base to use the other stripey things?

Yes, all my Nature's Wonders "... of the World" sets are base model set dependent.

I will have out additional "Swarms and Nests" set in the next few weeks. That features 7 different bee, wasp and yellow jacket group formations (similiar to my "Flock Formations" sets) as well as nest props. Since each formation is a stand-alone prop, the base model isn't required on that set.

 

[Miss B]

I'm looking forward to the group formations, because I always liked your Flock Formations.

 

[Stezza]

Yes, all my Nature's Wonders "... of the World" sets are base model set dependent.

I will have out additional "Swarms and Nests" set in the next few weeks. That features 7 different bee, wasp and yellow jacket group formations (similiar to my "Flock Formations" sets) as well as nest props. Since each formation is a stand-alone prop, the base model isn't required on that set.

goodo... it wasn't clear on the product page that the base is a required product.. or at least I didn't see any clear reference that it was needed..

thanks

 

[Miss B]

Hmmm, I see it now has a separate line stating it, but when I was looking at it this afternoon, the following was the first line in the description:

"This volume is an add-on for the Nature's Wonders Bee Base set."

I thought that was specific enough, but at least now Alisa added the "Requires Nature's Wonders Bee" line above, with a live link to the Bee Base.

 

[Alisa]

I haven't changed the product page since it was released. I had the link there - people must just have missed it.

 

[Miss B]

Well, you could count me as one of those folks, because I'm usually very careful to read the product descriptions, but I did see the first line of the next paragraph, and that told me I needed a base figure, so I went looking for it, and found it.

 

[Jan]

Ken, any tips to share on placing bees on plants etc. Being so small, just when you think you have put one on a flower, you find out that they are nowhere near, just look like it. I was using the camera preset in set. Maybe I just need more practice, no time today, but will try again later.

The bees are very real looking, excellent job on them.

 

[Stezza]

Hmmm, I see it now has a separate line stating it, but when I was looking at it this afternoon, the following was the first line in the description:

"This volume is an add-on for the Nature's Wonders Bee Base set."

I thought that was specific enough, but at least now Alisa added the "Requires Nature's Wonders Bee" line above, with a live link to the Bee Base.

Same here... that’s why I asked as it wasn’t clear..