phd WIP shaders

[phdubrov]

@Carey thank you!

as is the usual case this is missing a little something, it looks great, but it is just not ready for those super close ups, least not yet...Course I would love to tell you exactly what that little something is that says "I'm Real" but I only know what my eye tells me and not how to achieve that "live" look..

I know. Well, it was one of the first versions of what become "Photoreal Superfly"... And velvety flowers is one of the hardest objects to do right. Pansy Parade is in to-do list, but it's _very_ long list...

I am in love!!! I want it, I want it!!!

If only there were 48 hrs in day...
I'd like to release skin as a product before NewYear, but...
As a shaders for my own use, skins (eyes, teeth, nails) are finalized, even in 3 versions: pure glossy, fast SSS (1 sss component), full SSS (multy-SSS components). Both SSS versions for pure diffuse maps and for the cases when SSS map provided with character. As a product - no, and, honestly, I have no idea how to pack it. Big (and pricey) MR? Big MR + some sweet deals for most popular characters? DawnSE, Maraki, Africa and Asia sets... Time, Time, Time... Didn't even finish my Helloween project as soon As I wanted (yesterday ).

 

[Carey]

@Carey thank you!

I know. Well, it was one of the first versions of what become "Photoreal Superfly"... And velvety flowers is one of the hardest objects to do right. Pansy Parade is in to-do list, but it's _very_ long list...


If only there were 48 hrs in day...
I'd like to release skin as a product before NewYear, but...
As a shaders for my own use, skins (eyes, teeth, nails) are finalized, even in 3 versions: pure glossy, fast SSS (1 sss component), full SSS (multy-SSS components). Both SSS versions for pure diffuse maps and for the cases when SSS map provided with character. As a product - no, and, honestly, I have no idea how to pack it. Big (and pricey) MR? Big MR + some sweet deals for most popular characters? DawnSE, Maraki, Africa and Asia sets... Time, Time, Time... Didn't even finish my Helloween project as soon As I wanted (yesterday ).

I have purchased many products titled as " merchant resources" this might lighten your load as far as packaging, I know exactly how you feel, well almost, as your mind appears to be a bit more organized then mine is. My mind goes in so many different directions, many times at once, sometimes I feel like some kind of genius, that is until I see some of your work...lol One thing you will get from me, my honest opinion, it is never meant to be personal and always it is intended to be helpful. No, I am not looking to horn in on any ones product, I am here to help advance the art if I can and my friendship when I can't...lol

 

[phdubrov]

@Carey thanks!
About organized mind
Your posts finally moved me to make a somewhat organized list of my projects... well... this is about moving in too many directions...
Grey items exists only as projects, black are where at least some work done already.

Starweed Halloween SF
Black and Purple
Witch Fire
FoxFire
Starweed Halloween Iray (?)
Forest portals SF
MR Metallic and Glitter for SF (Christmas decorations, small)
MR Soap Bubbles SF
Fire and Ice for Tulips SF and Iray
MR Snow and Ice SF
MR Photoreal Superfly: Refractive (gems, glass, water)
MR Photoreal Superfly: Skin
Skin presets SF
Skin presets Iray (?)
MR Photoreal Superfly: Hair
MR Photoreal Superfly: Precise metals (precious too , fantastic too )
MR Photoreal Superfly: Advanced Cloth
Tutorial + MR randomizing scatters SF (small)
Tutorial SF tricks
Asiatic lily + Jungle heat SF and Iray
Tulips and Daylilies packs SF and Iray
Forest whispers SF and Iray
Cherry trees SF and Iray
Fallen tree Stack SF and Iray
Willow SF and Iray
Pansy parade SF
Fairy flowers 1 2 SF and Iray
MR [Historical] ceramics SF
MR [Historical] ceramics Iray
Fae bicycle (modelling)
Some poses packs ideas...
Some SF ideas for Harry and Cats...
...

 

[Rae134]

I would buy a MR that had basic metals (like Gold, Copper, Silver, Chrome and may as well whack in a Mirror too) with Superfly and matching Firefly mats (because I have no idea how to do it in FF either).

I would also buy one with SF and FF that had like a metallic/glitter car paint that I could change the colour on, but had different settings for the size of the metallic.

 

[phdubrov]

One more WIP for Iray version

 

[phdubrov]

Black and Purple Iray is in beta . Had some unforeseen troubles with it and had to use non-Ubershader to get decent speed.

WIP SF tutorial
No changes in the materails and lights between the renders.

@NapalmArsenal about kind-of-glowing, but not really emissive materials... And cat eyes.

 

[NapalmArsenal]

Yes!! I can see that with the cat's eyes for sure!! Would be awesome!!! Really cool could also be stones on jewelry like carnelian .

 

[mininessie]

beautiful shaders!

 

[phdubrov]

@NapalmArsenal as I wrote, it will be the tutorial. Shorter than the Photoreal... . If you could see it somewhen in the future ...

 

[NapalmArsenal]

Stunning look PHD!!

 

[eclark1894]

Have you ever considered including the light sets you use with your shaders?

 

[phdubrov]

@mininessie thank you!

 

[phdubrov]

@eclark1894 probably I will include sample scene(s).
But in most of the cases, it's one HDRI or blurred HDRI, and I can't include what is not my own
In last case it's even simpler - 1 spotlight, that's all.

 

[phdubrov]

Probably the final version of the eyes material.

 

[mininessie]

fantastic!

 

[phdubrov]

@mininessie @NapalmArsenal thank you!

@eclark1894 about lighting sets I use:
I wanted to check eyes material with new HDRIHaven night HDRI. The original image gave too much noise, so Photoshop-> Gaussian Blur r=5 and here it is, no noise and preserved detailed highlights. Good lights but nothing to share

 

[mininessie]

looks great!

 

[phdubrov]

 

[phdubrov]

One more Black and Purple Iray beta round. Hope it is last
Itay much faster with simplified shaders, even with spectral rendering on.
Black glossy version.

And non-spectral version

Non-spectral is ~25% faster.
And ~50% faster than UberShader version.

 

[phdubrov]

Squashed all the bugs... Finally!
Making promos...
And Iray has a problem with geometric noise in night scenes...