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Love these, they all tell great stories
Thanks, Willow - glad to hear that you like 'em. The analysis passes were rendered using 3DL, with additional rendering done outside of DAZ (proprietary software). This post attempts to explain the process:
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/980556/#Comment_980556
Some would term it post, but personally, I consider the second half of the process to be more akin to additional rendering.
- Greg
You definitely go through a more complicated process than I do, algovincian, lol. It shows, too.
3DL render, experimenting a bit.
Three Iray renders of Jack Tomalin's new Balneae set, with CGNZ's Husky add on for Alessandro's Wolf 2.0.
Cheers,
Alex.
Used the mill cat freebie preset and the free player. (DS4.7)
Beautiful vibrant colors, Willow!
- Greg
Very nice to see to see a LAMH render thread, thanks! I'm gonna contribute too, here are a mammoth test render I did while I was modeling it, and a momma bear with his cub rendered in Vue. Cheers
The bear scene is so sweet, Alessandro_AM. :D
Thanks! :D
Excellent, and thanks for sharing the preset!
Weird experiment. I got the Iray-only Hunting Drake. Decided to convert it to 3DL and give it a pelt. ;)
Didn't come out perfectly, but hey.
oh I don't know Tim think your drake looks more interesting like that
I'll probably revisit it in LAMH 2.0 in Iray whenever that happens. It'd be nice to have a better ability for hair to flow around a surface than exists currently.
Great renders everyone!
Can't wait for the new cat and dog by Alessandro!
Here an old image with the mildog:
You nailed the perfect expression/gesture for the dog waiting patiently to go out, but with laser focus, lol.
Just picked up Quexi, decided to dress it up...
3DL render, though I like using Iray Superworlds content for backdrops.
This is a really old render before I had much of an idea how LAMH worked or even how lighting in DAZ worked (was using VUE and Poser more back then). Still, I was happy enough with the result. And before anyone asks, that is a stock image for the furry background, not LAMH. DAZ, LAMH, Photoshop and Filter Forge were all put to work on this image.
Funny, it immediately reminded me of "Spirited Away"....it was only after a few moments it also reminded me of "The NeverEnding Story".....
So, been experimenting with black and white/lineart style... redid some stuff. What do people think of hunting drake done that way?
There is not enough contrast to make out the image properly. The hunting drake is unrecognizable to me.
I tried out the LAMH preset Human Hair here is the results rendered in Daz Studio 3Delight
Yeah, dang, I kept debating... tinkering with it more.
Part of the problem is that the composition, intended for color, is a little too 'busy' for B&W. But here's another attempt:
At least I can now see the creature better. With black and white line art its a fine balance between what you show and what you dont show in order to tell your story (if that is your intent) so you are right about it being too busy
Yeah, I like it Will, but if you can back off the contrast even better. That thing looks cool with hair. I really should have picked it up out of fast grab the other day.
Actually, this sort of shows one of the actual reasons, in nature, that fur on animals looks the way it does. It is supposed to have a camouflaging effect and help the animal catch food. There are very few animals that actually have the capability see in color.
Kendall
That last bit about animals not seeing in color is kind of a common myth. They do. They just don't see colors the same way we do as they have different, some times less, some times more, cones than humans. I was always told that dogs saw in black and white, which is not true...they can see yellow and blue, but not red.
http://animalsense.com/2012/02/canine-myth-buster-vision/
Not that I want to go correcting you, Kendall. I was fascinated to learn this from some science podcast. It was very illuminating (no pun intended) and forever changed the way I see my dog.
I beleive that there is some species of butterfly that has a ridiculous number of cones and can see about a billion more colors than humans.
Mantis Shrimp has absurdly good eyesight, oddly enough. Something like five cones rather than 3? (looks it up) Excuse me, they have flippin _16_ cones. Wow.
I'll try another render of the hunting drake (with the fur I added) in a different scene to highlight it better. Maybe hunting in sandy dunes. ;)
It is true that most animals see in shades of grey with some color. There are many conflicting resources on the subject (http://www.colormatters.com/color-matters-for-kids/how-animals-see-color shows some images compared to humans) and many "experts" still debate whether the animals' brains can interpret the colors that they see and if the animals can comprehend the colors if they do. Since most animals don't talk it is kind of hard to get their input on the subject.
Many insects see well into the ultraviolet spectrum at the expense of their vision at the red end of the spectrum, while the converse is true for others.
Human vision is particularly weak in the blue spectrum due to biological issues. Our brains and hormonal systems react badly to blue light to the point where blue light can derail our thought processes, disrupt our sleep cycles for hours after exposure, and cause major irritability. This issue is really coming to the fore with the number of LED light sources being released/sold. Many "white" LEDs emit high levels of blue wavelengths and many in the medical fields are seeing deliterious effects on their patients.
It is a fascinating area to be sure. I don't mind being corrected or having points expanded. On the whole I tend to create posts that are "tl;dr" (as my daughter constantly reminds me), so I occasionally "cut short" some details in deference to brevity.
Kendall