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    • EscapeArtistE Offline
      EscapeArtist
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      @kwistenbiebel said:

      I think the reason why the caustics are that weak is because the scene is lit by HDR.
      Sun light would definitely show more caustics imo.

      I think you have it there. Multiple light sources seem to have washed them out. If the scene was rendered with those glasses in sunlight, I'm sure they'd throw some nice caustics.

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        Eulgrand
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        Still an HDR studio (lazy me...) and sun (Soft shadows ON, radius = 1, Multiplier =1)
        Preset 20 - MLT (BPT) - 50 passes
        A bit of Neat Image-ing to remove noise.


        verres-5.jpg

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        • K Offline
          kwistenbiebel
          last edited by

          caustics for sure 😄

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          • FrederikF Offline
            Frederik
            last edited by

            Let me give you caustic... 😄


            Trefoil-TW-3min32sec.jpg

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            • EarthMoverE Offline
              EarthMover
              last edited by

              Another try with Vray for Max. Modeling done by me as well. Thanks Ande for the tutorial...it was really helpful.


              Glasses_wires.jpg


              Glass_Liquids copy.jpg

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              • brodieB Offline
                brodie
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                Here's another Maxwell rendering. Nothing special going on, this is simply the default glass material and water (default, meaning made through the Wizard via studio).


                water glass SL21.jpg

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                • brodieB Offline
                  brodie
                  last edited by

                  A lot of these renderings have been really great. I think for the next thread it would be interesting if there were more of a benchmark. Ideally, a real photograph along with the setup (light & camera positions as well as information like wattage, type of light, camera settings, etc.). It would be interesting, after having seen all of these examples, to get a better idea of accuracy as well.

                  -Brodie

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                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                    EarthMover
                    last edited by

                    I like the looseness of the challenge....it leaves a lot for interpretation. I do see your point about comparing apples to apples though.

                    I think a good one for the next challenge would be - Candle. I would be a good opportunity to see how render engines handle SSS in the wax and lighting tricks for the flame.

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                    • soloS Offline
                      solo
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                      Good idea.

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                      • majidM Offline
                        majid
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                        so sorry for long time ... i re rendered last scene


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                          solo
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                          Majid, that looks a little screwed up 😉

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                            thomthom
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                            @earthmover said:

                            Another try with Vray for Max. Modeling done by me as well. Thanks Ande for the tutorial...it was really helpful.

                            That looks really nice. The colours of the liquid looks really nice.

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                              cadmunkey
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                              @earthmover said:

                              Another try with Vray for Max. Modeling done by me as well. Thanks Ande for the tutorial...it was really helpful.

                              I think this is the best one yet, get a bit more light in to create heavier caustics and end this thread cos we have a winner! 👍

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                              • brodieB Offline
                                brodie
                                last edited by

                                majid,

                                Very nice. I like the bubbles and water droplets you added to this one. The glass looks a bit too green in this one, but other than that, good job.

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                                  dpimpc
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                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  Here's another Maxwell rendering. Nothing special going on, this is simply the default glass material and water (default, meaning made through the Wizard via studio).

                                  Others may be flashier, but I don't think any come close to the realism of this. Its simple and pure, very convincing. Easily the best imo.

                                  'Architecture is the art of how to waste space...'

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    My favorite is Stefan I think. That one that Andeciuala (sp?) did with the condensation on the glass is beyond amazing too.

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                                      MrPlanet
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                                      My first ever render, its a bit noisy, but i like it--Indigo


                                      im1241432518.png

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Shreeyam, great first render 👍

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                                        • massimoM Offline
                                          massimo Moderator
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                                          This is my try with Kerkythea. I'm totally new to rendering. It's a young Barbera del Monferrato...


                                          bicchiere 4- finale.jpg

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                                          • brodieB Offline
                                            brodie
                                            last edited by

                                            Modelhead, thanks. It is indeed stock materials. Well, not really stock but Maxwell has a wizard for setting up materials (glass, satin, glass, car paint, plastic, candle wax, etc.). I just ran through the wizard and kept all the default settings.

                                            I had tried some of the materials that people have created and posted to Maxwell's website but those are sort of hit or miss sometimes and didn't seem quite right. I've found that Maxwell has gone to great lengths to be as physically accurate as possible in their setups. If you've never used it before it's a bit daunting at first because you have so much control over things like how much ozone & water are in the atmosphere, the reflectance of the earth, sun temperature, camera diaghram size, etc. But I've found that the defaults on all those things tend to give the best results so there's rarely a need to tweak some of the more complicated adjustments. In the end I've found it to be a rather easy tool to use.

                                            The renderings take longer than a biased rendering engine (which is the usual complaint I hear from people) but I've found the learning curve and perhaps material settings take less time (at least for me). I can render overnight while I'm sleeping, but I can't create perfect materials.

                                            -Brodie

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