Render this: SSS

remus · 10 Nov 2009, 19:17

A blue rubber material:

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 19:30

Great one remus, like I said, the unbiased engine are best at this.

Here is one with a glowing center.

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 19:45

I like this one.

Ice.

raduteo · 10 Nov 2009, 19:54

Great idea, I was wondering how to achive realistic flesh using sss, what render engines are you guys using, V-ray I assume?

olishea · 10 Nov 2009, 19:56

great topic! i'll give it a go tomorrow. remus that looks very nice indeed. thanks for sharing your lighting setup and everything solo, we all learn from it! looks like an alien jelly bean surprise!

raduteo....pete is using vue and remus is using indigo while i'll be using twilight.

dermotcoll · 10 Nov 2009, 20:02

hi SOlo - I'm running away from this as fast as my wee legs can carry me!!!!

PS - those renders are amazing guys

remus · 10 Nov 2009, 20:16

the ever popular chain link and rubber combo:

sss test.skp

brodie · 10 Nov 2009, 20:27

Just a very quick test with Maxwell 2.0 Standard SSS Honey material for the box and a concentric steel for the ball with physical sky.

-Brodie

charly2008 · 10 Nov 2009, 20:32

I like translucent materials.

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 21:37

Guys these are looking great, I encourage everyone to try, and feel free to ask if you need help.

This one is a beach ball inside some sort of plastic material

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 22:04

Tropical Frog inside alien snake.

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 22:37

Here is yet another called...

Volcano in frosted glass

And I'm not sure what this is but a great paper weight it would make.

tallbridgeguy · 10 Nov 2009, 22:48

cool, where did you get the volcano?

solo · 10 Nov 2009, 22:49

It's a texture, a Vue texture.

tallbridgeguy · 10 Nov 2009, 22:53

You might have a future in this kinda thing (ha!)

great job and a fun learning tool.

thanks solo!

Ecuadorian · 10 Nov 2009, 23:10

Pete, I just want to print those images and hang them on my walls! They're renderlicious!

Best.Render.Challenge.Ever. Just 2 materials on 1 simple object help keep things fun.

EarthMover · 10 Nov 2009, 23:14

Fun challenge! Here's my try. Multi-color SSS with smoked glass.

dermotcoll · 10 Nov 2009, 23:59

I'm bent over ready for an arse kicking!!!! Twilight with on an easy medium.

dermotcoll · 11 Nov 2009, 00:58

When I saw some of the images I just had a crack at it - couldnt believe it when it came out and it wsnt black - where do you guys get all the fabulous materials and how do you store them (what format)

EarthMover · 11 Nov 2009, 01:50

Dermot and Tallguy, nice job rendering, although you are lacking any visible sub surface scattering. The idea behind the thread was to display your favorite render engines ability to perform a SSS (subsurface scatter), which is namely the scattering of light below the surface of a material. Light will usually either pass through an object completely (transparency), pass through and bend (refraction), bounce off (reflection), or absorb (sub surface scattering). SSS is dependent upon the physical density of an object and it physical rate of light absorption. Things in the physical world that exhibit this behavior are wax, soap, skin, milk, plastic, etc. If you notice in all of Solo's renders, you can vaguely see where the light has passed through the outer cube and shown a hint of the sphere within.

It looks like you guys are using Twilight. Try using a SSS template with your materials and use spot lights or emitter lights instead of the physical sky. This will give a concentrated light source which the render engine can use to glean enough direct light bounces to perform the SSS.

Here's a quick test with Fryrender....emitter within SSS.