Render this: SSS

solo · 11 Nov 2009, 17:43

I did a quick one using the studio setup from the other thread and three lights.

dale · 11 Nov 2009, 18:07

Before I put myself into the mouth of the dragon I will post these

7homuz · 11 Nov 2009, 18:08

now you just need a jade sss material

dale · 11 Nov 2009, 18:09

and one more

olishea · 11 Nov 2009, 18:10

nice pete, looks real! good thread mate, dont get to use sss at all really.

dermotcoll · 11 Nov 2009, 18:55

This is my last attempt at this - The SSS material in the twilght library didnt render well at all as the cube material turned out very flat. This one came out very interesting with the HDRi image really affecting it. I'm learning alot using this tutorial

Ecuadorian · 11 Nov 2009, 19:04

After doing some more research on the subject now I think some of the renders here show more absorption than SSS. The classic example of an SSS material is human skin.

Thanks for the dragon, Pete, I'll give it a go tonight.

remus · 11 Nov 2009, 19:11

Cheers for the standford dragon model solo, ive tried getting it in to SU a few times but its always been to heavy. I guess you poly reduced it a lot before taking it in to SU?

solo · 11 Nov 2009, 19:20

Pleasure guys, yeah Remus I reduced it 90%, so lots of fine detail is lost.

Miguel, SSS has many factors, human skin is an example of the Translucency of a material as well as forward absorbsion. Jade will have less translucency, more refraction and slight absorbtion.

Here is my attempt at Ruby material, as well as my settings.

solo · 11 Nov 2009, 19:41

Nice one Adam.

EarthMover · 11 Nov 2009, 19:45

Thanks Pete...I actually cheated a little and used the high poly dragon since it was in Max. Looking at yours...I should've jacked up the specularity a little.

Pete, have you tried using different color lights with a white SSS material? That should be interesting.