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    • J Offline
      joppermann
      last edited by

      @earthmover said:

      Great idea. How about you just coin it "Dupe This"?

      Or..."Try to model as well as solo." ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      • marked001M Offline
        marked001
        last edited by

        no cheating! ๐Ÿ˜†

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        • C Offline
          chrisjk
          last edited by

          I take it that SketchyPhysics is allowed? ๐Ÿ˜„

          Chris

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
            last edited by

            Sure Sketchy physics is allowed, are you planning an animation?

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • soloS Offline
              solo
              last edited by

              Either this is a real tough one, y'all are too busy for it or not interested.

              I guess I will need to go first.

              The outer glass

              http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/8787/lavalamp2.jpg

              The inner liquid

              http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5872/lavalamp4.jpg

              The stand

              http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5718/lavalamp3.jpg

              The lava

              http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6725/lavalamp5.jpg

              wires

              http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2597/lavalamp6.jpg

              Rendered with Thea, lava is a medium based material with subsurface scattering.

              http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9606/lavalampfin.jpg

              http://www.solos-art.com

              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                Pete,

                I've modelled a lamp but struggling with the render. Do I model glass, liquid and wax and apply material setting to each?

                Or just glass with wax inside?

                I'm using Twilight

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                • soloS Offline
                  solo
                  last edited by

                  Rich, I'd difinately make the glass with thickness and apply a Twilight normal glass (not thin glass) The liquid inside will be water I guess with a very slight color and the lava can be a SSS material (try Rubber from Twilight and increase absorption)
                  Use a basic rectangular plane as light and try it with different strengths and positions until you get the right look I guess.

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  • F Offline
                    fymoro
                    last edited by

                    Hey Pete, It's absolutely incredible, very quick and so nice render...Congrats... ๐Ÿ‘

                    http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/news/featured-artists/137-frederic-yves-moro.html

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                    • N Offline
                      notareal
                      last edited by

                      @solo said:

                      Rich, I'd difinately make the glass with thickness and apply a Twilight normal glass (not thin glass) The liquid inside will be water I guess with a very slight color and the lava can be a SSS material (try Rubber from Twilight and increase absorption)
                      Use a basic rectangular plane as light and try it with different strengths and positions until you get the right look I guess.

                      With Trilight (and Kerkeythea) one must model so that surface normals do point from inside to out; from the wax to the water, from the water to the glass and from the glass to air. Use dielectric materials. Wax will need SSS.
                      Principle http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/files/dielectrice_glass_modeling_normals_echo2web_129.jpg

                      Nice render solo!

                      Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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                      • T Offline
                        tallbridgeguy
                        last edited by

                        Just to show how great Solo is at rendering, I will submit the anti-lava lamp. I call it the ping pong rocket!

                        I did a really quick attempt so I could play with Thea. I need to learn how to make sss mats in thea,among other things....I think I will go back to bridges.

                        At least right now, I'm second best! (Until somebody else enters...of course)

                        TBG


                        rocket1.jpg

                        Nielsen
                        http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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                        • EscapeArtistE Offline
                          EscapeArtist
                          last edited by

                          I'm working on this retro-styled model:
                          lavalamp.jpg

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @solo said:

                            lava can be a SSS material (try Rubber from Twilight and increase absorption)

                            By absorption, do you mean the SSS Density setting? Do you have a suggestion on how high it should be?

                            @solo said:

                            Use a basic rectangular plane as light and try it with different strengths and positions until you get the right look I guess

                            At the moment i'm using the circular base below the liquid as a light emitter. Is this the right approach?

                            Great challenge, very informative ๐Ÿ‘

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                            • boofredlayB Offline
                              boofredlay
                              last edited by

                              Alright Pete, you are an evil man ๐Ÿ‘ฟ
                              All I set out to do was make a simple lava lamp and post a render. Well I have spent a good portion of my afternoon / evening on this now although most of it has been fun.
                              As for the model this, here are some shots of my model. And yes, I know I am too detailed sometimes. I went for the bottle cap and all ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜’

                              I have a couple renders planned, one cooking right now.


                              Parts_01a.jpg


                              Parts_02a.jpg

                              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                              • honoluludesktopH Offline
                                honoluludesktop
                                last edited by

                                Great model and render Solo. TBG, I like your render, what is your tool. Interesting note is that Solo's photos of his collection have a wider contrast, and some incompatible colors that all add to the illustrations sense of reality!-)

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                                • boofredlayB Offline
                                  boofredlay
                                  last edited by

                                  Hmm. some interesting reflections from the HDRI.


                                  CloseUp_02.jpg


                                  CloseUp_04.jpg

                                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                  • boofredlayB Offline
                                    boofredlay
                                    last edited by

                                    Overnight progressive.


                                    Lava_01.jpg

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                    • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi,

                                      I'm doing something drastically wrong to get this result...

                                      Lava Lamp.jpg

                                      There's strange vertical bars around the glass?

                                      Lava Lamp Exploded.jpg

                                      I've a feeling I've made a fundamental mistake in the model but i can't see what!

                                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                                      • T Offline
                                        tallbridgeguy
                                        last edited by

                                        Did you use a glass texture with lines? Its a cool model.

                                        My lava now looks like marshmallows!


                                        lava2.jpg

                                        Nielsen
                                        http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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                                        • boofredlayB Offline
                                          boofredlay
                                          last edited by

                                          Another shot.


                                          Lava_03.jpg

                                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                          • daleD Offline
                                            dale
                                            last edited by

                                            Here my attempt, rendered in Thea. I would love to post the model, but strangely the image attached below is all that comes up in wireframe mode. I am a little suspicious of the WxSu plugin. I have had a few things give me problems in SketchUp since installing it along with the SU to Thea exporter.


                                            Picture 437.png


                                            Picture 436.png

                                            Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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