A modular fixture silo rendered in KT

Roger

This is a KT rendering gone bad or, perhaps, gone good depending on how you look at it. The whole gadget was meant to be in the final rendering, but I can't figure how to use the KT interface to crop the scene. So this won't work for my client, but as a piece of fine art I love it.

Don't know whether to put in client's brochure or on my wall. Maybe both.

Roger

OK, I was able to set up some studio lighting and get a clay model going. Now if I can create a brushed steel look I will be getting close to my goal.

H'mmm the cops are out in force tonight here in Phoenix. Window is open and the Police helicopter is buzzing back and forth.

Anyhow if I get the brushed steel, I can probably drop the light intensity and the whole scene will begin to come together.

File comment: Finally some progress in Kerky.

Gaieus

Roger,

There is a nice material collection of metals on the Kerkythea downloads pages. I don't know if you are aware of the:
http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=fileinfo&id=47

There is some brushed metal material in it, too (as I can see above you are rendering in KT).

Roger

Does anyone know how to turn off a headlight in KT. I can not see it in my list of lights. The white accent is nice but the hard shadow on the cyclorama has to go. I need to bump up the anisotropic scatter to enhance the brushed look. This will also help blend in the reflection of the top light.

Gaieus, I do want to down load the materials but my winzip eval expired. I also have an overflowing toilet which needs to be replaced. Given that choice I have to go with the toilet for now. However you are right life with a good materials lib will be better.

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File comment: Bump into enough walls and you figure out the prison is square.

Frederik

@roger said:

Does anyone know how to turn off a headlight in KT. I can not see it in my list of lights.

I'll have to take a look at your XML-file to see what you've been doing...
You can send it to frederik[at]kerkythea dot net

Sound strange if it's not in the list...

@roger said:

Gaieus, I do want to down load the materials but my winzip eval expired.

You shouldn't use winzip for any of the material libraries...
If you haven't got it already, please download the Getting Started tutorial and see page 15 to learn how to install the material libraries direct in KT...

Hope this helps..?!

Roger

One of my newest components is an entire photo studio. Not needing light stands or power cords is a real luxury.

I just pop the fixture silo into the photo studio, adjust a few lights and we have an image ready for the catalog.

Client saw the final product and his first comment was, "this looks so real maybe we should go back and add the weld beads."