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    • K Offline
      kwistenbiebel
      last edited by

      Some roses added and a somewhat different tonemapping:

      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/GREENSTUFF-fry1-smallc.jpg

      Once you start using instances/proxies, you don't need to worry about polycount anymore in sketchup....that is if you are willing to give up the ability to have default sketchup image output. ( the dummies look like crap in your SU viewport 😉 )

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        kwistenbiebel
        last edited by

        As a note,
        I used TBD's 'drop.rb' ruby to place the array of low poly dummies on the sloped terrain.

        The SU screen:

        The blue box shows one selected dummy. In this case,I replaced the high poly rabbit component with a dummy containing just 10 triangles. The dummy was copied 2500 times and the array dropped on the terrain;

        http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/proxies-su-screensmall.jpg

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          kwistenbiebel
          last edited by

          This is a crop of the original sized image so you can see some of the veg in close-up:

          http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/fragment-naturescene2.jpg

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
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            Dang!!!

            What app did you use? Fryrender?

            That is amazing.

            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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              kwistenbiebel
              last edited by

              Thanks Pete,
              Yes, I used Fry render for this one. I let it render for about 4 hours, which I find acceptable for a complex scene like this to get it clean.

              I am not planning to render this with other soft (Indigo and KT has instancing too) as I would have to start again from scratch (they all have different methods of making proxies). 😉

              Cheers,
              Kwistenbiebel

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              • FrederikF Offline
                Frederik
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                http://www.kerkythea.net//users/Frederik/Anim-Icons/applause.gif
                Really impressive, Kwistenbiebel...
                http://www.kerkythea.net//users/Frederik/Anim-Icons/clap-above.gif

                Could fool many to believe this was a real photo... 😉

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                  pibuz
                  last edited by

                  Hi master Kwisten 😄
                  REALLY impressive images! I assume you've done an export from Sketch to fry, before the render: am i right?

                  If so, i'd be very very very interested in how did you map the foliage on the plants and bushes. And I'd very like to know where the rose-bush component comes from...

                  I've tried converting to ".3ds" some 3D trees i found for 3dsMax, but mapping every single leaf it's an endless work to do: how can you do that? If i can ask, obviously: this can be a little secret to keep, i'd understand you 😉

                  Thank you so much, however!

                  WEB (ita) - https://filipposcarso.wixsite.com/ordinentropico

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                  • K Offline
                    kwistenbiebel
                    last edited by

                    Thanks.

                    @Pibuz,
                    Actually hitting 'render' in Fry exports the scene and automatically starts the rendering in the Fry standalone. But you can also choose 'export only' and start the rendering later on.
                    In this case, because of the use of proxies, the export time was really short as the amount of geometry was kept low.
                    I didn't model the vegetation myself, some are commercial and came with textures applied.

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                    • K Offline
                      kwistenbiebel
                      last edited by

                      Indigo instancing.
                      The house model from Vizdepot (new Charette).
                      3D vegetation added and instanced.

                      http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/outdoor-indigo-instancing.jpg

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                      • I Offline
                        ilay7k
                        last edited by

                        no way 😲 ...
                        i trick us, it's foto! 👍
                        Ono and Whaat make new camera driver 😄

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                        • soloS Offline
                          solo
                          last edited by

                          Dang!!

                          Sweeeet!

                          How the heck are we supposed to keep up with all the new features, i am still trying to master the old ones, if one has to try stay abreast with all the new developements the term 'starving artist' surely would be reality.

                          Excellent visual there Chris.

                          http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                            ilay7k
                            last edited by

                            Chris, one question...have you try to add SSS-feature for leaves(in front of view, elight some dark sites) or postwork made grafik.editor?
                            i know it's slow...but...

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                            • StinkieS Offline
                              Stinkie
                              last edited by

                              Nice image. Indigo's good stuff.

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                              • K Offline
                                kwistenbiebel
                                last edited by

                                Thanks Ilay7k and Solo 😄

                                @Solo,
                                I think instancing and displacement are two of the newer features that can boost a render a lot. (displacement not available in Indigo yet)
                                By the way, I am amazed with the things you pull off with Vue extreme, a technology I personally know zip about.

                                @Ilay,
                                I didn't use SSS on the leaves.
                                In the Indigo render they are plain diffuse (the Fry versions has specularity assigned).
                                I'll try the SSS feature later on, but I think render time will suffer from it.

                                Thanks for your comments,

                                Kwistenbiebel

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                                • FrederikF Offline
                                  Frederik
                                  last edited by

                                  What can I say...?!?
                                  Looks top dollar... 👍 😉

                                  Cheers
                                  Kim Frederik

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                                    kwistenbiebel
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks Stinkie and Frederick.

                                    I launched another view (Skindigo) and let it render the length of a game of squash 😉

                                    The roses seem to be slightly oversaturated. Not sure about the rotated view either:

                                    http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/charette2-indigo.jpg

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                                      Whaat
                                      last edited by

                                      @kwistenbiebel said:

                                      I didn't use SSS on the leaves.
                                      In the Indigo render they are plain diffuse (the Fry versions has specularity assigned).
                                      I'll try the SSS feature later on, but I think render time will suffer from it.

                                      Dammit! I can't see your renders at my office computer. They are blocked!

                                      Here's something to try with vegetation in Indigo. Use a Phong material with SketchUp opacity at 35-50%. This blends the phong material with a diffuse transmitter material giving you a SSS effect without the huge render time. Changing the opacity slider will determine the relative amount of blending. The end result is a translucent material with specular highlights, perfect for leaves.

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                                      • StinkieS Offline
                                        Stinkie
                                        last edited by

                                        Very nice! 👍

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                                          Whaat
                                          last edited by

                                          Beautiful render! Thanks for attaching!

                                          SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                                          • K Offline
                                            kwistenbiebel
                                            last edited by

                                            Thank you 😄

                                            A try out using Vray. Unfortunately VfSU does not support instancing/proxies so I had to delete a lot of the 3D vegetation for this one to avoid crashes:

                                            http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/vizdepot-2-smallest.jpg

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