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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      @frederik said:

      @thomthom said:

      Where's the caustic?

      Are you blind...??? ๐Ÿ˜•

      @escapeartist said:

      I see some refracted light on the tabletop, especially on the rear-most glass.

      Exactly... ๐Ÿ˜‰

      To me that just looks like reflected light. Not caustics. This is what I expect from caustics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(optics

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      • FrederikF Offline
        Frederik
        last edited by

        @thomthom said:

        To me that just looks like reflected light. Not caustics. This is what I expect from caustics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(optics

        Not sure why the link you've posted to Wikipedia doesn't give a result... ๐Ÿ˜•
        But I'm well aware about what caustic is all about... ๐Ÿ˜‰
        And It sure isn't reflected light in that render...

        Cheers
        Kim Frederik

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          hmm.. it didn't convert my URL that well...

          So caustics isn't the light effect you see in the images on that page?

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          • FrederikF Offline
            Frederik
            last edited by

            @thomthom said:

            So caustics isn't the light effect you see in the images on that page?

            Not sure what you mean, Thomas... ๐Ÿ˜•
            What I say is that it's caustic I see in the render Eulgrand posted and not just light reflections...

            Cheers
            Kim Frederik

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              I'm trying to work out what is the cautic effect in it. ...oooh... wait. is it in the shadow on the right side of the glass furthest in the back? Looking now it looks like some light in the middle of it. A very very faint effect?

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              • FrederikF Offline
                Frederik
                last edited by

                Thomas... The ironi in your post doesn't really suit you... ๐Ÿ˜
                What is it you're trying to achieve with a post like that...???

                But yes... Although it's not a very clear caustic, it sure is caustic...!

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @frederik said:

                  Thomas... The ironi in your post doesn't really suit you... ๐Ÿ˜
                  What is it you're trying to achieve with a post like that...???

                  But yes... Although it's not a very clear caustic, it sure is caustic...!

                  Sorry. That wasn't irony. I actually noticed it while I was typing up a question. I guess I should have edited the first bit. Didn't mean to come across as a jerk.

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                  • FrederikF Offline
                    Frederik
                    last edited by

                    No worries, Thomas...
                    You didn't offend me... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    Here's a couple I just did...
                    1st 1 min 6 sec
                    2nd 7 min 52 sec


                    Trefoil-KT-1m06sec.jpg


                    Trefoil-KT-HDRI-7m52sec.jpg

                    Cheers
                    Kim Frederik

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                    • K Offline
                      kwistenbiebel
                      last edited by

                      I think the reason why the caustics are that weak is because the scene is lit by HDR.
                      Sun light would definitely show more caustics imo.

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                      • EscapeArtistE Offline
                        EscapeArtist
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                        @kwistenbiebel said:

                        I think the reason why the caustics are that weak is because the scene is lit by HDR.
                        Sun light would definitely show more caustics imo.

                        I think you have it there. Multiple light sources seem to have washed them out. If the scene was rendered with those glasses in sunlight, I'm sure they'd throw some nice caustics.

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                          Eulgrand
                          last edited by

                          Still an HDR studio (lazy me...) and sun (Soft shadows ON, radius = 1, Multiplier =1)
                          Preset 20 - MLT (BPT) - 50 passes
                          A bit of Neat Image-ing to remove noise.


                          verres-5.jpg

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                          • K Offline
                            kwistenbiebel
                            last edited by

                            caustics for sure ๐Ÿ˜„

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                            • FrederikF Offline
                              Frederik
                              last edited by

                              Let me give you caustic... ๐Ÿ˜„


                              Trefoil-TW-3min32sec.jpg

                              Cheers
                              Kim Frederik

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                              • EarthMoverE Offline
                                EarthMover
                                last edited by

                                Another try with Vray for Max. Modeling done by me as well. Thanks Ande for the tutorial...it was really helpful.


                                Glasses_wires.jpg


                                Glass_Liquids copy.jpg

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                                • brodieB Offline
                                  brodie
                                  last edited by

                                  Here's another Maxwell rendering. Nothing special going on, this is simply the default glass material and water (default, meaning made through the Wizard via studio).


                                  water glass SL21.jpg

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                                  • brodieB Offline
                                    brodie
                                    last edited by

                                    A lot of these renderings have been really great. I think for the next thread it would be interesting if there were more of a benchmark. Ideally, a real photograph along with the setup (light & camera positions as well as information like wattage, type of light, camera settings, etc.). It would be interesting, after having seen all of these examples, to get a better idea of accuracy as well.

                                    -Brodie

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                                    • EarthMoverE Offline
                                      EarthMover
                                      last edited by

                                      I like the looseness of the challenge....it leaves a lot for interpretation. I do see your point about comparing apples to apples though.

                                      I think a good one for the next challenge would be - Candle. I would be a good opportunity to see how render engines handle SSS in the wax and lighting tricks for the flame.

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Good idea.

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                                          majid
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                                          so sorry for long time ... i re rendered last scene


                                          z3Web.jpg

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                                            solo
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                                            Majid, that looks a little screwed up ๐Ÿ˜‰

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