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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
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      Out of challenge : Zbrush for the fun 😄


      zbrush.jpg

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      • majidM Offline
        majid
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        this is my try, fake caustics , out of KTwater-pool-copy.jpg
        real coustics , pure KT (modeling and rendering, both) ,redused noisetrue caustics out of kt

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        • R Offline
          remus
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          heres it again after 11 hours.


          indigo_water_caustics.png

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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          • S Offline
            samprocess
            last edited by

            very cool thread, i'm also want to try some.
            😎

            http:i132.photobucket.comalbumsq28samprocessSamuisamuilogo30x300.jpg

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            • R Offline
              remus
              last edited by

              Yeah, just a big volume:
              water.png

              Made using jim's randomise TIN script followed by 2 SDSs.

              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                21D
                last edited by

                this is my try....it's a simple box, with a flat rect. geo.
                sent to modo401....textured and rendered


                Modo 401 handels CAUSTICS now


                screengrab for some SPECS

                "I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies."
                Le Corbusier

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                • soloS Offline
                  solo
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                  Excellent Modo 401 show piece, so how is the new Modo so far?

                  Here is a faked caustic I did in December 2006, using Podium version 1.0.

                  http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/286/2006121705520621m17sqo8.jpg

                  http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                  • S Offline
                    sepo
                    last edited by

                    This brings some memories 😄

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                      21D
                      last edited by

                      @solo said:

                      Excellent Modo 401 show piece, so how is the new Modo so far?

                      Well haven't played to much with it, only been test running it.....the "fur" ellement is just amazing...i'll see if i can post a sample of it used to creat a grass field.
                      as you could see the caustics also looks good, even though i have a dual core machine, it renders pretty fast (see the caustics render screengrab), i am now going to try out the blurry refractions...
                      but all in all, amazing.
                      it's a bit more aimed now for archvis with all the presets that can be used,
                      i am definitly going to learn how to use it, so i can add it to my archvis workflow.

                      "I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies."
                      Le Corbusier

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                      • majidM Offline
                        majid
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                        @solo said:

                        ....

                        Here is a faked caustic I did in December 2006, using Podium version 1.0.

                        http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/286/2006121705520621m17sqo8.jpg

                        congrats Solo... it is an art work, out of podium!!! 👍

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                        • daleD Offline
                          dale
                          last edited by

                          Well not totally satisfied yet, but though I'd post the progression.
                          Kerkythea
                          Water Surface is thin glass, IOR 1.33, color changed to blueish, Perlin Noise Fresnel added

                          Rendered with Preset 09 Photon Caustics Medium


                          caustics 2.jpg

                          Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                          • majidM Offline
                            majid
                            last edited by

                            @dale said:

                            Well not totally satisfied yet, but though I'd post the progression.
                            Kerkythea
                            Water Surface is thin glass, IOR 1.33, color changed to blueish, Perlin Noise Fresnel added

                            Rendered with Preset 09 Photon Caustics Medium

                            if you are going to have a better result , maybe give a try over dielectric glass shader ... or maybe download waterpack I've prepared some while ago :
                            http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=fileinfo&id=86
                            also less bump over Z direction is needed...and the best result for true caustics would be reached , using preset no 20...
                            also u may have your camera , just below water surface 😉 ( give it a try 👍 )

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                            • RichardR Offline
                              Richard
                              last edited by

                              Hey those modo images are amazing!

                              Maxwell - faked!

                              http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8108/typicalunitsdraftimage7.jpg

                              http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3204/70225399bt6.jpg

                              Maxwell night - faked! 5 min test render! Needed longer!

                              http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/485/pooltq6.jpg

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                              • majidM Offline
                                majid
                                last edited by

                                here are other renderes from differenr scene.. it seems that KT has good caustics handling , but the water material , doesn't let that the caustics be seen from top view ...


                                temp_bipt e.jpg


                                from below water view

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                                • F Offline
                                  Fred
                                  last edited by

                                  I tried something to.

                                  http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4258/waterf.png

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                                  • daleD Offline
                                    dale
                                    last edited by

                                    @majid said:

                                    if you are going to have a better result , maybe give a try over dielectric glass shader ... or maybe download waterpack I've prepared some while ago :
                                    http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=fileinfo&id=86
                                    also less bump over Z direction is needed...and the best result for true caustics would be reached , using preset no 20...
                                    also u may have your camera , just below water surface 😉 ( give it a try 👍 )

                                    Thanks majid
                                    I hope to get time to try this. I do have, and use your waterpack quite often, (thanks for that), but when I try these challenges I like to try to do them from scratch to try and understand some of the principles, and controls and their variables. It also makes me go through some of the tips, tricks, and tutorials on the Kerkythea forum site, from which I always learn.
                                    Thanks for the help.

                                    Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                                    • olisheaO Offline
                                      olishea
                                      last edited by

                                      solo....how did u fake the podium caustics?

                                      oli

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Oliver, it's done with a light and a caustic pattern overlaid onto a texture in PS, actually very simple. Now with blurred reflections and bump mapping it can be done even better.

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                        • olisheaO Offline
                                          olishea
                                          last edited by

                                          thanks for the reply pete

                                          oli

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                                          • daleD Offline
                                            dale
                                            last edited by

                                            another attempt


                                            caustics 5.jpg

                                            Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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