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    • C Offline
      Click Draw
      last edited by

      That looks awesome Oliver.....looks like a photo!
      Jeff

      Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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      • RichardR Offline
        Richard
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        Nice job mate!!! As always! πŸ˜„

        Something strange with the metal, I know they should be chrome but there is something wrong with the edges being so dark!

        If you are after a rough metal look I'd probably keep the metal in 0 roughness and add a very fine bump map - introducing roughness values to metals causes them normally to react as plastics.

        [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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        • olisheaO Offline
          olishea
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          Richard, the legs aren't chrome. It's like a grey powder coat.....on the one I have anyway, there are also chrome ones. That's why edges are dark, more of a blurry/plastic reflection.

          I was going to make a version of this image just for you.....with intense bloom/glow effect just to rattle your cage! I decided against it haha

          oli

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          • RichardR Offline
            Richard
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            @olishea said:

            Richard, the legs aren't chrome. It's like a grey powder coat.....on the one I have anyway, there are also chrome ones. That's why edges are dark, more of a blurry/plastic reflection.

            I was going to make a version of this image just for you.....with intense bloom/glow effect just to rattle your cage! I decided against it haha

            LOL!!!!

            Yeah mate bloom and faux water colour!! Maybe do a special!

            [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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            • david_hD Offline
              david_h
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              So . ..I notice that a lot of Podium Devotees have defected to TWILIGHT. .. myself included. What does this mean for Podium? and the future Podium 2?

              Pause and Discuss

              If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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              • soloS Offline
                solo
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                Do not be to quick to write off Podium, they have a few aces in their stack πŸ˜‰

                I believe there will be a new version soon, which will sport a whole new render engine and a few new tricks, I honestly do not know more as I have been kept out of the loop. πŸ˜’

                http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                • michaliszissiouM Offline
                  michaliszissiou
                  last edited by

                  Three sexy chairs, great composition oli, so πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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                  • david_hD Offline
                    david_h
                    last edited by

                    oh. . .I wasn't dissin' podium. I still use it. I was just wonderin' cuz of all the people who have picked up twilight. The only reason I brought it up was cuz I know you OLI do love podium so much. That's where I learned to render too. . .although not as well as you of course. Didn't mean to hijack the thread. It just occurred to me.

                    p.s. I don't know why my question got posted twice.

                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                    • R Offline
                      Ross_K
                      last edited by

                      Hey oli how do you get DOF to show up in Twilight? I'm plaiyng around with the Demo version and I don't see a setting for it...


                      RK

                      http://www.rk-studios.ca

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                      • olisheaO Offline
                        olishea
                        last edited by

                        read the manual lol πŸ‘Ώ (I hate manauls too but its only small)

                        Right click on a target. can be a group or whatever...Click Twilight>Set Camera Target.....then set up your scene(it has to be in this order). Then in your twilight camera settings you will see F-number. It is default set at pinhole (i think). Change this setting....the lower the number the more intense the DOF is....if you go for a high number it is less noticeable. I used F-number 2 for this image. Then just hit render. I used a progressive setting (2800 passes) and seemed to get better effect. it takes a bit longer to render but worth it.In your camera settings you can also chnage the type of tonemapping while it renders....exposure, gamma etc give it a go...i end up with like 5 different versions of the same render hehe

                        oli

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                        • olisheaO Offline
                          olishea
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                          I forgot to say thanks to Solo and everyone who got me the chair when I requested it. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                          oli

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                          • david_hD Offline
                            david_h
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                            @unknownuser said:

                            "you cannot polish a turd"

                            I'll Take your word on that.

                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                            • olisheaO Offline
                              olishea
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              Didn't mean to hijack the thread. It just occurred to me.

                              It's fine, someone had to say it.

                              oli

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                              • olisheaO Offline
                                olishea
                                last edited by

                                Here is a video of the sketchup-render transition. Made with google picasa

                                youtube link:


                                Ant Chairs.mov

                                oli

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                                • T Offline
                                  teofas
                                  last edited by

                                  i have to say im impress with the quality of this render, im a vray user and this engine looks like a lot of potencial, maybe someday ill give it a try, very nice work bro!

                                  http://www.spazioarquitectura.com

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                                  • F Offline
                                    fymoro
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi Teofas,

                                    I am sure that if You, "the Vray Master" try Twilight, you will do some amazing render as you already done with Vray... πŸ˜‰

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

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                                    • R Offline
                                      Ross_K
                                      last edited by

                                      thnx oli... will have a look at the manual:)


                                      RK

                                      http://www.rk-studios.ca

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                                      • olisheaO Offline
                                        olishea
                                        last edited by

                                        I love Podium. I learnt everything I know from this app. The basics of lighting, detail, textures, bumps, specs etc etc. The forum is fantastic and I owe everything to all the people who helped me improve and try harder. I started to look at my work much more critically. People have specifically 'defected' to twilight because it's completely integrated into SU, just like podium.

                                        It gets to a point though where you need more options; more realism, SOFT SHADOWS, real bumps, more control, image based lighting, camera settings, DOF (haha). I started to fake effects in photoshop with my podium renders and I don't think you should have to do this...such as blurring the unrealistically sharp shadows.[edit] which they have fixed in the new update 😍 😍 😍

                                        I bet it's hard for the developers to strike a balance between an easy-to-use program and one with enough 'professional' features. They are listening to us though, there is a wishlist on the podium forum that people constantly update with new ideas.

                                        Future of Podium Version 2? I bet it will be awesome.

                                        But please, this isn't about Podium vs Twilight. It's about DOF and sexy chairs πŸ˜„

                                        My theory on renders......it's the substance that counts......"you cannot polish a turd"

                                        oli

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