The truth is, giving up artistic and creative instincts is a negative sum. We will be worse off for it. I have not tried the service I referenced but it is suggested that it respects geometry and texture of the model being rendered, no evidence of that so I cannot say.

I am reminded of the HG Wells book, The time machine. A future world where subterranean monsters hunt and devour surface dwelling simpletons. Fugly evil subterranean types and beautiful but stupid surface dwellers more like sheep after a lobotomy.

If ai can be limited to assisting with lighting suggestions and denoising maybe. As a learning tool, that too but otherwise, no thanks Whoda thunk it, a Trekkie Troglodite........

@pixelcruncher

I can only concur with that sentiment.

@Rich-O-Brien

Not unhappy per se, just older and a bit inflexible. Ity will take a while to get to grips with.

I cannot find anything as easily as the old forum and the appearance is just weird to my eyes, no borders to break up the page for example.

Doubtless when the old grey cell sorts it out it will be fine just a bit of a shock tbh.

@Rich-O-Brien

Supercallafragilistic.........

I know, sometimes when things go pear shaped, I get the urge to laugh my head off.

Last night the screen went off the charts crazy, dialogue boxes opening and closing all over the screen and I thought everything AND the kitchen sink had gone nuts.

Switched it off and went to Bedfordshire.

This AM, tried again and same thing. Thought about it and narrowed it down to an input problem, then plugged a spare keyboard (OK, old keyboard) and nada. so I vacuum cleaned the current keyboad and everything is back to normal.

Cat fur.

Miaoooooooooow.

@pixelcruncher

Gradually altering settings. A few more components/groups have been adjusted for clarity.

No, not a James Bond or James Bondage even, film.

This image showcases the smoothing process and is a partial clay image in passing.

Another Affinity with LUT post pro.

In the mould of Colin Chapman, Bruce McLaren, Sir Frank Williams etc but the last of his kind we shall see in F1.

Always outspoken and never short of an opinion I think he polarised with F1 fans but tbh, always managed to be a fine Irishman, pundit and genuine human being.

RIP to that great paddock where the oil is always Castrol R and the smell/sounds of real F1 rather than souped up hair dryers.

Give 'em some 'stick' Eddie.

Tried a Rayscaper render, selected GPU, got this is around 4m 45s. No, I cannot see how the graphics card can do this. Chillblast are, quiet and not returning calls.

@Mike-Amos

More changes to light and emiter range from target. I also ran this through the Affinity machine. Better imho.

View - Face Style - Photoreal Materials.

As it say's, not tried the photoreal setting before so thought, "What might this do for Rayscaper?

Up to you to see what difference you can. The model is a redo of an oldie.

It will be cracking.

The spooks are gone... ? What the Freaky Friday etc.

Better call Scummy and Mouldy.

Next.

@pixelcruncher

Not much, pretty sure they are repeats of the headlight glass/lens which comes out ok set as glass. Still some details to adjust and perhaps depict the fresnell effect on the lens but not much.
I cannot select the spooks either as I cannot see them no matter what I adjust in the drop down VIEW menu.

Ta folks, rather weird artifacts which I cannot see in the model, the discs are not present in the model, UFO's?

I agree with t'others, really good to see these.

Giving the headlights a little attention.

Looking to my own use, a combination of Sketchup and Blender looks to be the ideal way forwards. I just have to get through those first steps to grips with it. Visually, these programs just overwhelm me at the moment which is why I tend to reduce clutter on the screen and possibly why I cannot get on with video tut's.

Most of the video tut's I have tried to watch have the 'teacher' meandering around verbally, changing tac and all the while the cursor is 'waved' all over the screen.