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    Mike Amos

    @Mike Amos

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    Location Just off the Ham of the Chelt.

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    Best posts made by Mike Amos

    • The Gathering

      A gathering of household inhabitants.

      Centre stage is the senior partner.......

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      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: My Architect ai.

      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........

      posted in Corner Bar
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    • Hot Rod

      OK, not sleeping sometimes has a positive side to it, thought a bit on an old model 'rod and added a few new elements.

      I am noticing that Rayscaper does not always update elements, groups/components as It should but a restart of Rayscaper sorts that right off the bat so NOT a problem.

      I have mentioned Maxwell render before, used it to probably not its best but IMHO, Rayscaper beats Maxwell render hands down, NOW, let alone the future.

      My big fascination which I am sure you will get, is cars. Ever since I could hold a pencil. Steve, I owe you for inspiring me to never give up with your talent and humility. Thank you, Sir.

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: Thinking of our Majid today

      Likewise, and to all living there right now.

      Not to mention the other folk living there and hotspots, too many tin pot dick taters and I include a certain mop threatening to invade Greenland in that.

      What on the planet are they drinking/smoking/sniffing/sucking on?

      posted in Corner Bar
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    • Sauna?

      Don't mind if I do.

      So I try.

      An annexe from the bathroom...

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: Lamp on table

      @Rich-O-Brien

      Supercallafragilistic.........

      posted in Gallery
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    • Oh, how I laughed....

      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.

      posted in Corner Bar
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    • RE: RayScaper

      @pixelcruncher

      I can only concur with that sentiment.

      posted in WIP
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    • Render from WIP.

      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.1933 Dusenberg SJ Speedster 9 1 25p 51m.jpg

      posted in Gallery
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    • Eddie Jordan, F1 great.

      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.

      posted in Corner Bar
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    Latest posts made by Mike Amos

    • RE: Orgelf's works. second topic.

      Cracking. Always innovative and spectacular in execution. Tres bon.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      I have sequentially added to the scene depth via the render setting page. Nada so fa and I am at the limit.#

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      Ta, a bit confused by an ?artifact? but it may just be a result of rendering glass generally. In the model depicted in the render, there is a t load of glass and this is visible from some views as a 'black' artifact where a second glass group is visible through a nearer group and is basically cancelled out. It therefor appears as a 'black' plane/face.

      Looking for suggestions.

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      6 2500s 2024 x 1184 1309095 tri 8m 39s GPU.png

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      4 2500s 2024 x 1184 1394328 tri 7m 19s GPU.png

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      3 2500s 2024 x 1184 1394328 tri 6m 11s GPU.png

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

      Slowly via another crash.

      2 2500s 2024 x 1184 1394328 tri 7m 30s GPU.png

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: Modelling a tramway

      Wunderbar.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: ET say's Hi.

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      posted in WIP
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