Hi Andrew, actually that looks very good indeed. I am thinking that (still got my training wheels on here) That is maybe as far as just rendering can go, and that is what post production is for (Photoshop etc) Is that the case? The glass material and reflections actually look really awesome to me.
Thanks for taking up the challenge Andrew, will PM you with a personal thank you. I am going to take a day to think how to progress this project. And would welcome comments on what potential post processing would have. even if the opinion is just, yes photoshop gimp should take over here

Thanks!

Hey Andrew. "gender confused bear? Confused I am

@steved said:

@cotty said:

Congratulation! You should give her a mouse (with a middle wheel) to play with...

That's weird that entered my head also

Should it be a small mouse ergonomic to a child's hand to teach Clair hand eye co-ordination from an early age to get her ready for SU at 3 years old?..........or maybe it should be a huge mouse she can sit on (straddle) could be primary blue with a really big red center wheel Claire can spin with both hands which animates something......or rings chimes.......sucks to be me

(edited) could not help myself

Congratulations Chris to you and Mum, beautiful baby!!

@cotty said:

Congratulation! You should give her a mouse (with a middle wheel) to play with...

That's weird that entered my head also

Hey Kristoff, I work in mm with no decimal points. If you want to have a look at how they display open up a new SU drawing and select a template (in the upper right hand corner of the start-up page) and select "architectural millimeters"

Cheers

Hi and thanks Andy! well if I had received a perfect render on the first go I would have been in two minds....would have been extremly happy to see a photo realistic, nuanced rendition that looks like the object was real.....and on the other hand would have doubted my abilities to even judge how difficult something would be to render. And I think I was correct in my estimation of the challenges this object presents

The solid surface is showing a multitude of colour temperatures, daylight to very warm, very unusual for a single light source.(edited) In reality the light may act like that if the solid surface adds a warm attribute (undesirable) to cool light, the cool light may over power the warm solid surface where it is closest to the light source. Hence the different color temperatures

The light seems to be so warm on the ply it looks burnt.

I just put the ply with little regard to its orientation as I made the material myself and thought someone else would have a better ply end material, that would be better for rendering.

Further thoughts: (Art Direction) if the object were to be in an art gallery or in the foyer of a Library there would be, I expect some ambient light, so the light from the Book light would 'hint' at supplying the light to the lamp.
I also think there is potential for the "book light" to reflect interestingly on the spherical glass, experienced (by the viewer) from certain angles when nearing the object to read the text. That is one of the subtle elements of this piece.

If the object were to be visually thoroughly communicated it may take three shots to do it well.(see attached)

The environment in which the object is situated is up to the renderer.

Of course if the piece gets any "airplay" the image will be credited to the producer in all cases.

I thought this would be a challenge

Booklight faces fived 2.zipFaces fixed.

Here it is. If there is things wrong with it let me know and I will try to fix the model,

Booklight M 2.zip

Hey Jeff! whatever you said mate, sounds good with me, appreciated

@smarque said:

I am modeling a house for the purpose of doing working drawings. The house, the garage and the site are on the same level, which seemed to be fine until I came to model the outside structures (an elevated wooden deck, a spiral staircase, a gum pole gazebo and a fish pond) that are on a lower level as the ground is sloping.

What is the best way to go from here? If I model them lower than the floor level of the house then the house will be in the air as it were?

Is there something special that I can use for the rough gum poles or must I just use the circle tool?

Thank you.

Little bit confusing in words (for me anyway) are you able to attach some sort of illustration or cross section?

to download at 3d warehouse search 'irony booklight'

Thanks Rich a Duh! moment

The main wood part is ply lofted to create the "Book binder" (lamp base) on top of that are two A4 sized, produced by a 5 axis CNC'd "page shapes" made from solid surface material (See image 2) A number of CCFL lamps will sit in the cavity between them, with no light leakage other than trough the Solid surface. I expect the lamps will diffuse through the surface with very subtle hot spots

Above that is a standard incandescent globe not powered but suspended by 3 ultra fine filaments triangulated like an inverse pyramid to hold it stable in a light breeze.

The Incandescent lamp is lit by the book where you are able to read "I am reading the lamp by the light of the book"

The Piece is called: 'The irony booklight'

I tried to put the text on the face with intersect Faces and extruded text ( as I could not get the text with a transparent background to work, even though I have done that a few times before)

So if anyone is interested in the challenge I will get the unadulterated lamp posted. And the text so it can be projected as a texture

Hope that all made sense

Thanks

Hi all, I have been trying very hard to learn rendering but think I have limited aptitude for it, but am still learning or at least trying to.

I have a particular model of a personnel project: 'conceptual art' that I have been working on for years and would love to see it in "real life") I think it would be quite challenging to get it to look photo-realistic and WAY beyond my rendering abilities as i think it would require a high degree of skill to pull it off well. It involves an unusual light source and is quite a unique concept.

I was thinking of posting the model in the hope that members can have a look at it and take up the challenge of rendering it if they see fit.

Problem is it is 8MB so I can not attach it here.

Can anyone suggest a work around

I am really frustrated to the MAX that I cannot do it myself

Thanks guys

What can I say? What can anyone say. It seems this thread came to a grinding halt after that Video. The loony in this unbalanced, evidently Psychotic individual runs deep Scary thing is it stands to "reason" (a word the concept of which Loony Jones would have no familiarity with) that he is not alone. Very scary, vary scary indeed

@dale said:

Making me wish I didn't give up vinyl!
Oracle Delphi Mk VI
http://www.oracle-audio.com/?action=produit_show&id=1

Great turntable! I saw this amp in my head when I looked at it. Quick rough model and I am still coming to terms with render settings (obviously)but I thought they would look cool together. Could even be Mono's so there would be two of them. I think that would look sweeet! The knobs are above the feet volume on off etc

What words did I put in your mouth?

@ccbiggs said:

Steve, do you not read? Or do just have trouble retaining what you do?
When speaking in context to that list which is what we/I was discussing. There is no difference between a gun or a knife. When guns are banned in these countries and a list shows that homicide's are not zero, then my take on it is the gun ban/control did nothing. Except make it safer for the criminals to be criminals.
When or where do you see that I said a single thing about the school.
If you want to follow up on what I post, read what I posted.
And do not put words in my mouth!
There is nothing "I do not get about" what could have been. And the difference between that psycho having a rifle or knife that day in that school. Yes it more than likely would have been better for most everyone in the school that day if he only had a knife.
But on the other hand he could have had nothing but the clothes on his back, stole a bus and drove the damn thing straight through the place and done even more damage.

Well this whole thread was created as a response to the school massacre or did i miss something?

@steved said:

@ccbiggs said:

Steve, it does not matter if it was a gun or knife. Supposedly all those countries have 100% gun bans or darn close to it.
Just shows if the info is any good that banning/gun control for the most part does not do much good.
No matter how functional or nonfunctional the government.
Once again I am not saying anything is fact or truth. Just something I thought was interesting info when I seen it.

It does matter if it is a gun or a knife! If the school massacre had been done with a knife wielding murderer the deaths would have been much less, and more manageable by the staff, but it was carried out with an assault weapon ......What do you not get about that
Really exactly do you not get about that

'Bump' gotcha Jeff

@ccbiggs said:

Steve, it does not matter if it was a gun or knife. Supposedly all those countries have 100% gun bans or darn close to it.
Just shows if the info is any good that banning/gun control for the most part does not do much good.
No matter how functional or nonfunctional the government.
Once again I am not saying anything is fact or truth. Just something I thought was interesting info when I seen it.

It does matter if it is a gun or a knife! If the school massacre had been done with a knife wielding murderer the deaths would have been much less, and more manageable by the staff, but it was carried out with an assault weapon ......What do you not get about that
Really exactly do you not get about that

Were those stats gun deaths, machete, knives? What is the context of those stats. Most of those countries do not have functional Governments.