3dsmax Rendering Support Topic

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:55 pm

We all understand what you're saying but unfortunately, easier said than done.

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:00 pm

Im using mental ray render and Glass physics_phen material (which is one of the mental ray glass materials)

Tanasoo · Post by **Tanasoo** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:20 pm

Hmmm, Try using one of the glass architectural materials, I know they work a little differently so they might work, and they don't look half bad either.

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:26 pm

good idea, thxs man

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:50 am

NEW WIP
Any thought/suggestion? Know how to make night time lighting look better?
I Know hand color is wrong

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:17 am

What are those odd speckles all over the picture?

I like the MC material, but the visor could use some work.

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:46 pm

hes supposed to be standing on an alien marsh and for some reason i thought of FFX

I really need help with the lighting

benman08 · Post by **benman08** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:55 pm

his hand is white...

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:03 pm

Chief Cow wrote:I Know hand color is wrong

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:36 pm

Chief Cow wrote:hes supposed to be standing on an alien marsh and for some reason i thought of FFX

I really need help with the lighting

Well, unless I'm mistaken, marshes do not have little star like lights all over the place.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:10 pm

Silly Kirk, those are little self-illuminating alien babies

-_-

Really though, what are they?

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:42 pm

Tural wrote:Silly Kirk, those are little self-illuminating alien babies

Im going with that

Anyway, what do you think of this shield test?
http://webpages.charter.net/ats/halo_st ... ldTest.wmv

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:35 am

It seems a little too fast.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:01 am

I think it looks pretty good, but what I think the problem is is a combination of what Aeon said, and that the whole thing needs to be smaller, but more of it. Hard to explain... smaller particles, but there are more of them...

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:48 am

yes I do agree, but the problem is that i can't really make it smaller because the visibility becomes really poor. I'm using 2 smoke maps to simulate the plasma, if I could use something else I could probably make it brighter and more opec. Anyone have any ideas?

Tanasoo · Post by **Tanasoo** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:46 pm

Why not just make the smoke smaller... There is a parameter for that you know. Or you could try using a noise map (but you already did that didn't you). Good job though! I think that is the first shield render I have seen.

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:20 pm

it becomes too hard to make out the masterchief behind the shield if i make it smaller, if i turn down the opacity it becomes harder to see the actual plasma

lol so annoying

Chief Cow · Post by **Chief Cow** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:35 pm

Render from Death Island red base
No lightning or smoothing yet
Any suggestions?

EDIT: Link taken down

{HPC}midwaymas · Post by **{HPC}midwaymas** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:45 pm

THere needs to be an easy transition betwen the ground and the pillars.

Munsie · Post by **Munsie** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:57 pm

{HPC}midwaymas wrote:THere needs to be an easy transition betwen the ground and the pillars.

Yea, the floors are a little too shiney, or the walls are a little too dull... Or both.

Looks good so far though.

~Munsie