Thread: Seis' Animations, Renders, etc.

What program are you using, if I may ask?

A professional Natural 3D Solutions Program called VUE 6 Xstream.

Very cool.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

A professional Natural 3D Solutions Program called VUE 6 Xstream.

I use Terragen 2 for all my recent renders.

Ah, terragen?

I had that.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Ah, terragen?

I had that.

I got the newest version. What it is capable of putting out is incredible. Completely new interface though from the old version.

Link

Wowzo, neat!

Here's one of my favourite renders of mine:

Wow, very nice.

(Read: Fuck, I need to 1^ that!!)

More just to rub the salt into the wound:



Yes... I am an asshole at times... I'm totally stealing your thread here

Actually that one would be pretty easy to beat.

Plus mine all have foliage and/or water in them

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Actually that one would be pretty easy to beat.

Plus mine all have foliage and/or water in them

Clouds, bitch, can you beat them?

okay, this really comes down to what program you are using, and it looks like you guys are just using default objects and textures that were made by someone else (because two hours is not enough time) and the mountains (first picture) in the background are really nicely rendered and complicated, you couldn't have done that by yourself, so what I am wondering is, what do you do? lighting, inserting graphics, wind-speed, direction?

I would love to see more, you said there was water effects, wind effects...can I see one you did with them in it.

oh the dessert graphic was nice, the next one was okay, I like clouds, but it just didn't match the surrealism...wow, graphics are getting surreal!

Actually I made the mountains, but not the textures.

I positioned the trees, etc. But they were generated by the program from base models, the clouds are spheres with particle textures, etc.

Of course I didn't make any of the textures.

However I did create that scene. You have to have some degree of knowledge and ability to make something with it.

Damn, I didn't think Terragen 2.0 was out yet. I used to be a Terragen fiend.

It isn't.

He preordered it.

Actually, the limited version is.

Oh shit, it is?

I checked their site... Hm. I'll have a look.

Also, here's another render;

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

It isn't.

He preordered it.

I have a pre-purchased version of the program. Means I get an unlocked version of the Tech Preview with more regular updates.

That's what I meant

Originally Posted by dylanshmai

okay, this really comes down to what program you are using, and it looks like you guys are just using default objects and textures that were made by someone else (because two hours is not enough time) and the mountains (first picture) in the background are really nicely rendered and complicated, you couldn't have done that by yourself, so what I am wondering is, what do you do? lighting, inserting graphics, wind-speed, direction?

I would love to see more, you said there was water effects, wind effects...can I see one you did with them in it.

oh the dessert graphic was nice, the next one was okay, I like clouds, but it just didn't match the surrealism...wow, graphics are getting surreal!

Default objects? Nah, for my pics, all of the contents were put together and tweaked by myself. The desert scene alone had a variety of perlin noise generators all mixed in on x y z planes in order to create a varied and intense strata imposed upon a normal, procedurally generated landscape. The second one had less imposing landscape effects except for a coastline modifier which allowed me to create the flat open space.

The textures were procedurally generated using perlin noise generators rigged for colour and bump mapping, and the second one had an additional specular shader to create the wet rock/mud look. Hardly any 'default' objects in mine

So you made everything or did you just modify what was there?

Pretty good Seis. The clouds look kind of weird though. A bit dense, I guess.

Yea, they look a little smeared from the lighting and from putting the render on Photobucket.