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Re: How would you do it?
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lugnet.cad.ray
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Thu, 2 Jun 2011 19:33:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> A long time ago, Jeroen kindly rendered this image for me in POVRay
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> http://miltontrainworks.com/MTW/images/MTWproductLine_1280x1024.jpg
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> But the source got lost. Now I need it much much larger so I'm trying to
> recreate it. I am all the way there (all models positioned right, etc) except
> for the lighting/shadows. Which may well be the hardest part!
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> I like how the shadows are, they are relatively light. I also like how the base
> reflection is set up (i.e. there is none)
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> I've been trying a lot of different render settings and surface settings but I'm
> either getting large muddy shadows, or I'm getting a surface that reflects the
> models. Anyone have any clues on the best combination of surface materials (for
> the white plane that everything sits on) and light source settings? I thought
> maybe an area light was the way to go but it's not working well for me.
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> Here's my current surface settings...
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> texture {
> pigment{ rgb <1,1,1> }
> finish {
> reflection 0
> ambient 0.4
> diffuse 0.5
> roughness .01
> }
> }
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> Am I even on the right track there?
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> Thanks for any suggestions.
Looking at the lighting, I'm pretty sure he used radiosity and prolly his
FastRad library. I might still have a copy lemme poke around.
-Orion
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