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| Posted by hansmex at Nov 11, 2010, 5:39:59 PM |
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Re: lighting Crafty, You're asking almost the impossible when you want to know how to improve your design. First of all there are some intangible factors, like inspiration, creativity, and such. Then there are models and textures: the quality of your design depends heavily, I mean HEAVILY, on them. - Models can be found all over the internet, on websites of furniture manufacturers, dedicated 3D websites, Google Warehouse, etc. Mind the copyright if you intend to use your design for commercial purposes!! You can also design them yourself, using SH3D, Blender, Art of Illusion, Misfit 3D, and many other programs. - Textures are equally important, as they determine how the model will look and feel. They can be found in many places, you can make them yourself, or use specialized programs like Bricks'n'Tiles, or Wood Workshop. When you are done with the basic design, you will have to think about how you want to show off your design: - Lighting is a factor that needs detailed attention for a realistic result. With the introduction of the Advanced Render plug-in in version 2.6, a "revolution" has set in. You can now add lights wherever you want, and adjust the amount of light for each individual light source. Also, you can set your geographical location, the date, and time of day, to get realistic sunlight and shadows. - Rendering finally is where it all comes together. Fortunately the render engine(s) in version 2.6 (plus plug-ins) and v3.0 (beta versions for now) have greatly improved. Nevertheless, if your quality needs are set very high, you may want to consider an external render engine/program (and buy a faster computer as well). You may want to read this thread on version 3.0 and things connected. And this thread on lighting. It's a lot of reading, but getting to know SH3D really well is important when you want good results, because renders don't lie! Hans ---------------------------------------- Hans new website - under constuction hansdirkse.info |
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