#test renders

[dduane]

...Okay, that's all the work I need to do with this set for the moment. It has some interesting features that can be exploited in some other contexts. Will come back to it another time.

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regency era // cents & sensibility

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

cc below the cut

outfit #1

bonnet, hair, top, and skirt from regency reverie by @gilded-ghosts

earrings by @the-melancholy-maiden

outfit #2

dress from regency reverie by gilded-ghosts

earrings by @yakfarm

necklace by @batsfromwesteros

hair and flower accessory by the-melancholy-maiden

gloves by @dancemachinetrait

outfit #3

hair and flower accessory by the-melancholy-maiden

coral earrings and necklace by batsfromwesteros

dress by @happylifesims

[sarah-art-and-animation]

Test renders from the environment for my student film. It’s my first time using the Arnold renderer in Maya so I’m still learning how to work it, but so far I’m liking it a lot more than mental ray ouo

Once I get the rig completely fixed on my character I’ll upload some test renders with my character on here

made in Maya Student Edition 2017

[vrahno]

Random stills from an ongoing animation project of mine. These are just test renders at this point.

[dduane]

...Yeah, still playing with this set. Here's that daytime render of the medium angle, with a less Alpine-looking background. (Or less wintry, anyway.) ...Big version of the render at the link underneath.

The candles are amusing me—not least because candles are relatively expensive to use in a medieval setting unless you're rich: and this kind of tavern would certainly be using either something cheaper (like rushlights*) or lamps. (Or, if you're in the Middle Kingdoms, and in a slightly higher-end establishment, some kind of lamp powered by sorcery or the blue Fire.)

Now, it's absolutely possible to stroll around this set and put all the damn candles out, and get rid of their smoke. Did I bother doing this on a test shot? Nope. Maybe next time.

Meanwhile, might render this one more time and then go on to one of the sleazier sets in this package, a crypt bar delightfully described by the makers as "not the kind of place you plan to visit. It's the kind of place you end up in." 😏

*Still find it fascinating that no one at the Daz end seems to have attempted a rushlight...

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practice // tess dyer

i've been slowly learning to make spell effects in blender, with mixed success. this one is my favorite so far!

dress by @surely-sims

hair by @ice-creamforbreakfast

pose by @helgatisha

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pointy hat // tess dyer

okay but i *really* like her in that hat.

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more magic practice

More spell effect adventures! The first 4 are Blenderkit materials - the second is what happened when I put fire inside a soap bubble (which i have done in real life before, highly recommend). The green burst uses the glow from the street lights in RoM for the sparkles - I think this is my favorite of these, and it’s the most maxis match of the bunch. Keisha and Ethren use flat panels with particle effects & transparent textures. I’m not as happy with these, but i do like how they're lit. The last three of Tess use NA's magic ball, a commonly used spell effect accessory.