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I've noticed a few Vue artists who get an almost impressionistic "brush stroked texture" for lack of a better word, in their renders. Guitta's *A L'OREE DU BOIS* comes to mind right away. My question is how to get this effect of brush strokes in a render? A bump map for the whole canvas? Or is it post work? i.e. Photoshop's Art History brush or something similar.

Well, i don't really know how Guitta has done this. Normally she does not use any postwork techniques. In the a l'oree du bois the effect from my pov comes from the selection of objects and materials. All orientated in a similar direction. But i could be wrong. One possibility to get an effect you are demanding is, to position a plane directly in front of the camera. Give it a very transparent but structured texture (material). I have done it in my Vue Gogh image for example. But try it out simply!

Guitta made this fantastic render like painting with a very simple way...i think:) if u use alot o f anbient and lots of fog and volumetric lights around of your scene and of course and Volumetric atm...and if u render your scene in brondcast you take this effect in your scene.... but you must carefully where you shall put your volum lights... This my opinion ..... if Guitta shall come for her vacation ask her for more details:) Benettor

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More info here http://www.e-onsoftware.com/Community/Spotlight.php?Page=1 Conratulations Guitta.

...........another way :)look my draft render first.

.2.........and now follow my steps:first save one colour image and one dof render image from vue insert both renders in edit image programm use the dof render for alfa channel and apply in color render and gaussian blur very (small ammount) only in select area from alfa channel(dof) after that : Dublicate your colour layer and apply Gaussian blur(very small also ammount) in this new layer and with blend mode overlay 49 traspancy again this new layer dublicate and blend mode screen 40 reduce both in these channel the brightness and contrast merge layers flat image and upply an unsharp filter with your settings and for end.... apply a colour balance with your taste... and voila ;-) Ben

Awesome image Bennetor. What a great thread this is. thanks to the wonderful Vue community for sharing so much knowledge.

Gunthor, in fact, I never do any postwork on my images. The (unwanted:-)) brush stroke effect comes from the light (greenish) and some fog (yellow) used. Maybe also from the material I have used for the grass. I have created it in a very long work (at least 1 hour) inside the material editor. Hope this helps. Guitta

Merci Philippe:-)
And congrats for your spotlight too, as you are THE movie maker here:-).

Many spotlights to see:
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/Community/Spotlight.php

:-)Guitta

Gunthor, I forgot to say: The image were rendered in User Settings with the hightest quality possible. Guitta

Thanks Guitta. :-) I like the (unwanted) effect. It reminds me of Monet.