I'm try to go for an early morning look. I need help on creating some early morning misty tendrils, any tips? plus i would like some feedback on the village. is it me or does it look crap? As always, comments are welcome, critiques are also welcome (at least you've looked at it!). John

damned filesize limit!

I up the haze for moring mist but a lot of people use sphere's with volume mats. The village could possible use a better texture like maybe a thatch type for roof,if they are separate parts, other then that the scene is great :O)

d'oh!..why didn't I think of that..but thanks for the answer, too..;)

i've tryied spheres. they didn't work so well. i'll look in to hazes.... John

I'm not so sure about the lighting. I couldn't even tell that was a village. Honestly, I thought it was purple and pink mushrooms or something. I think the lighting should be adjusted so that they are more clearly defined.

yeah, maybe a little bigger houses, maybe a little closer zoom on the village, i don't know, it's really hard to tell what it is. I love the terrains and whatnot.

yeah the village is lost in the shadows a bit. its really quite ugly thats why i want to hide it with mist. the jpeg compression goes someway to explaining why they are crappy. should I move them into the "sun" a bit more? The sun is actually a spot. i found i couldn't mauniplate it enough to get the right effect. i got my inspiration from my early morning rides into work through the country lanes of south manchester/north cheshire i really wish i had a digi-cam for reference....... John

Hiding it with mist is not the answer. Bring down the ambience on the rooves some (they are glowing) and maybe up on the walls a little (if they are supposed to be white or gray and not purple). I'd actually cut down on the haze some, and put in some sort of road or pathway to and through the village. Then, perhaps some clumps of trees and other landscaping ... oh, and a low stone wall or two or three. Break it up a bit and give it some additional interest. Maybe make each house or building a little different than it's fellows. Oh and maybe a patch or two of flowers ... it could be Tuscany.

I have to agree with rickymaveety. Fix the textures on the houses and/or tweak the lighting. You have lovely terrain work here; it would a pity to hide it with mist. But if you still want mist, why not try a volumetric slab? Some of the pre-set volume materials are quite convincing. Here's a screen shot of a volumetric slab combined with a water plain. Good luck on the challenge!

dang..forgot to rtfm..;) I've never used that..hmm...idees'..;)

i've tried a volume slab, none of the cloud textures looked right. what did you use in your example jay? kettle steam? the roads/hedges are a must. i always was going to add them, i really wanted to get the lighting right first, i know it is supposed be the last thing you do but if i couldn't acheive it i was going to can the project before I got too committed. in the above image i have increased the house size and upped the fog density and given it a pink hue. John

btw, what is that player you have running on the taskbar? looks impressive!

Sorry I took so long to reply burgi. The mat I used was, I believe, Summer Soldier Slab Clouds (4th from the left, top row, Volume Category). You might have to play around with the density and frequency to get the look you're after. The player on my taskbar is Windows Media Player Version 9, available free from Microsoft. When minimized, it looks like that.

tsk! i thought it was something good! you've got XP so you should download itunes! excellent program! John