seeker opened this issue on Jun 16, 2001 ยท 9 posts
hauksdottir posted Sun, 17 June 2001 at 2:21 AM
Some meant-to-be-helpful comments... First, if the candles and chandelier are the light sources in the scene, then the chandelier wouldn't cast a heavy shadow against the mirror. You can select the prop and in the menu under object > properties uncheck "cast shadows". Second, if the figures are reflected in the mirror, the roses would be, too. To get a better reflection, from the other side of the figures, you need to move the camera around 180 degrees and render them again. (Mirrors are tricky. You've got the apparent angle about right though, and that is usually harder to guestimate.) Jim Burton is a master of making mirror images, so you can ask him for advice on how to do this. Then paste the mirror image in that frame. (I hope you ahve PhotoShop because this is easy to do with layers.) Third, the texture on the far right seems to be doing something wierd with the angles. That said, it is a lovely concept. I like the romantic nature of the scene, and the feeling that they only exist for each other at this moment in the dance. If you can take care of those details which fight the illusion of reality, you will have something very special here. Carolly