Forum: Bryce

Subject: Green or Blue

drawbridgep opened this issue on Jan 19, 2006 · 33 posts

drawbridgep posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:25 PM

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I know that the convention is to do water as blue, but I've done two versions of my latest. Which do you guys think looks more realistic/better?

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drawbridgep posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:25 PM

Green

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drawbridgep posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:26 PM

Blue

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draculaz posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:32 PM

green

tempest967 posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:34 PM

Although the blue appears brighter, the green is "murkier" and much more realistic.....Green

pidjy posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 6:52 PM

Green, it seem to be "deeper"

ratscloset posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 7:15 PM

I think the reason the Green looks deeper and better is the color of the Subs. If they were close to the color of the Water as in the upper one I think preception would be different. (NOTE: Even Yellow and Orange Subs look to be similar color of the water until they are lit with a light source.) In my opinion, neither looks too deep because of the unexplained light on the wreck(?) and the light pattern on the sea floor. I think after about 100m (or less) you no longer get that affect. Also, the Sharks swimming around makes it appear shallower as well. I would like to see one with the Subs recolored side by side with the top one. That to me would be better to judge. Great image all around (and in both cases!) I doubt I would have picked up on the Sub Color if you had not put the other image.

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pakled posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 7:30 PM

I like 'em both..being me, I thought this was about the Byzantine Nike revolt..;) (very obscure..but the two factions were green and blue..;)

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erosiaart posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 7:49 PM

neat! green.. mossy, murky, darker and more realistic.

shinyary2 posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 8:02 PM

The green one looks like the floor of Loch Ness. The blue one looks like the floor of the Caribbean. IMHO it's just the effect you are going for; both look equally realistic to me. It seems to me that you are going for something like the above image. In keeping with that (if you are going WAAAAAAAAAAAAY down), you might want to consider a darker background in both colors.

Sans2012 posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 8:45 PM

Both look good. I agree with Robert on the Lochness Caribbean thing.

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drawbridgep posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 9:10 PM

I think my notes on the original image explain why i added teh lights and the caustics. You have to compromise between realism and what looks cool. I think maybe to go with what people expect is teh way forward, even if it's not technically accurate.

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Swade posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 10:46 PM

I have to go with the green. Cool pics Phil

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Zhann posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 10:48 PM

Yes.

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Death_at_Midnight posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 10:59 PM

Hello! This is hard to choose since both are really great. I would have to pick green, since the green plays with the imagination, making surfaces appear aged or slimmed with some deep ocean algae. --Death_at_Midnight

Vile posted Thu, 19 January 2006 at 11:42 PM

blue

ariannah posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 12:52 AM

Definitely the green. IMO, it has more dimension and color variant.
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Quest posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 1:00 AM

Both good images Drawbridgep. Sunlight penetrates up to 100 feet or some 30 meters before then certain colors are filtered out of the light at different depths. And sharks have been known to go as deep as 700m. Deep north Atlantic turbid waters have that eerie greenish appearance whereas warm tropical waters are clearer and exhibit that bluish ting which is the last color to be filtered out of the water. Id go with that greenish image because it invokes that creepy feeling of not knowing whats beyond the murkiness. I also agree that in waters at these apparent depths, caustic patterns in any great intensity would not be visible.

bikermouse posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 2:44 AM

I agree with Zhann.

AgentSmith posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 3:43 AM

Green. But, I'm always drawn to the dirtier side of everything... AS

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RodsArt posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 3:43 AM

green

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Rayraz posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 3:53 AM

green has much more atmosphere, a more well-defined mood.

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lindans posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 4:07 AM

Green definitely IMHO

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scoleman123 posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 11:11 AM

The blue has better lighting, but the green gives a more realistic feeling of the murkey underwater idea

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TheBryster posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 11:52 AM Forum Moderator

Sorry? Which one is Green?

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drawbridgep posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 1:42 PM

Get a new monitor Bryster.

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marcfx posted Fri, 20 January 2006 at 2:36 PM

I found using green became easier to work with, the lights seem to work better as well......just my 0.02 worth as others say! LOL Marc (Remembering Phils wants his sub with my legs to be uploaded. Sorry, forgot all about it) ;(

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