Just saw this from Galung. He's been doing some fastastic work with Lux. Thought you guys might enjoy this. It's got a bit of postwork, but I'm still drooling that it was born from a render

That is pretty realistic looking

His gallery on Rendo here is worth a gander. Most is from Studio, but a few are Vue-related. 

My latest...

Enjoy,

Abi.

Attached Link: Lyon

Slowly trying to pick things up though.

Quote - I will download the SDK and compile Reality 2.5 for the final version...

It has been 12 hours, sir :biggrin:

Quote - I have been absent the past few weeks cuz of a very sad reason. If you read the comment I posted with this image on DA you know why.

Slowly trying to pick things up though.

Left my comments on DA, very nice :)

Quote - No Boobs-'n-Bums in this one, just a (very boring) technical test to see what a specific kind of complex geometry would look like rendered in Lux.

Not perfect, but not too bad either actually, even without any smoothing.

For those somewhat technically inclined: it's polygon and conventional rifling on the inside of a (cut-away) gun barrel.

Modeled in Autodesk Inventor in 15 minutes or so.

Too small to see any significant detail here, there's a larger one in my gallery.

 

 

Cheers!

I swear this looks better than the stuff in real life!

Quote - It has been 12 hours, sir :biggrin:

Timezone difference, gotta sleep every now and then:)

Seriously, this release was done without pre-releasing the SDK to developer so there was no time to prepare new builds of plugins to be timed with the release of 4.5. So, I need to setuo the build environment for the new SDK, for both Mac OS and Windows, build four different versions of Reality and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it! 

Cheers 

Quote - > Quote - It has been 12 hours, sir :biggrin:

Timezone difference, gotta sleep every now and then:)

Seriously, this release was done without pre-releasing the SDK to developer so there was no time to prepare new builds of plugins to be timed with the release of 4.5. So, I need to setuo the build environment for the new SDK, for both Mac OS and Windows, build four different versions of Reality and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it! 

Cheers 

You could of course save yourself AND your testers a LOT of time by skipping version 2.x altogether, and instead do 3.0 

Wink-wink, nudge-nudge ; )

Cheers!

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - It has been 12 hours, sir :biggrin:

Timezone difference, gotta sleep every now and then:)

Seriously, this release was done without pre-releasing the SDK to developer so there was no time to prepare new builds of plugins to be timed with the release of 4.5. So, I need to setuo the build environment for the new SDK, for both Mac OS and Windows, build four different versions of Reality and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it! 

Cheers 

You could of course save yourself AND your testers a LOT of time by skipping version 2.x altogether, and instead do 3.0 

Wink-wink, nudge-nudge ; )

Cheers!

That would mean D|S 4.5 users would have to go a few months "detached" from Reality, and we couldn't have that now could we? 
Paolo has become the ultimate psychotherapist...keeping people "grounded in Reality" one render at a time hehehe ;-)

Quote - That would mean D|S 4.5 users would have to go a few months "detached" from Reality, and we couldn't have that now could we? 
Paolo has become the ultimate psychotherapist...keeping people "grounded in Reality" one render at a time hehehe ;-)

No-no, no-no, I meant skip 2.x, and do 3.0 instead, NOW!

Is that such an unrealistic suggestion? : D

Cheers!

Quote - No-no, no-no, I meant skip 2.x, and do 3.0 instead, NOW!

Is that such an unrealistic suggestion? : D

Given that version 3.0 is still in alpha stage, yes! :)

I posted the close up of my zombie hunter a few days ago, but the scene gave me a few problems.  And now that it's done I really don't even like it much. But here it is.  I'm working on a new image with this character that should be more intersting. 

Quote - Seriously, this release was done without pre-releasing the SDK to developer so there was no time to prepare new builds of plugins to be timed with the release of 4.5. So, I need to setuo the build environment for the new SDK, for both Mac OS and Windows, build four different versions of Reality and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it! 

Cheers 

Who does a person have to bribe to get in on this mysterious testing process?  Have been beta testing various things from the earliest builds of photoshop to world of warcraft expansions pretty much since the day I first dialed up the internet.  Even beta tested the first versions of yahoo messenger and ICQ before they ever saw the light of day.

Quote - > Quote - It has been 12 hours, sir :biggrin:

Timezone difference, gotta sleep every now and then:)

Seriously, this release was done without pre-releasing the SDK to developer so there was no time to prepare new builds of plugins to be timed with the release of 4.5. So, I need to setuo the build environment for the new SDK, for both Mac OS and Windows, build four different versions of Reality and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it! 

Cheers 

You must have wasted at least 30 secs writing this. There's another few gone reading my reply.

The testing procedure went well and after a bit of electrical work and an accident which meant the pool had to be drained again, the girls can relax.

Attached Link: Hiding from the giants

Quote - .... and send them to the testers. Gotta test Reality before releasing it!

Note to the testers: don't take all month! :)

If I remember correctly (hard to say for certain since I was not a reality user then) but did it not take a while for Reality to be compatible with studio 4 in the 1st place?

Quote - If I remember correctly (hard to say for certain since I was not a reality user then) but did it not take a while for Reality to be compatible with studio 4 in the 1st place?

That was due to it being a new product. In this case it is a rebuild against a new SDK, not a complete new product.

Latest stab at a new texture/shape for hongyu's bikini.  Went back to my favorite Dublin texture this time.  Hard to fit the bikini snugly on the character w/o having the mesh intersection issue with luxrender so the top looks a bit baggy.

Quote - Latest stab at a new texture/shape for hongyu's bikini.  Went back to my favorite Dublin texture this time.  Hard to fit the bikini snugly on the character w/o having the mesh intersection issue with luxrender so the top looks a bit baggy.

Another "Charley" Rnder LOL

I'm more than happy to be lumped into the same category as her any day.  I only wish my renders came out looking as good as hers do

Girls need tools too.

I was going to make a wrench this evening, but I changed my mind : )

Cheers!

Quote - I have been absent the past few weeks cuz of a very sad reason. If you read the comment I posted with this image on DA you know why.

Slowly trying to pick things up though.

Just read your post on DA, my condolences to you, you are our Angel in this community.....Peace, Prayers and Blessings....

Quote - I posted the close up of my zombie hunter a few days ago, but the scene gave me a few problems.  And now that it's done I really don't even like it much. But here it is.  I'm working on a new image with this character that should be more intersting. 

It's a very interesting scene, love the colors and the amount of destruction. The zombies in the back scare the hell out of me, especially the little girl, but the big zombie flying at her from the left and her expression are priceless, great job!

Hmmm haven't gotten notices for today's posts

Nice work everyone

Quote - Just read your post on DA, my condolences to you, you are our Angel in this community.....Peace, Prayers and Blessings....

Thank you Stevie, though I'm not so sure about 'me' being such an 'angel' lol!

LOL, right now I'm rendering a fingernail-clipping scene.

Makes me wonder how many have done THAT before!

Not many I guess, and with good reason too : )

I'll take a while before it's presentable, couple of hours or so.

Cheers!

There you go!

I hazard to guess this is a first : )

Maybe I'll do a toothbrush next ; )

Cheers!

That is certainly a first! Don't forget the clippings on the floor :biggrin:

Attached Link: Hiding from the giants

Quote - Sounds like there are still issues with 4.5 like morphs not showing ect.. After finding out shoes still dont work and I am willing to be that autofit prolly works like using the utility transfer tool I am in no hurry dont know if I will even bother..

I like the way this one came out, Bob.  Nice job.

Quote - > Quote - Just read your post on DA, my condolences to you, you are our Angel in this community.....Peace, Prayers and Blessings....

Thank you Stevie, though I'm not so sure about 'me' being such an 'angel' lol!

You may not think yourself an angel, but you certainly have devine talent.

I am so sorry for your and your niece's loss.  All children should get a free pass on everything. 

Quote - Attached Link: Hiding from the giants

 

Quote - Sounds like there are still issues with 4.5 like morphs not showing ect.. After finding out shoes still dont work and I am willing to be that autofit prolly works like using the utility transfer tool I am in no hurry dont know if I will even bother..

I like the way this one came out, Bob.  Nice job.

Thanks I LOVE the results I get with Lux and due to being a luxer I dont have to stress out about changing from 4.37 for what?  gain some speed big woop! Shoes are still gimped and I am sure using the auto fit with the utility transfer tool prolly works the same...

Charley I looked on your D/A I could not find anything sounds like you had some kind of tragedy sorry about that :(

Edit just read post above my condolences

Quote - Latest stab at a new texture/shape for hongyu's bikini.  Went back to my favorite Dublin texture this time.  Hard to fit the bikini snugly on the character w/o having the mesh intersection issue with luxrender so the top looks a bit baggy.

I'm not sure what it is, but this one has the look of a painting.  Well posed, especially her head.  Very nice. 

Bob, if I read your post correctly, you couldn't find her page?  Try here:

http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=5&q=callad31735

Quote - Bob, if I read your post correctly, you couldn't find her page?  Try here:

http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=5&q=callad31735

All that brings me to is a gallery but I think I get the jist of it..

Bob, how about this?

http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=5&q=callad31735#/d5bijhz

Quote - Bob, how about this?

http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=5&q=callad31735#/d5bijhz

Yep left a comment many thanks that is pretty shitty...

Quote - You may not think yourself an angel, but you certainly have devine talent. I am so sorry for your and your niece's loss.  All children should get a free pass on everything. 

smiles about the 'talent' remark.

And yes, although I am sure she is in Heaven, it is SO hard for her mum. She was the only child and she and her mum lived alone..

Thanks all you guys, for your supportive words. In all they give me the warm feeling I am amongst family here.

Here is the link to the light sets I have made, everything has been tested so you should not have any problems, but if you do find an error please drop me a PM here.

Many thanks to Kim, Jay, Xandi, Braintickler and Doc for testing & their suggestions on how to improve the sets. And a big thank you to Kim for allowing me to use one of her test renders on the page.

http://wdj-freebies.webs.com/

Hope you find them useful - John

PS. Anyone know how to add a banner in the signiture section here ?

I chose not to have children (Being such a big child myself still at 50 what do you expect of somebody who plays with virtual dolls LOL) still I work in healthcare for many years.

I have seen how tough lost is for people..

Quote - This is the first time I've tried this, so please be gentle with me :)

Here is the link to the light sets I have made, everything has been tested so you should not have any problems, but if you do find an error please drop me a PM here.

Many thanks to Kim, Jay, Xandi, Braintickler and Doc for testing & their suggestions on how to improve the sets. And a big thank you to Kim for allowing me to use one of her test renders on the page.

http://wdj-freebies.webs.com/

Hope you find them useful - John

PS. Anyone know how to add a banner in the signiture section here ?

Fantastic thanks again!

Nice John!

Try inserting banners in your signature the same way you insert images in a post.

Question for Paolo. If I stay with 4.37 do I need to update to 2.5 and if I do will it affect anyting in 4.37?  I guess it prolly would not but figure ask to be on the safe side..

Attached Link: Fearing the giant

Thanks Doc, I actually got something techy to work :)

Good stuff! No problem, anytime.