Forum: Carrara

Subject: L-A-V-A L-A-M-P - GO RETRO!!! Comments?????

mf193 opened this issue on Jun 20, 2001 · 7 posts

mf193 posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 12:08 PM

A lava lamp modelled in rhino 3d and rendered in carrara. The texturing and lighting was terribly slow, arduous even. It took 2 hrs just to get it looking right. Any thoughts?

ClintH posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 1:34 PM

Nice image. Just curious what type of processor it took so long to render on. Sounds like a Bryce render time to me. ;) God Bryce is soo slow. Clint

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mf193 posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 2:30 PM

The render didnt take 2 hrs, just playing with settings to get it to look right did. I have an 1 ghz athlon, so im set in terms of render power, it only took 1:02 to render. Thanx anyway guys...and no, bryce is crap, i wouldnt render anything there.

DigitalDream#3 posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 5:21 PM

Blobs need to be opaque with a wax like texture. Looks nice otherwise.

AzChip posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 5:42 PM

I agree -- cool pic, and the lava should be opaque.... I had a lava lamp when they were in vogue the first time, and have one again.... (mine's got more or less clear liquid with kind of pinkish lava.) Man, I miss the '70's.

mf193 posted Wed, 20 June 2001 at 10:20 PM

i was really unsure since i just bought one, and it looks almost a clear red (my pic is a decent likeness) so i didnt know, but if u guys think thats cool ill give that a shot

twillis posted Thu, 21 June 2001 at 7:31 AM

The lava in my lamp is opaque, also.