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Old 18-04-2005, 09:37 PM   #1
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Default Stratocaster help

I have completed the stratocaster tutorial and have a few renders, but I want to make it look as good as possible. Here is a render I did just a minute ago. I am pretty pleased with it, though I think i am going to tone down the body color. Any feedback would be great.

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Old 19-04-2005, 05:19 PM   #2
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loosk great i would agree about the body colour and meybe try and get a shadow around the base of it looks a bit odd, meybe its just me anyways looking greate
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Old 19-04-2005, 07:13 PM   #3
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Ok I created a completely new body texture because I was not satisified with how it was coming out. Here is what I came up with. Also instead of using radiosity, I decided to go with an area light along with a few other distant lights. I like the mood of the render more. Hope you guys like it. Still it would be great to get some more opinions and tips.

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Old 20-04-2005, 12:05 AM   #4
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I see some jaggies and moiré patterns on the neck,.. are you rendering with native LW of something else?

You might try adding some color to the floor and lights to give it more interest and depth. The shadow seems a bit too soft for me. You could scale down the size of the area light. It would be cool to catch a bit of shadow from the whammy bar and strings.
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Old 20-04-2005, 09:48 PM   #5
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I took your advice. Here is what I came up with. Still I would appreciate more help. Thanks a ton.
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