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Ritual · 18-08-2005, 06:06 PM

Well I think this will be my final. any last crits?

Ryan

iamsthitha · 18-08-2005, 06:59 PM

Looks awesome!

Small crit (maybe its just me) but the blue flame needs a little more work.. maybe a few curves or something.

sandfish · 19-08-2005, 04:22 PM

because my screen is dark .. when i want to post or give opinion on some image, i save it and increase brightness in ACDSee

that is the process for me :headbang:
anyway .. now i c youre entire work and i must say it's awesome!
i agree with iamsthitha about the blue flame , also, small thing really : maybe you should take some absinth from the bottle so it should correspond with the quantity in the glass.
btw,what happened to the bottle label ? what was on it ? just curious:blush:

CrazyMerlin · 22-08-2005, 08:26 AM

I agree with iamsthitha, the flame doesn't look convincing.

That is kinda a lot of flame really. Maybe make it less wide, and more volumetric, add some turbulence and a nice gradient. Set a null at the bottom and make the gradient 'Distance from object' and have the null as object.

Oh yeah! The grapes? Of wrath? lol

Looking damn good, dude!

~~CM!

Ritual · 22-08-2005, 02:34 PM

Thanks for everyones crits, I'm going to work with the flame, move the spider to the web and put the label back on the bottle.

CrazyMerlin- deffently working with a alot on symbolism glad to see someone picking up on it.

Ryan
:beer:

CrazyMerlin · 22-08-2005, 04:47 PM

someone actually advised me to put a JD label on my bottle, but I'm really not sure.

Maybe I'll inverstigate other bourbon labels today.

Ritual · 22-08-2005, 06:20 PM

I keep going back and forth on the label either it could add to the scene on distract from it.

sandfish · 22-08-2005, 08:53 PM

on my previous bottle i planned to put a J.B then i decided a "C.V." label.
that sounds like "curriculum vitae" , but what i had in mind was "circuss vodka".
anyway, now i have wine , and no label

CrazyMerlin · 22-08-2005, 09:04 PM

lol

the last day or so, I have been considering putting a bumpmap of a face in the glass.

I know if this was to be caught by the right angle of light, it would turn out to be awesome, but it's not as easy as it seems.

Oh well, I will continue trying

~~CM!

Ritual · 22-08-2005, 09:37 PM

Thats a great idea, I'm going to experiment with that tonight

LOL

Ryan

:beer:

CrazyMerlin · 23-08-2005, 02:41 AM

I managed to get some good results from a combination of bump map percentage and texture depth.

I also used a gradient to shade the bump from transparent to opaque as it gets further from the glass. This made the bump really stand out and was well worth the experimentation time.

~~CM!

vedic kings · 26-08-2005, 05:52 PM

This is amazing! I love the glass and lighting!

Good luck man!

CrazyMerlin · 27-08-2005, 06:04 PM

I've been looking at your pic again and thought that maybe you should either add egde transparency to your web, or make the strands semi-transparent as they are in real life.

The reason you can see them so clearly in real life is because light shines through them not just onto them.

Maybe you should consider incorporating that.

Just a thought!

~~CM!

Ritual · 29-08-2005, 06:58 PM

Thanks for all the comments.

:beer:

CrazyMerlin - I think you have a very good idea. i'm going to work of that tonight

Ryan

sandfish · 30-08-2005, 03:03 PM

hi Ryan
just one question ... how did u do the candles flares? looking so real?
i have reached just now to my candles and have no idea how

19-08-2005, 04:22 PM	#48
sandfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 58	very nice because my screen is dark .. when i want to post or give opinion on some image, i save it and increase brightness in ACDSee that is the process for me :headbang: anyway .. now i c youre entire work and i must say it's awesome! i agree with iamsthitha about the blue flame , also, small thing really : maybe you should take some absinth from the bottle so it should correspond with the quantity in the glass. btw,what happened to the bottle label ? what was on it ? just curious:blush:

22-08-2005, 08:26 AM	#49
CrazyMerlin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 86	I agree with iamsthitha, the flame doesn't look convincing. That is kinda a lot of flame really. Maybe make it less wide, and more volumetric, add some turbulence and a nice gradient. Set a null at the bottom and make the gradient 'Distance from object' and have the null as object. Oh yeah! The grapes? Of wrath? lol Looking damn good, dude! ~~CM! __________________ My web; My work (click)

22-08-2005, 02:34 PM	#50
Ritual Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 56	Thanks for everyones crits, I'm going to work with the flame, move the spider to the web and put the label back on the bottle. CrazyMerlin- deffently working with a alot on symbolism glad to see someone picking up on it. Ryan :beer: __________________ Click here to visit my thread

22-08-2005, 04:47 PM	#51
CrazyMerlin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 86	someone actually advised me to put a JD label on my bottle, but I'm really not sure. Maybe I'll inverstigate other bourbon labels today. __________________ My web; My work (click)

22-08-2005, 06:20 PM	#52
Ritual Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 56	I keep going back and forth on the label either it could add to the scene on distract from it. __________________ Click here to visit my thread

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18-08-2005, 06:59 PM	#47
iamsthitha Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 16	Looks awesome! Small crit (maybe its just me) but the blue flame needs a little more work.. maybe a few curves or something.

22-08-2005, 08:53 PM	#53
sandfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 58	on my previous bottle i planned to put a J.B then i decided a "C.V." label. that sounds like "curriculum vitae" , but what i had in mind was "circuss vodka". anyway, now i have wine , and no label

22-08-2005, 09:04 PM	#54
CrazyMerlin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 86	lol the last day or so, I have been considering putting a bumpmap of a face in the glass. I know if this was to be caught by the right angle of light, it would turn out to be awesome, but it's not as easy as it seems. Oh well, I will continue trying ~~CM! __________________ My web; My work (click)

22-08-2005, 09:37 PM	#55
Ritual Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 56	Thats a great idea, I'm going to experiment with that tonight LOL Ryan :beer: __________________ Click here to visit my thread

23-08-2005, 02:41 AM	#56
CrazyMerlin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 86	I managed to get some good results from a combination of bump map percentage and texture depth. I also used a gradient to shade the bump from transparent to opaque as it gets further from the glass. This made the bump really stand out and was well worth the experimentation time. ~~CM! __________________ My web; My work (click)

26-08-2005, 05:52 PM	#57
vedic kings Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9	This is amazing! I love the glass and lighting! Good luck man! __________________ Challenge WIP http://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=17391

27-08-2005, 06:04 PM	#58
CrazyMerlin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 86	I've been looking at your pic again and thought that maybe you should either add egde transparency to your web, or make the strands semi-transparent as they are in real life. The reason you can see them so clearly in real life is because light shines through them not just onto them. Maybe you should consider incorporating that. Just a thought! ~~CM! __________________ My web; My work (click)

29-08-2005, 06:58 PM	#59
Ritual Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 56	Thanks for all the comments. :beer: CrazyMerlin - I think you have a very good idea. i'm going to work of that tonight Ryan __________________ Click here to visit my thread

30-08-2005, 03:03 PM	#60
sandfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 58	hi Ryan just one question ... how did u do the candles flares? looking so real? i have reached just now to my candles and have no idea how

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