Light Shelf

[Iain]

This was a quick lighting experiment following some glass tests I did and I liked the result.............

[iDV8]

I like these kind of simple things, it looks good. It's a bit grainy and lacking in depth but you did say it was an experiment.

[cobaltman]

The refraction of the glass surfaces worked out really well. I like it.:thumbsup:

Heh, heh. The grainy look makes me think of Vue renders.:D

[Iain]

Thanks.
I actually added the grain in post so I've attached the original.......

[iDV8]

Question: Is there a specific reason you would add grain to a picture like that?

[Iain]

I try different methods in Photoshop to get rid of the cg look.
Sometimes it works sometimes not! I'm still learning :)

[Captain Obvious]

Question: Is there a specific reason you would add grain to a picture like that?
Yeah. A little grain always looks good. As Iain stated, it can sometimes remove some of the CG look.

[cobaltman]

You don't really need grain to get rid of the CG look. There are a number of options to make it non-CG in appearance without losing the quality.

Good antialiasing does the trick for me in a lot of cases. Volumetrics help a lot, too. For video, motion blur adds some realism to motion. Sometimes gradients help with a number of things.

These are just some of the ways to do it.

:yoda: Know the ways of the tools.:yoda:

[Iain]

I don't have any problem taking my renders into Photoshop for some tweaking.
No matter how finished they look, I always like to add something else.
I see it as part of the process in creating what is, after all, a 2d image.

I know there's lots of tricks within the 3d app itself but I find volumetrics, caustics and lens flares a bit cheesy in 98% of cases to be honest. They're overused and often exaggerated for effect.
(Just my opinion!) :)

[LAV]

I like it! A lot of caustics...? :thumbsup:

[Kuzey]

Ooo...cooless!!!

Kuzey

[starbase1]

Simple, but I like it to a quite unreasonable degree!