Digital Blasphemy | 3D Wallpaper
Posted on September 29, 2014
Ever since Lightwave added their own Instancing engine, I’ve thought it would be cool to add real stones to my “Karesansui dry garden. The original used a displaced plane to simulate the raked gravel.
This new version uses over 4 million instances to create the “gravel sea”.
I’ve also subdivided the stones so they look a bit more hi-res. Not sure if I should mess with the background or not. I’ve done some experiments but anything I add back there seems to steal focus from the foreground.
Let me know what you think! So many different applications for instances…
Posted on September 23, 2014
I was never really happy with the clouds in my original “Moonshadow” render. For this update I wanted to simulate a real “moonshadow” with the clouds (some still lit by the sun and some are in shadow).
You may notice that quite a bit of this scene as adapted from “The Green Flash“. I put a lot of trial and error work into achieving those atmospheric/beach effects and I didn’t want to re-invent the wheel for what would essentially be the same environment.
You can think of this piece as a companion to “The Green Flash” if you’d like, taking place a bit further up the beach 😉
As with the original Moonshadow, I’m sure a lot of people would prefer there be no human in this piece. I may provide such a render later, once I am happy with the “final” settings.
Let me know what you think!
I also wanted to mention that we have moved on to our 6th Thank You Card design!
Help me get to 20,000 Members by the end of the year by signing up or renewing today!!
Posted on September 17, 2014
I’ve added a new version of “Hokkaido” to the Members Gallery this morning. This new render is available for both single and multiple-screens (up to triple 4K).
I would also like to mention that Members who have more than two years remaining on their accounts will no longer see the “Sliding Sale” message. The sale has been a success so far and am much happier having more Members who paid less than fewer who pay more.
To that end I have set a goal of 20,000 active Members by Jan 1st 2015. There are 17794 active Members currently so that number isn’t out of reach. Help me out and sign up or renew today!
Posted on September 15, 2014
I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “The Dreamer” to the Members Gallery. I have to admit I almost like the cropped 16:10 middle of this one better than the single-screen render I posted. Try it for yourself by choosing the image that matches your vertical resolution and select “Center” when you set it on your desktop.
