1. Another test. I am getting discouraged with the quality I’m working at. It still is taking too long for the render times, tho i have doubled the quality with the same time, instead of 1 beauty shot, i have 11 passess, 3 layers, and with that, under the same time, double quality. The 3rd layer, or the one with the animation.. well I still need to work on that 

     

  2. Here… Finally finished most Macro modelling for the scene. Also, added vines (a free ivy generator, just set up, click and grow! Download free here), cleaned most meshes, and finally imported them into Softimage to run through UV’s and textures in Mudbox/Paint.net among other programs. I will add more geometry and objects when needed (obviously built in TS and exported later, it’s easy there), and will also work with Vue for more foilage. Most backgrounds are actually being made by hand/painted and will be projected through different cutout type background layouts.

    The sky I will probably make a few 360 maps from Vue, and throw them into half spheres.

    I will also freeze the trees, as you can integrate Vue to Sofimage, but I am not sure how the renders will be.

    Tutorialwise.. I need to start cramming in knowledge of hair, grass, foilage, textures, geometry painting, etc. I also should start learning ICE in softimage, which looks incredibly powerful!! But littly by little. It’s Christmas season, and the year’s work is over.. just take it chill…….