Advanced search
Registered users
Username:

Password:

Log me on automatically next visit?

» Forgot password
» Registration
Random image

Burning Touch
Burning Touch
Comments: 3
foleypro

29.03.2024, 12:29








Google ads below

      

    


Pizza Time
Pizza Time

            

Pizza Time
Description: The pizza, cutlery and wine glass are from DAZ3D; the Utah Teapot is a classic. The environment is one of the latest HDRI I made and I used the 6400 pixel diameter probe. It lits the scene exclusively. On the table is a shadow catcher and above a negative light to create the shadows and make the objects appear on the table.

Actually, all the objects are floating and this could be seen in the mirror ball. So I took a candle out of David's Yuletide_still_life to cover the give away.
Added by: Horo
Keywords: pizza, DAZ3D, davidbrinnen, HDRI, shadow catcher
Date: 01.16.2012 20:15
Hits: 4050
Downloads: 89
Rating: 0.00 (0 Vote(s))
File size: 320.7 KB
Previous image: Valentine Heart 1



Author: Comment:
electro-elvis
Member

Join Date: 12.11.2010
Comments: 247
-

That's cool! I like that very much. I wish I had your ability to make HDRI photos.
The only little flaw I could mention, the inserted objects are a bit too sharp. On the preview pictures they look even more realistic. I am not sure, but I would try a bit of DOF.
Please forgive my question, what is a shadow catcher? But all in all great: Full marks.
01.17.2012 09:02 Offline electro-elvis
Horo
Admin

Join Date: 05.26.2004
Comments: 4721
-

Thank you, electro-elvis. The slightly blurred backdrop is an issue.

Shadow catcher (or capture): The HDRI is a sphere of "infinite" size and the objects just float within. Without shadows, the objects also look floating without shadows on the surface they are placed on.

So you set a 2D Face onto which you place the objects and shadows appear on the 2D Face. Unfortunately, the part of the HDRI backdrop below it gets obscured. So you make this 2D Face transparent and the backdrop re-appears but the shadows get lost.

Now use a parallel light with infinite width and position it above or below the 2D Face. Set the light negative and only include the 2D Face and you get both, backdrop and shadows. With Diffusion of the 2D Face, Diffuse of the negative light and HDRI-Effect you balance the light until everything matches.

There is a video about it on the Mentoring DVD, I don't think it is on YouTube or Vimeo. There are also two products by David with example files how to do this: https://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=11585 and https://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=11704 these can be of help.
01.17.2012 17:35 Offline Horo h.-r.h.wernli at bluewin.ch https://www.horo.ch/
slepalex
Member

Join Date: 10.15.2010
Comments: 881
-

I, too little idea of ​​what "shadow catcher". Especially in Bryce. This is an invisible plane, which displays only the shadows?
01.17.2012 18:57 Offline slepalex slepalex at yandex.ru
slepalex
Member

Join Date: 10.15.2010
Comments: 881
-

Oh! Now more or less clear!
01.17.2012 19:17 Offline slepalex slepalex at yandex.ru
Alexandr
Member

Join Date: 07.31.2008
Comments: 328
-

Horo, David is right calling You Sen-God of Bryce:). Great picture. Your experiments with HDRI and deeps of Bryce are just amazing. The little thing here I can see is that background is a bit blurred, but vase is sharp, if it was a bit blurred too then it would fit perfectly here. Anyway GREAT job on this!
01.19.2012 16:07 Offline Alexandr sashama at mail.ru
Horo
Admin

Join Date: 05.26.2004
Comments: 4721
-

Thank you all for your kind comments. Yes, if the vase were just a bit blurred, that would help a lot.
01.19.2012 17:51 Offline Horo h.-r.h.wernli at bluewin.ch https://www.horo.ch/
richter
Member

Join Date: 04.15.2004
Comments: 1092
-

Well, most has been said, Im late here with my comment. I'll just add how impressed I am with the size of the hdr probe. Oh, and the pizza texture is right on, very neat, plus, the candle looks translucent! I miss some bump to bring a volume to the ingredients. Aside of that, good work.
01.28.2012 11:18 Offline richter richter at cold-may.com


Previous image:
Valentine Heart 1  
 Next image:
Bryce Junk in A Dark Corner Of My Room

 

 
[Discord Server] 

Powered by 4images 1.9   Copyright © 2015 4homepages.de

Template © 2002 www.vierstra.com