June Showoff Thread 2022

[DreamWeaver]

Thanks Llola and Agent. All the background cloud is from the HDRI I used to light the scene with only a few actual cloud props at the front to blend the peaks in.
Agent I was trying to get the look and feel of the dragon flying between closely grouped peaks, high speed airial manovers kinda thing  [size=78%] [/size]

[Llola Lane]

Thanks Llola and Agent. All the background cloud is from the HDRI I used to light the scene with only a few actual cloud props at the front to blend the peaks in.
Agent I was trying to get the look and feel of the dragon flying between closely grouped peaks, high speed airial manovers kinda thing  [size=78%] [/size]

Oh Wow... What HDRI did you use?  are the clouds VDB?

[Agent0013]

HDRI lighting is awesome, but some are so memory intensive that my PC cannot handle renders using them. I have perhaps two that can be used by me in DAZ Studio, the best being the FMEE Green Hills Sky Dome with HDRI. It won't allow X axis light aiming, but the lights is positioned to match the shadowing in the Sky Dome image. Y directional works by rotating the Lighting with the Sky Dome to keep everything matching with light direction. Z axis rotation is not any better than X axis rotation, so Y axis rotation is all that can be used successfully. All that said, the Green Hills product is still quite good looking. My other one is FMEE Sky Box 1 and 2, which are different versions of Sky Box. Both work a bit better than Green Hills as you get the mountain peak, and Dome Mountain textures in the background that can be rotated to match your own lights if you should choose to use those instead of the provided lights.
Now just today, I found in DAZ's latest freebies a couple of light sets that help with mood and style, to bring a sense of feeling to your renders. Can't wait to download, install, and test the new stuff! Apparently those two items were made for DAZ Studio 3 Advanced. That works in al later versions of DAZ Studio still so I grabbed them!
Funny how the discussion went to lighting around the same time I was grabbing those freebies at DAZ! AWESOME!

[Agent0013]

Thanks Llola and Agent. All the background cloud is from the HDRI I used to light the scene with only a few actual cloud props at the front to blend the peaks in.
Agent I was trying to get the look and feel of the dragon flying between closely grouped peaks, high speed airial manovers kinda thing 

You nailed it, DreamWeaver! <--- Your audience. (Multiply by 5,000).

[DanaTA]

Nice renders, everyone!  As always, Erika's textures are great, too!


Dana

[DreamWeaver]

Oh Wow... What HDRI did you use?  are the clouds VDB?

No VDB, I am still running DS4.15 and in no hurry to upgrade till its a bit more usable.
The HDRI was this one https://www.daz3d.com/easy-environments-clouds

[DreamWeaver]

HDRI lighting is awesome, but some are so memory intensive that my PC cannot handle renders using them. I have perhaps two that can be used by me in DAZ Studio, the best being the FMEE Green Hills Sky Dome with HDRI. It won't allow X axis light aiming, but the lights is positioned to match the shadowing in the Sky Dome image. Y directional works by rotating the Lighting with the Sky Dome to keep everything matching with light direction. Z axis rotation is not any better than X axis rotation, so Y axis rotation is all that can be used successfully. All that said, the Green Hills product is still quite good looking. My other one is FMEE Sky Box 1 and 2, which are different versions of Sky Box. Both work a bit better than Green Hills as you get the mountain peak, and Dome Mountain textures in the background that can be rotated to match your own lights if you should choose to use those instead of the provided lights.
Now just today, I found in DAZ's latest freebies a couple of light sets that help with mood and style, to bring a sense of feeling to your renders. Can't wait to download, install, and test the new stuff! Apparently those two items were made for DAZ Studio 3 Advanced. That works in al later versions of DAZ Studio still so I grabbed them!
Funny how the discussion went to lighting around the same time I was grabbing those freebies at DAZ! AWESOME!

I have a few of the FMEE domes and HDRIs and they tend to be my go to for outside lighting. Like you for a while there I only had one or two I knew would actually work then I found a bunch of free ones and after working out how to load them into Daz's environment settings under the render tab had a lot more options, they however do not always work so well as backgrounds as the aspect ratio can be wildly off but there are ways round that too

[Llola Lane]

No VDB, I am still running DS4.15 and in no hurry to upgrade till its a bit more usable.
The HDRI was this one https://www.daz3d.com/easy-environments-clouds

Thanks... Can't believe I don't have that HDRI... thought I had them all... LOL... Wish listed ;)

[Llola Lane]

Nice renders, everyone!  As always, Erika's textures are great, too!


Dana

<---waaaaves up and down to Dana... Not seen you in ages... Hope all has been well.  Llola hugzzzzzz

[Agent0013]

I have a few of the FMEE domes and HDRIs and they tend to be my go to for outside lighting. Like you for a while there I only had one or two I knew would actually work then I found a bunch of free ones and after working out how to load them into Daz's environment settings under the render tab had a lot more options, they however do not always work so well as backgrounds as the aspect ratio can be wildly off but there are ways round that too

I wish listed the one you provided a link to. It is by the very vendor I got the ones I have from. I think that vendor knows how to create great HDRIs. What I like is that the ones I have and the one you used are made for Iray, 3DL, and the Poser render engine, which I think is Cycles.
Woo Hoo!