Very first LW scene!

[ShawnStovall]

I have built my very first full LW scene in LW 9. I think it is pretty good but would still like to improve on it.

http://www.freewebs.com/computergeek2331/EarthdayEverydaySRBeta.jpg

[ShawnStovall]

I don't have anything like TreeGen so I did the best I could on the tree.

[*Pete*]

its Vvery nice, the only critic i can think of is that the LENSFLARE looks very CG, destroying the otherwise near-photographic picture.

rendertimes please?


edit: is the sun causing the sweat that is pouring down on the side of the tree??? nice detail :)

[Seraph77]

I agree with Pete about the flare - I remember times when Flares were something new to CG which means everyone everywhere put them. I have got bored with flares ;) I would modify the grass color a little - its too plastic for me, but its my opinion - everyone sees the same color in many ways.

The tree if flat.

And please check your private message panel.

cheers

Seraph

[slatr]

If you want a stylized look such as for a cartoon, children's show the tree is fine. I agree on losing the lens flare.

If you want to try making more realistic trees, give magic bevel a try in modeler.

I think you will really like it.

[*Pete*]

ooops, just now read that it is the first LW scene ...i thought more like an long time LW user making his first scene with LW9 and posting it as a joke.


to be a first ever scene, it is not too bad at all...i've made much worse ones...but i seriously thought that it was a joke, actually even a well made joke, and as a joke..very funny :thumbsup:


im sorry if i insulted shawnstowall, i didnt intend to.

[ShawnStovall]

*Pete*, what do you mean about the sweat?

[Exception]

Nice shawn, good first attempt!
I think my first render was a ball on a checkerboard haha!
anyway, as a hint for your future render carreer (with or without lightwave), stay away from saturated colors in your materials. They are unrealistic and often look plastic and fake... tone it down. If you really want bright colors, try to ome to grips with the photographic nature of chemical film. This is very difficult, but using the image processing plugin called 'Virtual Darkroom' you can come quite far. If you master that plugin, you will know more than 90% of the CG industry about color and behavior of chemical film.

Good luck shawn!

[ShawnStovall]

Thanks for the comments.:)

[*Pete*]

*Pete*, what do you mean about the sweat?

it looks as the tree has some lighter (almost white) streaks on the right side, looks a little like sweat, but it was just a joke.