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Enhancing my rendering technique

By SalirethS,
posted 12 years ago Worships Dragons

I've done a research today to improve the quality of my renders...
I re-created all my old shaders, lighting and rendering setup.
The preview rendering looks a bit better, now it has some accurate shadows and highlights.
And I really like how the composite rendering test turned out... I want to make a full picture in that style now ^^.

i'll move it to scraps soon...

Darylith (character) is ©

FironDraak

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Category Artwork (Digital) / Portraits

Species Western Dragon

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File Size 737.5 kB

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darylith firon draak lava dragon portrait 3d zbrush render

Tratto ~tratto

12 years ago

The new render has more realistic lighting in my opinion. All 3 are really good none the less.

JayMonty ~jaymonty

Hi, I'm Jayden! :3

12 years ago

Ohohohh... DAYUM!!!

The new preview rendering is really good, it makes Darylith's scales much more sharper and detailed than the original, and the composite rendering... I lack words for it, for it is almost real!!!

kwratster ~kwratster

Watcher

12 years ago

what did you use to make the fins on his head? I was thinking a plane but i t might not be one

SalirethS ~salireths

Worships Dragons

12 years ago

It was a cube, which was subdivided several to 200k polygons then sculpted and painted.
So it is not a plane ^^

kwratster ~kwratster

Watcher

12 years ago

woah 200k..... dang i dont think maya could handle that... im tryingto do similar with one of my models im working on.

SalirethS ~salireths

Worships Dragons

12 years ago

Maya can't. It needs optimized meshes with maps like diffuse, displacement, normal etc.
By the way, the entire dragon body mesh is made out of 55 million polygons ^^ That is the power of zbrush

kwratster ~kwratster

Watcher

12 years ago

ya.... i got maya free from school and zbrush looks confusing

Draxxus69 ~draxxus69

Crafter

12 years ago

That is amazing work ^^

DoWantAnAccount ~dowantanaccount

Fluffy cushion

12 years ago

Мне композитный очень понравился :>

Soldat-Raggio ~soldat-raggio

Supreme Commander

12 years ago

Your 3D modeling work just looks out of this world! It's very amazing and outstanding! I love how much realism and details you add to your models and this new rendering technique appears to be more accurate and true-to-life than ever! Keep up your masterpieces! :)

Ashtalon ~ashtalon

Cinnamon Dragon

12 years ago

Amazing quality! It's so incredibly detailed!

krys1 ~krys1

Digital Artist

12 years ago

Damn thats detailed!

Sonariss ~sonariss

Digital Artist

12 years ago

The newest and last one looks significantly better. :)

Wookiee ~wookiee

Digital Artist

12 years ago

Very nice. Very handsome fellow also! :D

faydyn ~faydyn

Writer/photographer

12 years ago

wow major improvement

Graeth ~graeth

Took a stylus to the knee

12 years ago

snazzy

jayri-veradian-avieock ~jayri-veradian-avieock

Twitch Affiliate, Watcher of art

12 years ago

i sooo wanna do 3D like that. but I don't know how, nor no one's taught me.

SalirethS ~salireths

Worships Dragons

12 years ago

No one taught me either. I'm learning everything by myself.
Maybe someday I'll get some courses, when I move abroad.

jayri-veradian-avieock ~jayri-veradian-avieock

Twitch Affiliate, Watcher of art

12 years ago

i wanna learn Dx

Dracotic ~dracotic

The Chime of Spiral

12 years ago

Mmmph, just beautiful.

Kaliak ~kaliak

Anthro Artist

12 years ago

Man, that is fantastic.. I have seen your work around and I love it very much, but I could never be able to afford enough disposable income to have one of these awesome renderings done for me. That aside, I love wha tyou do, and you're amazing. Keep up the great work.