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Published: 2007-10-04 22:35:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 6614; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 0
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Rendered in Vue 6 Infinite - trying to figure out the underwater "caustics" (light play)Related content
Comments: 51
Replied with that e-mail, maybe we can work something out 
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Phantastic job and a perfect lighting! A german VIIC on periscope-depth. One for my U-Boat collection!
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You did a good job on the light rays, maybe a little caustic light dancing on the hull with reflected caustics below (just my opinion), but a great image nonetheless.
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Aww thanks - yeah I have learned so much since that time...perhaps I might try another scene similar to this - god awful slow renders though
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Thanks 
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Then thank you very much for your service! I'm Canadian 
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LOL thank you very much
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I love those sun rays penetrating the surface of the water! excellent work!
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Thank you so much
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Depends on where in the ocean you are and the silt content - rendered this from 13½ years experience in the US Navy onboard submarines - thanks anyway though.
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That is fine - the boulders in the background (which is the furthest that you can see in this scene) are only 20 meters beyond the sub - and that is as far as you can see - so that is not what I would call perfectly clear
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I also think the fish are a bit odd, but the sub is wonderful and the light works very well -- a spooky feel.
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Thank you very very much - glad you like it - yeah I added in the fish because it looked a little too "lifeless" and after being on submarines for years in the Navy - one thing you learn is the ocean abounds with life
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Well, either way it is great.
Did you learn to model in the Navy?
I've been doing a little myself, and I love subs, too. The best I've managed is something that looks like The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine."
It strikes me that 3-D art really requires thinking differently than other mediums.
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No - didnt learn to model in the Navy - and this sub is not my model - but a purchased one - I use AC3D & lightwave for modeling - you may want to check out AC3D - a wonderfully versatile and inexpensive little program
Thank you also for the wonderful comments and I am glad you like this 
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ahh, well it's great anyway. I'm on Linux, so I've been using Blender. I don't really know what else is available for my platform -- I certainly can't afford Maya.
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I believe AC3D may support Linux [link] and on this page: [link] at the bottom it says Linux x86 OS. It's a great little program and people in the forums are always writing nice little scripts and new features are always available.
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Thanks for the info.
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You are very welcome my friend
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Hey the fish make it a bit strange...but all the same, SUPER!!
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Thank you very much
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Ah, breathtaking! A brilliant job and a definite 
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Thank you very much
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Overnight - around 12 hours, thank you very much!
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wow, sounds like some of my renders lol
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hehe - oh I remember using poser a lot - does tend to be slow in the renderin department - ESPECIALLY if there are reflections or glass
You use Poser 7?
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yeah, poser 7, but i never render in it, I use vue 6 infinite to render in 
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Ahhh - okay - yeah the render engine in vue is much more powerful - though Poser can render soft shadows and marbles BEAUTIFULLY
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i always render with vue
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