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Pibuz wrote:And the same material is attached to all the other faces?
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Yes.

Ok here's my go.
Substantially, it's all like Lape did, except the fact that I created two different materials: one for the top displaced face and one for the other faces, much simpler, not subdivided or displaced.

..that is still looking a little raw to me..Maybe wrong displ map?

Pibuz wrote:Ok here's my go.
Substantially, it's all like Lape did, except the fact that I created two different materials: one for the top displaced face and one for the other faces, much simpler, not subdivided or displaced.

..that is still looking a little raw to me..Maybe wrong displ map?

Hi Pibuz,
to me this looks quite good.... what kind of displacement map did you use?
Can you help me with my problem about creating realistic leaves with SkIndigo? Or give me some hints for diffuse transmitter settings/ blended materials?

lape wrote:

Pibuz wrote:Ok here's my go.
Substantially, it's all like Lape did, except the fact that I created two different materials: one for the top displaced face and one for the other faces, much simpler, not subdivided or displaced.

..that is still looking a little raw to me..Maybe wrong displ map?

Hi Pibuz,
to me this looks quite good.... what kind of displacement map did you use?
Can you help me with my problem about creating realistic leaves with SkIndigo? Or give me some hints for diffuse transmitter settings/ blended materials?

AFAIK Skindigo does not yet support the thin double sided materials. I think it's in the works for the next update though.

Edit: You should be able to link to an external IGM though and with the latest IndigoRT beta that should work.

@ Lape:
The displacement map is the same as yours, displacement value 0.02(m) I guess..
I usually follow the Indigo core feature improvements from a little afar, since I prefer to use the new features once they're integrated inside SkIndigo (I really lack some more serious skills to be able to control directly Indigo..).
To make leaves and foliage in general I always set the material to phong, IOR 1.15-1.18, exp.200-300 and make it trasparent (opacity 25-30), using a light-coloured map or base tint. That is not very photoreal but it works most of the times

CTZn wrote:Small tips: [...] A single surface is enough for water ponds, provided that they intersect entirely.

My mistake that's incorrect. I thought it used to be...

Nice results Pibuz, same map I'm guessing. This kind of map is more used to figures caustics themselves rather than the waves than make them happen.

Yes I noticed that too.
Indeed, the displacement over the surface is almost invisible, but the caustics are really well defined!

Gonna try with other maps..

Pibuz wrote:@ Lape:
To make leaves and foliage in general I always set the material to phong, IOR 1.15-1.18, exp.200-300 and make it trasparent (opacity 25-30), using a light-coloured map or base tint. That is not very photoreal but it works most of the times

much better now! thank you!

good!
..you can play with opacity to simulate the ageing
Younger leaves are lighter, so use 20 as the opacity value and brilliant colours to make them fresh. Older leaves are darker and thicker, so use 35-38 and slightly darker textures/colours.

Hey don't change the topic guys

Try this shader for waves displacement:
Just tick displacement off in Indigo while tweaking the four values.

Pibuz wrote:Ok here's my go.
Substantially, it's all like Lape did, except the fact that I created two different materials: one for the top displaced face and one for the other faces, much simpler, not subdivided or displaced.

..that is still looking a little raw to me..Maybe wrong displ map?

i dont understand, i am sorry to barge in like this but, i cant figure out how to do this i mean i am really confused...
ill tell you whats the problem,
step by step:
1. i build a rectangle and make it container shaped.
2. make a group out of it.
3. color it with pool like colors
4. create a new group (WATER)
5. Create material named Water1, Apply it to the group. ( the group is a rectangle 0.01 wider then the inside rectangle of the container shaped group.
6. use the bump map given in the thread... and i can see in the sampler that the given example is ok, then i apply it to my own and the water is bumpy, unrealistic and not transparent at all...
i am sorry for barging in like this but i am trying to understand.
thank you for helping

First of all..is your water a solid?

Pibuz wrote:Ok here's my go.
Substantially, it's all like Lape did, except the fact that I created two different materials: one for the top displaced face and one for the other faces, much simpler, not subdivided or displaced.

If the medium of both materials have different names at the end, this is not more correct than a single intersecting plane. This means the single intersecting plane will work also (even if it breaks the usual rules)

You could use two materials sharing the same medium and this would be the correct way. However, few (no?) exporters are able to do this, usually you have to do it manually within Indigo.

Again, I believe you this works, but this shows that a single plane would work too.

Etienne

Pibuz wrote:First of all..is your water a solid?

By solid you refer to closed box having values for x,y,z then yeah

Ok.
Firts tests are to be done without maps so: uncheck the bump and see what happens. Probably it seems not transparent because you've set a too high opacity value. try very low values, and slightly tinded base color. Then post the result