First proper scenebuild of mine, and I'm looking for some tips on lighting, posing/composition, etc.
[url]http://i.imgur.com/tpv7hLy.jpg[/url]
what map was this made on?
Lighting - don't use lights that don't cast shadows (such as with the light tool). Make sure to use lamps, and a lot of them. Pose your scenebuilds on gm_black to avoid worldmap light leaking into your pose uncontrollably.
Composition - zoom in and strafe the camera backwards.
Also, stay away from low resolution textures, and if you're using them, make sure they're distant enough so their stretching doesn't show
I did make this on gm_black with mat_fullbright 1 and lamps. The reason no shadows are cast is because the hedgerow is not apart of the world. Also, what do you mean by "strafing the camera backwards"?
On another note, do any of you have a bunch of different landscape/sky props? I had to constrict myself with this photo, as I didn't have any landscape to use besides some dunes from the Spec Ops pack (which is also where I got the sky from).
[QUOTE=Cheesy Banzai;52194122]I did make this on gm_black with mat_fullbright 1 and lamps. The reason no shadows are cast is because the hedgerow is not apart of the world.[/QUOTE]being "part of the world" really has nothing to do with it.
all props cast lamp shadows unless they 1. are transparent or 2. were created without the right opacity parameters. in this case i'd wager we're dealing with the second option. the prop itself being painfully low-detail is much bigger a problem though.
did you leave mat_fullbright on when you took the shot?
[QUOTE=Joazzz;52194175]being "part of the world" really has nothing to do with it.
all props cast lamp shadows unless they 1. are transparent or 2. were created without the right opacity parameters. in this case i'd wager we're dealing with the second option. the prop itself being painfully low-detail is much bigger a problem though.
did you leave mat_fullbright on when you took the shot?[/QUOTE]
I don't know, to be honest. It might be because they're transparent.
I left fullbright on throughout the whole process, since I couldn't see anything. It's probably why there is a lack of shadows.
[QUOTE=Cheesy Banzai;52194225]I don't know, to be honest. It might be because they're transparent.
I left fullbright on throughout the whole process, since I couldn't see anything. It's probably why there is a lack of shadows.[/QUOTE]
Youre right, mat fullbright eliminates your shadows, and thus makes the use in gm_black a bit pointless, given its main purpose is to offer you proper shadowing
[QUOTE=VIoxtar;52194348]Youre right, mat fullbright eliminates your shadows, and thus makes the use in gm_black a bit pointless, given its main purpose is to offer you proper shadowing[/QUOTE]
Ah, I see. I've just had a quick read through your rendering guide and although I am beyond confused I'm going to try follow it in the future.
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