BenjaminDBailey
Where art comes to life!
HDR Images in Blender!
Today I learned how to use an HDRi image as a World background in Blender, for use in creating realistic reflections. Using an HDR light probe angular map image, I was able to greatly improve my little object’s lame material into a stunning render.
Original
With HDR light probe angular map
With HDRi angmap and compositing
I hope to turn this little baby into a spaceship and animate a set of fly-by shots!
Here’s the node setup (for a different render of the chrome spaceship that looks like this. This other render took 4 hours and 12 minutes to render, with 15 motion blur render passes!)
Chrome spaceship node setup
This project was a branch-off of another project (in an attempt to re-learn IPO drivers) that I hope to return to soon, which looks like this:
Futuristic engine model
And while chatting with a friend over a Skype call, I modeled this fellow (still a work in progress, mind you!)
Head model (WIP) during Skype call with Trey Bowen
Christmas is coming on soon, and I’m done with my shopping for the family! Yipee! I even shopped for a few things for myself (shameful, I know.) Oh, and of course I have a lot more work to do on editing videos for the upcoming Christmas production by my church’s youth group. So, I’ll be onto that tomorrow!
Here’s the shepherd scene, fully edited (no audio on purpose.)
Shepherds – Christmas Production from Benjamin Bailey on Vimeo.
(You can check out my other videos for this production by browsing my Vimeo playlist.)
I’ve got more to share, but that’s enough for one evening! So long, folks! God bless and a merry, merry Christmas to you all!
-b
December 21, 2009 - 3:31 pm
You need a “like” button!
Really like the Shepherd scene!!
PS…I got a blog now!
December 21, 2009 - 3:34 pm
Yes, I guess I do! But I prefer comments, they are so much more personal!
Ah, excellent! Glad you do.
Oh, ace! Very nice. I’d recommend a fixing the titling, though – it’s hard to see some of the main title and most of the subtitle.
December 21, 2009 - 3:43 pm
Yes…I know. I just started it yesterday, and that was a bad experiment! lol
December 21, 2009 - 4:35 pm
Hey Ben, That is looking pretty hard core man! Maybe it could render on my Laptop better
December 21, 2009 - 4:52 pm
@Kate: No worries, it’s a great start!
@Trey: Hey man, great idea! I was already considering that, and hopefully once I improve my little Jélero spaceship and animate it to do some fly-bys (and motion/vector blur,) I will pass it over to your PC to chug away at it!
December 23, 2009 - 7:01 pm
Can you guide on a high definition review website. I got this from my friend looks ok
[url=http://highdefinitionreviews.net/]High definition camera[/url]
Bob
December 23, 2009 - 7:07 pm
@Lipdouppy: Are you asking for me to recommend a website that reviews HD cameras? You can check out this page http://reviews.cnet.com/best-hd-camcorders/
Does that help at all? Really, read a bunch of discussions in forum threads on the model you are considering, as well as asking friends who are experienced camera operators and/or owners. Mixing the advice of someone very wise (”Son, is a camcorder really the best thing to buy right now?”) and someone very techy (”This camcorder is best because…”) makes a beautiful match.