Ladybug v02

[jstrob]

My second attempt at a ladybug. Still WIP cause I still need to rig it and pose it. I will then sell it on Turbosquid. I should publish it this coming week.

Note: I used the fake fresnel map for the first time and loved it, I think it's easier than to use faloff maps et more controlable than just checking fresnel and tweaking the IOR! I also started using the interactive rendering and I totally love it! It's very time saving to be able to see changes to the shaders without having to recalculate displacement.

[OPEN_RANGE]

super nice in all ways! (there were 3 ladybugs crawling around on the grapes I was eating this morning. glad I didn't look at them so close up before turning them loose outside)

Could you point to where I might find out about the"fake fresnel" map you mention?

[jstrob]

Tanks
The fake fresnel is a map type in the vray maps: https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/...FakeFresnelTex

[Ihno]

That looks awesome.
I could use some bees in the neer future. I'b be very happy if I could buy that quality!

[jstrob]

Thanks Ihno. Next I have an ant I will upgrade too. And next could be a bee!

[Syclone1]

cool beans, nice work. My wife loves ladybugs

[Nearl]

Nice work!

[AJ Jefferies]

Looks great!

[jstrob]

Tanks guys!

[padre.ayuso]

Nice job! Did you use VRay fur for the hairs?

[gadzooks]

Outstanding Image and model! Where do you plug the fake fresnel into. Does it go into the reflection channel or the Fresnel / IOR channel in vary material?

[jstrob]

Nice job! Did you use VRay fur for the hairs?

I used Ornatrix (with the VRayOrnatrixMod) but i will also do a version without the need for the Ornatrix plugin. My favourite groom solutions are Ornatrix and Houdini 16. Ornatrix is maybe a little but more responsive when grooming and Houdini is more powerful for simulation and also less expensive if you can buy the Indie version.

[jstrob]

Outstanding Image and model! Where do you plug the fake fresnel into. Does it go into the reflection channel or the Fresnel / IOR channel in vary material?

I plugged it in the reflection color of the base material of my blend material and in the mask (Blend amount map) of my varnish layer. My base layer is more rough and the varnish more glossy. I use both fakefresnel to make the glossiness change depending on the angle between the surface and the camera so the surface more to the sides are more mirror like and the surface in front perpendicular to camera view are less mirror and more rough. I must adjust both fake fresnel to match the way the glossiness seems to change in my references.