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Great stuff, Jirard!

Very cool, Robert!

Looks great so far, Dan!

Great stuff, Rodger!

Currently, the only hair is the eyebrows...and they have maps for length and density. The eyelashes are cookie-cut geometry and the shading on the head is a decal that is meant to disguise the scalp and make the hair look less thin when I add it. Currently, the plan is for a lot of emitters. I've done some messing with geometry for hair which wasn't too bad. I like some of the styling tools for shag hair (hair locks) that I wish were available for the newer hair, but the MuhHair shader isn't available for shag. So, I figure using standard hair with a bunch of small emitters to make hair locks would get me what I want. Also, hair has been looking better for me when I use an image to drive it.

Great stuff, Dan!

It's not much progress, but I had an image I could show. The textures are just there to give me an idea of what it may eventually look like. I was working on some of the modeling and decided I would put in a rig to check things, then decided I should get the modeling farther along before I put in the rig...that way I might not have to re-do too much. We'll see how that logic turns out. Once I sort all of that out, I'll get back to some hair experiments.

1. Keeping everything in a 1.0 gamma until the final image is best (the renderer works in 1.0 gamma), so, render to OpenEXR files. This will improve your colors and lighting tremendously. An explanation of Linear Workflow is here: https://greyscalegorilla.com/tutorials/what-is-linear-workflow-and-how-can-it-help-your-renders-look-better/ 2. Use the "Desired Gamma" setting to adjust your quick renders so that you can get the look you want easier. An explanation video is here: https://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47763&p=409439 3. You can use the "Attenuation" setting on any light to adjust the falloff. An explanation is here: https://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3749&hl=light+attenuation Here is another explanation: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Constant-Linear-Quadratic_Falloff Set to 100 is Quadratic, 50 is Linear and 0 is Constant. 4. Use Krita to paint your OpenEXR textures and convert renders to 8bit sRGB, Blackmagic Fusion to composite and convert image sequences from OpenEXR 1.0 gamma to sRGB 8bit 2.2 gamma image sequence or video file. 5. As has been stated in this thread, there is also the option of using Radiosity for lighting. You can get really good looking renders out of the A:M renderer...it has been done. That guy makes a lot of incorrect statements that are corrected in the comments. Hope that helps.

Great stuff, Steve!

Great stuff, Rodney!

I've been using the standard hair thickness (.039, if I remember correctly), but I add an image of some hair strands I painted in the material. It looks better, but it will increase your render time because of the transparency. Hope that helps.

Do you have an example file and renders, Steve?

It seems to be working or me, but I would have to have time to let the renders finish...I'll try again tomorrow.

Looks great, Tore!

Nice!

Maybe try the free version of Black Magic Fusion: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion/ I'm not sure if the directional blur is available in the free version or not.

Great stuff, Mark!

Just a quick update on the Neighbor. I've been working on the teeth, throat, gums and tongue...still a lot of tweaking to do, but I have an image I can show for now.

Nosir. Just a reflection from this setup.

Okay, here's a better render of the Neighbor...still have a lot to do, of course.

Great stuff, John!

Thanks, Robert! I'll do some messing with that tonight.

I posted a quick update on the Neighbor here: https://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=48339&p=414934

It's not much, but here is an update of the Neighbor's face. I haven't gotten the hair done yet, but I had this render while I was tweaking the skin...so I figured I would post what little I had for now. The modeling of the face has changed some, I added some iris decals and did some work on the skin...still a lot to do.

Great stuff, Kevin!