Challenge #6 – Larsen – Funny Chair

[Ozylot]

clear materials usually do in my experience.

It looks really great!

[Zabiegly]

Originally Posted by Larsen

That material made the rendertime jump to a staggering 19½ hours

My guess would be loads of reflection that are reflecting reflections of reflections Limit your reflection raydepth to 2 or 3 and it should be much faster.

Or is it transparent? Can't really tell from your image. It looks very nice but refraction refracting refractioned refractions is just as bad as reflections reflecting reflected reflections of reflected reflection in a reflection

Just limit your raydepth anyway and it should speed up a lot.

Maybe it would make the idea of the simple stool controlling that insane machinery a lot stronger if you made the stool even more simple. Get rid of the block that is behind it and the cables comming out from underneath. Just have a simple stool with three legs and the red button to press.

The text on the blue screen is a bit hard to read too.

[Benji7869]

I would have to say watching this "Chair" progress is like reading a Douglas Adams novel. It seems like something that he would come up with for his stories.

[Larsen]

Thanx guys...

Zab: Yeah I know that! I set it to render last night and went to bed... I usually do... and got up this morning and went to work... obviously So I actually didn't know it was this long on rendering it... You are right ofcourse this IS an effect of refs on refs and so forth! + indirect illumination... which in my experience forces brazil to its knees

Thanx again guys!

EDIT: Zab: yeah I know about the wrighting... it's the same font sfm is using... this is not the final cam angle tho, but I'll make sure it's readable, no worries! The reason for all the cables was to make the stool more intergrated in the design, you said yourself that the first concept could be interpreted as if the stool was the actual item, and the rest was just background! I am thinking of building a wooden plank instead tho... or at least as you say making the stool more visable! Somehow!!!

[Zabiegly]

Originally Posted by Larsen

The reason for all the cables was to make the stool more intergrated in the design, you said yourself that the first concept could be interpreted as if the stool was the actual item, and the rest was just background!

That proves that even I can sometimes be wrong I have to admit I didn't really understand your concept first as I was into commenting on all the other threads here and I guess I wasn't really open for a humerous entry.

But now I got it and I think your idea of having just a plank is even better than a plain stool

[Larsen]

^oh

*shuffles off to drawingboard with lightsaber useless in hand... I was so looking forward to trying this*

Thanx man!

[jay-mo]

Sweet render man. The clear plastic tubes are a nice touch. 19 1/2 hours, yikes! At least it looks really cool.

[tobian]

That's a heavy hit for render time ! EEEK I suggest you keep them solid till you finish texturing and modelling!

Looking spiffing though!

[Zabiegly]

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