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Llola Lane’s RENDER A MONTH Challenge 2020 (CLOSED)

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  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    mori_mann said:

    Something wet is about to be dry and something dry is in danger of getting wet..

     

    eep!!!  fly.. fly... flyyyyyyyyyyyyy... lol.   Wonderful artwork Mori... at least they are dry for now.. and the pond is sure wet enough!  Thanks for sharing.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    edited August 2020

    Hi Gang... yay.. I'm done early for a change this month.  lol.  Had some time to play with Iray... still not loving the graininess... Not sure how to fix it with this computer.  (sighs)... Anyway... How about some 'WET N DRY HONEY BEEzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?'  Enjoy.

    WET DRY HONEY BEES about 2hour render DONE SIGN.jpg
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  • Sisyphus1977Sisyphus1977 Posts: 306
    edited August 2020

    Here is my go at wet/dry.  It never rains on Miss Sunshine.

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  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Very nice Llola Lane and I say grain be danged full render ahead. Funny how we try to clean the grain out of our art while many photographers are trying to add grain. My question, is the hony bee filling up or is he stuck?

     

    Well Done Sisyphus1977, I went to school with her grandmother, old gal was OK but not as bright or pretty as her grandaughter.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    Sisyphus1977 said:

    Here is my go at wet/dry.  It never rains on Miss Sunshine

    Ha.. that's great Sisyphus1977 .... so glad you could join us for the challenge.. Thanks for sharing!

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    deeleelaw57 said:

    Very nice Llola Lane and I say grain be danged full render ahead. Funny how we try to clean the grain out of our art while many photographers are trying to add grain. My question, is the hony bee filling up or is he stuck?

    Humm... either or Dee... lol.  I was thinking both... lol.  So true what you say about graininess... Maybe I should just embrace it.... at least I didn't have specklies to fix this time... lol. 

  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Specklies are not a problem, just unleash some fireflies on them and after they eat the specklies unscrew the fireflies light bulb.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    deeleelaw57 said:

    Specklies are not a problem, just unleash some fireflies on them and after they eat the specklies unscrew the fireflies light bulb.

    LOL... I'll try that!

  • mori_mannmori_mann Posts: 1,152

    Playing with those filters that come with Iray can help with graininess. Or increasing render time. Or render quality.

    Or.. render big and then reduce the size of the image when it's done ;)  Lots of tricks to get there. Experimenting is fun :D 

    That said, cute little bees :D As, and some people hog all the sunlight, don't they?

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    mori_mann said:

    Playing with those filters that come with Iray can help with graininess. Or increasing render time. Or render quality.

    Or.. render big and then reduce the size of the image when it's done ;)  Lots of tricks to get there. Experimenting is fun :D 

    That said, cute little bees :D As, and some people hog all the sunlight, don't they?

    Hi Mori.. Thanks... I have tried ALL your suggestions... Problem is.. I don't have a Nvidia graphics card so the filters don't work... and I've done SEVERAL experiments with reducing size and the renders take 4times longer to render bigger and when I reduce them down to my favorite size (1024x1024) The specklies are still there!  I know you are trying to help but whomever started that rumor about rendering bigger and shrinking down should have their eyes examined... It does NOT work!!!  (I may start a thread for that discussion... grrrr)  Experimenting is frustrating for me... Specially when I have to wait hours for the render to finish.  You are like the 50th person to tell me that.  As you can see... I'm quite frustrated.. sorry... Hugzzzzzzz

  • xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,403
    edited August 2020

    Lighting can make a very big difference. Iray needs a lot of light.

    You can also use the Intel denoiser, no NVidia required : Denoise renders and save a LOT of time! (Nvidia not Reqd)

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  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    xmasrose (aka tulipe) said:

    Lighting can make a very big difference. Iray needs a lot of light.

    You can also use the Intel denoiser, no NVidia required : Denoise renders and save a LOT of time! (Nvidia not Reqd)

    Thanks Xmas... I have since added more lighting and it does not fix the issue either for me... Specially if I add DOF... I get LOTS of specklies in the blurred off area. 

    I also checked that thread link a while back and couldn't make heads or tails of WHAT I'm supposed to do.... I may look at it again this weekend.  It was a very confusing thread.  lol

  • xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,403

    I avoid DOF in Daz, I do it in postwork. Much faster.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    xmasrose (aka tulipe) said:

    I avoid DOF in Daz, I do it in postwork. Much faster.

    DOF works great with 3Delight... I guess you must render background separate from main subject... then postwork the two renders together???  I've done that... but doing it in Daz is more realistic. 

  • xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,403

    Yes it is more realistic in DS but it takes too much time on my computer. Sometimes I render using canvases to apply the DOF in post, sometimes I just fake it with focal/lens blur. I only render in Iray now.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    xmasrose (aka tulipe) said:

    Yes it is more realistic in DS but it takes too much time on my computer. Sometimes I render using canvases to apply the DOF in post, sometimes I just fake it with focal/lens blur. I only render in Iray now.

    I am TRYING to learn/use Iray more... Thanks for sharing your workflow... I have a hard time wrapping my head around post work... probably cause I'm only medeocre at it... lol.  but.. I keep pluggin' along! 

  • SaphirewildSaphirewild Posts: 6,668
    edited August 2020

    Here is my render for Wet and Dry!!

    I ended up having to reduce the size of this render because it would not upload.

    Dry and Wet Monster VS Machine.jpg
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  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Very well done Saphirewild. I love the oversized water pony.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    Saphirewild said:

    Here is my render for Wet and Dry!!

    I ended up having to reduce the size of this render because it would not upload.

     

    Oh that is so wonderful Saph... I wonder why it would take full size upload... hum... Didn't know there was a limit.  Just glad you got it posted... Thanks for sharing :)

  • SaphirewildSaphirewild Posts: 6,668
    Llola Lane said:
    Saphirewild said:

    Here is my render for Wet and Dry!!

    I ended up having to reduce the size of this render because it would not upload.

     

    Oh that is so wonderful Saph... I wonder why it would take full size upload... hum... Didn't know there was a limit.  Just glad you got it posted... Thanks for sharing :)

    Not sure why it wouldn't upload but I think it looks better this way!

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    Saphirewild said:
    Llola Lane said:
    Saphirewild said:

    Here is my render for Wet and Dry!!

    I ended up having to reduce the size of this render because it would not upload.

     

    Oh that is so wonderful Saph... I wonder why it would take full size upload... hum... Didn't know there was a limit.  Just glad you got it posted... Thanks for sharing :)

    Not sure why it wouldn't upload but I think it looks better this way!

    agreed... Just happy to be able to see it :)  Thanks again for sharing!

  • nattaruknattaruk Posts: 535

    Loving everyones' efforts this month!

    Title: Dunking

    (3Delight, Gimp, Coffee and Digestives)

     

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,209

    Very nice, Nattaruk!

    Dana

  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Well done, nattaruk, The window reflection is great and the art work is making me hungry.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,344
    nattaruk said:

    Loving everyones' efforts this month!

    Title: Dunking

     

    (3Delight, Gimp, Coffee and Digestives)

    Well done nattaruk  ... and I even know what a Digestive is... ;)  lol  Thanks for joining the fun!

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,982
    edited August 2020

    This was something I knocked up for poserfordummies (despite using Daz Studio!0 and it dawned on me if fir the theme for this month:

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,058

    This is why we can't have nice spacethings, Joanne!

  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Very nicely done SimonJM.

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,058

    Posting my bent/straight entry early.

    Don't Touch!

    Seriously, people, stop doing this.

  • deeleelaw57deeleelaw57 Posts: 1,478

    Looks to me like BFF's in the park, best two out of three to decide who gets the first date with the new guy in town. Well Done Gordig

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