'Render 2'
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Indigo renderer v4.0.44
Following the same procedure as 'Render 1', I made sure that all my fundamental layers were setup i.e 'Line drawing', 'Base renders' etc
This time however I experimented by using two types of real-time renders within the 'indigo renderer' program.
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1. One render featuring a translucent skin for the veil
2. One render featuring an opaque skin for the veil
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I attempted this procedure to try and bring forth the materiality of the translucent membrane skin layer that veils around the geodesic sctructure.
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1. Line drawing layer
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3. Base render
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2. Shaded texture layer
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4. Standard render
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I first attempted to add some real-life grass textures to the existing render.
The grass texture was a .png file that I downloaded from an architectural visual rendering forum. After tenuously patching the texture around all the green areas that represented grass, I then cropped out all the unwanted edges using the magic wand tool.
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Next I then applied dirt textures to the pathways.
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By this point I began to start overlaying my exported 'Shadows' layer to start adding depth to the composition.
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I now started adding textures to the steel/iron elements within my render. Similar to how I did before in 'Render 1'. I wanted to show a little bit of weathering on some of the metallic textures applied.
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I repeated the same process that I did in 'Render 1', when producing a steam effect.
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For the translucent membrane skin texture, I wanted to simulate an algae-like material. So I searched for various algae textures on Google and overlayed them faintly within the cropping boundary that I had set.
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...Once again it's important to include a few bird silhouettes.
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Besides birds, I also thought that it would be necessary to add other flying insects into the composition.
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I downloaded from Google a few standard insect photos, and then re-illustrated them with a
cell-shaded effect to match the render's aesthetic.
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As the final edit to add ambience to the render, I applied a mist .png file to act as a visual filter. I wanted this effect to make the botanical rainforest scenary more immersive within the render's composition.
