Trying out reflections, didn't work like I thought... n.n
Well, as I figure it, its not as bad as what I say but, it still needs work so if you have any hints, pointers, or advice you's like to share, I would gladly listen and edit the photo accordingly. n.n
A lot of the difficulty making reflections is because it is primarily a lighting effect, and lighting in itself is rather difficult to get a handle on.
If you're familiar with painting in a computer program like the GIMP or Photoshop,...
A lot of the difficulty making reflections is because it is primarily a lighting effect, and lighting in itself is rather difficult to get a handle on.
If you're familiar with painting in a computer program like the GIMP or Photoshop, lowering the opacity of the reflection and using a warp function to make it fit the 3D contours of the marble might help. Layer modes like overlay or grain merge can also help with blending the reflection with the surface it's reflected on.
For final touches, a separate layer containing highlights where light would directly reflect towards the viewer, blurred a bit for softness factor can help with realism in addition to the lens flare you already have, there.
But I'm probably rambling technical jargon by now. n.n; I think you did pretty well as-is.
Posted by Tzolkin on Mon 12 May 2008 05:33:30 PM MDT
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show full show summaryA lot of the difficulty making reflections is because it is primarily a lighting effect, and lighting in itself is rather difficult to get a handle on.
If you're familiar with painting in a computer program like the GIMP or Photoshop,...
A lot of the difficulty making reflections is because it is primarily a lighting effect, and lighting in itself is rather difficult to get a handle on.
If you're familiar with painting in a computer program like the GIMP or Photoshop, lowering the opacity of the reflection and using a warp function to make it fit the 3D contours of the marble might help. Layer modes like overlay or grain merge can also help with blending the reflection with the surface it's reflected on.
For final touches, a separate layer containing highlights where light would directly reflect towards the viewer, blurred a bit for softness factor can help with realism in addition to the lens flare you already have, there.
But I'm probably rambling technical jargon by now. n.n; I think you did pretty well as-is.
Posted by Tzolkin on Mon 12 May 2008 05:33:30 PM MDT