water

[kishou]

does anyone know how people make water without using a ton of polies?

[Jelmer]

Well, if you're going to get really closeup and want realism you will need lots of polygons, but if there's some distance between the camera and the water you can get away with A few bump maps of different sizes blended together.

Mental ray also has displacement which you can apply to low poly objects yet still produces high res displacement. Also remember the importance of reflections, and the environment to reflect. Particles can also be useful to add a touch of realism with some spray for example.

[bobollie]

hey there

can perhaps help with water. what kind of water do you want? calm, flowing, in a storm etc?

basically you use a series of noise or displace modifiers to a plane and a little more!

pls let me know which water and add any reference photos if you can and i can post a tutorial for this if i am able to do it!

rob

[kishou]

Originally Posted by bobollie

hey there

can perhaps help with water. what kind of water do you want? calm, flowing, in a storm etc?

basically you use a series of noise or displace modifiers to a plane and a little more!

pls let me know which water and add any reference photos if you can and i can post a tutorial for this if i am able to do it!

rob

like the water in the river in this video.

Gametrailers.com - Halo 3 - Valhalla Gameplay HD

[bobollie]

ok, will start a job and post it for you as soon as i can

[kishou]

Originally Posted by bobollie

ok, will start a job and post it for you as soon as i can

thanks soo much! cant wait! but ya take your time.

[robinmitra1]

Originally Posted by bobollie

ok, will start a job and post it for you as soon as i can

u shouldnt be doing someone else's work.instead,do it urself and tell him how u did it instead, so that he learns something from it and improves...thats wat forums are for.....

[bobollie]

absolutely, thats what i meant by start a job. basically i intend to put a tutorial up with the basics and people can give it a go themselves!

sorry for confusion! and thanks for making this comment.

[robinmitra1]

thats alright...a tutorial should be the best thing to do...cheers