No disapointment -- Glad you used the method, ..worked like a charm and definitely efficient. The fish actually cleared up in something less than an hour.simmsimaging wrote:Thanks Michael - much appreciated!
Chris:
Sorry to disappoint, but I cheated on the caustics for this one
I made an mxi out of a water shot I had here and used it as an emitter on the back plane/wall. Got the basic idea from your awesome fish tank image and I figured it would be faster (it was - this image had pretty welled cleared at SL12 !) The same map is also used as a reflector/emitter on the left side (hidden from camera) to key up the splashing.
The ice cube material has been posted to the MXM gallery. There's a clearer and frostier version used in the whiskey shots - both have been upped. Hope you guys find them useful.
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Thanks for the ice ...