[Hervé]

modern Spanish roof tiles on classic Chinese roofs

hehe.. interesting... can you show a photo or sample..?

Why don't you guys just agree that you disagree...

[knurrebusk]

yes! you are makeing a point

Not sure if this link works, but if it does imagine this great style simplyfied.
Sometimes to much detail disturb the impression on more modern style buildings, and not to mention cost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration

[Hervé]

ahh ok... but who wants to build such roof today anyaway... because as far as "normal" spanish roof goes, one user had great success with displacement...

[Leonardo]

Displacement maps are to complicated for architecture, but work on other areas.

I disagree!

I think he meant: "it's too complicated for architects"

.... then I would agree

This thread is one of the funniest that I have ever read

There are so many things I would like to quote for my sign !

[Hervé]

no no.. I disagree.. architects are very capable of doing it... it is often a matter of lack of time.. a little bit like the dentists...

[Leonardo]

Find a way to transfer/dimension these maps/materials in a standard format, and I´ll be a huge fan

So much work go into these materials, that I almost feel it´s a work of art in itself.

I´ve just ended up as a very real world fan replica, after watching MR develop.

Still have problems with the sky settings, anyone knows these suttle changes that occur all over the world, and is not sonstistent with atmospheric conditions.

Like I just wanna put a deep blue shade on the sky at a time of year that is not supposed to be like that.

The Sky is real hard work if you want to get something decent out of it, perhaps it's broken and needs fixing..... but that is what makes it real!!

(Not like the fake displacement that is soo bloody easy to get something good out of it )

[Leonardo]

modern Spanish roof tiles on classic Chinese roofs

hehe.. interesting... can you show a photo or sample..?

Why don't you guys just agree that you disagree...

here is test pic that I did w spanish tiles in a spanish roof

[Hervé]

so many roof tiles....

[Bubbaloo]

I would have modelled them and used instances...

[Leonardo]

I would have modelled them and used instances...

I have modelled them when we didn't have instances (bad, bad idea)

[Hervé]

I remember that was a problem for you Leo...

[knurrebusk]

Great work!

I´ve done almost the same, but used a gdl tool to generate low poly ver.
So need to place the rigde stones, top/edge manually to cover the bad poly´s in sight.

Not sure if it´s worth it! but MR seem to push obsessive behaveiour.

Bending these tiles into a chinese hip form is worse though!

[knurrebusk]

Did I forget to complement on your work, it´s great he he.

[Bubbaloo]

Be sure and post some images! We want to see!

[knurrebusk]

I´ll even post my unfinished venture into this classic style.
Need to find an easy way to post full size images though.

I´ll make a gallery on Google to link to.[/img]