[Bubbaloo]

Kurt & Brian.. are you guys still in war mode..

Can't you guys just agree that you disagree...?

Don't be rediculous. There was never a war or even disagreement.

I am driven by ethusiasm and passion for 3d and Maxwell

We both share the same feelings it seems. It also seems that there is a big difference in our spare time alottment. I am on the computer 10 hours a day doing CAD and 3d then go home to a 2 yr old, 5 yr old, and a pregnant wife. Spare time is now a luxury!

BTW, the new material looks good at a distance, but up close it looks like foam.

[Hervé]

I've been there Brian, kids take a lot of time and patience..

[def4d]

they don't take, we give with pleasure!

[KurtS]

oranges/DOF/APNG test (warning - heavy apng file)
Oranges material is based on the "orange peel" material found in the gallery - but totally reworked:

[KurtS]

in case you find the animation annoying, or can't see it due to browser limitations, here is a single frame with higher resolution:

[sandykoufax]

wow, really nice oranges.

[Eric Lagman]

Oranges maybe a tad too glossly. Maybe its because light sources coming from many directions. Its very close though.

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl ... =N&ndsp=18

[KurtS]

Thanks for your comments!

I think you are right about the glossiness Eric, here is an update where I have reduced the weighting of the reflections layer and increased the roughness a little:

[simmsimaging]

pretty amazing Kurt!

[Bubbaloo]

I don't like the color variations on the surface of the oranges. It reminds me more of grapefruit.

[Hervé]

cool try.. but as Buballo said.. the color variation is so so.. also your textures are streched somehow...

I'd definitly use SSS on that one..

[KurtS]

thanks, I agree about the colors. I have used the same maps as in the material "orange peel" in the gallery, as I mentioned above. My material has a completely new layer structure. (If you test the material from the gallery you will understand why...)
I have not made any color corrections to the bitmaps in this test, but this can of course easily be done.

[Hervé]

ok.. go ahead... I do like the presentation and the lighting..

[Tea_Bag]

Great Lighting and layout on the oranges scene!

[KurtS]

thanks Tea_Bag,

here is another one using your Orange peel material:



I'll try a version that has a scaled down material, maybe a little softer apporach.

Btw, Oranges are modeled with nurbs