Pyramid of Nod Wallpapers

daTS · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: Pyramid of Nod Wallpapers

Well, I decided I'd just do some random artwork for the community. It's not stellar, but I enjoyed making it. Here's two wallpapers. Personally I prefer the one without vehicles, but i figured some might enjoy them.

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MT · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:

They need more contrast, more variation between lights and darks imo.

Team Black · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:12 pm Post subject:

Nice looking renders. Is this the same pyramid model from like, four years ago? #Tongue

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:42 pm Post subject:

Good use of contrast could disguise the fact theres not much detail. #Tongue

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

Team Black wrote:

Is this the same pyramid model from like, four years ago? #Tongue

Yep, It looks like that.

Though even with the quite low detailed model, it still looks really nice.
Though a better more photo-realistic lighting could still improve this render. E.g. using Mental Ray with ambient occlusion and maybe also a glowing moon in the sky as an additional decent light source.
The fog looks really nice, though its fading could be a tad more concentrated on the pyramid imo. So you can see the front of the pyramid a tad more clearly and the rear and top which is farther away in much denser fog.
This might also accentuate the glowing lights when they are stronger visible through the fog.

Some decent volume lights for the vehicle headlights would be nice too.

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Dutchygamer · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:

Got a non-widescreen version too daTS?

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

I've forgotten if the SHP is still around. Would like to acquire it.

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Team Black · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject:

We're using the shp in Odyssey IIRC, I don't think it's a public resource

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Orac · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:41 am Post subject:

I thought that it got replaced?

daTS · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject:

no, i released a public one that's similar. my .shp was made in photoshop though. there's similarities, but they're quite different.

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SMIFFGIG · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject:

I like the hovering turret on the buggy

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject:

Kane can do some crazy shit.

Volgin · Commander **Joined**: 07 Mar 2009

Needs some dunes or something. The ground is way too flat for me to take it at face value as being in Cairo. Some dunes, some ruins, maybe some dead Nod vehicles... give it some more ground work.

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