Hi Friends! This morning i've made other tests with several tip objects using Anything Grows from DCG. I'm really satisfied with the results:-) The sphere on the left have 5000 strands, the sphere on the right only 200, but the tip object is really complicated. You can download the file on the next message, remember that the render settings are with GI and AA set to Good, 0,5-0,5 pixel, so switch to raytracing if you want to make a quick test or area render;-) -TOXE

 

The file, you need to switch the name to .zip, then decompress it:-) -TOXE

 

I've seen these under my bed.

Wow! Very cool, TOXE! And what about feathers? If I modeling a bird, what kind of tip object I should use? And thanks for share the information.

Urgh, feathers? It seems much diffucult... But, ok i accept the challenge;-) Let me try a bit... -TOXE

 

Uffff, really difficult! It seems enough ridiculous for now... -TOXE

 

I think it looks good! Youre on the right path, TOXE. Im pretty sure you can make it. :-)

These look really great! I think I have those fuzzy balls running around in my office at times. I hear them laughing at night. ALWAYS LAUGHING AT ME!!!!!! -Kix

-Kix

The trouble is that the feathers are enough detached from the "bird" and the image that you have seen is from the best camera angle, BTW it's necessary to have a good model before made some other tests... Thanks for the encouragement!! Also, we really need a plug in (or maybe some improvements on Agrows) to have major control on the direction and point of start of the tip objects. Maybe for now the best way to create realistic feathers is to use standard strands. But... -TOXE

 

Great shadows... I seem to remember a contest round here. How fine are the strands? Looks great. R.

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