Cavity shading

[s o u t h e r n]

One of my favorite new features is the Cavity shading added to most of the materials. Combine this new feature with GI shading and ZMode rendering and the renders and shadows can be awesome.

SILO model re-worked and rendered in ZB2

Image (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads/0001img8.jpg)

LW Model rendered in ZB2

Image (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads/0001img15.jpg)

Image (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads/2dimg245.jpg)

Image (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200404/user_image-1080955118htc.jpg)


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[Bonecradle]

I'm glad you put these up. After seeing the zscript in Z2 I thought this shader might be a bit 'overbearing', but I see now that when used with subtlety you can achieve stunning results :tu:

[Codexus]

Seems really cool and your models are awesome as usual. Now if only the name would not remind me of a visit to the dentist... ;)

[Dan R]

all of those are great :)

... any tips on the texturing/painting of the frog?

Also you use Lightwave ... I almost bought it in anticipation of 8 ... but I got a great deal on Maya Complete ($900.00) ... so i got it instead ... but I do like working in LW ... what do you think about whats comming in LW8?.

[z2this]

Sometimes late at night when I am pushing buttons, painting, modelling,dividing, texturing,smoothing.I wonder if is worth it.
Then I see things like this and know it is.
Just don't tell me they were knocked out in 5 minutes.
I have to keep some pride

[Hardtwist]

These are great Southern. I was hoping you would put the frog up so I could get a better look at it.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Great art :cool:
Awesome indeed :)
Pilou

[Reactor]

Stunning... I love the cyborg. I had a quick play with the cavity settings, and had a lot of fun in a very short time. I can tell already, they're going to be another of my favourite features :)

[Abyssis]

so what fantastic, southern :tu:
I love your art so much...
Abyssis

[Jimking]

That's awsome southern! Really amazing stuff! Any tutorials coming out? :tu:

[artboy21]

awesome images southern! i like them all , but especially the top one! the detail that you achieve is really nice. u not only have lots of detials but they are always in the exact right place. keep posting!!! and tutorials or zscript are always welcome!

are you making another version of the zsketcher?? i hope so!!

artboy

[arepa3000]

southern .. just a question .. is the Cavity shader exported as texture? Or is only into the zbrush render?

Great models, as usual.

Thanks

[MikeHart]

I LOVE THAT ROBOT/HUMAN creature!!! Great work Glen! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[xiong]

ok !very nice ,how can you do it ?

[Polaris30]

I am useing it to death! cavity shadeing rocks!

Great models BTW southern :) the frog (toad?) is realy detailed... and the human with the prosthetic devices is realy cool also in my opinion...


I realy like the new Z2 material system... I cant wait till tomarrow to learn more :)

[squeige]

any way of creating a texture based on this cavity shader?

[blakshep]

that would be really good

[Bonecradle]

Maybe there's a new way to do this in Z2, but for the old way to create material maps see this thread (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=013523).

I assume the exported alpha channel could be used to adjust the colour map in PS; with the new auto-update feature in Z2 this would even be relatively easy with AUVtiled textures.

[Taron]

I find the marquette photos a little deceiving, though!
The renders towards the bottom of the page are pretty, too...but I would be careful with mixing that stuff up! Some people may misunderstand.

[abe_Tamazir]

how do u switch on this cavity option in ure shader??

[aminuts]

hi abe

you need to make sure the material you are using has cavity shader options...you can do this by going to the material menu (in z2 only not the demo) and looking at the material attributes.

you will see there a several for cavity shading...you can set these how ya like then make sure best and shadows are on for rendering to see them.

here is a link to a mat (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=21606&highlight=super+sculpey)I posted a while back that I believe has some settings...try it out and experiment for yourself.

[abe_Tamazir]

tx a lot ! will have a go with ure material!

[Angelstein]

Dunno what the original pics were, only the last link is still active :cry:

[el-d]

well it was originally posted in 2004, so the links are likely to be broken.

..and there was me thinking Glen had put up some new work to see :-(

el-d