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Hi!
I get the impression some of you have some knowledge about doing graphical stuff on computers, and wondered if you know of any free software for accurately visualising light and shadow. Specifically, I want to be able to place a source of light (and preferably set its properties) on a surface in a very basic 3D environment and place some other things in the way of that light and see how it looks. Any and all tips very welcome :)
So you want to try your hand at making your own version of the rats fucking shadow art?
Very roughly speaking
http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/features/Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Should do the trick.
VGStudio Max 2.0 has this, but the interface is god-awful. And it costs about 20 k€ :o
I also forgot about http://www.povray.org/
Though it does work a bit different than all other programs out there.
And there's also: http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/index.html
How detailed are you looking to get here? Because accurate, realistic lighting can get complicated, as well as memory and processor intensive. Then there is also the fact that "Lighting" is an actual job...but Blender is likely going to be your best free bet.
...you're also still going to have to read tutorials. :noob:
What does a retailer know about graphic designs!!!?... I kid, I kid, I kid... I've seen your work it's amazing, please don't smite me:(.Quote:
How detailed are you looking to get here? Because accurate, realistic lighting can get complicated, as well as memory and processor intensive. Then there is also the fact that "Lighting" is an actual job...but Blender is likely going to be your best free bet.
...you're also still going to have to read tutorials. :noob:
Edit: You didn't even lol, now you just make me look like a dick.
Blender. If you need the lighting more accurate, or want to play around with semi-transparent materials, you can get YafaRay raytracing engine for that, too.
Thanks for the advice guys :) I'll look into this monster called blender while also starting a fund for bribing design-interested friends :o