I'm trying to get better at creating photo-realistic renders. Is there a place where I can download samples or project files that were already created? So I can examine settings to examine lighting and whatnot?
Thanks
Photo realistic Project file samples
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The link in the signature provides informative posts on several aspects, Octane centric.
And this page features all the categories at a glance (project workflow, pipeline, technical subjects and more).
It is one thing to analyze at a painting, but an other to learn how to paint. Theories and fundamentals (chemical mixtures, "color theory"...), tools (brushes), layers and so forth.
A far more rewarding and valuable approach is the unavoidable path of learning, followed by the practice in parallel.
And this page features all the categories at a glance (project workflow, pipeline, technical subjects and more).
It is one thing to analyze at a painting, but an other to learn how to paint. Theories and fundamentals (chemical mixtures, "color theory"...), tools (brushes), layers and so forth.
A far more rewarding and valuable approach is the unavoidable path of learning, followed by the practice in parallel.
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skientia wrote:The link in the signature provides informative posts on several aspects, Octane centric.
And this page features all the categories at a glance (project workflow, pipeline, technical subjects and more).
It is one thing to analyze at a painting, but an other to learn how to paint. Theories and fundamentals (chemical mixtures, "color theory"...), tools (brushes), layers and so forth.
A far more rewarding and valuable approach is the unavoidable path of learning, followed by the practice in parallel.
Thank you, but I was actually already looking at this site.

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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
128GB RAM
RTX 3060 TI
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128GB RAM
RTX 3060 TI
Constructive feedback is very much welcomed, as well as requests, if you have any.
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Great.skientia wrote:Constructive feedback is very much welcomed, as well as requests, if you have any.
I'm still looking through the site but I get a 404 error when trying to download this scene. The message said it was moved over to Gumroad but I still dont see anything.
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As it is still being worked on, it has be sent as a forum message.
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