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Author Topic: Mirror Tricks  (Read 9813 times)

onespirit5777

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Mirror Tricks
« on: April 17, 2009, 05:23:34 pm »

This was made using two spheres and one extruded hexagon. I'll let everyone try to figure it out before I post the trick.
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Dreadkb

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2009, 11:01:46 am »

got it. I messed around with the effect a bit.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2009, 11:13:03 am by Dreadkb »
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3D Joe Wiltshire

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 12:31:09 pm »

Ooooh... You may be on to something onespirit...
How about regularly doing this? it's interesting to try and figure out how the effects you create are done.

Very nice.
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onespirit5777

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2009, 01:35:26 pm »

Close dread - but look at the center of my reflections - mine looks like a honeycomb.

I think I know how you did yours - Still looks very cool!!

I'll see if I can figure yours out.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2009, 04:03:09 pm by onespirit5777 »
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onespirit5777

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 06:18:34 pm »

I was playing around trying to duplicate dreadkb's and this happened.

The backside of the extruded hexagon it green but the rest is reflection.
The large sphere is reflection

I put a light just behind the camera and aimed toward the back of the hexagon.

Camera angle is 90
« Last Edit: April 19, 2009, 06:26:14 pm by onespirit5777 »
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onespirit5777

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 06:21:55 pm »

This is what I did on the first pic

The extruded hexagon was extruded without ends.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2009, 07:30:36 pm by onespirit5777 »
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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2009, 12:05:37 am »

Heh, beautiful work :) I tried and couldn't even come close!

Very inspiring, making us work our brains.

Give us more....

cheers
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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2009, 05:09:13 am »

This is what i got up with  :-\
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Dreadkb

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2009, 09:53:32 pm »

If you want a really interesting render, try using the inside of a icosahedron (all mirrored of course)

Edit: AA turned off to increase speed.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2009, 09:59:05 pm by Dreadkb »
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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2009, 12:32:10 am »

Nice work mate, maybe putting human models in their to get more abstract renders?
Not sure how long that would take to render though.
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onespirit5777

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Re: Mirror Tricks
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2009, 07:21:59 pm »

That will be my next fun mirror test - Thanks dread
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