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# 1 15-07-2007 , 11:57 AM

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K can somebody please help me with this?

i want to make this look real a listic (water wise) not the modeling... but the water..........

i did a quick render... How the heck do i make good water?/

i have asked this before no answer.'

please answear me.

thanks.

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# 2 15-07-2007 , 02:33 PM

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Is it for an animation, cause if not you could just use a photo with a normal map.

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# 3 15-07-2007 , 05:36 PM

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I would make an environement (poss use a HDR skydome), then render with mental ray and have a look, you get decent results that way with a tweek of the shader, as at the moment your water has nothing to light it, its just sitting there

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# 4 15-07-2007 , 09:45 PM

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K thanks for the help.

But... I know that but what i really want to know is like on beachs the water is tranzparent right by the shore.

How would i do that here?

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# 5 15-07-2007 , 09:47 PM

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look in the ocean shader options, im sure theres options in there to change the transparancy

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# 6 15-07-2007 , 09:48 PM

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# 7 15-07-2007 , 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by gster123
look in the ocean shader options, im sure theres options in there to change the transparancy

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I would think so too ...

but no.. i have messed with it for hours like 2 months ago.

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