Anyone else into Simulation Theory?

[wallace_trust]

I've got a new toy.  It's a scatter script for DAZ Studio that uses algorithms to mimic the way nature distributes objects across a landscape.  A walk in the woods reveals lots of artistically perfect clusters of plants, rocks, trees, etc.  There are formulas for that, and this script uses them in a most wonderful way to distribute each item in the scene right down to the individual pebbles and blades of grass! 

As if playing with this is not fun enough, the script also lets the user plug in real height maps drawn from the US Geological Survey.  So the little rolling hills and various landscape features in this scene and the others that are forthcoming, are all taken from my local stomping grounds!   :D  

This scene is supposed to be of Galadriel and Celeborn taking a break.  I think the mallorn with flets is their private treehouse.  Most likely they come here every now and then to get away from the duties of ruling  Lothlorien.  I think Galadriel likes to fish for trout, but it is undignified for her to do this in "public."  Of course she is making Celeborn row the boat  ^_^;   Meanwhile, Mt. Caradhras is looming darkly over the scene in the background like a portent of things to come.  

Comments

[shirebound]

That's really lovely.

[wallace_trust]

Thank you so much! :)

[shirebound]

I love the light in the trees and on the lawn.

[wallace_trust]

I love that too! The light is made by using a high dynamic range image (HDRI) which is a special kind of photograph, in this case of the sky. The photo is then made to emit simulated light which the computer models accordingly.

By rotating the HDRI image, which is three dimensional, the light can be made to shine realistically on the scene from any angle.

There is a plug-in I'm planning to get which will calculate scene lighting by location, time, and calendar day, but it won't work for Middle-Earth (at least not yet!) 😸

[windemere]

Love it!

[wallace_trust]

Thanks! :)

[baranduin]

I really like the mallorn tree with the flet.

[wallace_trust]

Thanks! :) It reminds me a little of a huge banyan tree I encountered in Hawaii.

[peripety]

Ooh, this is gorgeous and golden! I love the mallorn tree with its flets...I bet Galadriel makes Celeborn clean the trout she catches, heee!

[wallace_trust]

Thank you! :) I bet she does, too! :D