Liquid Cooling Render Gallery

[Mick64]

Looking good bentleya! Keep going, you'll get there. There's a lot to learn in Kerkythea and it does take time trying different settings. How about adding some texture to your background?

[RLM]

bentleya, i see you're going for the studio lighting setup. When i saw your shots, it instantly reminded me of this tutorial

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tut...tudiolighting/

maybe do a search on google for 'studio lighting tutorials' or look for tutorials from other applications like 'vray'

Could be useful.

This is an excellent lighting tutorial. I'm glad I managed to dig it out.

http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm

These are quite old but maybe useful as well.

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educat..._education.htm
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educat...l_and_refs.htm

RLM

[jasonelmore]

WOW!.. i did'nt know rendering that detailed was possible with a regular PC

[kevinbo03]

Evil's site is down

Very cool stuff guys, I should really try and learn how to do this.

[Mick64]

Here's my bespoke waterblock, now with bespoke compression fittings...

[breathemetal]

oooo shiny

[bentleya]

Not too bad Bentleya, try enabling soft shadows under the lighting options for more realism

thanks metric will right that down in stickies on my macbook

will post up the tests shots tomorrow

Looking good bentleya! Keep going, you'll get there. There's a lot to learn in Kerkythea and it does take time trying different settings. How about adding some texture to your background?

I'm not a fan of texture backgrounds, i like it simple but effective , need to learn black next

bentleya, i see you're going for the studio lighting setup. When i saw your shots, it instantly reminded me of this tutorial

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tut...tudiolighting/

maybe do a search on google for 'studio lighting tutorials' or look for tutorials from other applications like 'vray'

Could be useful.

This is an excellent lighting tutorial. I'm glad I managed to dig it out.

http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm

These are quite old but maybe useful as well.

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educat..._education.htm
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educat...l_and_refs.htm

RLM

RLM

wahoo thanks for them i'll be doing a lot of reading

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

do you guys load the .prt files into the rendering program and then edit the textures? I think I would like to work on rendering my recent waterblock designs for you all

[Metric]

do you guys load the .prt files into the rendering program and then edit the textures? I think I would like to work on rendering my recent waterblock designs for you all

What software are you using to model? Mick, bentleya and myself are using Google Sketchup to model ours...

[twwen2]

Awesome Mick!

Me like shiny things...

[Mick64]

do you guys load the .prt files into the rendering program and then edit the textures? I think I would like to work on rendering my recent waterblock designs for you all

What software are you using to model? Mick, bentleya and myself are using Google Sketchup to model ours...

I'm using Google SketchUp also, then exporting to Kerkythea with the Kerkythea plug-in. I've downloaded most of the textures available on the Kerkythea website which I then modify with the texture editor, if I feel it is necessary...

Awesome Mick!

Me like shiny things...

Thanks twwen2!

[Koen]

do you guys load the .prt files into the rendering program and then edit the textures? I think I would like to work on rendering my recent waterblock designs for you all

Good idea is to use IGES format so you can open files in almost everything (like 3ds max) without converting surfaces to meshes.

[Mick64]

Still playing. Wish I could get this made. Too much trouble & expense at the moment...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I use Solidworks 8 and UGS NX5 for my modeling because my university gives them to me and they are much better than sketchup ^^

[Henry8601]

Some of these look almost real!

[Mick64]

Isn't anyone else going to join the dream factory?

[bentleya]

looking good they, going to have a go on a different base in a minute

[Metric]

Status: Complete (Added tap for G1/4 fittings which can be downloaded here (Google Sketchup 7): https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2028/Hal...0BSP%20Tap.skp)



Now for some northbridge + southbridge combo waterblock modeling tomorrow...

[bentleya]

i love you Metric, thanks for that tap :S any chance of some insides of that block?

[Mick64]

Status: Complete (Added tap for G1/4 fittings which can be downloaded here (Google Sketchup 7): https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2028/Hal...0BSP%20Tap.skp)

Now for some northbridge + southbridge combo waterblock modeling tomorrow...

Very nice Metric! and a big thank you for the thread! I've been trying to create a thread myself, but it's a bit tricky!

[Metric]

i love you Metric, thanks for that tap :S any chance of some insides of that block?

No problem

15 x 15, 1mm x 2.5mm pin grid

[bentleya]

WOW that is pretty nifty what light and background you using there?

[Mick64]

Cool render Metric, you must really know your way around Kerkythea!

[Boogerlad]

Isn't anyone else going to join the dream factory?

that is pretty similar to iandh's waterblock. Nice render though.

[Demthios]

Wow I wish i had half the skill you guys do! Some amazing works in here!