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...Some diamonds that I'm pretty happy about.. I've redone this diamond model a few times and I finally got something that I think is acceptable (maybe..?) Any tips/critiques/suggestions would be appreciated...especially concerning caustics...Cinema 4D
September 2005
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Update: 09.19.08
After not touching this piece for three years, I finally dug it up and tried to make some changes that some of you suggested. Mostly, I reduced the reflection somewhat on the marble floor. Still didn't get much with the caustics; it seems that the default renderer for C4D just isn't powerful enough to get the realistic type of look I was looking for. Oh well, what's done is done. I'll keep this one this way as a learning experience and try to make an entirely new one in the future....
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It's been said many times already, but I honestly thought this was a gorgeous photo. Then I realized it was an even more gorgeous digital painting. Wow!
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Absolutely stunning 
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Thanks for pointing it out...and now that you mention it..yeah it is a bit distracting...haha. I'll try to lessen the reflection when (or if!) I fiddle around with this piece again.
Thanks for the input
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oooo! great job! >__> i dont have much knack for 3'd myself so i applaud you and your work on this!
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Simply simply amazing.... soo beautiful and shiny.. I thought it was a photograph... too good
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OOooooOOOOoooOOOooOOOooOOooOOO
So...pretty...and...sparkly...cant...take....eyes...off...of....them.....
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OMG! O_o l so thought they were real! WTF!!!
Amazing job!!
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THIS ISNT A PHOTO!?!!? WAT?!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVELOVELOVELOVE!
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It's not real?! omg wow I'm stunned
I thought it was a really pretty photo first when I saw it until i read the description.
I'm impressed, really good!
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That's.. a lot of questions..haha
I think if you have enough references, with, I guess you'd call them blueprints, of the specific cut, it's really not too bad.
I didn't do any coding--Just used the tools available to me in C4D.
I used...a lot of reference photos, but was still unable to create all the lighting effects I wanted to.
I used one material on the diamond models and everything else was experimentation with lighting.
I...don't remember how long this took to render (this was on 2005)
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Questions are fine!--Really lets the artist think about/reflect on their own work as well
I don't really know what I was aiming for...a lot of it was experimenting with...just a bunch of stuff in general and to see if I could do this and that etc...Kind of like "hey, this looks okay, I'll stick with that..." I suppose that's why it's difficult for me to "fix up" this piece, since I never had a clear goal in mind.
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I actually work in a jewellery store and I will even say that your pictures looks real at fullview. The only thing that I noticed was that the reflection was a bit underwhelming. I though at first the "real" gems where cubic zerconias rather than diamond since the refraction of light though a high quality diamond is much more intence. If you can get a hold of someones engagement ring and put that on a black cloth, then shine a spotlight through the diamond, you should be able to get an idea of the reflection that way but I don't know how difficult that would be to render.
Either way, thats my two cents and I'll be faving this piece as well.
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Thanks so much for the input. Yeah, I think that was one of the more difficult parts to do as I didn't have too much knowledge about those kinds of things. I'll keep your advice in mind when I edit (or start a new) piece.
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"Diamonds... Are... A... Girl's... Best... Friend!"
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i cant do anything like that, and it looks very GOOD! but i will say after just a second or two i could tell it wasn't real... i am not an expert or anything, just what doesn't "look right" to me.
1. the diamonds seem to be too sharp looking, the facets, and edges are just razor thin. it doesnt seem to have any weight as well. too perfect!
2. the sheen from the marble reflection just seems too high.
of course i have never witnessed diamonds in a spotlight on highly polished stone! so i could be WAAY off! if it was meant to look REAL, then maybe a few subtle changes. if it is meant to be high end "CG"..it looks superb!
looks fantastic, and very realistic though! i am being very nitpicky. i could not do what you have created
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It's perfectly alright to be nitpicky. Pointing things out like that could really help the artist see things they didn't notice at first and improve in the future. I'll definitely take your suggestions into consideration when I get to fiddling around with this piece again (sometime soon I hope -_-) Thanks for the input.
I've never seen them like that either...I guess it's time for more research!
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Thanks! This'll definitely be helpful
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Oh man...I haven't been there in ages...haha
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I'm speechless 
I used the default one in Cinema 4D.. I don't have (and have never tried) any other types of renderers...
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that is so beautiful!!!
OMG I thought it was a picture even in fullview!
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Great realism! The reflection and everything are great
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