[WIP] Bow/Stern Wave/Foam
 

Started to look at the Bow/Stern Wave/Foam this morning. Its not as easy as I thought some how. I know Beery would like to make the foam darker...now I did some trials.

STOCK:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...StockNight.jpg

MEDIUM (not so big different to STOCK, a bit maybe)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...rontMedium.jpg

DARK (Now we can see a big difference)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../FrontDark.jpg

Same for Rear...

STOCK

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...kRearNight.jpg

MEDIUM (sort of a bit darker and more transparent)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...RearMedium.jpg

DARK
Now we can start to see the problem...it almost looks like smoke or exhausts.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...x/RearDark.jpg


Same comparison in Daylight conditions.

STOCK

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ntStockDay.jpg

MEDIUM

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...tMediumDay.jpg

DARK

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ontDarkday.jpg

And Rear in Daylight

STOCK

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ockRearDay.jpg

MEDIUM

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...rMediumDay.jpg

DARK
As you can see it really starts to look like Exhausts in daylight

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...earDarkDay.jpg



I guess one could tune the Alpha Channel in order to make it look less like Exhausts or Smoke, but been fiddling with it most part of the morning and found that what looks good at night not always looks good daytime.

Nice effort here:up: Keep going. For one of the shots where the spray looks like exhaust, could that be used at some point in time, with color changes, to make a rear exhaust?

RDP

As it stands, if you cant fix the dark version.. I'd go with the medium version myself, its still an improvement.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...uff/Test_2.jpg

This is something that a modder is doing for SH3. Be nice for SH4.

RDP

Yea I been checking up on that thread over there :p looks awesome.
Anyhow if someone wants to play around a bit with this please do.

Maybe try with a different "Main" image, the current is a pic of "foam" basically, and also play with the "Alpha Setting"

http://files.filefront.com/BOWWAVESr.../fileinfo.html

Will check it some more later...busy now :lol:

Great Idea, I can hear that spray now! :up:

Again thanks for your efforts:up:

RDP

Did someone metioned
The Flying Dutchman ? :rotfl: