I really have this strange attration to feathers, so why not render them?
here is my best attempt using blender
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/blender/yellow0000.jpg
I did this a long time ago, so I don’t remember all the details how i made it… all i remember is that I let the my textures do the talking…
It’s good, but the bone at the center of the feather looks A) too flat, B) too brown, (should be more white, it is a bone after all) and C) like it was not done in blender. Also the hairs, or whatever they’re called, should go into the bone, not over it.
I don’t like the bone thing either… i wish i had my files to retry it still
that’s a really good feather… much more realistic
i decided to give up on realistic and do something more artistic…
Did anyone see my cell shaded guy in the “works in progress”?
Are you a fan of the book Vurt by Jeff Noon at all? 