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Sus | a month ago | 12 comments | 7 likes | 316 views

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The dress code is.... white!

With 2 mirrors I expect 2 mirror images. Where do the 2 others come from?

michiel, a month ago


Nice

Filip, a month ago

Only a mirror frame is used. There are no reflections: only 4 copies of the dancer...

Sus, a month ago



Puzzling technique.

In this screenshot I have used 1 model layer and 5 mirror layers. I did not manage to mirror the model twice in the same mirror. And also not to mirror the model without a mirror layer.

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michiel, a month ago


The technique stems from the Sketchup render days before Fletch turned the KT renderer into the wonderfull Twilight render plugin that made reflections possible.
Before that a reflecting floor meant that you had to create 2 rooms: one real and one upside down separated by a transparent floor.
The good old days ?

Sus, a month ago

Upside down does not work, you have to flip it. Only way I can think of is setting the SIZE prop to something like (1, -1, 1), but this ruins the lighting 😵😵‍💫😕

Why not use the mirror layer? 🤔

michiel, a month ago




I was inspired by the added picture. The idea is to zoom out from the face to reveal the reflections and have the model walk out of the picture. This requires secondary reflections (reflection from reflection) which is not (yet) supported by Blufftitler I suppose...

Sus, a month ago



They used mirrors because they only had 1 dancer. With computer animation we do not have this limitation: we can make as many copies as we want. So indeed, no mirrors are needed.

michiel, a month ago


Hi Michiel, a mirror layer is only horizontal — is it possible to create a vertical mirror instead?
(Rotate mirror?)

Thanks.
Franco

Franco Aversa, a month ago


Franco, this is possible by using the ROTATION prop of the mirror layer:

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michiel, a month ago


Wow... thanks, Michiel.

I was stuck in the Stone Age—I hadn’t realized these commands existed. 🥶

Franco Aversa, a month ago


full throttle, love it, also advices and techniques are awesome...

bambamD, a month ago


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