After my last video, I was pleasantly surprised with how much influence the sky globe had on my visuals ...particularly this shot
so I started investigating more ...
firstly, I find the magic size for the sky globes are 2048 x 1024 - those seem to wrap the neatest when it comes to blending edges .....from there the size of the globe can start at 100...and increase to 500 - the more you increase it , the larger the background seems .....
so I used the sky map from that scene as a template, and started designing new ones ...
I created a sky dome to create the illusion that this 1 house model is near a large complex of castles
and this was the Sky Dome Map for the above scene - after using the original skyglobe as a template
This is now my solution to the apocalyptic scene with mech wars I've wanted to do, but couldn't figure out how to build the set, further iclone does a really good job of rendering images, so it's worth capitalizing on the sky dome for really enhancing your shot ......I find this is the perfect place to develop matte painting skills to create sophisticated HD backgrounds - if 2048 x 1024 works well, I'm sure 4096 x 2048 will wrap just as nicely with greater detail. It seriously enhances your movies! - I figured I'd share this enlightening adventure - such a simple approach thats hidden in plain sight!
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