Decadent Drapery by Crapadilla

Very nice.

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Vladimir Golovin wrote: One of the few filters that make use of HDRI lighting.

So, does that mean that - in your opinion - most surface filters don't fully make use of FF's HDRI capabilities?

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Crapadilla wrote: So, does that mean that - in your opinion - most surface filters don't fully make use of FF's HDRI capabilities?

Yes, I think HDRI is underused. The biggest problem is that many filters just leave Lighting at default values, and their output completely breaks when a user changes the lighting settings. Your filter handles any changes in lighting perfectly well.

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Vladimir Golovin wrote: The Size slider works correctly.

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Vladimir Golovin wrote: Seamless tiling works correctly even on non-square images.

if these are qualities of good filters, then filters with gradients and kaleidoscopes can never be good filters, because these elements do not work with non-square images and with the size-slider.

(hint hint)

Thanks all!

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Persidio wrote: The sliders for me personally were taking the fabric to a rubber and the randomized ones also were a very enhanced rubber... but I still love this filter! Beautiful!

Yes, I can see where you're coming from. I wired the parameters for reflectivity, reflection blur and metallic all to ONE slider because I found that with this setup you could smoothly transition from a 'bland' fabric (very low 'Material' values) to latex-like to silk/satin-like fabrics (very high 'Material' values). However, randomization usually sets the 'Material' slider to some middle value, and thus gives mostly rubber-like materials.

If people find this behaviour disturbing, I might change it back to the usual three slider setup...

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Yes, I can see where you're coming from.

I do want to clarify that if the sliders are left in place the variants are just fine and produce a beautiful fabric.

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I wired the parameters for reflectivity, reflection blur and metallic all to ONE slider because I found that with this setup you could smoothly transition from a 'bland' fabric (very low 'Material' values) to latex-like to silk/satin-like fabrics (very high 'Material' values).

The sliders didn't prepare me for the latex look and was expecting more fabric and no latex. Don't get me wrong I'm not complianing because I absolutely luv the filter.

Personally I'd prefer seperate control for the 'reflectivity, reflection blur and metallic if you do plan to include that in an update one day. Or the sliders could prepare the user for the latex effect, either way it's a winner.

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If people find this behaviour disturbing

LOL

No it's not disturbing~ I wanted to give user feedback~ my comments are more from a user persepctive... if you ask the filter artist in me ... well then you get a big 'Hoooo Raaaa'~

Great filter!!

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Crapadilla wrote: I'd be interested in some examples. Which filters do you find especially apt at effectively handling HDRI lighting?

+3 please

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Crapadilla wrote: I'd be interested in some examples. Which filters do you find especially apt at effectively handling HDRI lighting?

I meant that a filter's look shouldn't break when non-default lighting settings are used. In a well-designed filter, lighting is a meaningful way to get variety, not an annoyance that makes the filter author want to 'lock' it so it can't be changed or randomized. Here's a couple of good examples:

http://www.filterforge.com/filters/879.html
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/235.html
(and of course the filter we're discussing )

To see what I mean, open them in FF and play with the controls on the Lighting tab.

nice one, dilla

and thanks for those explanations, vlad. always helpful to have more explanations on editor's picks and especially in hdri and lighting.

I'm playing around with some ideas for additional features. Below I introduced some smaller folds to the filter...

Looks like I'm ditching the idea of the smaller folds. Apparently people like this filter the way it is.

What would make this filter just perfect would be if you could add alpha along the bottom & top following the curve of one of the folds. I think a lot of texture makers spend a lot of time with a path tool cutting textures made with this just so.

This makes excellent elaborate Victorian clothing or too-fluffy for words bridesmaid's dresses in lime green.

Fabulous!
Adore this one!