I am sure that other end program can be used for rendering e.g. Blender (open source), but I guess we have to start compiling a HOWTO somewhere.
Here is a chat exempt:
Code: Select all
[00:29] <bellator1> http://imgur.com/tAZ54
[00:29] <bellator1> heres the ship i made
[00:29] <bellator1> use darker colors on the fringes and brighter colors in the middle
[00:30] <wuschel> Makes sense. And does not look to complicated.
[00:30] <bellator1> that white mast is the sort of detail that is borderline
[00:30] <bellator1> anything smaller than that generally does not work
[00:30] <bellator1> or it looks bad
...
[00:29] <bellator1> http://imgur.com/tAZ54 [SEE SCREENSHOT]
[00:29] <bellator1> heres the ship i made
[00:29] <bellator1> use darker colors on the fringes and brighter colors in the middle
[00:30] <wuschel> Makes sense. And does not look to complicated.
[00:30] <bellator1> that white mast is the sort of detail that is borderline
[00:30] <bellator1> anything smaller than that generally does not work
[00:30] <bellator1> or it looks bad