New Fast Render Technique! (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

Well, I know this image looks familiar - but there is a story behind it: I tested out a new cloud-based rendering service today, since I seem to always be scrambling to get good quality images for all of you, my beloved patrons. When real life gets in the way - I have to admit I stew about not getting new stuff out. Anyway, this full 4000x4000px render completed at 95% convergence (think "quality") in 16 minutes, where the original that I posted a few weeks ago completed at 45% convergence after 3 *hours*! Even the upload only took 9 minutes (thank you Google fiber).

Ah, the new possibilities... Stay tuned! 😸