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Subject: What are you working on thread

Dann-O opened this issue on Oct 10, 2006 · 823 posts
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MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Sat, 29 May 2010 at 7:12 AM

 I'm really new to all of this. The best that I've been able to do so far has been with sculptris. The drone took a half hour the green face took an hour.

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Sat, 29 May 2010 at 7:28 AM

 Ha! You guys are all kicking ass with this stuff! I definitely do not have mastery over 3D like you guys do.

I think it's cool that your cartoon styles reflect in your models as well.

Becco_UK ( ) posted Mon, 31 May 2010 at 4:49 AM · edited Mon, 31 May 2010 at 4:52 AM

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I've recently made a start on a Liquid Oxygen Truck from the 1970's TV series, Captain Scarlet.

Although the 3d model isn't going to fully detailed it will be made to accurate overall dimensions so that drawings can be made for making a real studio scale model.

The real thing makes use of the 1960's Johnny Express cab and dump truck body parts. Old Johnny Express advert at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEvOhnDdy64

ZIKEO ( ) posted Mon, 31 May 2010 at 5:12 PM

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Looking Good Guys. My latest is a conversion of my Robo-Fury into a Were-Droid.

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Mon, 31 May 2010 at 9:35 PM

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Shaping out the pinnace and its bay module.  Now the fun of detailing and texturing this thing can begin.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Wed, 02 June 2010 at 12:23 AM

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Added more details.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Wed, 02 June 2010 at 1:20 AM

 Work in progress but will probably trash the body - there's no saving it. LOL. 
This is from a combo of CB Model Pro and Sculptris

ZIKEO ( ) posted Thu, 03 June 2010 at 10:05 AM

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Nice stuff Guys. Final shaders are set on my now renamed Lycan-Mek.  

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Thu, 03 June 2010 at 10:06 AM · edited Thu, 03 June 2010 at 10:08 AM

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And a Black and Gold version. Anubis?

There is also a new image on my gallery featuring the Lycan-Mek.
*http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/browse.php?username=ZIKEO

Z*

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.

airflamesred ( ) posted Thu, 03 June 2010 at 5:19 PM

nice work zikeo and design I might add

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 1:27 AM

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Not bad, ZIKEO.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 1:28 AM

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Some more details to add still.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 10:50 AM

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Thanks Guys. **Shawn** - Your Pinnace is coming on a treat. **AirFlames -** I was trying to get an old 1970/80's ABC Warriors look. Started something new this morning. Can you tell Make and Model yet? Z

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airflamesred ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 3:50 PM

Its not a ford capri but something close.

Whats your technique here zikeo as a matter of interest?

ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 4:12 PM

Hi AirFlames.
I had a 2000S Capri when I was a kid.

The car I'm basing this model on.
Is one of my kid brothers 2.7ltr Honda engined 270hp before nitros car.
He tends to eat BMW's. :)

As for Technique, I tend to box out the whole car and then start refining the edges and details till something starts to look okay.
Failing that. I bin it and start again.
Z

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airflamesred ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 4:19 PM

*Failing that. I bin it and start again.

*Similar technique to me then!

FrankT ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 5:07 PM

and me :)

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MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Fri, 04 June 2010 at 11:21 PM

 Here's a totally amateur attempt at a minotaur:

ZIKEO ( ) posted Sat, 05 June 2010 at 6:28 PM

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Nice going Midnight. Cracking through this one. Still got the rear lights and other little details to go as well as sort dome ODD areas out.

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Dann-O ( ) posted Sat, 05 June 2010 at 6:40 PM

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Working on a 68 Plymouth barracuda. Lots of details and wheels and tires to go

The wit of a misplaced ex-patriot.
I cheated on my metaphysics exam by looking into the soul of the person next to me.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Sun, 06 June 2010 at 1:54 PM

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Nice Ba Ba Ra Ra Cu Cu Da Da Dann-O. :) Starting to get to the point of UV mapping some parts in adding some colour. Think I'll save that for tomorrow. Z

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ZIKEO ( ) posted Sun, 06 June 2010 at 1:57 PM

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And from the Rear. Kinda gives the game away.

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Dann-O ( ) posted Sun, 06 June 2010 at 4:33 PM

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Did Rover at that time did some partnership with honda? Nice work I really can't do a lot of those cuts in messiah my renderer because of how it handles edges. What are you  doing it in. Anyways I got more work done on the barracuda. I was going to go with the original script writing on the side but in order to get it looking good it would have more polygons in the lettering than the rest of the car.

So I took the insignia that was on some earlier cudas and put that on the side. That one is only about 100 polygons.Got a bit more of a mood light going on too. Also likethe red better. The Mopar green is more of a 70's color not really a 68 color.

The wit of a misplaced ex-patriot.
I cheated on my metaphysics exam by looking into the soul of the person next to me.

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Sun, 06 June 2010 at 4:41 PM · edited Sun, 06 June 2010 at 4:42 PM

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Was using an entire planet at first.  Then replaced it with just a plane, since this is all I was rendering of it anyway.  So second render went much quicker.  No postwork here.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

ZIKEO ( ) posted Mon, 07 June 2010 at 5:26 PM

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Here's a Teaser. HI Guys. Like the space scene Shawn. Dann-O - Yes Honda did have a little thing going with Rover. Like your baracuda, shame about the edging problem. Finished the Rover. For all the tek stuff on the real car see the new image on my gallery.

*http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/browse.php?username=ZIKEO

Z*

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Wed, 09 June 2010 at 1:39 PM

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HI Guys. **Dann-O -** To answer your question about poly count on the ROVER. One door handle alone has a poly count of over 300 after 2 stage smoothing as does the door panels each. So door panels and handles alone weigh in at about 2400 before taking anything else in.

Started a new car (yet again) model.
This time it is for a mate's birthday. He used to have one of these in the early 90's and now can't aford one.
Any guesses?

Z

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Dann-O ( ) posted Wed, 09 June 2010 at 3:51 PM

Well I will venture a guess a Volkswagen Sirrocco. Now a closer look probably not it is something not available in the states.

SawnDriscol do you know about the traveller calender? That would be quite at home there.

The wit of a misplaced ex-patriot.
I cheated on my metaphysics exam by looking into the soul of the person next to me.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Wed, 09 June 2010 at 3:52 PM · edited Wed, 09 June 2010 at 3:53 PM

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Tonights Update. About to start cutting the panels out. Z

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ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 8:54 AM

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Hi Dann-O. Not German. Here is last nights update. Panels cut and ready for thickness and edging. Z

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pauljs75 ( ) posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 9:16 AM

Not an ol' Datsun (Nissan) is it?

Shape vaguely reminds me of a 510, but after cross referencing on Wikipedia, it's a lot more of an 810.

Barbequed Pixels?

Your friendly neighborhood Wings3D nut.
Also feel free to browse my freebies at ShareCG.
There might be something worth downloading.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 11:03 AM

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HI Paul. Not Jap. Thickness and edging done. New Updates. Z

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ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 11:04 AM

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Grey

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ZIKEO ( ) posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 11:04 AM

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Bit of colour

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50parsecs ( ) posted Sat, 12 June 2010 at 2:14 AM

That's some purty sheet-metal there! Very crisp and well defined.

ZIKEO ( ) posted Sat, 12 June 2010 at 5:01 AM

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Thanks 50parsecs. Just finished the road wheel. The mesh for you perusal. I think this wheel was only ever used on this vehicle. Z

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.

airflamesred ( ) posted Sat, 12 June 2010 at 6:43 AM

very clean zikeo

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 3:11 AM

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I'm not sure if this one will end up being steampunk or futuristic.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 6:36 AM

 I'm learning about materials and how hard they are to import into other programs.

This is Metasequoia and GMax to Sculptris to Softimage Mod Tools to Meshlab to UV Mapper back to Metasequoia and ending up in Blacksmith 3D (after having making stop off in about four other programs where things just didn't jive.).

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 6:38 AM

 Amazing work as always Zikeo.....what modeler are you using?

ZIKEO ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 12:35 PM

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Thanks Midnight.

Primarily I use Amapi Designer 7 for most of the modelling.
And then transfer to Carrara 8Pro for domains, UV, Etc. Etc.

Thought I was getting through this one quite quick.
Then I realised I hadn't done any bleedin door handles!!

Z

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Teyon ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 2:17 PM

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Teyon ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 4:55 PM

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MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 5:21 PM

 Cool, Teyon! Looks like a Mortal Kombat type monster. =D

Teyon ( ) posted Sun, 13 June 2010 at 11:04 PM

Thanks!

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Mon, 14 June 2010 at 11:45 AM

 Recent battle with Softimage:

(Geometry easily accomplished in Sculptris).

Still learning how to apply texture maps and hair properly. =)

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Mon, 14 June 2010 at 3:12 PM

 Ta Da! It's after 8AM over here. Think I should go to sleep now. =P

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Tue, 15 June 2010 at 4:54 AM

 Hoo Ha!

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Wed, 16 June 2010 at 10:57 PM

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Update.

I'm starting to lean more towards futuristic instead of alternate Earth transportation.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

MidnightCarnival ( ) posted Thu, 17 June 2010 at 4:03 PM

 I think I'm getting the hang of creating torsos.

The basic shape was formed in Mod Tools, exported to fbx, then exported to obj, cleaned up in Meshlab, mapped in UV Mapper and finally imported in to Sculptris for the finer details.

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Fri, 18 June 2010 at 2:01 AM

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Using a 70mm camera.  Still haven't decided on the bottom part yet.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

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