Empty Pockets by choronr

Terragen • Landscape • posted on Mar 20, 2011

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Description

She went to Sin City in her new Cadillac and a bundle of cash; spent three days there and lost is all. She traded her vehicle for a Mini and a little more cash; but, in short order, lost all that cash too. Now, she is trying to barter with the proprietor of the service station for a tank of gas with her Rolex watch so she can get back to Phoenix albeit with empty pockets ...will she make it? This project was a fun experience learning about new techniques. The following are the elements I used for the image: • dandelO's 'Top Gear' .tgd file available in File sharing. Learning about the use of the simple shape shader; creating a road; and, another way to create vegetation/populations (grass clumps) was especially good. • Gas station by Meshbox - many thanks Mark. • Mini Cooper available at Ashundar. • The glossy finish and window reflectivity and transparency techniques from Inkydigit - many thanks Jason. • The Joshua tree and dried grasses from a friend. • The Opuntia (prickly pear) cactus from XFrog. Render time was a little more than seven hours - mostly for the car windows. Enjoy, Bob

Comments (20)

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Danny_G

7:20PM | Sun, 20 March 2011

Nice work here Bob, maybe Angel seeing that Joshua Tree will bring her back to TG ;) Nice play on dandelOs tgd ... superb work

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PatGoltz

7:24PM | Sun, 20 March 2011

Yeah, I was gonna say, that's no Cadillac! LOL The road is a bit dark for something that's been sand-swept these many eons, but other than that, it's very realistic. Hey, that's what she gets for going to Nevada. It's a place that will rob you blind if you let it!

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eekdog

7:29PM | Sun, 20 March 2011

instant favorite, this is just so cool of a scene..

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masonspappy

7:51PM | Sun, 20 March 2011

This is without a doubt one of the best works I've seen you put here. Very, very well done!!

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Fahrenheit451

8:31PM | Sun, 20 March 2011

Fabulous composition Bob! I see you're putting more 3D models into your work!It's really beginning to shine!:)

brickart

1:17AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

excellent image, great scenery!

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ariz

3:38AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

As always, Excellent.!! Question, is this the future and how much is gas now?

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Naoo

4:32AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Cool & nice!

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jmb007

9:44AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

bonne scene!!

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thecytron

9:58AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Xcellent composition!

KnightWolverine

10:20AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Pretty soon the entire planet is going to covered with these Mini's as soon as gas reaches the tipping point which by the looks of it will be by Memorial Day!....Awesome Job on this Creation!....Well Done!..

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inkydigit

11:24AM | Mon, 21 March 2011

great story Bob, glad to be of help... :)

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SIGMAWORLD

12:22PM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Excellent image! Well done!

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carlx

1:52PM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Superb composition and mood!!!

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2121

4:24PM | Mon, 21 March 2011

excellent story, superb render

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artgum

4:26PM | Mon, 21 March 2011

Outstanding Bob- one of your coolest creations! Lost Wages strikes again! I love the Mini Cooper with the retro feel of the gas station- the highway and mountains bring back memories of that looong drive to Phoenix from the midwest on old 66. Just great stuff.

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