The 3D Thread

[Wroth]

The white around the windows looks a bit too clean/white. If the frames are wooden, then maybe some kind of paint-stripping effect would help

maybe a black cloud filter on the texture could add some general grime similar to this pic.

[utero2001]

almost done

any comments?

[Orchid]

Bump water plx.

[utero2001]

heres one or two more, need to sort the lighting system out a bit, and add some extra little details like rocks and plants on the hillside, and sort that sea out

[utero2001]

and a few more, really need to work on the lighting now, gonna tweak that tomoz

[mprice]

Is that ... a Delorean? If so, the model went from pure class to ... something better than that ...

[Spunky Monkey]

Only three things id wana change. 1 lighting and sea. I cant tell which is which as the sea looks like the sky because its so perfect, some disortion or transparancy would fix that!

Textures, some look far too sharp and clean and over saturated. Its one thing ive had to learn (and it is a difficult thing to learn) is that objects are never ever clean. It also means the textures look a little flat.

Also i personally cant tell if you are going for high detail or not, as some objects have lots of polygons, whilst others do not and the textures (if this is meant to be a highly detailed scene) could do with some bump mapping or other SUBTLE effects.

Apart from them comments i think its brilliant! A job well done!

[utero2001]

cheers

I was only texturing the landscape yesterday, and almost got finished. I chucked some dreamscape effects on (sea, sky and sun effects) into the scene. the results in a way are great, but the lighting does over saturate the textures resulting in them looking as you say flat.

I'm gonna have another long haul on it today, see if i can improve the effects, especially the sea as any light hitting it means it turns pure white

Is that ... a Delorean?

gotta keep the delorean tradition on here going some how

[utero2001]

I'm dumping the dreamscape effects and using traditional textures for the sea and tide

any idea where I can get some textures for foamy sea and tides etc?

[Spunky Monkey]

http://www.mayang.com/textures/

great website for textures.

[utero2001]

that sites never came up for me

when ever i link to it, it never loads up

[utero2001]

I've dispensed with the dreamscape effects and tried a foggy scene

the textures come out better now because of it.

[Orchid]

Great idea that, fills out for renders that show the distance.

[suzakuseven]

Silent Hill-y Why is it I seem to have more fun mucking about with other peoples work than when I make my own?

[Wroth]

I should probably get some work done aswell

[Asura]

Just got a quick render of a Raven I'm using in my next animation that I modelled today. I'd like it to be better, but deadlines are rushing in and it's an animation module, as opposed to a modelling one, so it's a bit of a rush job.

[Number 28]

I made a nice little crow in XSI a couple years ago.

I never managed to rig the wings sadly. I ended up just modelling them in the folded position for my animation.

[utero2001]

I have a crow model somewhere, put it on another time

that one above is fantastic, suites the render style

[Number 28]

Thanks.

I've got another little project underway which I might post up once it's looking spangly enough...might be a while.

[Asura]

Got my first production still here for my animation, "The Raven". It's about 30% complete.

[utero2001]

Number 28" did you go to that Bizzare Creations interview day? lol badly organised

[Number 28]

Nah. Thankfully I'm not at Teesside anymore, I left last year. What does this 'interview day' involve?

[utero2001]

they were supposed to get to the uni for 11, they got in at 2, and had to rush through everyone, does'nt show good signs that they can organise themselves properly imo

I completed my BA games design last year, what course were you on?

[Number 28]

Really? I thought this Saltburn Pier was for your personal project? I probably missed some vital piece of info somewhere.

I....finished BA Computer Games Design too....Ryan Talbot Astley.

[Number 28]

Ah, I actually saw your project whilst I was at uni. My first thought was 'Why did I decide to do an animation??' I really should've just made a huge environment... Good job btw, I like it.

[utero2001]

the Saltburn project is for my MA

the village project modelling was good, but i spent a week on the texturing, and it shows

[Number 28]

Yeah, texturing is a massive arse. I've only just figured out that it's a good idea to UV unwrap as I model now. Well, more on stuff that's going to be cloned an awful lot. For example, if I model a fence post, before I duplicate it and perfectly place it absolutely everywhere, I unwrap it first. It's pretty stare in your face obvious really, but i'd always get carried away with modeling i'd never think of these things, and i'd end up having to replace all the fence posts at a later stage causing much tedium, and costing precious time.

[utero2001]

The texturing needs improving for the saltburn project, luckerly I've got time to do something about it, as well as modelling some extra stuff.

I'm doing a larger project this summer fortunately with Gabby Kent (texture expert), and guess what I'm doing "BORO!, welcome to hell", be easy to get textures. I want to model some of the area and turn it into a warzone. And as their knocking down some of boro in the near future, I'm in the right place

just hope no chavs nick my camera

[Number 28]

Heh, reminds me of the 'Image Manipulation For Games' module in the second year. Do these bring back any memories?

Middlesbrough is fantastic for finding dilapidated textures though, for that true Silent Hill look.

[utero2001]

lol definately

mine was a bit hit and miss in places. The two larger buildings really look the part. Good idea to use window textures for the flats.

I think I can model pretty well, codemasters said if i improve my texture skills then I'm up for a job. So fortunately I think my project this summer is really gonna be textures first, modelling second.