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karnage 261 posts
Here is a model I have been working on. Still trying to iron everything out and the proportions are a little whack. Just thought I'd post something since I've been so busy with school and everything.
Modeled in Maya.
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JayG 1,164 posts
Siiiick.
Model looks good from this angle except for the wheel well in the back being too tight around the wheel, assuming that's what you meant about proportions. Hopefully it's not like that in your reference or somebody has some seriously strange wheels.
How far along is it?
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karnage 261 posts
Yeah the whole car is kind of tilted and needs to be rotated at the end so the back wheel fits in. It was based on drawings, not exact plans, so things are kind of messy.
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hype 2,964 posts
wow, nice work! I never modeled a car, so it looks way better than anything i've made!
looks like there's some weird GI issues around some of the panel lines. or maybe that's compression artifacts.
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tkkstar 18 posts
Pretty nice work from what I can see for not having good plans. I've had to make things just going off of reference pics rather than blueprints. I have to agree with Hype on this one. I'm not too familiar with mental ray myself. I would like to suggest using some hdri for reflections and lighting. Keep up the with the good work.
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karnage 261 posts
Thanks for the comments!
Yeah the render is just a quick test render. I didn't bump up the settings for it yet. Also the lighting isn't done. I need to set up more of an environment with the lights so the car has more to reflect.
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JayG 1,164 posts
If you use HDRI you won't need an environment, it's provided by the image. But, cars rendered with hdri reflecting random things while they sit in an empty environment look strange to me. You can find an HDR image without too many specific reflections though, just enough to make it look really nice but not distracting.
Anywho, it looks really nice. If you can fix that back wheel thing it'll be a nice piece for the collection.
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karnage 261 posts
Update from a couple days ago... After this test render I tried to fix a bunch of things in the back and ended up destroying it in the process...lol.
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karnage 261 posts
Lighting will be completely redone... but... update.
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karnage 261 posts
Updates... Working on rendering again. More WIP renders... These are just 1 pass renders straight from Maya. I am working on doing separate passes for reflections, etc.
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BColbourn 2,323 posts
one material flaw i see right off the bat is the reflections on the car in concern to the mirro on the door. the reflection on the car of it looks too perfect and there's no falloff of blurring as it gets farther away. i'd say turn down the reflection and make a falloff
otherwise it looks pretty good. try something unique! regular car renders are so overdone in this industry!
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diemacht 1,045 posts
teh model is hot!
and i agree with ridestowe (is it you ridey? )
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BColbourn 2,323 posts
yes it is I, just had T change my username to something more fitting for me these days
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Richard 1,943 posts
looks briliant!
nothing more to add, Ben said it all!
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Pierre 61 posts
That's mine...
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Richard 1,943 posts
is that really?
man you just got +1 on my friend rating system. You live in belgium, and you drive a mini!how much better can it get... wait, do you use max, or maya?
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Pierre 61 posts
Yep it's mine. In a while we will use it in a short directed by a friend: a car chase, the mini tracked by a hummer. Just great!
I am not really into 3D, sorry, but I do love the 3D creations from the guys (grls). I'm more involved in filmmaking (adobe stuff).
So, not max, not maya, just mini...
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BColbourn 2,323 posts
all fields/mediums are welcome here
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karnage 261 posts
LOL you guys are funny.
And to the artist formally known as Ridestowe, I hope to fix that reflection when I do a separate reflections pass.
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hype 2,964 posts
wow, all you changed was the rendering, karna? cuz those latest pics look awesome! the previous ones, in the bright reflections on the sides, there's some strange curves and contours that make it almost look like some of the mesh isn't as clean as it could be, but there's none of that in these last pics! nice work!!
and what did "ridestowe" mean anyway, ben?
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karnage 261 posts
Thanks Hype! Yes all I changed was the rendering pretty much. A few things here and there.
And I'm guessing Ridestowe... that he snowboards in Stowe, Vermont.
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BColbourn 2,323 posts
oh man how'd you know! no one ever gets the reference but you nailed it on the head! i've had ridestowe since i was in 6th grade and i thought it was time to get something a little more professional.
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karnage 261 posts
You're all sophisticated now
I'm from MA so I'm familiar with Stowe! BTW... I enjoy your blog entry about GTA... posted at 4am. lol. 4am freakout! Get some sleep!
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hype 2,964 posts
wow, yep, I would've NEVER gotten that!
