| So i started with something looking like that, because you know at this time i really had no idea about what i was building, which is a good sign, it means the final product will kick some royal ass .. |
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The basic material for this is a simple blinn shader with a noise map in the diffuse slot ..no big deal..
So I decided to multiply that noise with the now famous plateox2.jpg map you can find in all the good 3d packages, it gives a nice sense of rusty metal if you know how to apply it correctly 9 think i 'm gonna tell you ? well, dream ! ) |
| Just added a bright wpot with a big contrast , casting raytraced shadows ... |
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Added some new modules with detail overkill for better looking objects...
the mes is now 16 000 polygons.. you don't believe me, huh ?
well, you should :) |
| without and with big light for sunlight, notice how good my lighting setup is :) |
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starting on some details for the next parts of the ship ... |
| We're getting there...almost there ... |
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Wooohooooo, this is it !! ... |
| Okays, i'll pass you the details...the mesh is not 37 000 polytons which means i have a good reserve of 100 000 more polys to finish the model..which isn't bad considering that any newbie like you ( YES YOU ! *points finger at the guy reading* ) would already be at around 130 000 polygons now, because you just don't know about that super cool technique for adding details without adding the bad useless polygons :) |
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Not much here, just building another central part, with the name of the ship on it ... takes time to build these panels from scratch but it looks cool anyway .. |
Just look at this, this is just a tiny part of the whole model ... impressive how it is detailed, and all built from scratch , this part must be around 100 polygons in total ...
Added to the central part it gives some great depth and a good sense of " I really kicks major ass"..:) |
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Next part, the section where the engines are goinf to be attached....auiote a challenge, because i want some BIG engines.. |
I know what you're thinking.. " How the hell can he come up with such cool looking stuff everyday ?" .. well what do u reckon man ... it's just me :)..
polycount around 70 000 right now ... 70 000 more to go before the end of the ship :) |
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Basic structure for the big engines, the more stuff i build on this big fat chick, the more i love her :) |
| Ah, here they are, the big engines .. scary stuff, because i had a bit of a hard time to find the right shape for them .. but hey, it turned out ok :) |
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More progress, a bit of detailing here and there to keep it cool... |
| And to finish in beauty, here are two cool moody pix with blue ambiant lighting and yelloish sunlight, current polycount is 78 000, 135 lights and 2 minutes to render a 640x480 pic... |
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