and one from a slightly different angle

Well, you can read Kinsei01 finally...

At 12/13/09 09:55 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote: Well, you can read Kinsei01 finally...

I should just have a weird habit of just randomly plastering my name on all my models from now on :P

I dont feel like typing it again...

copy-pasta away!

Looks great man, but, I feel the reflection is too strong on the side of the car, or atleast it would start strong on the bottom and fade to transparent.. Its also in the wrong place in some parts, like above the shoulder line of the car, shouldnt be there, that should just be a highlight. And on the rear quarter panel and fender, sbove the shoulder line, should be a highlight, not the ground pattern.

ref pic to back me up lol

At 12/13/09 09:42 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: Sorry RNNR, the Green paint job isn't done yet, but soon I promise.

I could do it myself, if I may :P

That car seems to have a dusty paint job though.

Sorry about not being in this thread Kensei, I've been busy over the past week and have hardly came to NG.

Wish I knew you were doing something so intense, I would of been critn' you all the way. Hehe. :P Next time show us from the super basics, from practically nothing, and all the way up to final model. This way we can pick out all the little details that would make your car super sharp. You have loads of talent for someone who's picked it up on their own, and I would love to see you excel in it.

I say, right now, drop the background, entirely and go for a showroom render. Make the glass Jet black if you have no interior, and get them to reflect. Position your camera lower, I know you took time modelling the back, top etc but a top down view like you are on a ladder will never really sell your project. You may find that it's your lighting that needs attention first, and then tweak your surfaces to work with that lighting. Use global illumination (radiosity) as a help to bounce light but not as a dependant, so your car lighting should look good before that.

:)

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2008_dodg e_challenger_srt8_concept.jpg

Some fooling around in illustrator.
I am trying to really get a pretty strong handle on the program.

and to think I used to hate the damn thing.

So her is just a mock logo for kicks, not much detail though.

damn accidentally clicked post instead of include picture...

damn gotta pay attention to this stuff

At 12/25/09 03:53 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: damn accidentally clicked post instead of include picture...

damn gotta pay attention to this stuff

meh, it happens

At 12/25/09 04:08 PM, Snowman wrote:

At 12/25/09 03:53 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: damn accidentally clicked post instead of include picture...

damn gotta pay attention to this stuff

meh, it happens

yeah, I'll give myself 40 lashes in the town square later, as for now I'm back to working on my challenger again(finally!?!)

At 12/25/09 03:53 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: damn accidentally clicked post instead of include picture...

damn gotta pay attention to this stuff

It's Christmas, don't beat yourself up about it ;)

I get it's a leaf and a dragon, but only by reading the text, which isn't a particularly good thing.
It needs to be recognizable and clear the moment you lay your eyes on it.
It also needs to fit snugly in a predetermined shape. Coca-Cola's logo for instance fits perfectly in a rectangle

Logos often have the company/organization's colour scheme as well, so that's something to take into account as well.

At 12/25/09 04:14 PM, RNNR wrote:

At 12/25/09 03:53 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: damn accidentally clicked post instead of include picture...

damn gotta pay attention to this stuff

It's Christmas, don't beat yourself up about it ;)

I get it's a leaf and a dragon, but only by reading the text, which isn't a particularly good thing.
It needs to be recognizable and clear the moment you lay your eyes on it.
It also needs to fit snugly in a predetermined shape. Coca-Cola's logo for instance fits perfectly in a rectangle

Logos often have the company/organization's colour scheme as well, so that's something to take into account as well.

sweet, I'll keep this in mind,
I wish I had taken a few more advertising and marketing classes :P they don't normally tell you this stuff when your animating

so guys, is this background/lighting any better

sadly I really lack an eye for this stuff....

you know, now that I look at it, the BG reminds me of the windows xp desktops >.>....

At 12/25/09 05:21 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: so guys, is this background/lighting any better

sadly I really lack an eye for this stuff....

you know, now that I look at it, the BG reminds me of the windows xp desktops >.>....

Could always be reserved for the Photoshop pass.

No harm in doing that with stills.

Hey I just realized, I'll get a christmas gift after all, I'll level tonight!
sweet gift if you ask me :P

Haven't dumped anything in here since Christmas, so since I spent the day watching movies, I worked on this slowly :P

"Saints and Solders" was a nice movie, I liked it.

So yeah.....Thread update.

I was bored, so I started messing around with the reactor
it's not long, but I was afraid my computer would't handle much more than this

it's like a lame horse, I should just put it down :(

Linky :P

because I really had nothing better to do....
honestly, I didn't
...
art bump?
>.>....

At 1/8/10 05:20 AM, Kinsei01 wrote: art bump?

That better be mead in those glasses and bottle. Nothing should be served in a stone chalice unless it's mead.

At 1/8/10 10:42 AM, big-jonny-13 wrote: That better be mead in those glasses and bottle. Nothing should be served in a stone chalice unless it's mead.

It can be anything you want it to be

At 1/8/10 10:42 AM, big-jonny-13 wrote:

At 1/8/10 05:20 AM, Kinsei01 wrote: art bump?

That better be mead in those glasses and bottle. Nothing should be served in a stone chalice unless it's mead.

I was going for wine in raw Iron goblets much less stone, but eh, no biggie, just goofing around

it's actually the blood of noobs that the Mods drink to keep themselves young and healthy. it's great for the hair, you should see ToaS's long beautiful flowing locks....

At 1/8/10 04:19 PM, Kinsei01 wrote:

it's actually the blood of noobs that the Mods drink to keep themselves young and healthy. it's great for the hair, you should see ToaS's long beautiful flowing locks....

I love the blood of the not-so-innocent

Damn I really Can't decide on something to model or draw :'(
Some one help me out....

At 1/8/10 11:16 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: Damn I really Can't decide on something to model or draw :'(
Some one help me out....

Ever model an animal or a person?

At 1/8/10 11:19 PM, M-Vero wrote:

At 1/8/10 11:16 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: Damn I really Can't decide on something to model or draw :'(
Some one help me out....

Ever model an animal or a person?

Well the robotic dog kind of falls under the animal category
but I'm really not that good at people though

guess I should practice though, huh?

At 1/8/10 11:22 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: but I'm really not that good at people though

guess I should practice though, huh?

Try a face, they are kinda blocky realistically, they have planes that should be easy enough to model

or not, i don't know

But just so you know I'm not talking out of me ass

At 1/8/10 11:37 PM, M-Vero wrote:

At 1/8/10 11:22 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: but I'm really not that good at people though

guess I should practice though, huh?

Try a face, they are kinda blocky realistically, they have planes that should be easy enough to model

or not, i don't know

But just so you know I'm not talking out of me ass

I might do that

lol when I sober up. thanks for the Idea

Last human model I did went pretty well , but I messed up the biceps pretty badly.
guess it is really all practice.
I wasn't satisfied with the face either, although modeling and rigging wise it was fine, but to my personal preference, it didn't look like I wanted it to.

I said I wanted to do a Cthulhu piece...
so I did.
Think is should Ink and Color it?

At 1/14/10 08:00 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: I said I wanted to do a Cthulhu piece...
so I did.
Think is should Ink and Color it?

Well, it doing no good just sitting there uncoloured :P

At 1/14/10 08:23 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote:

At 1/14/10 08:00 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: I said I wanted to do a Cthulhu piece...
so I did.
Think is should Ink and Color it?

Well, it doing no good just sitting there uncoloured :P

Ok you owe me for this one, it's almost 6 am here. But I must say, it was worth it.
So Since I went threw all the trouble of ink and color, here it is,
CTHULHU..... in technicolor!!!!