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[agentxi]

Thanks tamlin, I do seem to find myself publishing a small novel with every post I make, so it's good to hear that I at least post up something interesting from time to time


oOOoo a tutorial you say?

hmm, not sure how I'd create it into a tutorial, but maybe I'll put something together when I'm all done, from creative design process, to modeling processes, uv unwrapping, texturing (photoshop stuff too) lighting theories and processes, and renderings to final compositing and exporting in a post production program like apples shake or adobes' after effects...

althought i'll be somewhat new to the last couple sections myself. If there is enough interest I might just do that


Unleash: I might reserve the robot idea til the very end. I think it will completely change the whole feel of the scene which will be really interesting to see. Not sure what kind of robot, but I think it will be cool. ...remind me when i'm all done to try a version with a robot in it

[LimitLess]

dude great work man. love it. cant wait to see it textured. everything looks great by the way. and i'd like to have a look at that portfolio of urs if its possible. keep up the good work man.

[agentxi]

Originally Posted by LimitLess

cant wait to see it textured

lol yeah I've been waiting to see it textured for over a month now :P

I think I will be able to start texturing shortly, just a few more detail models to create and I'll be ready to texture (kinda nervous about texturing it's been over a year since I have)

Originally Posted by LimitLess

i'd like to have a look at that portfolio of urs if its possible

Ummm, which portfolio are you talking about? Most of my old 3d portfolio is just that ...really old. Which is why I am redoing it. I have a few things from about 5-6 yrs ago, but anything more recent, I don't really have because my HD's crashed and I lost everything .

So here's some advice to all of you and take it serious. If you care anything about the work you are doing. Back it up, ...back it up daily, weekly, monthly whatever...but keep it backed up, I lost about 10 months of work because I didn't.

If you'd like to see some of my old work, I'll post it up *runs and hides

[unleash]

Well, i won't ask for your old work...I dont want to see you end up building a bunker *scared

But i will remember you about the robot thingy, and if you have time you could make the robot like an "hunchback"...
*runs and hopes the laywers wont find him*

[agentxi]

Originally Posted by unleash

if you have time you could make the robot like an "hunchback"...

lol yeah that would be kinda funny to do a robot version of a disney classic /sigh

*daydreams...probably won't have time, I was thinking about doing a little flying orb with a telescopic eyeball on it...looking in windows or somethin...


Anyways unleash you seem to be kinda of interested in composition and what not lately, so here are a couple of links to look at. I know they might be long and full of *gasp! reading...
so here are a list of references I used when researching composition, but remember there is no set rules, only guidelines to help you get started, the rest is up to you (wow i feel like we should bow and feel honor now or somethin')
Johannes_Vloothuis: Landscape Composition Rules (1 of 23)
Learn Composition
Photodoto » Blog Archive » Learning composition: Leading the eye
Photodoto » Blog Archive » Learning composition: simplify, simplify, simplify

and here is a list of many many articles...
Photography Composition Articles Library

[unleash]

Ah...thanks if I have the time I will start reading *running away scared

[Outré]

Originally Posted by agentxi

... you seem to be kinda of interested in composition and what not lately, so here are a couple of links to look at. I know they might be long...

Thanks for posting these. You could search for hours nowadays for really useful information and every little bit helps. I consider myself new enough to all of this NOT to know what I'm doing and really appreciate the pointers to good information.

Your model is great. I don't know that I'll ever get into 3D modeling being as long in the tooth as I am, but I'm currently trying to get up to speed on a new DSLR and Photoshop. Maybe someday I can do some 2D that's pretty good.

Outré

[agentxi]

wow...how I have neglected this for a bit.

Originally Posted by Outré

Thanks for posting these. You could search for hours nowadays for really useful information and every little bit helps. I consider myself new enough to all of this NOT to know what I'm doing and really appreciate the pointers to good information

Hey no problem, I'm glad I can point people in the direction to smarter people

Well I've been pretty busy trying to put up my web/graphic portfolio. It's getting close to being completed so I haven't really had a chance to work on my 3d scene. that and i'm dreading texturing about 3000 objects o.0

anyways here's an updated image of my scene, all i have left really is detailing the wall on the building on the right. with wallstones like the ones i used on the bakery. and adding flowers to the flowerboxes, smoke for the chimney, and water and dirt, smaller details like the flies and bee, some grass, moss and weeds that will grow along the walls, or between the stones ...


So I am curious as to how many of you would like to see a "work process" type tutorial.

Basically it's a blog style tutorial, that shows how I am doing things, problems that arise and how i get around them or decide to use an alternative method, this would include: modeling, texturing, uv layouts, lighting, rendering, compositing, and animating. but using my project as a base. if there's enough interest then I will start logging my process with screenshots and notes... I guess i could call it a plog (production log) tee hee hee, i said LOG

anyways, here's an
updated render

[unleash]

Aha, this update render of yours look awesome

Really great work, just one question for you: How did you made those windows in the top right.....all boolean or what?

[agentxi]

because it's repeatable I just created 1 little section...i started off with a poly plane, and from there, i selected some edges and used bevel plus in maya...

once i had the bevel and depth i wanted, I just duplicated the faces, under the poly tools (in the modeling section of maya) until i got the shape I wanted...

i am really not happy with how they turned out, In the end I believe I will just use a texture and do smaller crosshatching, and make them look like lead, these ones look like a wooden lattice, something I don't want to do,

I THINK they used lead and metal to put the window panes together...

anyways I hope this is clear enough for you, if not, feel free to ask more questions

[unleash]

Hmm, i think you should keep them this way.
If you look at drawings of old buildings the old houses and stores and things have wood lattice(it was cheaper, way cheaper) and the castels and churches did have metal bars(because they did had the money). So if you keep them like this they are more realistic!!

And I like them as they are But it is your artwork offcourse, you decision

[agentxi]

good point unleash...

i might need to do something else to add to the windows then...maybe some wooden shutters or something of the like.

[unleash]

Wooden shutters,...wooden shutters
hmmm, sounds perfect to me

you could also add somethin like a stone surrounding, around the windows.....I know it's alot of work but i think it is worth it!!

[agentxi]

Originally Posted by unleash

you could also add somethin like a stone surrounding, around the windows.....I know it's alot of work but i think it is worth it!!

yeah i plan on putting some stuff in and around the windows on the building on the right side... i just haven't gotten that far yet

i'm almost ready to start up on this project again...i just got delayed again with a possible animation job, lol so i'm doing a few quick animation tests for them o.0 hope it works out...

[unleash]

I'm hoping with you

seems like a late response, don't let tamlin sense it or........(some people say he tortures:P)