Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Paulo Alexandre de Carvalho Meneses Barrelas

[ebsmooth]

looking very cool. your city is coming together quite nicely and very detailed as well i might add!!! keep it up boy or else!!!

eric

[pBarrelas]

ebsmooth - Thanks a lot dude for your support!! But or else what?!...heh heh heh

[Rui_Padinha]

Hello Paulo!

I really like the architectural style you're developping for your piece... seems believable enough while retaining that "otherworldly" feeling. Can't wait to see some lighting and texturing!

Ok, agora em Português... Ena, Mais um conterrâneo! Tem sido uma boa surpresa ver tantos talentos Portugueses a participarem nesta "aventura"... boa sorte para ti :thumbsup:

[pBarrelas]

Rui_Padinha - Hey many thanks for your words, your very nice!!
Sim realmente sinto-me feliz por ver canterrâneos aqui e poder falar português decente de vez em quando..heh heh!! Obrigado e boa sorte para ti também!:thumbsup:

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101221695_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101221695_large.jpg)

This is just another render test update...

[TedTerranova]

Fantastic piece. I'm a sucker for beautiful architecture. The style is so consistent and the scale is maintained very well. So much great detail in the buildings, bridges and the little undercuts on the cliffsides. This is one of my favorite pieces so far. I want to jump into your image and inhabit all the cool spaces that you have created. I look forward to seeing the finished image.

[radu3]

I watched your work from the begining and i must to say that this scene turn very nicely...wait for more updates...

cool building design...:p

[pBarrelas]

Novacaine - Many thanks dude, i'm glad to know that you would like to live in my scene. If you want to leave in a place like such, we can have a chat and i'll make you house project...heh heh!!

radu3 - I'm really glad to know that you are watching my WIP since the begining, stay tunned cause there will be more updates soon!! Many thanks!!

[YasushAzush]

ok Lets See The Final ;)

[uwil]

have to check this out!...Now, it's getting intricate. love the rendering. keep on Paulo.:thumbsup:

[pBarrelas]

visualact.com, uwil - Thanks a lot for your support!! I hope the final render turns up like i the one i have in my head...heh heh!!

[D-3]

is coming realy nice work man!!! keep its up!!! heheh
and the texture? u hava some idea? show this hehehe

Best luck man!!!

[artemesia66]

Your city looks so amazing. i can't wait to start seeing some action (ships, people, etc.) :thumbsup:

[Lemog]

I'm speechless... whaouw... I love your city man... congrats... It's a truly shame that I don't come here before... but I'm so happy to be here now... I stay... :thumbsup:

[joshcxa]

thats quite a concept and some good modeling. My first thought is that some of your edges seem a bit sharp. but its early days yet so this might not be a problem

keep it up

[pBarrelas]

D-3 - Many thanks Patrick!! I'll really try to model everything before starting to texture, you'll have to stay tunned if you want to see some txtures...heh heh!!

artemesia66 - Thanks a lot dude!! Soon i'll start to add the redesigned ships (i'll post the WIP on that) and other stuff. Now people will be more dificult to see, because of the scale, persons will be litle more than dots!!

Lemog - Hey thanks a lot dude, for your words and support!!

joshcxa - Thanks dude!! Yeah some edges look a litle sharp but that is because of the architectural style that i'm using, and to be honest, i don't think that smoothing some edges would add realism to the scene because of the camera distance to the city itself.

[Rui_Padinha]

Just dropped by to say hello mate, still curious about the textures you're going to throw around on this one :) !

[overcontrast]

great man.. its really taking shape and i can only imagien the amount of detail that is gonna b in the final image... keep it up man.... :thumbsup: may the CG god bless us all

[MickymX]

Simply great concept, modeling and very thanks.
See a concept development like this is a real pleasure. You give many and many details.
So good for people like me to see a complete WIP... great continuiation, i sleep near your topic to see all :o)

(soz for english ...)
@++

[pBarrelas]

Rui_Padinha - Hey thanks mate for droping a line here!! Soon i'll start to show some texturing!!

overcontrast - Thanks a lot for your words dude! You're right CG ROCKS!!!

MickymX - Hey thanks a lot for your support!! I'm really happy to know that my WIP is helping you. In fact, my main goal with such detailed WIP is to show a litle bit of my technique and help others. I know that it could not be the best technique but at least is working for me and for others, i hope!!

[Nazirull]

Very intriguing...I like very much the feel that the last post give. A very abstract, non-linear form of architecture. Building them is certainly not easy and definitely take an advance civilization to construct such landscape.

Kudos Barrelas!!

[pBarrelas]

maranello55 - Many thanks!! Yeah it's very hard to model such buildings, not the model part itself, but to plan such shapes and to acomplish a plesant comp with all together!! I'm really happy to see that the message that i'm trying to give, is beeing well capted by all!!:)

[Nazirull]

Im actually having in my mind the image of Java tribe from Star Wars inhabiting this landscape. But I think they are too small to build these huge structures.

I think somewhere in the line of those folk in 'Reign of Fire'. Sorry but im easily influenced by the current state of ur rendering. I think in the end its gonna be more advanced in terms of the looks.

Nice!:thumbsup:

[uwil]

Soon i'll start to show some texturing!!
love to see that Paulo. good luck amigo!

[pBarrelas]

maranello55 - Heh hehl, many thanks!! I'm glad to know that my image is giving a lot to think!!

uwil - Many thanks and good luck for you too!!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Man..u do have a very modern design on those buildings...can u go a liitle closer for us to observe...i think u will give us great ideas :thumbsup:


have fun friend

[tlggungor]

HEEEY I love cities very nice work

but something missed but ı cant say much more because not enought my eng.

:bounce: see my city concepts and sketches for 2D CHALLENGE :bounce:

[essencedesign]

This is my first visit to your thread...I love your city design,,,and I'm sure not the only one here that can not wait for it to be all texured up .... :applause:

[pBarrelas]

DimitrisLiatsos - Thanks for dropping by Dimitris!! I'll post some close ups tomorow and i'll begining to post the new design for my ships. Stay tunned my friend!!

-tolga- - Thanks a lot for your opinion but remember that the city is not finished yet and the renders are just to show the geometry. There's a lot to do!!

essencedesign - Many thanks for visiting my thread and for liking my work!!

[SnakeFarlow]

Yes!!! these are the things we want to see. Awsome work, It is a caos back there, I love it, yor space ships are doing great so far. For the moment i have nothing to say, I thinks it's really good. I will keep one eye in your next updates and wait that you could visit my work too. this is so funy. I am having a great time.

You are one of my favorites.

Snake Farlow. The rogue.

[glim]

your city design is very nice.
i like it:thumbsup:

[pBarrelas]

SnakeFarlow - You're too kind!! Many thanks for your supporting words. I'm glad to know that you're liking my work!! I'm relly happy to know that my work is one of your favorites between such great artists among us!! Yes, i'm having a really good time too, i'll defenately continue to enter in all the CG Challenges!! Where is your work? Can you provide a link to it?

glim - thanks dude for liking my work and dropping by!!

[SnakeFarlow]

Hi sorry I forgot www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=184160&highlight=Snake+Farlow (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=184160&highlight=Snake+Farlow)

Thake a look and shoot your coments.

Snake Farlow. The rogue.

[HieSpike]

That is looking way sick!! How much is the rent at a place like that? Nice work, waiting to see the textures now.

[pBarrelas]

SnakeFarlow - Thanks for the link...nice work you got there!!

HieSpike - Thanks for dropping by again!! Hey if you want to rent an apartment, i can get you a good deal...heh heh!!

[arturro]

I would like to rent one to! Great location, beautiful views. Nice place for a small party. And always would be nice to have a beer on that platform on the bottom. Yeah, a beer there would make my day:) Great work done so far!

[Virtuoso]

I'll take a suite Paulo Alexandre................Looking forward to the next step.....Looking very nice.......I like the scope and complex design,the effort you are putting into this shows,no shortcuts,just great effort and hard work,with a nice plan and design.........:arteest: :beer:

[pBarrelas]

arturro - Heh heh many thanks for you comments!! I never thought about it that way, which is very cool!!

Virtuoso - Thanks a lot for your kind words!! I'm glad to know that you're liking my project and you kow how much effort i'm putting into it!!

[pBarrelas]

Well guys as i said before, i have to redesign my ships. I'll rest a bit from my city modeling, which is almost done, and i've start to model a ship. What you'll see next is just how the sip is at the moment. It's not finished but i would like to know what your opions on that!!

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777064_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777064_large.jpg)

I've start to play arround directly in Maya,, so there is no concept about this ship.

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777165_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777165_large.jpg)

the next step...

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777282_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777282_large.jpg)

A simple test render with some updates...

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777448_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777448_large.jpg)

Another view...

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777617_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777617_large.jpg)

and another...

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777910_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101777910_large.jpg)

another update...

[pBarrelas]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101778010_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4163/4163_1101778010_large.jpg)

and another view and it's all for the moment. More updates soon folks!!

[Lemog]

I like your free style for this ship... just a question, what renderer do you used ? and take care to the sampling...

Anyway... good work mate :thumbsup:

[Saschi0815]

Hi Paulo, your step by step way is really interesting. It's great to see how other artists do their modelling, so I can learn a lot of it. Thanx, mate for this:thumbsup:


No doubt, your work is truly beautiful, and I'm looking forward for your next steps, especially the texturing. I know this is going to be hard, you got so much polys, hmm?? Damn unwrapping,hehe:bounce:

cya and have fun...

[pBarrelas]

Lemog - Thanks dude!! I use Mental Ray for the rendering. Yes, i know what you mean by the sampling but i'm using low amounts of FG rays to turn render times down at this moment. Later i'll take care about this issue!!

Saschi0815 - Thanks a lo mate!! I'm glad to know that my step by step WIP is helping others. I'm alsow glad to know that you're liking my work, and yes the texturing will be very hard but i think that in the end the image will turn up nice - i mean if i'll be able to do exactly like the picture i have in my minde...heh heh heh!!

[Lemog]

Thanks for the precision... I understand... I've the same problem... a bi-xeon in my job... but an old uggly PIII at home for the challenge... I ask to my wife for buying the same that my job... but she don't ok... I don't know why.... :D

[pBarrelas]

Lemog - Heh heh!! The problem is that women have more sense than us , guys, the computer may cost too much!! I'm a litle better than you, cause i have an Athlon 2600+ with a Quadro FX 1000 card...heh heh...but i want more!! And if we (cg artists) could, we would have a very cheap car with a €10.000 pc at home...heh heh heh!!

[overcontrast]

hey nice going buddy...hope to c some amazing ship models from u very soon :thumbsup:

[JPCohet]

I like your ship, simple but design.

[rattlesnake]

hey...your scene is looking very nice mate!..i like the design for the buildings and how they stick to the mountains...the modeling on the ship looks very clean and well done...i like how things are going in this thread....very professional work...:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[pBarrelas]

overcontrast - Thanks mate!! I'll make some more ship models soon, right after finish this one!!

JPCohet - Thanks dude, i'm glad you like it!!

rattlesnake - Thanks a lot mate!! I'm happy to know that you're liking my scene!!

[Rui_Padinha]

Hi there Paulo!

Nice going mate, I really like your ship's design! Very original and abstract, while maintaining a perfect familiarity with the environment... great job :thumbsup:.

I'm just a little curious about the terrain, are you going to detail it further or assume a more stylized landscape?

Um abraço :)

[pBarrelas]

Rui - Hello for you too! Thanks a lot for dropping some lines and for liking my work!!
Yes, i'll detail the terrain more, i'll use displacement maps to achieve a more realistic effect.

Obrigado e um abraço!!

[LAURO_MX]

Hi dude.
Amazing work! :thumbsup:
I like the ship design, is great!

keep going dude
Um abraço:thumbsup:

[uwil]

hi Paulo, am always impress on the simplicity of your work..... good luck to you my friend!:buttrock:

[pBarrelas]

LAURO_MX - Thx for watching my thread and for liking my work!! Obrigado!!

uwil - Thx my friend for your words and good luck for you too!!

This week i'll post more updates, time is our enemy nr 1!! Now i understand why this is a challenge...heh heh heh!!!

[GaNNEl]

Hey barrelas! Long time! I was a little bit busy, but I finished school! Hey now that I have time, I wil be around here more often! Want to check out who'll win this. Btw: Nice work you have :thumbsup:! Nice city, I'll be looking for more!

[pBarrelas]

GaNNEl - Hey very nice of you for dropping by!! I'm glad to know that you finished school and you'll have more time to the challenge. thanks for your opinion about my work!! Don't be a stranger...heh heh heh!!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Thanks for the precision... I understand... I've the same problem... a bi-xeon in my job... but an old uggly PIII at home for the challenge... I ask to my wife for buying the same that my job... but she don't ok... I don't know why.... :D


Hahahahah....we must talk...hahahahahahah :bounce:


@ Barrelas ...very nice my frind...your design ignites my fantasy...thank u! :)

[rodrigobraga]

nice man. keep going.I like the ship.
Hey Gannei, buceta really means a bad word, but in brazilian portugese, not from portugal.
Its the same than pussy in english. hehehe

[pBarrelas]

DimitrisLiatsos - Thanks a lot dude!! i'm glad to know that!!

rodrigobraga - Thank you for liking my ship design, i'm a litle short of time right now, but more updates will follow, soon!!

[SnakeFarlow]

HI, Your model every time are getting better, The new ship it cool too, but I think that it could have some windows, or engines there, something that hierarchirize the shape of your ship.

And a final advice, your citie will alway be great for me, becous I am an architect an I love this kind of architecture, but may be it will be better if you give more perspective on your image, becouse all the citie is seeing by the front, maybe you colud add some planes maybe trees or something like that very close to the camera, this will aloud you to focalize your image.

[tlggungor]

really good :thumbsup:









Would you like to see my latest 2D challenge CİTY process:wavey:

[Aethyrprime]

Looking good. Nice showing of your work. Keep at it.

[pBarrelas]

SnakeFarlow, -tolga- and ||) |V| |^| - Thanks a lot guys, for your words and aupport!!


I'm very sad for posting this:

Regarding the nature of my job, plus that right now i'm finishing my degree in architecture, i have i anounce that i'm giving up from this challenge!!
As i said before, i'm really sad for doing this but i had to choose between the chellange and to present to my university my first part of three, of my final project, which will be by Jan 15!!!

I just want to thanks everybody that supported me for this long and to apologise to those that were waiting to see my final image. This challenge were very cool, i love the way this community supports each other.

I just hope that by the time the next challenge will be launch, i have my work time perfectly syncronized with it!!

Thank you all!!!:thumbsup:

[Lemog]

Yes man... it's very sad news... but we understand... you take the good choice... the choice for your futur... that's most important... then... I wish you all the good things you need for your university project... and anyway, I'll waiting your final picture for an another day... you're a talentuous guy... :thumbsup:

:wavey: I hope to have nearly some good news of you... et bon courage !

[uwil]

...man, i thought it was an update...i'm afraid i'm going to be the next. anyway, those are more important things to accomplish. i hope i'll still be here for few weeks. well, i'll be glad to see you again in the next challenge Paulo. good luck to you and more power!:bounce:

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