Angko Wat

[piko]

here enter more in the detail!
this and another model of the precedent!
http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/uploads/post-8-1118427911.jpg

[piko]

UP
had mistaken the geometry of the tower!
after a beautiful few of study, understand the true structure and a country house! MA! I am now there! (^ __ ^)
he/she sketches of tex and procedural dirty
http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/uploads/post-8-1119006494.jpg

[piko]

UP... I am playing with the lights and materials..
the structure and ended the 70%!!!
http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/uploads/post-8-1118943039.jpg

[Pegasus]

WOW!
This looks cool.

How did you realize the material?

[theRobJ]

WOW- great model! How long did it take to make?

[ThirdEye]

excellent work. It's Angkor tho ;)

[piko]

X PEGASUS
material: simple noise in the channel bump + image in black and white! :D

X THEROBJ
the actual model the fact in 1 week around (3 or 4 hours a day), project final one month :rolleyes:


wow, thx THIRDEYE!!! said by you is worth double! (my translator doesn't know' thing " tho") " :shrug:


thanks to all for the compliments :buttrock:

p.s: have noticed that nobody to the world has ever modeled ANGKOR WAT! and' true? :twisted:

[govinda]

I was there in 1997. You've chosen one of the wonders of the world and one of the toughest modeling jobs you could ask for. The thing about that particular temple is that it has a 'living skin.' The entire outside facade is alive with the story of Khmer battles versus the Cham, the Thai, the Chinese, etc. There are also tens of thousands of bas-reief 'Apsaras' (dancing figures) on the walls. So my point is, along with the decayed granite and overgrown spong trees, there's a reason few people have modeled it! And certainly never up close.

I'm not sure if you're going to include it, but as you probably know there's a long, unkempt lake overgrown with lillies crossed by a crumbling causeway. The lake makes it much more interesting at dusk when the hawkers and ad hoc tour guides pack up.

One of the photo tricks at Angkor is to include a wandering monk in the shot somewhere. Their orange robes stand out amazingly against the stone. Many people have probably seen the National Geographic photo that became famous for that detail. Just a thought for a Pupi / Piles-style killer detail.

[govinda]

Also some of the temples in those photos in your link are other temples. One is the temple known as the Bayon and most of the others are Ta Promh, the overgrown temple.

The Bayon features the face of the god Angka, very easy to recognize. Angka was endowed with the power to see all things and all times; thus he's depicted in that freaky manner of looking in every direction over the gates, porticos, archways and such. The pineapple was the symbol of Angka because it seems to have eyes that look every direction.

Later of course the Khmer Rouge appropriated Angka as a way to lend nationalistic legitimacy to their regime, and in fact Pol Pot, whose actual name wasn't known by the people, encouraged being seen as the manifestation of Angka. This included Angka's 'all seeing' characteristic as justification for the KR's sadistic internal security apparatus, in which children denounced parents and spies were hidden beneath beds to overhear married couples' conversations...

[ven]

amazing work man !! :thumbsup:
keep it up.

[piko]

UP...thx all.. (^__^)
still far from completion.
I've added some color correction with Photoshop, but I think I'll will manage to do it without.


http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/uploads/post-8-1121190840.jpg

[Erik Heyninck]

Excellent. I love Angkor.
Are you planning to do Banteay Srei also?

[MPS]

That's fantastic work mate. The texturing really makes the model look ancient. Kind of as if it has seen a few wars... Just like Govinda was saying. I feel inpired!

[govinda]

The upper portions are close to photographic with nice detail. This is great stuff!

Is there really an opening like that one on the bottom right beneath the righward-facing upper-floor façade? I think only the corner vertices are walk-through.

[bobtronic]

amazing work, really nice details :thumbsup:


Bob

[piko]

UP
model ended to 95%
tex ended to 70%
provisional lights

x Erik Heyninck: no Banteay Srei for now!
X MPS_: what does he/she want to say "inpired?" (my translator doesn't understand him/it)
x govida: the model is anchors in construction! (^ __ ^)
x bobtronic: thanks!
http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/uploads/post-8-1121560959.jpg

[Erik Heyninck]

Incredible!

[shakes]

really fantastic work- the texturing is very well done. congrats!

[nycL45]

Beautiful! Bravo!

[piko]

littele up...thx for all
http://www.c4ditalia.com/uploads/post-15-1121968805.jpg

[piko]

thanks to all for the compliments!
the contest and finished.!
have I arrived 15°!!! (?!?!?!?)
I am not very of accord with the verdict!
you thing thought of it?
classifies final (http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/index.php?showtopic=6108</p><p style=)

he finalists' image they are in the pdf! (small images)
to see the great images owe to open the single posts: "Immagine Finale : name artist" (here) (http://www.seikworld.com/public/cinema4d/index.php?showforum=8)

[Darth Mole]

Great work! (Sorry to be picky, but it's actually called Angkor Wat - with an 'r') :)

[MrBraun]

Great work Piko !! ;)

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