WIP: getting earth ready for another spin

[Per-Anders]

i like the concept, but maybe if it were more like it was being inflated again one of those little bike tyre nozells would be cool. also it looks like a model of the earth, it would be cool if you could somehow get a feel of the scale. as for the earth texture, you need to increase the diffusion falloff in the illumination tab, and maybe add another sphere layer for haze and atmosphere... but it's looking cool :)

edit looking at it again i'd perhaps bring the fuel nozel higher up on the earth so it's clearer what's going on... the question begs though... who's the guy filling it up? and where is he?:eek:

[kiwi]

I like the concept as well :)



There is a reasonable Earth map and bump map and diffusion map in the C4D tex folder :)



Stu.

[Pate]

I've been using the Earth Atmosphere tutorial from Maxon
http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=204
as a reference when creating planets.

For textures, you could also check out NASAs "Blue Marble" project. Sorry I don't have a direct link for that handy.. I once downloaded the 16384x16384 pixel Earth textures from there, and just managed to get one of them loaded on a PC with 1Gig of RAM.. Total memory usage was a bit over 2 gigs for just the image, so be warned.. :-)

They have smaller images as well, though.

Pate

[Anadin]

Blue Marble link:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

It is fantastic!

[brammelo]

Hi Guys,

Thanks a lot for your replies and comments. Below a new image. I'm not sure if I should keep the earth model with the big rear fender (previous version), or this one. Opinions?

And mdme-sadie: the guy filling it up is actually the driver, and he just stepped into the shop - refuelling handle has an "automatic" option. So again, you will not see the guy running this earthly show ;-)

Cheers,
BaRa

Edit: I still have to include the correct text for the license plate, as well as some red lights for the rear lights and lights for the license plate. I should also add a hinge (connection between the body part and the cap).

[brammelo]

Hi guys,

The final version is online at:

http://users.pandora.be/laplacebara/

Thanks for the feedback.

Have a great party, don't drink and drive, stop smoking whatever it is you smoke, etc., etc. Have a good one!

Happy new year,
BaRa

[That Adrian Guy]

Excellent concept and execution. The lighting seems kind of low, but it's fitting, none the less

Have a good one! ...and always have a designated driver = )

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