CGTalk - Sherman Tank WIP

DannyB

01-15-2003, 07:37 AM

Hi y'all
this is a WIP of a Sherman M4A4, it is almost near completion, it has to be put into a 'scene' as it were, a 'bocage-villiers type diorama' would do nicely to add a sense of scale. Also I would like to work on a tank crew to add more drama.

Any comments would be appreciated, I am a fairly new user and this is the first model which I have been happy to show and which I have worked on the texture as much as the modelling, although I realise the texture needs more work to be resolved.

p.s sad news about SLA

cheers

Danny B

www.dabworks.co.uk

Anadin

01-15-2003, 09:22 AM

That's looking really nice, It looks a bit like a realtime tank (ie a but low poly) bu the mesh is really tidy.

I think maybe some work on lighting would change the look.

stevedeer

01-15-2003, 11:57 AM

yep, looking good. Needs more polys around some edges... Cinema is 'oversmoothing' some parts.

steve

DannyB

01-15-2003, 01:26 PM

Hi y'all
is there any way around this oversmoothing, apart from changing the angle on the smoothing tags. I know if i use hypernurbs I have more control over vertex weights however a tank lends itself well to fairly low poly modelling i.e sharp rhomboid edges. Do you think more bevels?

I will also work on the lighting.

cheers

Danny B

AdamT

01-15-2003, 01:36 PM

Nice! I agree with the other comments. Also, maybe add some thickness to the tarp on the back to make it stand out a little. Maybe there's some texture stretching on the turret? Hard to tell with the small image.

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