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neilmac
04-16-2003, 07:34 AM
I'm in the process of putting the last 18years worth of ideas into one world. It's all in my head, slightly on paper and not a skerrit finnished.

This is my 1st 'set', stalled due to lack of access to software - my 1st Max model.

As you can see by my truly awful (and old but only complete) sketch - I should stick to 3D.

The theory behind this is that in my world, some trees make helium, not oxygen. Cultivated from saplings Bonsai-like, it is the preffered mode of transport for heroes, my problem is the interior.

I need to divide up the space to make it liveable - but don't want to go down the tired old 'walls and doors' thing. I also dont want the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom arrangement.

On a technical level, am I over-modelling? I love detail but is clever texturing a better skill to hone than being a detail freak? Is modelling a dead skill since the advent of scanners?

Anyhoo, this is the first outside of friends and family, don't be gentle - they were...

Images are here...

http://haphazard.com.au/Neilmac/
Erikoinen
04-16-2003, 12:03 PM
Hehey, this is awesome.
Pretty unusual subject your modeling on, I like it.
johnnyMac
04-16-2003, 01:24 PM
... check your link or your web server or... something.
Man
04-16-2003, 01:46 PM
nice concept !!your modleing is fine too but u could work on the lighting (or maybe change the renderer??) and texture. keep posting:thumbsup:

ps.:when i saw it i just could think : Final Fantasy .....did u get inspired by the games???
DAbuel
04-16-2003, 02:13 PM
good work... I say Update the wood textures and the Canvas texture... seem a bit too big for the model... as for the redner it seems a bit too grainy I would try to fix the lighting as well...
other than that good work so far! love to see more updates!
rrobert
04-16-2003, 03:33 PM
Cool, that really looks like a scene from myst!! nice!! :bounce:
neilmac
04-16-2003, 03:55 PM
Thanks for the feedback - great to hear from others in the industry. (not that I'm actually 'in' the industry - I work for an interior retail design firm)

neilmac
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