The Bus WIP

[I_use_celeron]

First I made some Splines around the figure like this.
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035721214980044.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

Then Patch them all? I got this first!
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035721265464067.jpg
Some like that "Detail Out Modeling".
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/2003572127589316.jpg
Make the details together.
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/2003572312730659.jpg

[Otos]

the back looks good so far!

go on!

[I_use_celeron]

More details go on^_^!

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/uploadfile/2003591150711215.jpg

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/uploadfile/20035911501316966.jpg

[Nosalis]

:) Some kind of Forum Tutorial :)

[I_use_celeron]

I guess the topology is wrong somewhere!
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035923394264149.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035923395196625.jpg
Correct it by now.
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035101343187385.jpg

See it!

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351013464852807.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351021184638833.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351021185434243.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

Now is about the details.
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351112154645308.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351215202169108.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351215202865488.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351215211513413.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351215224845072.jpg

[Nosalis]

You`re quite fast, with modeling :)) wow man, Incredible :) :) :)

[I_use_celeron]

Some change of the Topology and got this.
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351220185849145.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

I just post my pictures! Not so fast as you see. I've made it for days!:)

[Caman0]

interesting to see it grow

keep us posted!

[Clanger]

As Caman0 says, keep going. Should end up an excellent step by step.

[I_use_celeron]

What do you think of the tire?
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351319365215031.jpg
And the wheel!
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035141812824748.jpg

[Nosalis]

The wheel looks great. Just a quality texture on it and it will look real :)

[I_use_celeron]

The tire will be remodeled later for the very polygon count!

[katon]

wow looking cool man. keep bringing on the pics. cool stuff

[I_use_celeron]

It's my latest update so far. In fact I'm new with LightWave 3D and model very slowly in my rest time.

[ptaverner]

Good job! Looks great!!!

Peter

[sniper-x]

too many polys wasted on hte tires just use images and apply bump maps...that would to the trick....

[I_use_celeron]

I've made it!
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035151264360087.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035151282824497.jpg
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035151283789893.jpg

[Caman0]

uhm, the screwthread is necessary because.....?

i think the detail is overdone on the screw, no way you will ever see it back in the model

[Nosalis]

IMHO, the detail is a little bit high. I`ve seen a render of an military wehicle with 1 million+ polygons, .. but a same render (model) I`ll do with 300-500 polys.

And this is similar case. I think, that that detail is not necesary. If you are not plannig to render some close-ups, it is useless.

[ME3D]

If you'd really like to have this pop by having detail such as the threads on the bolts....Cool! But as a tip anything past a certain range in detail would be faster and look the same to just paint it in the texture. Such as the threads on the bolts I would suggest just painting that.
Also I agree if your not going to do a closer view on this then dont do nearly as much detail as this. LW has a poly cap even with faster machines that will set your render times to an unrealistic amount. Might not show good production practices if thats a concern.

Looks good so far.
Later

[cpiboontum]

Hey... Nice Work:thumbsup: !!! I would be interested to know how you turn or model you tail light from a patch of mesh. Would be great to give more details and illustration. Keep up the good work!!!

-VISuAL3DFX

[I_use_celeron]

I think so!For the rendering of the bus,the detail of screw is not used at all!
But I'm used to keep it for the using someday or somewhere later! and the screw is often used somewhere.It's not a bad habit to model the entire staple objects though not need it right now!

[Entangle]

The modelling looks great so far, some progress would be good.

I agree with the others about the bolts, the detail wont be seen, not even when the bolts are in the wheels. You could save allot of free polys with them.

[I_use_celeron]

I've fine-tuned the back. The picture is of the Smooth Shade mode.

[I_use_celeron]

Use the plugin "RemoveX" and undo tip to get this two parts! Because the bus body's some difference for the two sides.
I'll update later.

[I_use_celeron]

The sides will be later! I modeled the head. I can not say why I've spended so much time on the modeling for this part. Perhaps the figue is not easy to catch just from the photo.

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351917574249032.jpg

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035191758365424.jpg

[fredconv]

really like this one even if it s not finish ...

waiting for more ...gimme mooooorrre
as a beginner, i really appreciate seeing your mesh's evolution
thx

[Otos]

It´s really impressive!

But the shape of the lights
are not exactly the same as in
the picture.
Try to tweak it!
I´m sure you can :thumbsup:

[Nosalis]

Great work man,
You`re modeling quite fast.

Or Are you still just uploading pictures? Or now it is really work in progress pictures.

[I_use_celeron]

Originally posted by Nosalis
Great work man,
You`re modeling quite fast.

Or Are you still just uploading pictures? Or now it is really work in progress pictures.

Now is the WIP pictures! You'll see how I slowly modeling the bus!
And as a great tip,I always do some reworking.:)

Enjoy!

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200351922482591964.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

Originally posted by Otos
It´s really impressive!

But the shape of the lights
are not exactly the same as in
the picture.
Try to tweak it!
I´m sure you can :thumbsup:

Thanks! I see where the problem is. And after modeling the whole,I'll do some change.

[I_use_celeron]

Today's Update!
http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/200352017185495443.jpg

[TheFreak]

This is looking really great

It's nice to see it all being built step by step

You have a serious amount of detail in there too. The thread on the tire bolts!!!! :eek:

Keep it up

:applause: :applause:

[I_use_celeron]

The head's connected to the sides! Sorry for the sides WIP pictures of the simple progress.

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/20-488636.jpg

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/21-508853.jpg

[HawVer]

Nice :wip: I'm impressed so much detail.. !

[sebek27]

wow very impressive ! looks like spline modeling is very cool... I can't wait for Larry to release that spline modeling CD so i can learn how to use splines.. even though i will be buying Cinema 4D, i still want to learn to use LW... is this all in splines ??

[I_use_celeron]

Some update. The sides are not the same.

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/22-613527.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

Hi,I'm back! Some update now!

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/26-939765.jpg

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/26-940010.jpg

I'm not sure the modeling thread on the complicated details. I've not good idea!

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/26-939983.jpg

[Soultwister]

Great way to post a WIP. As a newbie to 3d art the progress shown in small steps is much more useful for me to learn useful tips from compared to most WIP's. Keep up the good work :).

Soultwister

[mv]

Excellent WIP here! looks like a tutorial.
Thumbs up to your very clean and accurate modelling.
I wish you good luck and patience for the interior of the bus! It will look awesome when finished.

[I_use_celeron]

Sorry for my grayscale picture.
http://www.chinavfx.com/bbs/attachments/200305/26202912-Upload_Bus50.jpg

[Napa!m]

wonderful tyre :wip:

[I_use_celeron]

Perhaps it's easy now. I felt my "fast" modeling speed.

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035272054060648.jpg

[azazel]

Impressive. You have to make photoreal rendering of that when finished ;) or some nice composition with real street ;)

[Gremlin]

LMAO....
you said you wanted to try this.... pff, you nailed it. soooo good! that is some sweetly sweet modelin'... wish I could do that kinda stuff. I just only recently learned the basics of spline modeling (vehicles)
good job!
Cheers,
:beer:

[I_use_celeron]

Any one can give me some idea for the detail? It's not as same as the tire! thanks!

The photo:
http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/27-83782.jpg

My mesh:
http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/27-83868.jpg

And
http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/wip/2003/05/27-84273.jpg

[Undseth]

Omph I don't get it (or haven't gotten it)...

Is this poly tools in Lightwave? The wireframe isn't "edgy" at all.

Specifically, what kind of tool are you using for your smooth stuff?

Oj Oj this is simply great fun to watch!

:drool:

[I_use_celeron]

The two close views.

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035281725613704.jpg

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/2003528173398815.jpg

[SimonGibson]

This is just awesome. I was thinking to myself a few weeks ago, once i get me latest car done i'll do a bus, no ones done a bus... and then i see this thread ;) I love ur attention to detail. The more u model, the less u gotta texture :D (thats how i work anyways hehe)

So nice to see this come together. Is it sub divisional modeling? I don't have a clue how to use patchs or splines well (with max 5).

Keep up the good work

Simon.

[I_use_celeron]

The Spline and Patch were made in Lightwave, then SubPatch. I screwed the SubPatch to get the shape and details. I think the SubPatch is some like "sub divisional modeling" in 3DSMAX.

http://www.chinavfx.com/bbs/attachments/200305/28220500-Upload_Bus59.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

An hour's work!
http://www.chinavfx.com/bbs/attachments/200305/30003139-Upload_Bus60.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

I do not decide to completly modeling the details around the side windows or just take the effect by Surface and Texture. Is this the necessary and enough modeling for the windows?

http://www.lightwaveclub.com/UploadFile/20035311834627546.jpg

[I_use_celeron]

What a troublesome progress.....but it worthy.

http://www.chinavfx.com/bbs/attachments/200306/01121041-Upload_Bus63.jpg

[Sceme]

holy shit!!!! (ups, sorry. Noughty words:rolleyes:)
BUT...*speechless*...wanna see moooore!!:drool:
awesome details, and so so clean mesh:thumbsup:

[goodlag]

omg

really great detail modeling :thumbsup:


hope to see more soon:drool:

[I_use_celeron]

I do really want to work on it more fast, But I couldn't. I'm now studying the tips to speed up the modeling while not lost any details.

Sorry for my slowly update.

http://www.chinavfx.com/bbs/attachments/200306/01164917-Upload_Bus64.jpg

[Sceme]

juhuu...where are the updates?? i'm waiting:rolleyes:

[PhilOsirus]

It is ok to make details you won't see because the idea here is just to model for fun, not just make a pretty picture. So you can learn a lot by modeling everything, just remove what can be removed when you render, that's all:)

[graffb]

VERY PRECISE!

[Sceme]

this post has gone silent?
i really wait to hear more updates and stuff...:hmm:

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