Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Sabrina Bott

[nwiz25]

weeeeeeeeeeee!! :bounce: sabrina!! good lord .. it's been a long time girl! :eek: .. i think the last time we met was for the eon challenge .. ? great to see you here my friend! i wish you all the luck! :thumbsup:

[Gunilla]

Aha! Sabie! I'm so glad to see you in, now - let the fun begin!

[daWinky]

Hey Neville,
you remember well, it's been a while since the EON challenge. So it's about time to have some fun again:arteest: . Good luck for you too!

Ah, Gunie, yep, I couldn't resist to join the team and we'll have some fun for sure:love:

The first thought that came to my mind seeing the topic (and also the second and third thought...) was to recreate a steampunK version of a german tale by the Brothers Grimm: "The Frog Prince" or Iron Henry.
Just playing around with the idea and see if I can sketch something this weekend...

-sabrina

[Lemog]

I think this time the team is all here... for the fun... and more...

all my best wishes for you Sabie...
...your first idea already sounds good... waiting the first sketch now :wavey:

[Grin3d]

oh dawinky, good luck with your entry ... I remember earlier challenges with you :thumbsup:

[gpepper]

Sabrina !
welcome !:applause:

[Try]

Hey Sabrina! Good luck.
Brothers Grimm steam punk sounds great. :thumbsup:

[SuperXCM]

Hi Sabrina!

Good idea I think to recreat a Steampunk version of these tales...looking forward to see some update!!



Good luck and have fun! :beer:

[flaeticia]

sabiiiie :D !!

welcome my friend :bowdown:

[thebest]

Sabrina ........ I like the way u are thinking so far keep going :arteest: waiting to see some cool art here :scream:

[OKMER]

Yeha Sabrina!Sounds cool!Happy to see you back!HAve fun & good luck friend!

[daWinky]

Hi Lolo, yep, a good team already, but some are still missing...where is Steph?:scream:
Thanks for your good wishes and the sketch comes as soon as I've cleaned my desk from the really urgent stuff...

Hey Roman, I remember well too, so let's resurrect the "good old times" :D and have some fun here!

Hi Gilles, good to see you here too!

Hey Per, that's great, already looking forward to jump in your thread!

Hi Simone, great, another challenge veteran! Good luck for you too!

Laeticia:wavey: , great to see you again...but where is your entry, I hope you're already in!

Wheeee Tony, a few "Keep going"s from you are better than to much coffee, so I count on you:deal: !

Hi Remko, thanks, it feels really good to be back in another challenge! :cool:

-sabrina

[SweD]

yep Sabrina !! it's been a while for sure since EON ! challenges passed away, and we are still here ! :buttrock:

Be sure i'll take lot of delight to follow your work again :)

[mmoir]

Hey Sabrina,

Its nice to see you back for another challenge , I have been MIA since Eon as well. Looking forward to your concepts .

Cheers

[ihamid]

hey Sabrina :) ... how are you?

[mdavid]

Yippeee! It's great to see you in this one Sabrina. And I'm always amazed by the quality of your work. Bring it on!

[anandpg]

hey Sabrina!! Great to see you here!:bounce: all the best!

[AndreiSzasz]

hey Sabrina!
nice to see known faces after so long
and we're all back in the challenge!
the best of luck!:thumbsup:

[Intervain]

Hi Sabrina - can't wait to see what you cook up :) All the best of luck :buttrock:

[daWinky]

Cyril, Mike, Hamid, Mark, Anand, Andrei, Magda:bounce:

thank you all for the warm welcome! I feel really at home with all the well known old challengers and the anatomy forum fellows here:love: ...For all of you good luck and I'm sure we'll have a good time!
I think my challenge fever is increasing now and I'm running to get a concept sketch done:arteest: ...

-sabrina

[soapy]

Hey Sabrina, another challenge yippie! Good to see you again. Good luck. Bring it~!

[ace4016]

Good to see you join winky, hope to see those sketches you've been brewing soon. Good luck

[NR43]

Heh I'll join the cheering :)
Great to see you in Sabrina

Have fun!

[Zapan]

Gooooody !!!

Heya Sabie ! great to see you in !

Gonna be awesome this one !

Have a lot of fun and a great week

cheers ,

-Steph

[daWinky]

Hi James, thanks for the good wishes:) ! I haven't seen your entry yet, do you plan to start later or am I just blind?

Heya Johan, thanks for the cheering, I get the feeling I should start do show something for it:blush: ...
Hi Steph, I'm really glad to see you here, now "the team" is complete again!:beer:

So, I took some time at the weekend to sketch a lot of steamy frogs for the frog-prince tale and decided that I'm not feeling so froggy at all...what I really like to try would be a kind of Atlantis motiv with heavy victorian influence for characters and environment. The only problem I see right now is the deadline, the way I imagine it is a lot of work and I can perhaps not finish in time...For the moment I have no other ideas with less work ...

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1226915039_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1226915039_large.jpg)

rough sketch for an Atlantis theme, characters and environment will be in victorian style (steamy of course),
outside the hall should be some traffic of various floating boats, inside the hall is the supply machinery, vegetation and some interior stuff...

[Gunilla]

Wow, that is an excellent idea! I think you could create something magic from this - so, please go on!

[Try]

Real nice concept Sabrina. This will turn out great I`m sure.
She looks a bit lonely though. Maybe she needs a man....?:)

[Lemog]

Even of the story with frogs was very interesting and funny, I must say that the Atlantis project agree me a lot... I can feel perfectly the mood...
...and I know you like submarine things :cool:

[Grin3d]

I'm agree with the deadline. 8 Weeks are not that much for finishing. Your current concept sketch gives you space for optimization when time is going too short.

Will you fill also foreground with details ? It's kinda empty now.

[flaeticia]

hey sabie :)
i really like the concept !!
so much great things to put here :)

hope to see more soon :)

KR

[thebest]

looking nice Sabrina :beer: keep going

[Zapan]

Wow , sabie it's gonna be gorgeous ...

Victorian style ? of course it should perfectly fit the steamy theme thing but I'm kinda sad to not see any parrot on shirts this time :p

So ... start menu => all programs => autodesk => 3dsmax.exe ... I guess :D

Have a wonderful evening Sabie .

cheers ,

-Steph

[Lemog]

Victorian style ? of course it should perfectly fit the steamy theme thing but I'm kinda sad to not see any parrot on shirts this time :p

I hope this one could serve this time ! :
http://www.lemog.fr/lemog_textures/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=72

:p

[soapy]

Hey nice pre-vis Sabrina, it fully has that victorian steampunk thing goin on.

[ace4016]

Heh, I like the Victorian Atlantis idea, and I love subs! Good luck with the new idea, looks like it'll be a nice one.

And I might join in December, but doesn't look like I'll have time to join this contest (sad too, because this is one of my favorite topics :( ). There's always side projects :P

[mdavid]

Even from the rough visual you posted the potential for Victorian steampunk is shining through. Great stuff, Sabrina :thumbsup:

[daWinky]

Thanks Gunie:love: , glad that you like the idea, though I'm sure magic is only involved to make this in time...

Hi Per, so you can't see a woman standing alone, eh? Don't worry, I imagine she's flirting with a nice argonaut right in front of the windows...

Hey Lolo, yeah, somehow I was not really passionated about frogs, but my imagination is going wild with this one. And of course I see the shadow of Flossy here...

Hey Roman, yes, the 8 weeks are really short and Christmas time is coming soon...of course there will be something in the foreground as described under the picture: some interior stuff, supply machines...

Thanks Laeticia!

Tony, ah, I needed this 'keep going'!

Steph, help, the parrots are following me in this thread! No parrots on shirts this time, but perhaps in a birdcage...

Lolo, the sabie-special-map again...now I feel obliged to give a present back: I donate all the parrots, that are following me, proudly to your ark...blast them, let little bloody feathers rain on the screens!:twisted:
(seems I'm a little blood thirsty myself this morning...)

Thanks Jim, hope I can really make a scene of it!

Hi James, thanks...and joining in December would be tough indeed! Anyways, I'm glad that you take the time to comment here!

Thanks Mark and I'm more than happy to see you here, so I hope the fun is back for you too? I've only seen the discussion in your thread yesterday and was to speechless to comment this yet:curious: !

I'm already burning the midnight oil to get my regular stuff done, but I hope I can start with the first polys soon!

Have all a great day,

-sabrina

[Gunilla]

..blast them, let little bloody feathers rain on the screens!:twisted:

And so went my breakfast coffee all over the screen :D

[Lemog]

Morning Sabrina...


And of course I see the shadow of Flossy here...
That was a great moment ! more sensible than my actual ideas :scream:

... I donate all the parrots, that are following me, proudly to your ark...blast them, let little bloody feathers rain on the screens!
(seems I'm a little blood thirsty myself this morning...)
huhu... well I feel you come :twisted:

I wish you a nice creative day :thumbsup:

[Lemog]

And so went my breakfast coffee all over the screen :D
I hope you have time to take a photo for us !

imagine the good textures :scream:

[sasquatch70]

Hello Sabrina,

Looks like were both doing an Atlantis piece. Sounds cool. Best of luck, and welcome aboard!
Brad

[GonzaloGolpe]

Heyy Sabrina! and your mythical cat in the pot (as I told you some time ago hahahah) how´re you doing?

Atlantis suff. Nice! I imagine this lost civilitation in this style. Very cool! (the next film of Indiana Jones, you´ll see,lol)

Have a funny and happy time and of course, the famous words: good luck!!! :p

[SONIC-X]

I Sabrina,long time no see.I hope you injoy this challenge.Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers,Corrie

[daWinky]

Morning!

And so went my breakfast coffee all over the screen Hehe, just the old challenge feeling again, not?:beer:

huhu... well I feel you come :D Just trying to be helpful and get used to the new dark side of Lemog-art...

Hey Brad, thanks for dropping by. Actually I think it's great to see another Atlantis-thread, I just had a look at your ideas and I don't feel we'll be to similar with our concept. It will be fun to compare the finished scenes at the end of the challenge. Good luck for you, too!

Hi Gonzalo, great that you like the Atlantis-idea! The cat and me are fine (and none of us is sitting in a pot). And good luck with your Medusa!

Hey Corrie, nice to see you again! I remember well your other challenge entries, so I really hope you can enter this one too!



I started one of the floating boats as a warm-up, just to get a feeling for the "steampunk-design"...all suggestions are welcome!

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227081058_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227081058_large.jpg)

Just to get a feeling for the style and materials I've started to built one of the floating vehicles, engine and cockpit are following soon...

[SweD]

morning Sabrina,

first polys are heeere ! i like your concept on Atlantis, and the composition seems to be really spectacular. (oups..wrong challenge :twisted: )

And i must say, i like the material you used, really in the mood.

[Gunilla]

Morning,
Yup, that start for the vehicles looks really good - and the metal texture is beautiful.
Will there be any windows so we can see how it looks inside?

[Try]

Good morning Sabrina.

Modeling looking good. and real nice metal you got there.
Have a nice day.:wip:

[gpepper]

Nice ! The shader is really cool !

[mdavid]

Bravo! That design is very elegant, yet fitting the steampunk look too. I don't know how you do it but I'm glad you're doing it. And as Gunilla has already pointed out, those metal tex are working really well

[GonzaloGolpe]

Yep, yep... It´s coming along cool...;)

[soapy]

Good looking modeling, great start for the ship.

[SONIC-X]

looking nice Sabrina.Like the metal shader.
See you around.

[thebest]

oh Sabrina u made my day :beer: I really like how the shader looks :wip: :drool: and of course keep going :deal:

[daWinky]

Hey Cyril, yep, I'm also very eased to see the first polys, glad that you like the style...

Morning Gunie, well, the green panels are kind of windows...atm only for looking outside, not inside:D . I'm not sure yet about the details, depends on time and how the scene comes together.

Morning Per and Gilles, thanks, the shader was just for a quick test, but even better if it works well!

Hi Mark, ah, your comments are always so charming to read...!

Gonzalo and Jim, thank you guys!:wavey:

Hi Corrie, still looking around for your thread, I really hope you can join the party later!

So with the feedback I guess now that the style will work for the steampunk concept, update of the big ship will follow soon and I'm just sketching around to find a design for other floating vehicles.

Have all a nice day!

-sabrina

edit: and thanks Tony for the cheer-up:)

[madshooter]

Hey Sabrina, I see some great stuff happening:). Great Progress. All the best:thumbsup:

[Lemog]

Morning dear Sabrina...

héhé... I'm just enjoyed to see it's really started... and well started... and again more discovering this material test... that works of course... now I want to see more... and much ;)
I wish you a very nice creating day :deal:

[AndreiSzasz]

hey Sabrina !
really nice design, reminds me of Jules Verne, the metal looks cool too, so i'm sure this would look really great when finished.
Cheep on going !:beer:

[daWinky]

Hi Roshan, more and more familiar names in this challenge:) , glad to see you've also entered and thanks for the nice words!

Dear Laurent:) , thank you and I immediately feel the pressure here, more and much updates...I really have to struggle for the next 2 weeks to get other stuff done, but I guess you will always remind me that some days have more than 24 hours:scream: (it must be so, when I have a look in your threads)...A nice day and great weekend for you too!

Hi Andrei, if this reminds you of Jules Verne, I can only say: thank you! Steampunk underwater must have a touch of this mood I guess. Thanks for the visit!:)

A little update now with the ships...

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227268720_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227268720_large.jpg)

Update of the floating vehicles, it should be enough to get a feeling of the background - more details will perhaps come later, now I'm first going to construct the hall...

[Try]

Hey Sabrina! Nice update.
Great looking style on these underwater ships. and great atmosphere with the light shining trough the surface like that.
Maybe the ships need some little flippers to steer with though.
And I cant help fantasizing about what is going on behind those steamed up windows. something kinky perhaps or am I getting my pressure up for nothing?
Ah... steam jokes there is no end to it.:)

[Gunilla]

Ah! The lil' round ones are really cute! Nice update - and lovely work ond the background. Perhaps some DoF and murkiness later could bring it even more under water - are you using mental ray?
It looks like you're boiling here, sorry just had to add on to the bad steam jokes :blush:

[Lemog]

Of course, under the sea, the pressure is always very here.
That advance very well for me... and we could feel exactly what comes soon, especially how to manage material, water, glasses, lights, distortion, dof, fishes, nuts, nimportnawak, different fx...
well... no pressure, but I send you all my wishes for next progress... that will comes to be more of interesting... I'm all with you :p

[soapy]

Heheh, I didn't realize this was an underwater scene, I guess I didn't read closely enough. Kool! Steam power underwater, that is an interesting and complex idea, I guess there will be a lot of bubbles? I love the subs, very funky.

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina,


Really great work, like a lot your concept and the subs vehicles, cool!! :D

Mybe a bit more blue light on the vehicles, and more darker blue to the deep part of the water, to gain a bit on perspective and image deep. Think you need to put some elements for a size reference ( for example a group of fishes or a whale... dont know :)) and perhaps a giant squid that threatens to submarines ( that is only a wish :D), only a comment. Again , really cool work and looking forward for more updates! :D

[Zapan]

'Evening Sabie ,

wow , so much progress already (yeah sorry I'm a bit late) ...
And it's beautiful ... :applause:

Bring on the hall !!

happy poly week end ,

cheers ,

-Steph

[Micro26]

cool work Sabrina , i think i ll enjoy this wip very much.
The ships look very nice so far.Waiting for updates;)

[oneandonlyDiscoStu]

hey sabrina

sehr schöne sachen bis jetzt!

i really like the look of the longer submarine so far
the little ones look a little to round i think but as try said they could use little flippers to steer
that would make them look a lot nicer i think. or instead of adding flippers u could use tubes with propellers inside. i guess that works better than flippers in real life (leave them to flipper :p ) and they look a lot more steampunk ^^

looking forward to seeing this come together

[mdavid]

Lovely stuff! You've already captured a look which, if I saw it on television, would make me want to sit down and watch the rest of the movie. It's not surprising that this thread is gathering so much interest and admiration - the only addition I could offer is that I like the suggestion posted by Per and also by Liam, which is that a flipper/rudder or two could add some interest and functionality to the vehicles

Great work, Sabrina

[OKMER]

Hi Sabrina,

I'm going for the flippers too!:applause:
Great steamy feeling in your designs.Some worked out copperplate decos and stuff could be fun.
Like Zapan, bring on the hall:buttrock::D:D
Looking forward to see this worked out too.
dont forget about lots of funny fishes,lolll

[varma]

Veeery cool design and great shaders!
:)

[thebest]

looking good Sabrina :thumbsup: waiting to see more great updates :arteest:

[rokfranza]

nice render. i really like the materials :)
and about water surface...did you maybe made it(in photoshop) with clouds and plastic wrap?
if you did heh.. it's a nice and easy technique to achieve great realism. :)

ps. you should distort in z-axis(? depth) direction a bit and maybe mask(and feather) edges.

[SONIC-X]

Great progress Sabrina,It is starting to come along nicely.

[silenceimpaired]

Very nice! (I know short. :-) )

[daWinky]

Good Morning Challengers!

Per, thanks, the boats have all little fins at the backside, but perhaps I should make it more obvious...and the one-way-windows are of course for a little more privacy, and to steam up your curiousity...

Gunie, you're right, all the fancy effects will come later - hopefully - atm it's all about testing materials, color and a general mood...I render mostly with vray or scanline, but for the character part I'll use mental ray, haven't found a way to make convincing skin elsewhere so far.

Lolo, no pressure but your wishlist:eek: , just as well intimidating...But I'm glad to have you here for some pushs!

Jim, ups, so sometimes a picture can say so much more than the text...especially if no one is reading it:D ...hope the scene will be clearer with the next updates!

Hi Fernando, thanks for all the good hints, and I really like the idea of a squid...

Hi Steph, wow , so much progress already you're kidding:blush: , but I'm happy to compete against you in snailing...but wait, you've made a great weekend update, so already some points for me!

Fotis, great to see you here and thanks for the nice comment!

Hallo Liam, the idea of tubes and propellers is great, it really depends how much will be visible of the boats and my time to add this details in the end - but I will keep this in mind, thanks!

Mark, my only excuse for the lack of working details is really that it was a test for the mood - and if this works for you I'm already happy!

Hi Remko, funny fishes, I've noted this on the wishlist:deal: ...Thanks for dropping by!

Thanks, Mathias and Tony, for the cheering!

Hi Rok, there's indeed some quick PS work in the background, I guess there will be even more in the final picture, so I'm always glad to get some useful hints - especially the ones you wouldn't think of in the first place, thanks!

Thanks Corrie and Aaron! (Also a short one:D )

I have some spare time this morning, so I hope the update is coming soon...

Wish you all a great start in the week!

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227526029_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227526029_large.jpg)

a quick start for the hall, to make the concept and the dimensions clearer...the foreground will be a kind of underwater habitat in victorian-steampunk style.

[thebest]

I have the honor to be the first to reply :bounce: hurray :buttrock: looking good and keep going :arteest:

[Lemog]

héhé... always Tony the first !

Well Sabie... nothing to crit... it's very clean... just continue like that :thumbsup:

[MatteoM]

very nice idea... I subscript... ;)

Mat

[SONIC-X]

Cool Sabrina,now it is starting to look like your concept.

Keep well.

[soapy]

Good work on the interior. I like the pressure doors, that is a smart addition, it sells the whole underwater, steampunk retro look.

[Zapan]

Yay Sabie ...

Really nice update , everything's clear now size wise ...
I do know that's very early for that kind of suggestions but I would have seen a more panoramic view to enjoy the exterior ... what do you think ?

you're kidding:blush: , but I'm happy to compete against you in snailing...but wait, you've made a great weekend update, so already some points for me!


I'm really really not , your scene is growing very fast , even if you have planned to include tons of extra details , the main stuff is already there ... the exact opposite of my workflow ... :argh:
But sorry to say that , but I'm really not ready to lose my snailing tiara ... especially on this challenge ... :wise: :banghead:

Have a great week Sabie

cheers ,

-Steph

[Micro26]

U choose a very interesting theme and as i see the hall model i imagine the details lighting caustics mood...Its very promising
I m looking forward for more updates..:thumbsup:

[warpv]

Very cool idea! And indeed, should be very interesting to see how the lighting turns out! Looking forward to seeing your scene evolve! Keep us posted!

[madshooter]

:eek: Its looking beautifull. Are you using Mental ray for rendering. I don't know wether you play games, the passage interior reminds me of 'RAPTURE' from Bioshock.

[daWinky]

Morning!

So, thebest is the first:D , thanks Tony for the regular "keep going" !

Morning Lolo! Yes , it's a little empty right now, things to criticize will come later...

Hi Matteo! Glad that you like the concept, thanks for dropping by.

Hey Corrie, yeah, I'm a snail these days - now I only hope that the concept works...Thanks!

Thanks Jim, main reason to add the pressure doors now, was to give a reference scale - and I really hope the other stuff I'm just modeling will add a little more steampunk and underwater mood...

Steph, ah, you're sweet, thanks to cheer me up. Good that you've mentioned the panoramic view...it's indeed my main concern atm to find a good framing for the scene, I'm still playing around, so all suggestions are more than welcome. The difficulty is, that I want to add characters in the foreground, I can show the idea with the next update...

Hi Fotis, you have a good point here, atm I just try to keep the lighting as diffuse as possible, but I already think about a good fake for caustics without making the scene too busy...

Christopher, thanks for the visit and the nice comment!:)

Morning Roshan, no, for the environment and interior I use vray or just scanline renderer. Glad that you like the scene so far, not so glad that it reminds you of something else...I'm not a gamer, so I've not stumbled upon "Rapture" - I've looked at some screenshots right now and yes, I see the point...The concept for the environment is not so far from my imagination. I still think that it is unavoidable to have some similarities in two retro-underwater scenes, but now I'm a little unhappy:banghead: . I thought I had a quite original concept.
What should I do now, I'm not really in the mood to make a total change of concept and I don't want to look closer in this game - than it would indeed affect me in some way.
Any ideas?:shrug:

-sabrina

[silenceimpaired]

I came up with an original idea once... and that was that there was nothing new under the sun... then I discovered some guy by the name of Solomon, from far back when said that... so I have contented myself with not being original but seeking to perfect the ideas that grasp at my mind in a far better way than those who have come before me.

Don't change direction to drastically so you loose your love of the concept!

PS... if you get a chance, check out my struggles with perspective and composition and let me know if i'm actually succeeding at all. Thanks :)

[CrackleWax]

Hey Sabrina,

you entered again, good for you!

your concept looks promising....

Gert

[Try]

Looking great Sabrina.:thumbsup:
You already have got the right atmosphere in there.
But the more I think of it the more would I like to see some flippers/side rudders on the ships out there.
great flippers like on a whale would look cool.
just a thought.

Looking forward to nex update.:bounce:

[warpv]

I agree, it's unavoidable that whatever great idea we come up with, it will have been done to some degree in the past. I like Aaron's comment about trying to do it better than those who proceeded us. In this case, I don't think it's so much going to take a look at everything they did in Rapture, and trying hard to make yours different and better. I think you should just avoid looking at material from the game and just create what was in your head and your heart.

I have played the game myself, amazing game btw. But I think most people will agree, that your concept was different and interesting enough by itself to warrent more exploration.

I'm sure this is a hard decision for you. Let us know what you will do as we are eager to keep following your thread!

Best of luck!

[madshooter]

Hey sabrina don't even think of changing your concept dear, your concept is excellent:).
I didn't mean to say that your concept is a copy of rapture, please don't take me wrong. Your concept just reminds me of rapture thats it. I agree with warpv just go with your concept and forget rapture. Bioshock is completely a different concept and yours is totally different.

[thebest]

Don`t change anything Sabie all what u have so far is very promising so please :blush: keep going :arteest:

[Gunilla]

What? I seem to have missed commenting on this last update - and to encourage you to keep moving in the direction your vision goes. It's a steampunk theme, there has to be similarities since this an existing style, so don't worry. Besides I'm sure your image comes up even better :)
I really like the latest update, now we feel a sense of scale and already feel the difference between outside in the water and inside the hallway. Very nice miss :bowdown:

[xtremepenguin]

No matter what you do, there will always be something similar around. Dont change just because there is a game out with similar ideas.

Although rapture was made in the 1940s and not Victorian times, so it had a lot of art deco styling instead. Your wip looks great, those little submarines are very cool. Reminds me of 20,000 leagues under the sea, except less intimidating

[mdavid]

I agree with the others, Sabrina. Your image is coming along beautifully, and the fact that a game exists out there that went along some similar directions is just coincidence, rather than anything to worry about. And as xtremepenguin pointed out, that was more art deco than steampunk anyway. I'd encourage you to not look at the Rapture screen grabs (like you said) to ensure it does not influence you too much (also, like you said) and just see how your image turns out.

Like the others said, it is almost impossible to come up with totally original ideas. I came up with my 'waterskiing duck' idea but doing that caused such an onset of problems and grief in my thread it almost made me lose interest in this challenge, and besides, I'd bet that even waterskiing ducks is not a totally original idea either. In fact, I once tried to invent a word to name some characters I'd designed, and to see if my invented words were original I ran them through Google. And every example I could 'invent' had already been done, except for words which were virtually impossible to pronounce.

The truth is, the steampunk genre is, itself, a much-used style of design and imagery. So every one of us who does this challenge properly is going to be producing a look similar to something which has already been created. There's a whole bunch of people here who love the progress you're making. So I'll join in the chorus to encourage you to keep having fun and keep going!

[daWinky]

Hey Aaron, ah, thank you for the encouragement, really nice of you - I'll try to make the best of it!

Hello Gert:wavey: , long time not seen, great to have you here for support! I hope you're doing fine, is there a chance to see your entry in this challenge?

Hi Per, thanks and 'flippers for the ships', it's noted on the wishlist:deal: ...until Christmas I can hopefully add all these details.

Hey Christopher, thanks for your comment, you have some points here...it wouldn't make sense to look in the game at all, because I'm sure it would somehow effect me. But perhaps I should play it when the challenge is over, at least it seems to be a good one like I've heard not only from you:D ...

Roshan, don't worry:) , I totally understand what you wanted to say! I was just a little troubled yesterday when I looked at a screenshot and thought "oh no, really similar and this can be a problem". But I've asked some people to compare the concepts for me and was assured that they are just so far similar, as you can expect it for two retro-underwater scenes. It's a nightmare to proudly present a concept and run into copyright problems with it...But I see now that it is no problem at all and I'll continue just the way I've planned...

Hi Tony, of course, I keep going!

Morning Gunie, glad that you like the latest update...

Hi James, thanks for the visit and encouragement!

Hey Mark,
Like the others said, it is almost impossible to come up with totally original ideas. ha, funny to see that you wrote this, I'm quite sure that I've never heard about waterskiing ducks:D ...sadly enough I know the problems you've got with this original idea...
But of course I get the point, now that I'm sure that it will be no problem I' ll just happily continue my modeling.

Thank you all for the feedback! My concerns are obviously unnecessary and the next update is on the way...

-sabrina

[Lemog]

Thank you all for the feedback! My concerns are obviously unnecessary and the next update is on the way...
-sabrina

Morning Sabie... nothing to add... just note the good news :thumbsup:
have a nice day :wavey:

[Try]

Morning Sabrina.
Good to hear you are sticking with your concept.
Looking forward to more updates:)

[Grin3d]

I see you're going straight forward with your concept idea. Nice modeling process ! :cool:

[warpv]

Good morning Sabrina! I'm glad to hear you're back on track! :) Looking forward to the next update!

P.S.: The game is sure worth playing, but play it after the challenge! ;)

[Zapan]

Run for it Sabie !!

there is no doubts that will end up with something unique in many ways !!

http://k53.pbase.com/v3/42/267742/1/45921560.cheer.gif <= my secret weapon !

cheers ,

-Steph

[Lemog]

http://k53.pbase.com/v3/42/267742/1/45921560.cheer.gif <= my secret weapon !

I'm afraid :argh:

[mmoir]

Hey Sabrina,

Nice looking start to this Atlantis concept , that hallway looks like it will be a great view to an underwater seascape.:cool: I think having some elements very close to the glass/floor out in the water would be really cool, like part of the hallway structure . Maybe some exterior lights or something. It looks like you have lots of room for cool elements in this scene. Great start and I am looking forward to your next updates.

[silenceimpaired]

In vain! :) We want more! lol. Thanks for the encouraging comments, I did make one more study and would love your insight if you have the time!

[daWinky]

Morning!

Thanks Lolo and Per, I was just a little puzzeled, now everything is fine:wise: ...

Hi Roman, well, I wouldn't say "straight", but I'm still on the way...some ways are just a little longer:cool:

Hey Christopher, yep, still here at work and the update will come...and you can bet that I'm not playing any games before this is over...

Morning Steph, hehe, you're always good as a cheerleader:D . I remember immediately how motivated I am...running now!

Hi Mike, you're right, atm there's a lot of space to fill, good idea to have something outside close to the hall, I already have something in mind. Thanks for your visit!

Aaron, of course you shoudn't wait in vain:

Update time now!

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227773665_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227773665_large.jpg)

Following Stephs hint to try a more panoramic view I've extended the hall and changed the camera angle. This way there's enough free space inside and outside to fill. I've made some quick polys as a stand-in for the foreground characters...hope this works!

[Try]

A very good morning to you Sabrina.
This is looking good. I knew it, she needed a man.:)
I really like the whole consept with the wast open ocean outside the delicate Victorian greenhouse looking structures.
Though looking at you first sketch i kind of liked the layout you had there better. More of an open living room that you could furnish and do a lott more with the inside. This hallway can look a bit naked and empty. unless that is the plan. :)
Young woman fenced innside glass tube. longing for the free carefree life outside in the water, and man hunks in tight rubber suits....

[Kinanh]

great work ...just have little tiny notice (Not criticism:) )

I Think That corridor Is Under The Water...Why Is Not More Blue...

anyway...it is great view...and good choice (camera angle)

[Lemog]

Hello Sabie... glad to see much energy here... great...

like the evolution... just my advice about framing... certainly not totally decided now I imagine, but I see something more... I don't think the words in english... then, a little photoshoped image will give you my thought...


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c54/lemog/distort.jpg

(many years here... and no english progress for me... a real shame :banghead: )

[AndreiSzasz]

hey Sabrina !
this last image looks great , the angle is much better.:thumbsup:
i think Laurent is right , a little perspective exaggeration would be great there. :D


Cheers ! :bounce:

[Lemog]

exaggeration
Exactly that ! thanks for the help Andrei :scream:



Definitively, I'm too bad :banghead: hahahahaha

[xtremepenguin]

Great progress, i like the idea of the diver outside the walls

[ace4016]

I'm liking the scene so far winky, looks very nice and relaxing. What else will you add to the scene? I was going to write more but I think I'll wait for more updates :D


And for you lemog:
http://www.dicoland.com/en/picproduct/502_normal.jpg

:p I keed! Your English is fine

[Lemog]

Thanks James... really apprecied :thumbsup: huhu

[Lemog]

Thanks James... really apprecied :thumbsup: huhu

that remember my last travel in London... when I seach my way... the first guy who understand me talking in english was...
...a french :banghead:

and it's a true story !

[warpv]

Good morning Sabrina!

I'm really loving the latest progress image you posted! I think it will be very interesting to see how you develop the relationship between the girl in the glass and the man in the ocean. :) I like the fact that it's a side view of the characters, its seems to brings a greater more distance between the characters, physically and metaphorically.

I also agree with Laurent (btw your english if fine!) about adding a bit of perspective exageration.

I might have missed this in an earlier post, but what do you plan on filling the inside of the glass tube with?!

Anyway, it's coming along nicely, keep it up! :)

[daWinky]

Hey Per,when you mentioned that the lady looks lonely, my first thought was the diver, so credits for you here!:bowdown: I've played around with the camera, trying to find something not to boring and with second thoughts for other scene elements, so far I think the new perspective works better with the foreground characters...

Lolo, ha, I'm so automatic in correcting my camera to a 2-point perspective that I've done it here too, thanks for the reminder. And by the way: I like photoshop-language:)

that remember my last travel in London... when I seach my way... the first guy who understand me talking in english was......a french
:D hmmm, when I speak english in France I'm totally ignored and when I try to speak french I never understand the answer...

Hi Andrei, glad that you like it and I like the idea of "exaggerated perspective":) , thanks!

Thanks for the nice support James C. and James M.!:wavey:

Hey Cristopher,anothervote for the exaggerated perspective, thanks!I might have missed this in an earlier post, but what do you plan on filling the inside of the glass tube with?! With steampunk stuff!:D Naa, I try to find a mix of interior stuff, plants and pipes, boilers and so on, not too much, so that we can still look outside...


I hope to find some time now to work on the characters...


-sabrina

[Lemog]

hmmm, when I speak english in France I'm totally ignored and when I try to speak french I never understand the answer...
That's call "EUROPE" :wise:

no frontier... just language barrier :scream:

[gpepper]

is He the scubadiver of Lemog ?

[Lemog]

No Gilles... only his brother :thumbsup:

[Gunilla]

Ahh - that is some great updates now! I really like the diver and lady watching eachother - an unfulfilled romance perhaps? You could give her a diary and a sad look, very victorian :)
And now it's already much better waterfeeling, this is really coming on well. May I wish for some plants in the room? Like an underwater greenhouse.
As usual in this stage of the challenge I find everyone elses projects much more fun than my own - yours being one of the most interesting!

[silenceimpaired]

I like this! A couple questions. I like the reflections on the right side wall-- but I am trying to place the circle in the reflection... Was the reflection added by the 3d or you? Is the circle from the ship on the left?

Also, I don't know if you did it intentionally :) but as I look at the image I keep thinking move closer... or why are they so distant from each other? Did he just show up and she is surprised and hasn't had time to respond? Is he holding her prisoner in this place and she doesn't much like him? Is he here to rescue her? My mind is running way too much.

Did I miss the story line? I gazed through the post... I think I'm too tired right now, I shouldn't stay up so late! lol Either way-- after all my rambling, I am really excited to see your end image!

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Kinanh, I've missed your post for my last reply here, sorry! :blush:
great work ...just have little tiny notice (Not criticism )I Think That corridor Is Under The Water...Why Is Not More Blue...anyway...it is great view...and good choice (camera angle) At the moment the scene is not really textured and I've payed not much attention to a proper lighting, this will all come later...and then you should get the underwater feeling, and of course the colour should be more greenish-blue also in the hall...Thanks for your visit!:)

Lolo, That's call "EUROPE" no frontier... just language barrier
that's a nice summary I guess, good that we can talk with pictures here!:beer:

Gilles, is He the scubadiver of Lemog ?
Hehe, as Lolo already said it's only a family likeness:D ...you can have a closer view at him with the next update!

Morning Gunie, good to hear that you like the direction I'm going, and yes, some plants for the hall are a great idea, already noted on the wishlist...
As usual in this stage of the challenge I find everyone elses projects much more fun than my own - yours being one of the most interesting! Ah, so nice to hear this, but that's a totally subjective feeling I share the other way round:scream: : for me it's more exiting to see your 2d/3d-mix coming together...

Hi Aaron, I've placed some lightsources along the hall and made them invisible - what you see are the physical correct reflections of these lights. Later I have to model some lamps and adjust the lighting, so that it will make more sense...The positions of the characters are mainly a result of composition thoughts, but of course they should also establish a "relationship" ...perhaps I make it more clearer when I refine the characters, but I guess it's a good thing to leave some things in a picture open for speculations...more interesting this way, don't you think!

I've planned to make my diver a little more "steampunky" today, I'll show the progress later!

Wish you all a nice day!

-sabrina

[thebest]

I've planned to make my diver a little more "steampunky" today, I'll show the progress later!



cool can`t wait to see this :wip: keep going

[Lemog]

Lolo, that's a nice summary I guess, good that we can talk with pictures here!:beer:
It's also the goal here, no ? :scream:

Much work planed this next week end ?

[warpv]

I'm also very much looking forward to the steampunk diver! Are the pose for your characters near what you want in the finished image, or are you going to change them a lot? If so, what poses are you gonna go for?

Keep us updated!

[daWinky]

Tony, not much to see yet from the little diver, but I show it anyways, can't resist your "Keep going"!

Lolo, It's also the goal here, no ? of course, only pictures, no smalltalk, no spamming around here:D ...
Weekend is always for family, so no CG at all is planned, but as usual I'm very slowly here, so maybe a little less sleep and pushing some pixels instead:hmm: ...

Hey Christopher, yes, something similar to the pose you see is planned, but I'll rig the characters to be a little more flexible here and adjust them later:wise: ...

Okay, I had no time for my diver, but I can show the concept and what I have so far...

Wish you all a nice weekend!:wavey:

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227899988_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1227899988_large.jpg)

the style for the helmet is pretty much clear, the real ones look already cool and for the suite I've planned first a kind of complete armour, but meanwhile I have the idea of fabric ( something like old, dark leather) and only parts of metal...wouldn't make much sense of course for deep sea diving, but somehow I like the idea...all suggestions are welcome!

[thebest]

nice... really very nice I like how the helmet looks so far :bounce: .....keep going :wip:

[mdavid]

Hey Sabrina, I meant to say earlier how much I liked the impression of looking up at the surface of the water and waves. That was very clever and the effect you managed to get was wonderful. It's great to see the diver taking form now too. Maybe a few big bolts and an old-fashioned switch/lever lock/unlock on the helmet will enhance his steampunkiness as you progress with him, and rather than a single air tube perhaps you could add an extra tube or two, to bring out the low-tech, slightly inefficient steampunk look. You could even put some slight gear-wheel cogs around his helmet seal (or maybe that would look like unnecessary decoration) These are just ideas for the metal bits of course - I have no doubt you'll do something really special. I really like your idea of having most of the suit made of a leathery cloth

[Intervain]

looking good Sabrina :) :buttrock:

[Micro26]

I like the perpective better now. A lot of potential with this composition me thinks.
Cant wait for more updates.:thumbsup:
Have a nice weekend Sabrina

[Kinanh]

nice ...really nice

can i barrow this sentence And Use it "Keep Goinggggggggggggggggggggggggg"

[soapy]

Everything is looking great. I love the old style driver suit, very cool. So Lemog is talking about using a fish eye lens type look?

[silenceimpaired]

That explains :) I knew there was something I was missing! I can't wait to see the finished product... I know I've said. I can't wait to see the characters come to life now. And yes, a little curiosity as to what is happening in an image is great! And I don't think we have to worry about being left totally in the dark, I'm sure you'll add in some clues to what is going on as you progress.

[madshooter]

Hey Sabrina nice update. I agree with mdavid, rightnow its in a wip stage, but later you can add details and give him a little steam punkish look:)

[Zapan]

Yay Sabie !

Again a lot of great progress here. The new camera angle is better me think , although the PS sketch of Laurent works pretty well , maybe a bit to much ... Maybe a mix between those 2 ?

And great start with the diver ... the metal parts could do the steampunk work ... although everything's allowed ... maybe a deep sea diver riding a bike (is this the strange behavior challenge ? )

anyhow , Have a great week Sabie !

cheers ,

-Stéph

[Lemog]

Morning Sabie...

yep, the diver comes good... just the torso appear too narrow... but that will be maybe very useful to add him his steampunk elements...
Nice start of week miss :wavey:

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Thanks Tony for the constant support, don't know how I'll make it without the "Keep going"!:)

Mark, great to hear that you like the new perspective and you have some god points for the diver, thanks!

Hey Magda, thanks for the visit!:wavey:

Hey Fotis, and I can't wait to see more updates of your work, though I admit that I had a little motivation crisis about my concept and modeling technic , when I saw your last updates. You make some wonderful things with zBrush and hard surfaces - I've never tried this and I hope you'll have some time later for a little "making of"...only one of the reasons I want to see your work on the winner list! At the moment yours is the one work that impresses me most, both concept and modeling wise:thumbsup: ...

Hey Kinanh, well, I can't possibly miss this post:D ...thank you!

Hey Jim, thanks and I think he means not actually a fish eye lens, but a more regular wide-angle lens...

I'm sure you'll add in some clues to what is going on as you progress. Yes, as soon as I know the direction myself;) ...Thanks for your interest Aaron!

Hi Roshan, yes, a lot of details are planned, I just need the time to add them all...

Good Morning Steph, glad to hear that you like the progress! Maybe a mix between those 2 ? Exactly what I've planned, I show it with one of the next updates. And about a diver riding a bike...nothing is impossible:D , only that I'd be happy to find the time for the absolut necessary stuff...

Morning Lolo! ... just the torso appear too narrow... hmm, yes, just for the moment, I'll push this up later when the metal parts are in place. He already gained some volume for the next update, you'll see it soon!


Have all a great start in the week!

-sabrina

[warpv]

Good morning Sabrina! I also like Mark's comments. And your idea of the old leather for the suit is very cool, even if it doesn't make much sense, it seems very Steampunkish to me! ;)

Will you be using ZBrush on the characters?!

Looking forward to the update!

[daWinky]

Thanks for your visit Christopher and for supporting the idea of a leather suit for deep see diving!:D And yes, there will be a little zbrushing later, though I make all the low poly modeling in max, I like to use zBrush for some texture painting, adding folds to clothes and stuff like this...

Not much progress actually, some other stuff has come up and I have to take a little break here, but I can show what I've done so far with the next update...

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228211815_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228211815_large.jpg)

At the moment he looks more like a underwater garbage collector, the textures are of course temporary. I'm still missing the real steampunk feeling...so more details to add, all suggestions are welcome!

[Lemog]

Morning Sabie... what to say ?

I don't have any crit this time about the modeling... and his global proportions... just very very good...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

waouw... and a bit more !

...very well designed... :beer:

[Try]

Hello Sabrina.
This is looking real good I think. Maybe his head looks a bit large inn there but that may be a result of the glass maybe.
Personaly I think you could go for a bit more radical design on the helmet and make it larger. There was some cool diving suit designs in the "20.000 league under the sea" film I remember. cant find any photos of it on the web right now though.
Also if you want to go into more details on the suit. It used to be made of heavy duty cloth I think and the fabric gets squeezed to the body if you know what i mean.

but all over looking good so far girl.

PS.
Yes and when looking at hte face in the helmet.... Is it Laurent i see in there??

[Lemog]

Yes and when looking at hte face in the helmet.... Is it Laurent i see in there??
hahaha... the vision of horror !

[mdavid]

Cool! Another update from Sabrina. And it's another really good one. That modeling is superb. For steampunking it, well I suppose one idea would be to look for any place that could do with some good old-fashioned gears/cogs or levers and I'd be making them a bit oversized so they'd be noticed. For example those little wheels alongside the air tubes could be a bit bigger. And maybe some brass or copper metals since they seem to be so closely associated with the steampunk genre. But to be honest, what you've done already is looking really good :thumbsup:

[Micro26]

Like i said your concept is one of my favourites.
You can add a lot to the mood and volumetrics there.
The diver looks superb so far.I like the extra volume that shows he is in a suit and
I agree about some extra elements bolts etc that could be more steampunkish i think.
Thank u for your kind words. :love: I havent used something special regarding zbrush
but when i have free time i ll upload some making of.Its just a matter of preference.
You re doing a great job and cant wait to see more updates of the diver textured .
Keep it up Sabrina :thumbsup:

[xtremepenguin]

Great update! Im also having trouble making my things look my steam punky.

[gpepper]

exccellent work, the scubadiver looks nice, continue Sabie !

[thebest]

wow that looks good :beer: I like it alot the textures are so nice and realistic keep going :wip:

[Gunilla]

Beautiful job on the diver, Sabie! No crits here. I kind of like the yellow too, so maybe have him in yellowish leather? As for steampunk details - what's his tasks out there? would he maybe need some kind of tool or machinery?
Wonderful work as usual!

[warpv]

Hi Sabrina,

Yeah, the leather could offer some very nice texturing opportunities. Nice update on the diving suit! You said you were going to do some ZBrushing later, does that mean all this was done all in MAX?! :surprised I'd really love to see a wireframe!

I agree with the previous suggestions. What I would add is that the air tubes seem really...funny. From the front they look like Mickey Mouse ears! ;) Maybe try attaching them in other places. Or not attaching them symetrically.

Also, here are a few pictures I found, (you might already have found them but) I thought they might be of help!

http://stream.plugly.net/streampress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/diving-suit.jpg
http://www.themaddogdiveteam.com/pixels/Old_suit.jpg
http://bp1.blogger.com/_8aPiajSMn6w/R8P4FWvzPMI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/EHlB5KD36cg/s1600-h/diving+suit+final3.jpg

Keep us posted!

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Lolo, ah, thank you, sometimes girls just need some compliments:D ...hahaha... the vision of horror why, you don't like diving?

Per, I have another look on the head proportions, thanks for the hint! I know this crazy outfit you're talking about, but I've just decided to give him no full armour. About the suit:
and the fabric gets squeezed to the body if you know what i mean. I'm not really sure what you mean, should it be more like a catsuit or more puffed up?
Unfortunately it's not Laurent diving there, he's much too busy and since now he failed to give me a modeling session - so I always end up with only the second best models:D ! Actually it's the low poly version of a guy I've worked on in my sketchbook thread, perhaps I can give the lady a photograph of him in the hands...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/daWinky/portrait-small.jpg



Thanks for the nice comment Mark! And of course the metal parts will be brass and copper, the texture is just temporary until I find the time to unwrap the stuff...I've not really an idea where to add some gears, but perhaps I've some inspiration later...

Hi Fotis, oh, you put a lot of pressure here on me:scream: ...thanks a lot for your nice words. And I definitely look forward to some inside of your zBrush work, when you're finished with your entry!

Thank you James and Gilles! By the way Gilles, I've heard you've been eaten by the Gevaudan's Beast, glad to see now that this was only a myth...I hope you'll find some time to continue with your entry!

You see realistic textures, Tony? I've not even started, but I promise I keep going!

Morning Gunie, yep, somehow I want to keep this coloring, it should be a nice contrast to the overall greenish blue tint I've planned...what's his tasks out there? would he maybe need some kind of tool or machinery? A really good question and perhaps the answer to my "more steampunk"-question. He can handle a machine with a lot of gears...an underwater-window-cleaner or something like this. Always great to have you here with just the kind of push I need:love: !

Hey Christopher, I know about the Mickey Mouse ears:D , perhaps I adjust this later, but he will be mainly seen from the side...thanks for the links, I've looked for something like the second one, I'm always eager to start with some realism first! And indeed I've made a quick zBrush-session for the suit, always handy when it comes to folds and creases, I show some wireframes later!

Thanks for the feedback and I wish you all a good day!

-sabrina

[Lemog]

Hello Sabie...

hmm hmm... with this hair cut... maybe you could do a transparent helmet not ? useful for him... I think... :D

seriously, about tubes... that not make me feel Mickey... sincerly, I like as you do :deal:

[Try]

Per, I have another look on the head proportions, thanks for the hint! I know this crazy outfit you're talking about, but I've just decided to give him no full armour. About the suit:
I'm not really sure what you mean, should it be more like a catsuit or more puffed up?


Good Morning Sbrina!

About my suit comment. The thing is that this suit is sort of watertight but not totally watertight if you know what i mean. the suit needs to be quite roomy for the guy to move around and gets filled with air pumped inn to the helmet. When you get under vater the pressure from outside squeeze out the air. giving a really funny squized look. couldn't find any good pictures fore you but here are a cuple i hope explain what I mean.
http://www.themaddogdiveteam.com/pixels/Old_suit.jpghttp://www.divingheritage.com/images/spongedivers7.jpg

Cateuit look is a No-No on male divers! But highly desirable on female ons.:buttrock:

I kind of liked this one to.
http://blog.makezine.com/upload/2008/07/diveSuit072808_3.jpg
esecially fond of the two forarmsize tubes going straight innto the guys nostrils! This guy will have no shortage of air for sure! ;)

anyway you are doing a great job Girl so what ever way you want to portray this will be fine with me.

Laurents idea could actually be fine. I mean to have the helmet like now only make the whole thing out of glass.....
could be cool.

[Lemog]

Waouw... I don't saw that before... the last ref of Per is fantastic ! :wip:

(if Sabie don't use it... maybe for me ? :twisted: :scream:... thanks Per...)

[warpv]

Good morning Sabrina!

I love the idea of having the girl holding an old scratched up and battered version of that photograph in her hand! :) Maybe through the suit you can only partly see his face, maybe only his eyes... But you could tell that they are the same eyes as on the photograph... I don't know... I'm just rambling... ! ;)

Keep it up! :)

[thebest]

You see realistic textures, Tony? I've not even started, but I promise I keep going!


lol funny I like how it looks :bounce: and ur promise will keep me alive for a while :wip:

[soapy]

Hey Sabrina, that diving suit is looking excellent. It could have more wrinkles to simulate an old style suit or not, this is after all steam-punk and also your picture so it can be made any way you imagine. There is no wrong way so do what you think is best. :-)

[SONIC-X]

Hey Sabrina,

I see there is lots going on over here.
I must say,the new angle of your composition and lay-out is a fast improvement,so much more you can do with it.
Realy great looking diver Sabie.
Looking forward to more.
Cheers for now.
Corrie.

[varma]

Cool update! I like those well defined creases on the suit and the the diving gear fits
your style pretty good!
Having another look at your portfolio after all these updates, I gather you got some
rich background in traditional painting and human anatomy, Do you still paint?
Good luck and have fun with the challenge!
:)

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina,

Great work so far. Like a lot the mood on all of your designs :D The diver´s model is really cool The air tank is awesome!!

[daWinky]

Morning Lolo, with this hair cut... maybe you could do a transparent helmet not ? noooo, as a result of all my hairtest I've invented a new rule: The only good hair, is the hair you can hide!:scream:


Morning Per, thanks for the explanation, I understand now what you mean with 'squeezed' and keep this in mind for his final outfit. Cool references, especially the last one is a masterpiece of design, but I leave this one for Lolo, in exchange for the glass-helmet idea:twisted: ...

Hi Christopher, yes, something like this I had in mind, but I'm rambling here too:) ...

Hey Tony, that's even better for me, thanks! And by the way, how is Osiris, we're waiting for the updates!

Hi Jim, thanks for the support and maybe the suit will change with all the good inspiration I've got here.

Hey Corrie, especially a lot of fun is going on here, but you're right, enough space in the new composition to fill now, I only need the time to do some serious modeling...And speaking about time: I'm still waiting to see your entry!

Hello Mathias, thanks for the nice words and actually I've no traditional art education at all, I've gathered the most of my anatomy and 2d-"skills" in Rebeccas anatomy forum here...with all the workshops and feedback there it's a really inspiring place.

Hi Fernando, glad to here you like my "design", and thanks for your visit!

With some new ideas in mind, that need time to settle, I leave the diver alone for a while and start my female character...it will be easier to add the details, when the main elements are in place. At the moment I'm collecting some references for victorian outfits...


Have all a nice day!

-sabrina

[Zapan]

Hey Sabie !

wow , am I late for commenting these updates or what ? ..

The diver is looking great of course , fine details I say :thumbsup: *
I just can't wait to see your female victorian style modeling :)

Have great evening !

cheers ,

-Steph

[daWinky]

Hey Steph,

well, never to late for your visit, glad that you like the diver so far, more details are needed...I would also like to see the lady started, but it was time for me to catch my bi-yearly flu:scream: ...so I'm even more slowed down and you'll have to be careful with your snailing tiara:D ...

Anyways a small update will follow soon , also to make my mental to-do-list...

-sabrina

[Lemog]

...you'll have to be careful with your snailing tiara:D
hmmmm dear... I don't know if it's a very challenge :banghead:


Please, give me your adress... and I'll send you a wagon full of motivation :bounce: :wip: :beer:

c'mon baby... go to work :deal:

[daWinky]

Lolo, how sweet...hmmmm dear... I don't know if it's a very challenge the challenge is more to catch a breath between coughing and sneezing and see something with my bloodshot eyes:cry: ...but as always you're very motivating:D c'mon baby... go to work
yesss sirrr!

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228727907_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228727907_large.jpg)

As suggested I've slightly changed the camera to get a more exaggerated perspective, the diver is posed now to see where more details are needed and I've played with the lighting to get an underwater-feeling...

[Lemog]

Cool... an update here...

well... for me it's a better view... but not enough deformated... all vertical lines are too much straight... anyway... that comes... keep the way...

...I'm waiting the fish bench :thumbsup:

[Try]

Great looking Sabrina.:thumbsup:
Hope you are feeling better from the flue. Or has it just started?
Don`t sit to close to the screen when you answer this. I don't want to get infected.:wise:
Looking at this there should be a hammer hanging there and a sign "emergency break glass". And maybe the woman stretching for the hammer and looking at the diver man with longing love in her eyes...:)

[Gunilla]

Ahhh -an update here - well done, with the flu and all!
I really liked your idea of giving him a window cleaner - and perhaps making her a fine lady the "lady of the world /man of the people" could make a really romantic situation ... the queen and servant bound by a love they can never make true :love::cry:
All right, gonna stop now before I've invented a whole cheap romance novel from your scene - see what happens when you make a good mood like this? :D

[thebest]

looking good Sabrina .....keep going :scream:

[daWinky]

Hey Lolo, not enough deformated? Perhaps the flu makes me stupid, but I'm not sure what you're after, this is a pretty much wide angle and even if I go with a true fisheye lens effect, the deformation wouldn't appear along the line of the vanishing point, not? :blush:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/daWinky/fisheye.jpg
But I can do something for the fish bench, I guess painting some fishes and other underwater fauna for the background can be pretty relaxing:) ...

Hi Per, Don`t sit to close to the screen when you answer this. I don't want to get infected Yeah, yeah, the flu makes lonely:sad: , even the cat prefers to keep at distance...and yes, it's still getting worse! But thanks for the comment, and maybe using the waterlock will be safer than a hammer...unless she has some gills

Hey Gunie, hehe, thanks for the nice story...just now I'm really unromantic, but this will hopefully change during the week...and I hope your other workload will change too, I'm eagerly waiting to see more of the Skylla-story:deal: !

Hi Tony, ah, thanks for this, now I know what I've missed this morning...:love:

-sabrina

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Hi Sabrina...is it too late to comment too :blush: ???

I like the diver and corridor (i won't comment on Lady...too soon ) .
The only thing i would ..switch is the liitle gizmo on diver's right....i would put this on the other side of corridor...and i would put the submarine behind him ..and much bigger also.
I am no expert on framing for static images..but i think it would add to general action in view.

Dimi. :bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Lemog]

The fisheye give deformation of course, but I don't think that will be enough... PotatoHead have right... that need a bit of more action... and of course, straight light don't give easily this thing...
I don't know if that can help... always to follow my first visions of your work... trying to give more action and more depth... ->

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c54/lemog/sabie.jpg

and that give you also more place to put other steampunk machines... fish or beast... algaes, victorian details, ... :arteest:

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina,

Hope that you feel better my friend :)

Really nice mood on your image :) I agree with laurent about perspective issue. Perhaps you can try a curved corridor, like a donut , and connect the end on the background with some sort of building, only a comment :) Really nice work and waiting for more updates! All the best!

[Grin3d]

Hello Sabrina,
I am agree with lemog and other postings about framing.
One small addition; the small ship is exactly between the view of that two characters; I would replace that ship (see edited pic based on lemogs post) or change the angle to correct that.

http://www.grin3d.ch/steampunk/sabie_edit.jpg

[soapy]

For some reason I never noticed the caustics before, those look super.

The great thing about 3d is you can change camera angles and settings at will, sometimes as one works on an image and zooms around the viewport one can find cool POVs. But do what you think is right, follow your vision.

[daWinky]

Hey Dimi, it's never too late for some good suggestions and I totally agree with the "more action in view" thing! No problem to change the background, a fresh view on this is just what I needed, thanks a lot!:)

Hi Lolo, thanks for taking the time, now I see, it's more a complete change of format ...Somehow I was fixed to the wide screen, but I admit that your overpaint looks much more dynamic. I have to change my plans now for the additional stuff...as always your advice is more than good for me!:love:

Hey Fernando, yes I'm almost convinced about a perspective change and a hint of other buildings in the background is a good idea too. Thanks for the good wishes and especially for your PM!:beer:

Hello Roman:wavey: , you're right with the positions of the ships, they are on another layer, so it's easy to adjust, thanks for the hint.

Hi Jim, you haven't noticed the caustics before, because I've just added them:D ...and yes, it's nice to play with the camera, but sometimes I just don't see the good solutions...so it's great to have all the feedback and suggestions here, thanks!

-sabrina

[madshooter]

So many updates:eek:. Water looks cool with those caustics. As far as perspective is concerned you have to play a bit with the cameras. You can do one thing work with four to five cameras at a time. And once you are convinced delete the other cams or post them over here for C&c's:)

Keep up the good work:)

[warpv]

Good morning Sabrina,

I'm just getting around to seeing your new updates! It's really looking good! I like the caustics and the overall "water" feel. A lot of good suggestions have been given already. If I would just add something, it would be the diver's feet. If he's swimming around washing windows or whatever, wouldn't he need some kind of fins on his feet?! It's pretty hard to swim with boots! ;)

Hope you're feeling better btw! :)

[SONIC-X]

Looking realy good Sabrina.Just follow you gutt and it is going to look wonderfull.
This is my last week at work then I'm on leave,so hopefully I'll start soon.
Hope you find more time to create.

Cheers,Corrie

[mdavid]

Great update, Sabrina :thumbsup: Maybe if the camera was shifted around to be closer to the woman, but slightly behind her, then it might help a bit. Because currently both figures are the same distance/size from the camera and I think it might be nice have some variation there. With the woman such an important part of the scene I'm curious about seeing her closer to the camera. I do like the impression of looking down that glass tunnel too, so the change in camera angle which I'm wondering about is only a minor one. I suppose it would mean that we're seeing the woman from behind but with some nice reflections in the glass we could also see the expression on her face.

By the way, the vastness of the water makes a wonderful background. All that blue! Beautiful!

[bombproof]

i love the details on the walkways arches.

good work you got here!

[silenceimpaired]

I really like the colors you've chosen for the diver, and his over-all design. They compliment the image well, and help to bring attention to him- which is important since he is hiding down on the left side of the image. :)

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Hey Roshan, many updates? I'm not sure, atm I don't see the real progress, but I hope for the weekend:rolleyes: ...And once you are convinced delete the other cams or post them over here for C&c's Yes, good idea, I can't decide between 2 formats, so I'll post them later to hear some opinions! Thanks for your support!


Hi Christopher, wouldn't he need some kind of fins on his feet?! It's pretty hard to swim with boots! Steampunk diver with fins:scream: ??? No way, he needs heavy boots...but because I'm a kind person I'll think of something as a swimming aid for him, steampunky of course:D ...Thanks for your visit and the nice comments!


Hey Corrie,Just follow you gutt and it is going to look wonderfull
Oh thanks, I like to hear this, but atm my guts are pretty much undetermined:curious: , maybe it's the flu...This is my last week at work then I'm on leave,so hopefully I'll start soon.
Great, I'm looking out for your thread!:thumbsup:


Hey Mark, thanks, as always you have some good points here and I'll rethink the position of the characters, but I need a camera angle like this, because of other scene elements that are in my mind, but unfortunately not sketched or modeled yet:banghead: ...

Hello Nelson, nice to have you here for a visit! love the details on the walkways arches. Thank you, now I know why I keep at least this construction through my many changes of concept here:) !

Hi Aaron, nice to hear that you like the diver and I'll try to keep the colors similar to the preview...Thanks for the visit!

Now I really have to make up my mind about the format, I'll upload a picture soon to compare the two possibilities I'm struggling with... I've already picked up some suggestions that came up here and finally decided about the story and the scene elements I want to add, so stay tuned:)

-sabrina

[Try]

Good morning Sbrina.
I`m all tuned up and ready for more. :)

[Micro26]

Hey,Sabrina just drop by to say I like the compostition. I too ,like lemogs suggestion but its your story after all.
Go on:wip:

[daWinky]

Hey Per, so I can't let you wait so long!;)

Hi Fotis, thanks for the support, I also like both versions...I just can't decide:banghead:

Perhaps it helps to show both side by side.

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228989421_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1228989421_large.jpg)

Fernando suggested to make the hallway more curved and I like the result. Meanwhile I've decided to picture a "departure"-story, the hallway will be more of a gangway and aside the lady will be a transport vehicle for her and the luggage...sorry no sketches yet.....there is still the decision between high and wide format! All suggestions are welcome.

[thebest]

yea I like curved hallway .....about the story I think this should be cool so keep going :thumbsup:

[xtremepenguin]

The curved hallway is a great idea! will be quite cool to see her with luggage and stuff!

Keep it up!!

[madshooter]

Yup me too. I like the curved hallway:thumbsup:

[Try]

Yea baby!:thumbsup: this is looking real good now. I like the curved hallway and that you have put more structures in the back there to. even more Victorian style glass houses would be even grater. :)

[warpv]

Hi Sabrina,

Humm, what kind of propulsion device will you come up with! I'm intrigued! The new curved hallway is definately a great addition! :) I prefer the vertical composition, I think it's much more dynamic. Although the characters seem a little deformed...maybe that's cause it was just a quick mock-up sketch... But I do like the background elements that are to the left in the horizontal image, maybe bring those back to the left of the tunnel in ther vertical one.

Let us know which you pick!

What's the next step?

[soapy]

I like the horizontal composition better, there are so many verticals in the wall struts already that to go with a vertical format doesn't feel right to me.

The curved hall looks great.

[Gunilla]

The curved room looks great now and the view of the water surface from below is to nice to cut away I think... but both formats could work well here. Splendid update!

[mdavid]

I'm stamping my feet in approval here, Sabrina. Great update. The curved look works beautifully. I think I prefer the horizontal look too, although like Gunilla said, the surface of the water (seen more clearly in the vertical view) is so good I'd be encouraging you to keep as much of that as is possible.

There is a lot to love about how this image is already looking. The school of fish is superb and the hint of structures and land forms visible in the watery distance makes an intriguing and delightful addition. Definitely no crits from me. I love it! :bowdown:

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina,

The two image looks really great :D Like a lot the school of fish, cool !!
The image gain a lot of deep with the submerged buildings on the background. Maybe I prefer the horizontal format, but think you need to go for a more wider frame ( you can scale the vertical axis of the second image ( the horizontal format)on photoshop, to get an idea of how much you need to widen your image, or not :) ) Again, really awesome work !! :thumbsup:

[daWinky]

Morning!

Hi Tony, great to know that the story will work for you, so I keep going with it!

Hey James, will be quite cool to see her with luggage and stuff!
thanks for the encouragement! I'm not so much worried about the luggage, but already nervous about the "stuff":scream: - vehicle design is not exactly my strong side, so I hope I haven't promised too much!

Thanks Roshan, good to hear this!

Morning Per, atm it's only the hint of an environment, other glass structures are a good idea, I'll see what I can do with the background to make it more interesting!

Hello Christopher, Humm, what kind of propulsion device will you come up with! I'm intrigued! As I've said, this makes me already nervous myself:D , let's see, and this will also be the next step - atm I try to sketch something... And your right of course with the deformation of the characters, it was a quick render and I think it would be possible to fix this...Thanks for your visit!

Hi Jim, thanks and yes, you have a good point here - many vertical components and there will be even more in the background...

Morning Gunie, great to hear that you like the update:) - and I guess I can keep a view to the suface also in the horizontal format...thanks for taking the time to comment!

Hey Mark, so another vote for the wide format, and thanks for the lovely comments, you always cheer me up:) !

He Fernando, big thanks again for pushing me in the right direction, the curved structure works much better now:thumbsup: ! And I've also thought of making the format more extrem, depends on the stuff I still have to add...

Thanks all for the feedback, really helpful for my decision...next step is to find a design for the vehicle, I hope to show some ideas soon.

Wish you all a nice day!

-sabrina

[Lemog]

Hello Sabie...

ouf... I'm back a little after 3 days out... great to see much work here ;-)

Yes... I prefer the vertical image... really good...
the curver corridor is great idea... it just be too much centered in the image, more at left could work fine,
and could give more space for the action between peoples and sea environment.
Nice day for you :cool:

[daWinky]

Hi Lolo, good to see you back, I hope the week was successfull and also the party of course:beer: ...I see what you mean with the centered perspective, I'll have to play a little more when everything is in place...

I've started a quick construction sketch for my vehicle, after some trying I decided that it has to be something delicate, that fits with the iron and glass framework of the hallway - and about time for some steam and gears here...

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229325098_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229325098_large.jpg)

The start of a steam-trike or coach construction, couldn't think of something more victorian from the idea...so far just the outline to see what I have to do and if it fits well in the hallway...

[thebest]

looks cool Sabrina I also like the gears u have behind the wheels keep going :wip:

[Lemog]

Waouw... great vehicule... I want the same for Mr. Noah :applause: huhu
very well started... totally in the mood !


About my last sentence, I said that because for me the end of the corridor is almost centered in the scène... more at left and maybe cutted by the framing permit to visually save place for action...

And about my week and especially about the expo inauguration, I will try to post some photos soon on the expo thread... :beer:

Nice start of week for you Sabie :wavey:

[Womball]

The steam trike is awesome! Its like a Model T crossed with an old time bicycle. Is the steam pipe connected to the big barrel thing in the back? You could push the size difference in wheels even more, if its Victorian based.

[SONIC-X]

Hey,Sabrina.
Looking great.

[Try]

Great looking trike Sabrina. I love the toon render to. It sort of gives a different and sharper look than regular rendering. Maybe you should put outlines on the rest as well. :)
This thing might really steam up the windows in there though.

[Gunilla]

Wow - great looking vehicle, very steampunky!

[mdavid]

Yep, those little vehicles look wonderful. No crits from me

[warpv]

Hey Sabrina! Nice start to the vehicle! It sure is true to the theme! Nicely done! And I also really love that different "outline" render that you used to present it. Looking forward to seeing your model evolve, because right now that bench is looking really uncomfortable! ;)

[varma]

Aaah, third date, what do you know!?
:D

On the serious side, that's a great looking vehicle, and I like the outlined render, clever
touch!
Adding this to the scene and in the hallway will definitely change the sensation, hopefully
to the better!
I'm sure you will finally find the best cam angle and format, just rely on your senses!
What makes it work for me, in situations like this, I assign a lambert to everything, and
trace the lines in ps, then print it out and start considering the comp on a completely 2d
level! I guess removing the confussion of depth and colors helps me find a suitable format
for the final composition, well, in most cases!

Nice day for you!
:)

[Micro26]

Hey Sabrina,cool looking steam coach. I look forward to see this evolve with more gears and mechanical stuff.
I too have trouble with my comp but I m sure yours will come out really nicely.
Go on :thumbsup:

[soapy]

Nice nice work Sabrina, a steam trike is a great idea.

[daWinky]

Good Morning !

Hey Tony, again the first here, thanks and glad that you like the idea!

Morning Lolo, yes, I understand well what you've said before about the centered hallway...
Waouw... great vehicule... I want the same for Mr. Noah no problem, sent him over for a test-ride!
And about my week and especially about the expo inauguration, I will try to post some photos soon on the expo thread... Photos?...I'm waiting!:bounce:

Hi Nathan, nice to have you here for a visit! The steam pipe is not connected yet, but I'm working on the details right now...and the wheels and gears stuff is so far the only thing I'm not eager to change:scream: , it took me a while to model and adjust it in a way it could really work...

Hi Corrie, thanks... and where is you're thread now, I'm waiting:deal: !

Good Morning and thanks Per! Yeap, I like this render style especially for some quick illustrations, it shows some details without much bothering with material and lighting...
This thing might really steam up the windows in there though. Huh, I haven't thought of this...but it's such a small boiler and a huge hallway:p ...

Hey Gunie and Mark, thank for the visits!:love:

Hi Christopher, oh yes, the bench... I'll take care of a more comfortable seating...thanks from the potential driver for pointing this out!:D

Hey Mathias,Aaah, third date, what do you know!? Huh? But in this case of course an especially cheerful"Hello and thanks" for you!:wavey:

Hi Fotis,I too have trouble with my comp ... Hah, I'm sure your model will look marvelous from each and every point of view, so don't worry...As always thanks for your nice words here, much appreciated!

Hi Jim, glad you like the vehicle, thanks!

Just now I'm in a kind of "only-1-week-until-Xmas" panic:scream: ...so many things to finish before... and so my progress here is really slow, I hope to show a little update later...

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229520013_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229520013_large.jpg)

Just starting with some detailing, taking special care of the drivers comfort first...

[AUMAKUA]

Very elegant vehicle and of a truly steampunk style :) keep up the good work Sabrina :thumbsup:

[Lemog]

Oooooooooooh... that changes a lot than your previous realization...but it's so good... a true good look :thumbsup:
...and I like much your render ! Super update... curious to discover it finished :arteest:

[warpv]

Yes, the style is dead on! :) Finally the driver will be more comfortable! ;) Exactly what I had in mind! I love the small details like the steps and stuff. And again a different render style to present it, but just as beautiful! Indeed, everyone is really busy around the holidays...it's a hard time to be completing a challenge! But hopefully we can find some small time chunks here and there and find a way to complete our images! Good luck!

[xtremepenguin]

Its looking very elegant, i like it. If your struggling for things to add, think about how she would control the vehicle etc,

[soapy]

Hi Sabrina, the trike looks fabulous! But I have to point out one little detail about the mechanics before you get any further, it looks to me, that your piston connecting rod needs to be offset from your crankshaft in order to create circular motion. See here: nice diagram (http://www.mgsteam.btinternet.co.uk/hditwork.htm) So all you need to add is a crank between you crankshaft and your connecting rod. Unless I am mis-reading how your device works? Humbly, Jim

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina

Awesome model, love the design on it, really cool! Great details, with elegant touch for sure. Superb work Sabrina!

[Micro26]

This coming along so nicely. I like the design a lot. Some more gears and props and texturing on the way.Keep updating Sabrina:thumbsup:

[mdavid]

Hi Sabrina, that vehicle is looking fantastic! I love the design of it.

I thought Jim made a very interesting comment about the piston, by the way. If you wanted to adjust that I don't think it would need much work at all. In fact, I ran the idea past the ducks and they suggested a very small change. Just add a wheel and instead of seeing the piston, you would now see the connecting rod. Here's a quick sketch - looking at it from the same angle as your render, with those added bits

http://www.mdavid.com.au/cg/steam.jpg

http://www.mdavid.com.au/cg/steam2.jpg

By the way, the ducks were also mighty impressed with your design. One of them said if it had a beak on it, then it would be perfect

[ace4016]

Wow, very nice work on the coach winky, keep it up :thumbsup:

[Try]

Morning Sabrina.:)
Wonder full rendering and beauty full details!
Of curse I agree with all Marks comments. Apart from the beak.
A Viking helmet for safety and inhansment of beauty would be more appropriate I think.
Actually some parts that looks like it is designed by the same guys (or girls) that make diving equipment would be nice to mix in some how.
Little round windows on the boiler or something...:hmm:

[SONIC-X]

Hi Sabrina,

Nice details your adding.I love details.

I found a theme I want to work with ,now i must just find some time(hold thumbs)

Cheers.

[daWinky]

Hi Nick, nice to have you here for a visit and thanks a lot for your kind comment!

Hi Lolo, glad that you like it so far!... curious to discover it finished Oh yes, me too:curious: ...

Hey Christopher, good to hear that you appreciate the drivers comfort now! And about the holidays, it's usually a time for family and friends for me, lot of visits, god meals and I enjoy to be a little lazy...but I'm so far behind my plan now, that I'm not sure that I can finish in time this way:scream: ...

Hi James, thanks!. If your struggling for things to add, think about how she would control the vehicle etc Good point, though I try to keep this simple...at least a power on/off control would be reasonable:wise: ...

Hey Jim, of course your totally right, the connecting rod is atm not connected at all, I'll take care of this...

Hi Fernando, thanks for the nice comment!:)

Hello Fotis, glad that you like the design, I'll add a little more stuff, but I'm already looking forward to unwrap and texture it:rolleyes: ...I guess you've made your texturing work mainly in zBrush? I'm really curious to discover a little of your workflow when the challenge is over...

Hi Mark, By the way, the ducks were also mighty impressed with your design. One of them said if it had a beak on it, then it would be perfect Oh, I'm flattered to read this, that's a great compliment, though I doubt that I can add a beak here ...but your solution for the piston connection is very elegant and fits well in my concept, so you'll discover it with the next update, thanks!

Hey James, nice to see you again here and thanks for the support!:)

Hey Per, thanks, and I try to pick up the style of diver and hallway with the textures, even if I have no concrete idea right now...A Viking helmet for safety and inhansment of beauty would be more appropriate I think. I'd have a hard time to sell this, I guess the lady prefers something more elegant...and that reminds me, that I've not even really started the character...I have to run!

Hi Corrie, I only believe it, when I actually see your thread:D ...that will be tough with not so much time left...I'm crossing my thumbs!



I was too busy with other stuff, only added bits and pieces and of course connected the rod:wise: , little update will follow soon. I hope I can at least unwrap all of this during the weekend and test some textures...

Wish you all a great weekend!


-sabrina

[GonzaloGolpe]

I like this machine for christmas to take a ride...but I want it with that super cool horn which it sounds so cooool http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqyreXePEo

[Gunilla]

That is a mighty fine vehicle now! To me it looks like it would work as a charm but who am I to argue with the ducks on this? :D
You may have mentioned this already but who will be riding that thing? The lady?

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Hey Gonzalo, a steamtrike ride instead of a "one-horse open sleigh"? You're invited:) ...and the horn is really cool, I already thought to animate the trike just for fun when the challenge is over, then I'll give it this horn!

Hi Gunie, thanks and yep, better not to argue with the ducks, especially if they are right ...and the lady will drive this vehicle, she's just taking a break to wave "good-bye" to the diver...I hope to make this clearer with the next update, placing an indispensable accessory on the seat:D .

-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229922331_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1229922331_large.jpg)

I've modeled some additional stuff and made some changes here and there. And of course the rod is connected now ;-)
A first material test is on the way...

[Lemog]

Good morning Sabie...

héhé... all come really nice here... the good feeling is here :thumbsup:

Nothing to crit at this point, the way is good... and I wish you a nice week, of course, I hope to see more updates until Christmas :wavey:

[Elendil_le_Grand]

Hey like your steamtrike and yous concept ...
And the render is really nice ...
Keep up the good work !

[madshooter]

Hey Sabrina Beautifull model:)

[Micro26]

Hi Sabrina. You re doing great with modeling the vehicle. It brings this "steampunk feel" to the scene that i find most enjoyable.
Nothing special about the shaders i did on icarus.Bigger parts unwarped and painted in zbrush and ps.I also used some procedurals for small parts(the model is quite dense cause i did it in z) and tiled metal textures.
Like Lemog said i hope to see more updates till Christmas.
Keep working, its looking very promising:thumbsup:

[Gunilla]

Hehe, lovely touch with the handbag - and now the bike is totally ladylike ;)
Hope to see more before Christmas and if not - have a great Xmas!

[Ferx]

Hey Sabrina,

Really cool machine, love the totally steamy look on it :D Great!! the handbag on the seat is a nice touch! Fantastic work. Waiting for more updates ! :D

[mdavid]

That is beautiful work - elegant yet also steampunk. And the ducks here are cheering. Like Fernando said, the handbag on the seat is a nice touch. No crits, just a few of these: :bowdown: :thumbsup: :applause:

[daWinky]

Good Morning!

Thank you all for the nice comments, I appreciate this feedback very much!

Now it's time for a last update - I stop the machinery until the end of the week,the next days are for family and friends and I wish you all a great time!:wavey:

Happy Holidays!


-sabrina

[daWinky]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1230017546_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/22/15951/15951_1230017546_large.jpg)

A quick material test, it looks a little boring right now, but I want to keep a moderate "clean" look - not sure about the colors yet, it must somehow fit with the hallway style...

[Gunilla]

Wonderful start - I like the bronzey tone. I'd say dark green could be suitable for the fabric?

Have some really nice days now! :)

[Lemog]

It's really beautiful... good feeling with this texturing... I'm just curious how that could be integrated in the scene...

...like much the little bag, yours ? :scream:

[mdavid]

This is all looking totally believable and beautiful too. Steampunk at its most elegant. I like that steam pressure gauge sticking out front alongside the seat - it serves nicely to connect the front section of the vehicle with its steampunk functionality. Great stuff, Sabrina, and have a great holiday season too

[Ferx]

Great! like a lot the steampunk feel on the textures ! :D Great model !!

Happy Christmas Sabrina, have a great holidays, wish the best for you! :D

[warpv]

Hey Sabrina! It's been a couple of days since I've been able to check, but the trike is definitely looking awesome! The handbag is a real nice touch! ;) Maybe add an ornate Victorian style umbrella?! Just an idea. And the tone of the textures is also a nice start.

Anyway, hope you have nice holidays with family and friends! :) And we'll see you in a couple of days! Merry Christmas!

[madshooter]

Texture looks good. But how about a little dirt map, not too much but tiny little here and there.:)