HARDCORE MODELING!: 80's Cartoon: The Moomins

[PeterR]

Hello again
I gathered some reference materials,started modeling yesterday evening and today,and here it is ...progress:)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2044/hcr1.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr1.jpg)
I'm going to look for more references since im not 100% sure about proportions ..
cheers
edit:
well there is similar building in real world as in 1st post but it's different in details,scale,some materials..

[SteveTsang]

Hey dude, good luck with your entry, afraid I can't view the bigger image of your wip.

Hmm, Moomin's make me reminice :)

[PeterR]

SteveTsang - thanks ,why ?

ok so far so bugged (http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/290/hcr4.jpg)hehe :) few after-mirror-bugs ,one after-turbosmooth-bug and some other things to do ,all in all i will need some geometry proxies sooner or later if I model everything ;P
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/290/hcr4.th.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr4.jpg)

[SteveTsang]

Hmm, don't know why I couldn't see it before, okay now. Looking forward to seeing some Moomins in your scene :)

[Geta-Ve]

Looks great! From what I can see it seems you are sticking to the reference pretty well.

[PeterR]

Thanks for replies ,yep i try to stick but sometimes I do things i like more ..
here is progress
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8971/hcr5.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
and some references
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6770/wiprefs1.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6770/wiprefs1.jpg)
My goal for today should be modeling and placing windows and back of the house ..

[PeterR]

Still, thinking about windows:) trying different ideas
question - is there good geometry proxy in mental ray/max?
I want to go into really large poly count as its modeling challange but i know that it's not going to handle (viewport) >3 milions poly or rendering whole big scene at a time...
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1860/testyokna.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testyokna.jpg)

[PeterR]

Now i like those windows ,next I will refine back of the house - basement's outside,then
i'm going to block in inside of the house ,because I need to know if windows are in good position to cut holes in building:)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/769/hcr10.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr10.jpg)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2351/hcr9.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr9.jpg)
I need to model one small detail on entrance roof too..

[Geta-Ve]

This is looking great! Any kind of wireframes to show?

[PeterR]

Hi,
nice to hear that you like it :)
Yup I will show wireframes soon ;P

[PeterR]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9331/wf1.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wf1.jpg)
:) more later

[PeterR]

Testing different roofs
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6979/hcr11.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr11.jpg)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/911/hcr12.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr12.jpg)
it's good? not? which one you like more? what needs to be changed?
cheers

[PeterR]

small bird on top of the entrance:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2764/hcr13.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr13.jpg)
im not 100% happy with this yet

[PeterR]

and another render ,for now i'm gathering references -screenshots of inside .
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9519/hcr15.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr15.jpg)
next update coming on monday :)
cheers

[moonchild]

i loved the moominsgood luck with it!

[mnartgirl]

Hey looking good though have to be honest I don't have a clue about this show. For the roofs I like the second one better (the one with more detail)

Good luck

[PeterR]

thanks for replies,
I started fight with proportions and modeling saloon...
Often I wonder if thing is too long or its just camera/drawing ilusion :)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8906/hcr16.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr16.jpg)

some things are floating etc its just wip:)
I need to hurry up as there are few rooms left !
cheers

[urban-rebellion]

I want to see some moomins!! Love hows its going so far by the way. :D

[Geta-Ve]

Looking good sir. Though I would say your renders are slightly too bright to make out all the detail.

[PeterR]

Thank you for replies ,sorry for not posting new images for few days but it would be waste of time (too many changes),
scale should be quiet ok ,i need to model more detail ,but for now im finishing things in kitchen and 2 other rooms (one that i post before)
I cut windows and doors ,rescaled this and that ...so much work to do .. 0_O
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7966/hcr20.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr20.jpg)
About rendering - I know it doesnt look decent but it renders quiet quickly and you can see edges + surface ,its just ao ,i will have fun with gi and etc later :)
Also I tried "super render" script for max which should render fragments of image and then weld into one big but it doesnt work ..maybe problems with camera correction modifier:/
I will run out of ram if i want to render 4kx4k outside otherwise ...
In next few days i will show another rooms with full detail,and probably wip of first floor:)
If you want to look at moomins its here (http://www.blinkx.com/video/moomins-season-1-episode-10/GYCSvH0hW2vfMmhF3QHTCQ)- references...
Thx:)

[PeterR]

ok another small render from another view
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7389/hcr22.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr22.jpg)
Numbers - 370k poly so far its ok but after turbosmooth it rapidly grows to 1kk+ :p
question - can i use normal/displacement maps ? or everything must be in geometry ?
cheers

[PeterR]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2305/hcr24.th.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr24.jpg)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5498/hcr23.th.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr23.jpg)
wires
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6017/wf2e.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wf2e.jpg)
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9062/wf3.th.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wf3.jpg)
:)
edit : and last one
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1421/hcr25.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr25.jpg)

[PeterR]

And reference
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4444/pmuminhauscopy.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pmuminhauscopy.jpg)
there is 4th room that is empty for now ,i have no idea what is there ,i didnt find any images with this so far ,so maybe after i do what i can do I will watch more moomins or design something myself ..
cheers

[PeterR]

as i gathered more references(screenshots from movie) ,started modeling assets :
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8066/hcr26.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr26.jpg)
i will need to push myself somehow to model all those flowers -_-

[PeterR]

I had no time to work on this project for 2 weeks but now i do...
Today - placed models of one room , i have also started stairs and etc.
I think i'm not going to miss deadline ? :P
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9448/hcr27.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr27.jpg)
mental ray
cheers

[PeterR]

i love posting to myself:P
now really rough render ,might be too dark but it's not so important now..
I really need to finish walls ,cut windows ,bend them,open doors give'em ms,displace some...
I'm looking for some lighting solution in mr. to lit outside and inside in one scene without -run out of memory- or no rendering when i turn GI on (well i turned it off becouse it doesn't start rendering at all;/)
polycount - 1kk+500k with proxy so far..
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4730/hcr29.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr29.jpg)
cheers

[PeterR]

Another test..
render time : 30min ...800x600..
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/274/hcr30.th.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hcr30.jpg)

[PeterR]

I think it's done ...i will post images in "POST YOUR FINAL ENTRY" section :)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7780/maybeitsitsmall.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2787/sheet2copy.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sheet2copy.jpg)
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5438/sheet1copy.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sheet1copy.jpg)
Big wireframe:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/812/wire5v.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wire5v.jpg)

I know that deadline is on Friday but i want to finish this today;)
Do you like how does final image look like?:)
good luck for everyone :)
PS. i didn't paint over house in any way ,just color correction , only fun with 2d was to add something to terrain

[PeterR]

So i spent some more time on it as the quality can be improved :)
It's raw render ,few bugs visible:P
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/593/test5copy.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=test5copy.jpg)
cheers

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