CGTalk - turbine for ship

Gkaine

07-18-2003, 01:33 AM

im using lightwave 7.5 and i am making an attempt at surfacing this. i have never really surfaced anything before. just modeled so i am still learning. any and all C&C is very appreciated

here is an older render with no surfacing attempts. just to show u the overall shape of the ship
http://www.purgatory.net/joe/t5.jpg

and here is 1 of the turbine surfacing that ive completed up to this point.
http://www.purgatory.net/joe/5.jpg

i dont know much about lighting either. if anyone wants to give me tips on how to light them so the renders come out better id be very greatful.
and the cockpit is not staying that way. that is just a placeholder.

Neural Riptide

07-18-2003, 01:44 AM

Wow. I like the way the texturing is starting to look. It'll look great when it's done.

For lighting, so far I think it looks good for displaying your WIP. maybe an area light to make the shadows darker, but I think they look fine now.

Gkaine

07-18-2003, 10:31 AM

thx ill try it out

Gkaine

07-19-2003, 05:50 AM

here is an update
http://www.purgatory.net/joe/7.jpg

Neural Riptide

07-19-2003, 05:55 AM

Looks good, though it seems like the a couple of the plates are missing the streaks you might find form the forward motion of the object.

Gkaine

07-19-2003, 05:59 AM

ya i was not sure which way i should make them but i guess the only right way to do it is horizontal streaks since it is a ship. thx for the tip.

Gkaine

07-19-2003, 07:08 AM

here is some toying with lights
http://www.purgatory.net/joe/99.jpg

Gkaine

07-21-2003, 03:37 PM

can anyone give me some tips on how to make nice clean shiny metal

golem

07-21-2003, 05:01 PM

use environment reflection mapping instead of a simple reflection factor.

golem

Gkaine

07-23-2003, 06:42 AM

heres a model update
http://www.purgatory.net/acturus/101.jpg
http://www.purgatory.net/acturus/111.jpg
http://www.purgatory.net/acturus/123.jpg
http://www.purgatory.net/acturus/131.jpg

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