Enchanted Forest - environment - Mr. Nice Guy

[ZrO-1]

Happy b-day Mr. NG!

I don't envy you the hangover you're going to have tomorrow.

:beer: & :xtreme: ==> :cool: &:cry:

[Mr. Nice Guy]

That won't happen Zro-1;) , tommorow it is friday and that is the begin of the weekend so it is party time:applause:

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Here is the sketch as I promise.

How the background will look like I'm not sure

Bye for now and now I go starting for modeling


Mr. Nice Guy

[Mr. Nice Guy]

here is the first look of the tree. (he isn't finished yet)

Mr. Nice Guy

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Here is a very little updat of my tree. Give me some comments if I go the good way for the tree

rendered
http://www.weber-images.nl/wip/tree02.jpg

wireframe
http://www.weber-images.nl/wip/wire_tree.jpg

Bye

[ZrO-1]

One thing I've been noticing, and this isn't directed solely at you Mr.NG, is that people are giving their trees HUGE root structures based on the size of their trees. If you could dig a tree out of the ground and get all of the dirt off you would see that (with a few exceptions) the roots were about the same size or smaller than the branches. Now if you took your model tree and flipped it upside down would the roots(used to be branches) and the branches(used to be roots) look ballenced? Or would it look like it would snap out of the ground if a bird landed in it.

I know that the modeling style is entirely up to the artist, and anything goes. But I just though that people should keep this in mind when making their trees. I'm not bashing anybody's work either, just making an objective statement.

Sorry for using your thread as a sounding board Mr. NiceGuy. I do hope it will help with the scene. No offence was meant to you or anyone else. :D

[Mr. Nice Guy]

ZrO-1 it doesn't matter that you used my thread for your critique, it gives my a totally new look at trees. And I will defentily take a look at my tree for that.

I havn't done much for my scene. So I can't give a update, but I have made some photos of trees for reference and that is what I want to share with everybody.

TREE REFERENCE (http://www.weber-images.nl/challenge)

Maybe there will be some more photos.

Bye for now,

Mr. Nice Guy

[ZrO-1]

Awesome ref pics Mr. NG!
That was really cool of you. And it should really help. I know I'll be using it for my foreground trees when I begin on them.

I'm glad I didn't piss you off, and maybe even helped a little. :D

[Adam Klein]

one thing you might want to do is add another row of polys close to the bigger of the branches you are fusing/or growing

keep it up:wip:

[dmcgrath]

Thanks nice guy, for the refs. A quick Crit would be to watch out when you smooth your branches out. They look a little too much like antlers. There is a little too smooth of a transition from branch to twig.
Thanks Again,
Dan

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I will take a look at the branches tonight. And then there will be a new update.

[OZ]

:eek: ZWWAAA!Great! fantastic tree!...oww...cant wait to see more.....u are a surprise Mr.Nice Guy!

[Sangotten]

Very nice tree!

It's coming along nicely!!!! I hope the tree well be very detailed...!!!

Keep em coming!

Dutch....

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Here is a update, please give some comments on anything

Sangotten, yes I am Dutch like you

http://www.weber-images.nl/wip/tree03.jpg

[Iguiniz.X.]

I really like the top of the tree but the roots are a bit disapointing.
You might wanna detach them and make new ones.
Then atache the new ones. they are a bit flat and don't give the feeling of ****ing water out of th earth.
the root that hangs above the watter can go in the watter and split up in more roots and how that root comes out of the tree is a bit weard. maybe it is the angle of vieuw. Why don't you give us
some other angle shots.


Yea, the board id full f Dutch people

he de mazzle

[ZrO-1]

It might not have been your intention but the texture/color you have on the ground and the sparseness of the grass almost makes it 'feel' like a beach. Like the sand dunes that meet up with the actual beach. :) It's pro'lly not good for a forrest but it still looks pretty cool in my book. :D

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Here is a new update.
http://www.weber-images.nl/wip/tree04.jpg

I know I haven't reply sooner.:annoyed: This is that I am slow worker if it comes to personal work. I know this is a challenge with a deadline, but still it will be personal work.:thumbsdow
One day it will be finished, but not before the deadline. I will be still working on it, but I will also work on other personal work (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10816)

Please give some comments on the textures.

@ Zr0-1: It wasn't my intention to make a beach-look. I didn't textured the ground yet.

@ Iguiniz.X. I will take a look at the roots of my tree. And yes, there are a lot of Dutch people on this board. And that for so small country

Bye for now

[ZrO-1]

I really like the bark texture on your tree. It looks great! I think in the forground I would add in a bunch of bushes along the river. Other than that it's coming along pretty well.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I have plant some bunch of waterbushes. I will publish the pic tonight.

Bye for now

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Here is the pic

http://www.weber-images.nl/wip/tree05.jpg

There will be more grass

Sorry for the big resolution, forgot to make him smaller

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Aaargh the last couple days I haven't do anything. So my challenge won't be finished. Maybe it will be finished in another period. And maybe it will look different then.

I hope I have more time when I join the next time for a challenge.

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