Hey J,

Thanks a lot mate, I appriciate your help and kind words..

I went with the bigger flippers as you said, and tried to put a big ol' knuckle/elbow to add a bit more infrastructure. And, I still managed to keep some details from previous models, it's a good job Mike found that picture for me...

so again - Thanx dude.

Hey Murph
No probs. I think its important to get reference even for something that you're gonna make up, cos it'll help with things like mouths, limbs and above all form of an object. So the reptile look for yours has come from a croc/alligator even though it isn't one.
I've got some creature stuff coming up soon and I have shit load of reference of elephants, rhinos, Komodo dragons and all sorts of reptile and mammals etc. Theres some good sites with fairly hi res images you could use for textures too.

_J

cheers J, and now i have to learn to uv map and texture.... nearly a whole month to learn! (and two weeks off!!!)

some superb improvment, well done :D

cheers R-C, :)

Hey Murph

All the best with the uvs etc. If you get stuck you know where I'm at if ya cant get me here. Also if its underwater use a spot light with fog, plus some particles for bits in the water

_J

well here is an update, having quite a bit of probs with uv's espesially the fins (hence its still not done)-
i haven't done the spotlight with fog yet, but i will do it in the end, and i will have a go at particles too, so again thanx for that J, you should have your own thread "Dr J'S maya surgery" :)

well here it is...

and another...

theres not much I can say, but DAMN dude your model is getting better every time I look ay this thread, the texture is looking good:tup:

Dae:)

cheers dae :) - 2 weeks off work helped...

Murph

Excellent Job!! Nothing else to say really, just keep going. Maybe a planar on 'Y' for those fins top and bottom then sew one edge.

Keep Well
_J

nothosaur
 

ok Jango - I am gonna try this eve - not holding out much hope though :(

has anyone seen the (UK) advert for dino weekend 28/29 on Discovery Home And Leisure, there's my dino on there - he's a Nothosaur, not a bad likness considering i had never seen one untill today!!!

here's a link
link!

Hey Murph

Never say die dude!! That link is cool. Yeah it got some similarities to yours. Good 3d Spin.

_J

it's 11:22 - well on the way to a divorce now, but heres a few images, 99% there...

and another...