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stwert · 14-03-2012, 03:05 AM

Sweet work! The back seat hole looks a bit pinched in some places and too smooth in other places. That's all my crits.

bullet1968 · 14-03-2012, 09:53 AM

LOL looks sweet mate.....on with it..dont give up!

joverall22 · 14-03-2012, 04:24 PM

Thanks for the comments. Lol 15lb boxing gloves that sums it up about right.

@Stwert Thanks for pointing that out I've yet to really work on the backseat I'm not sure what I should put in it. Any ideas? I believe I am going to have the pig in the front seat flying but I might be changing the design of the pig go for less man pig and more pig pig anyways we will see.

Thanks again.

ctbram · 14-03-2012, 04:32 PM

You could make it like a mother-in-law seat and have it folded down

joverall22 · 15-03-2012, 08:32 PM

Here is another image I decide to go ahead with the Mother-in-law's seat for the back of the boat I like how it turned out. I also added a door to get in the back as I am sure any elderly mother-in-law would not appreciate having to jump over the edge.

Now just on to model some luggage and then I guess I can't put off texturing any longer. Please let me know if anyone sees anything out of place.

Thanks

joverall22 · 15-03-2012, 09:29 PM

here are two more shots close ups on the headlights. I have recently discovered that finding the perfect shot to show off your detailing as well as the overall picture can be infuriating

Chirone · 15-03-2012, 10:22 PM

Still impressed, I am.
Really nice details

daverave · 15-03-2012, 10:33 PM

That looks realy nice and so fast..............dave

mark_slw · 15-03-2012, 11:13 PM

Have to say that's looking sweet.

joverall22 · 24-03-2012, 05:22 PM

Well as I have thought texturing is a beast but I think I am starting to get a hang of it. I have a question about BumpMaps however.

Is there a value in maya that you can adjust to decrease the influence of a bumpmap? Right now I keep going back and forth between photoshop and renders trying to figure out the perfect shades of gray, which of course is very annoying. Anyways any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

stwert · 24-03-2012, 05:28 PM

If you click in the arrow by your Bump Mapping channel, you will get taken to your file node, then click on the forward arrow beside the file textbox, then you will get taken to your bump2d node. There you can adjust the Bump Depth. (You can also access the node in the hypershade, but this is fast, although there's probably a faster way).

I often end up using something like 0.2 for the bump depth otherwise it's so extreme, but of course it all depends on your project.

bullet1968 · 24-03-2012, 11:25 PM

Thats a bloody sweet model jake....nice man

cheers bullet

joverall22 · 28-03-2012, 10:14 PM

Okay

I got a question for the forum does anyone know the best way to animate these wings so they can fold together and tuck up underneath the chassis of the car? The metal rods need to maintain their shape while the cloth can go slack as the wings fold. Also the helicopter blades are going to fold down and then the rod will fold into the grove I think I can handle that much but the rest seems to be beyond my current skill set. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Chirone · 28-03-2012, 10:20 PM

if you can find what the folded position is that you want then you could probably do a blend shape with the wings.

joverall22 · 03-04-2012, 11:29 PM

Well the deadline is coming up soon I've gotten pretty busy with other projects but I guess I better get back to this and tie it up.

How is everyone else's coming along? Any updates?

14-03-2012, 03:05 AM	#16
stwert MScBMC student Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,758 Thanks: 49 Thanked 205 Times in 199 Posts	Sweet work! The back seat hole looks a bit pinched in some places and too smooth in other places. That's all my crits. __________________ -stwert Website - Blog - Vimeo - Facebook - Twitter "The planning of the picture, therefore, is the all important thing, not the execution." -Max Brödel

14-03-2012, 09:53 AM	#17
bullet1968 Lifetime Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,035 Thanks: 137 Thanked 134 Times in 131 Posts	LOL looks sweet mate.....on with it..dont give up! __________________ bullet1968 "A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes

14-03-2012, 04:24 PM	#18
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Thanks for the comments. Lol 15lb boxing gloves that sums it up about right. @Stwert Thanks for pointing that out I've yet to really work on the backseat I'm not sure what I should put in it. Any ideas? I believe I am going to have the pig in the front seat flying but I might be changing the design of the pig go for less man pig and more pig pig anyways we will see. Thanks again. __________________ - Jake

14-03-2012, 04:32 PM	#19
ctbram Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,852 Thanks: 39 Thanked 245 Times in 230 Posts	You could make it like a mother-in-law seat and have it folded down __________________ "If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton, 1675

15-03-2012, 08:32 PM	#20
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Here is another image I decide to go ahead with the Mother-in-law's seat for the back of the boat I like how it turned out. I also added a door to get in the back as I am sure any elderly mother-in-law would not appreciate having to jump over the edge. Now just on to model some luggage and then I guess I can't put off texturing any longer. Please let me know if anyone sees anything out of place. Thanks Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Jake

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15-03-2012, 09:29 PM	#21
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	here are two more shots close ups on the headlights. I have recently discovered that finding the perfect shot to show off your detailing as well as the overall picture can be infuriating Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Jake

15-03-2012, 10:22 PM	#22
Chirone Subscriber Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NZ Posts: 3,120 Thanks: 11 Thanked 29 Times in 29 Posts	Still impressed, I am. Really nice details __________________ that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K" Computer skills I should have: Objective C, C#, Java, MEL. Python, C++, XML, JavaScript, XSLT, HTML, SQL, CSS, FXScript, Clips, SOAR, ActionScript, OpenGL, DirectX Maya, XSI, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Motion, Illustrator, Flash, Swift3D

15-03-2012, 10:33 PM	#23
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 65 Thanked 308 Times in 297 Posts	That looks realy nice and so fast..............dave __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010

15-03-2012, 11:13 PM	#24
mark_slw Lifetime Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 101 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Have to say that's looking sweet.

24-03-2012, 05:22 PM	#25
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Well as I have thought texturing is a beast but I think I am starting to get a hang of it. I have a question about BumpMaps however. Is there a value in maya that you can adjust to decrease the influence of a bumpmap? Right now I keep going back and forth between photoshop and renders trying to figure out the perfect shades of gray, which of course is very annoying. Anyways any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks __________________ - Jake

24-03-2012, 05:28 PM	#26
stwert MScBMC student Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,758 Thanks: 49 Thanked 205 Times in 199 Posts	If you click in the arrow by your Bump Mapping channel, you will get taken to your file node, then click on the forward arrow beside the file textbox, then you will get taken to your bump2d node. There you can adjust the Bump Depth. (You can also access the node in the hypershade, but this is fast, although there's probably a faster way). I often end up using something like 0.2 for the bump depth otherwise it's so extreme, but of course it all depends on your project. __________________ -stwert Website - Blog - Vimeo - Facebook - Twitter "The planning of the picture, therefore, is the all important thing, not the execution." -Max Brödel

24-03-2012, 11:25 PM	#27
bullet1968 Lifetime Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,035 Thanks: 137 Thanked 134 Times in 131 Posts	Thats a bloody sweet model jake....nice man cheers bullet __________________ bullet1968 "A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes

28-03-2012, 10:14 PM	#28
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Folding Wings ??? Okay I got a question for the forum does anyone know the best way to animate these wings so they can fold together and tuck up underneath the chassis of the car? The metal rods need to maintain their shape while the cloth can go slack as the wings fold. Also the helicopter blades are going to fold down and then the rod will fold into the grove I think I can handle that much but the rest seems to be beyond my current skill set. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Jake

28-03-2012, 10:20 PM	#29
Chirone Subscriber Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NZ Posts: 3,120 Thanks: 11 Thanked 29 Times in 29 Posts	if you can find what the folded position is that you want then you could probably do a blend shape with the wings. __________________ that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K" Computer skills I should have: Objective C, C#, Java, MEL. Python, C++, XML, JavaScript, XSLT, HTML, SQL, CSS, FXScript, Clips, SOAR, ActionScript, OpenGL, DirectX Maya, XSI, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Motion, Illustrator, Flash, Swift3D

03-04-2012, 11:29 PM	#30
joverall22 Lifetime Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 303 Thanks: 21 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Well the deadline is coming up soon I've gotten pretty busy with other projects but I guess I better get back to this and tie it up. How is everyone else's coming along? Any updates? __________________ - Jake

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