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# 1 19-11-2005 , 09:35 PM
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Well, I am going to make a robot guy for a desk. I know it sounds not realistic but I am going to try out some things to make him look realistic. I don't think we have to pic a real object, but make an object look realistic.

So anyways, here is the start.

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# 2 19-11-2005 , 10:26 PM
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Building him up

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# 3 20-11-2005 , 09:04 AM
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Very nice progress, but I think you need to go over the rules and guidelines one more time. I believe you do have to pic something that allready exists.

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Oops. Well it doesnt say anything about a picture, but it does say:

"Create a recognizable, present-day object (any inanimate object) and make it as real looking as possible!"

Thanks for telling me before I modeled the whole thing!

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Here is my NEW PROJECT

I am going to create a computer mouse on a desk

Here is the start:

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You might find it a little low on the detail side to impress with modelling/realism. How about modelling a few things on your desk, like the mouse sat on your keyboard or something?

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# 8 21-11-2005 , 03:59 PM
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I was thinking about that. Good idea. I will make some objects on the desk as well. Here is some progress

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# 9 21-11-2005 , 04:18 PM
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looks good.
remember the time frame was 2 months so ure work should show that user added image

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got a reference pic so we can see how its going in relation to the realness?


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# 11 28-11-2005 , 02:17 PM
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The rules and regulations didn't say anything about a reference picture.

It just said to pic an everyday object and make it look realistic in a scene.

Did I miss something?

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Some progress

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# 13 28-11-2005 , 08:45 PM
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I am going to start making some details around the desk like pens etc... here is the start on some pens

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# 14 28-11-2005 , 09:22 PM
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hmm, well, dude, I really think you should base your scene off another picture, how about your own desk, take a digital picture, of your desk, and then post it here, so we can base it off, on how realistic your scene is to your picture.


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# 15 29-11-2005 , 12:29 AM
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Good point, if it was in the regulations I would have. Now that I have already started (2 times, haha) I would need to start all over to make it realistic to my desk.

What do you think? Think I should just start over?

I am thinking of maybe just modeling my computer monitor or something. I could just take a picture of it to eliminate peoples issues of realism etc...

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