agep Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hi guys. Its been a while since I've showed anything in the showcase forum. These last weeks I've been working on two cars for David Dustin. They are both 1st generation Neon's. The red one is a sedan while the purple one is a coupe. The headlights are just simple textures since they are going to be used in a dark scene. Let me know what you think Best regards Stian [attachmentid=22485][attachmentid=22486] [attachmentid=22487][attachmentid=22488] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhar Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Great work as always Stian. I'd like to see Dustin's animation of it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tralfaz Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Really nice job on the cars Stian. Would it be possible to see a wire of the model? I agree with Dhar about being able to see them animated by Dustin. Thanks... Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Awesome as ever, Stian! One thing that caught my eye though is the lack of a wheel well on the rear wheels. At the moment you can see straight through to the inside of the back bumper/fender. I don't know this car though so maybe that is the way they're made. Maybe that is not a required detail for David's accident reconstructions. Maybe its just the angle of the shot. Maybe its just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heath_Naylor Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Awesome as ever, Stian! One thing that caught my eye though is the lack of a wheel well on the rear wheels. At the moment you can see straight through to the inside of the back bumper/fender. I don't know this car though so maybe that is the way they're made. I agree with him, the only thing about them that bugs me. Great WORK! Seriously, those are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddustin Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 They are going to work fine for our purposes. Stian is a great talent, and a joy to work with. We communicated/chatted almost every day. Both these cars are going to get messed up pretty bad though.... David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DArtZ Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 they look great! Nice work. Have fun crashing them up! Mike Fitz www.3dartz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agep Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks you guys for your comments. regarding the wheel well, the way I did it is actually not far from the real thing. There is no "wall" behind the wheel, and the bumper (which is almost just an "empty" shell) is held up by a bracket. I attached a small image of the real car, unfortunately I could not find a good angle, but you can see it is almost "empty" [attachmentid=22489] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 That should have a good 'crumple' factor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtaz Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 GREEEEAT STIAN !!!! I loved it .... very smoothed ..... just perfect . i have a question ... for you, which is the most difficult part to model in the car ? I already chose mine and I would like to know if you share the same thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agep Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks Marcos. For some unknown reason I find the side of the car (area between the wheels) the hardest part to model... Here is a wire of the car (without the windows) [attachmentid=22497] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypoissant Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Grat Looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLimit Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 nice job on the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Reynolds Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 All aspiring automobile modelers should pay attention to the relatively high patch density of this great model. Just because you can minimize patch count doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's been my experience that trying to use as few patches as possible eventually bites you in the spline when trying to achieve convincingly smooth automotive surfaces. BTW Stian, where did you get the decal images of the interior surfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agep Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Thanks for the comments BTW Stian, where did you get the decal images of the interior surfaces? My friend happens to have a neon, so I took a few pictures of it and did some photoshop work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Both these cars are going to get messed up pretty bad though.... David NO! Don't do it! Amazing work, Stian! So, David...did 2 Neons actually get in an accident together? I agree with Rodger's assesment about the splinage conservativity and accurate automobile modelling. The 'only' thing about this car that my eye went right to was the headlight....something is not 100% there. I really like the interior and it's minimal splinage. Great work! David- you must be getting quite a collection of cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddustin Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Yes it was 2 neons in the accident, pretty strange huh? And yes I am gathering quite a collection of vehicles. And yes they do get smashed pretty good (Neons). David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agep Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 I'm a backup maniac, meaning I saves out a sequential backup file for every "major" thing I do to a model. I the case of the neons that gave me approximately 70 separate files from the beginning to the end. What I did with them is that I rendered out a shaded wireframe from them all and put it together into a short videoclip. I don't think there is much to learn from this clip, its made just for fun. Hope you like it Best regards Stian [attachmentid=22574] neonprogress.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hey! I thought that was pretty cool. (I watched it more than once... Just to replay the sense of wonder I felt.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhar Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Wow! That is one heck of a video clip. It has to be included in Hash's promotionals. First class Stian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 COOL! I see you start from a profile, whereas I find I always start at the 'nose' and work my way back. Very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted November 26, 2006 Admin Share Posted November 26, 2006 I don't think there is much to learn from this clip, its made just for fun. Hope you like it You are wrong there my friend! Just getting a glimpse at how you put models togther is quite a learning experience. Great stuff! Thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddustin Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I think Stian should create a car tutorial for sale. He has some apprehension about how to do it, but I think it would be a big seller. Just my opinion. (I need to be careful, don't want to have the guys I buy vehicle models from, thinking I am trying to influence the market) David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tralfaz Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Excellent video Stian. Very cool to see the car appear before your eyes and how it was created. A tutorial on how you model your cars would be a great asset that anyone would be happy to have. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agep Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Thanks you guys. I'm really glad you found the progression clip interesting Stian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossk Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Fantastic! Thats all I have to say I guess... really all I can ever say when I see your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animas3D Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Amazing work, my good man. A tip of the hat to you. A couple of questions: First, what kind of lighting setup did you use? (How did you achieve that beautiful soft shadow under the vehicle?) Secondly, is this model available to others desiring to acquire it? If so, what are the terms of its acquisition? Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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