*A:M User* Shelton Posted August 18, 2011 *A:M User* Share Posted August 18, 2011 I realized tonight that one of the sets I was working on last year when the "catastrophe" hit our house was the office set. I lost most of the set and models. So tonight I started over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 looks good but if you beveled the edges it would increase the PR really in real life do edges of objects go to a razor sharp edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted August 18, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks Jason, yep they are beveled. More of an issue with the texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted August 18, 2011 Hash Fellow Share Posted August 18, 2011 the flat AO lighting may be subduing the bevels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks Jason, yep they are beveled. More of an issue with the texture. Round off those corners before someone gets hurts and you find yourself with a lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 looks great! add a chair for Pete's sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted August 19, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted August 19, 2011 Gene chair added, Jason sharp edges off. Reset desk, now to the other items in the office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 awe much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted August 31, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted August 31, 2011 While working on the office set I found a back up on my second server of the logo fo DDI I was creating. Happy to say that in that back up I found a WIP folder that had alot of Cupid's Sick Day files. Most are the beginnings or middle status of models that will be used. I am very pleased to find this folder and will take me a couple of nights just to go through it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 yayy! - looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted August 31, 2011 Hash Fellow Share Posted August 31, 2011 That's good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted August 31, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted August 31, 2011 Wow! What i found is how many splines i have on these models! Some will have to be remodeled, but some will just need to be cleaned up. Most of the characters are very raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjustme Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Looks great, Steve! Finding those files should help quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 While working on the office set I found a back up on my second server of the logo fo DDI I was creating. Happy to say that in that back up I found a WIP folder that had alot of Cupid's Sick Day files. Most are the beginnings or middle status of models that will be used. I am very pleased to find this folder and will take me a couple of nights just to go through it. Steve Looks great. The lighting and rendering quality are superb. good choice with the glow. Only suggestion. And its a big one I learned from a master. Put the camera in at least 5-10 different spots. vary hight, and angle. A genius photographer told me that it is very rare that you with camera in hand are lucky enough to happen to stumble upon a subject and be at the perfect shooting position, hight, focal length and angle to get the best image for that subject. Solution: Take about 5-10 shots and vary all those 4 aspects, don't stress yourself by putting thought into it, get on your knees, climb up a tree, pretend your a fly on the wall. Now look at the 5-10 shots from very different positions, angles, focal lengths, and so on. after your review there are bound to be a 1 or 3 shots that speak to you, that appeal to you. they may not be perfect yet but you will notice potential. You will also notice shots that don't look good at all. Afte you identify the shots that appeal to you go back and refine 1 of them. take 5-10 shots in minutely varied positions near the shot that you liked. The sweet spot will most likely be in one of those refined pictures. Even pros do this if they have the time and the subject is not going anywhere. After you have found the sweet spot on a stationary subject now think about different times of day to shoot it. long shadows like before sunset or after sunrise, are often good choices. Now think of different times of year. Sometimes it takes patience to create the perfect shot. In california near los angeles. I wait until after it rains to get specific planed shots because the smog is removed from my shots and the air is clean resulting in higher detail. This is good advise. Ever since I learned this my work has gotten so much better. I used to stress about getting the perfect shot now I just fallow this advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Put the camera in at least 5-10 different spots. vary hight, and angle. A genius photographer told me that it is very rare that you with camera in hand are lucky enough to happen to stumble upon a subject and be at the perfect shooting position, hight, focal length and angle to get the best image for that subject. Solution: Take about 5-10 shots and vary all those 4 aspects, don't stress yourself by putting thought into it, get on your knees, climb up a tree, pretend your a fly on the wall. Now look at the 5-10 shots from very different positions, angles, focal lengths, and so on. after your review there are bound to be a 1 or 3 shots that speak to you, that appeal to you. they may not be perfect yet but you will notice potential. You will also notice shots that don't look good at all. Afte you identify the shots that appeal to you go back and refine 1 of them. take 5-10 shots in minutely varied positions near the shot that you liked. The sweet spot will most likely be in one of those refined pictures. Even pros do this if they have the time and the subject is not going anywhere. After you have found the sweet spot on a stationary subject now think about different times of day to shoot it. long shadows like before sunset or after sunrise, are often good choices. Now think of different times of year. Sometimes it takes patience to create the perfect shot. EXCELLENT advice for any creative effort! It is very rare that the first idea is ever the best idea. The first idea is usually the easiest, most obvious, most common, the most cliché. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted September 1, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hey thanks Jason, good advice! I created this in 2006 when there was no thought about Cupids Sick Day and I was doing video work. The basic is this. You will see a hand throw the paint brush in the cup. and the camera will pan back to see the person walking away from the easel to reveal DDI. Inside the film strip a video will be playing. each offset by 1/24 frame. Anyway that is the basics of the shot. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted September 5, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted September 5, 2011 Finished the staff office furniture. Probable use some of the furniture from extra cd in the reception area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Terrific models,Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Shelton Posted September 8, 2011 Author *A:M User* Share Posted September 8, 2011 Thanks Paul. just trying to add a few office details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1025 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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