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Danielmn · Feb 2011

Hey guys
been lazy for a little bit about posting so I am getting my stuff together and starting my modeling a texturing thread.

Here a few gems I made for friend just a few weeks ago to start off the thread with.

and for large image see

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9542709/WacomLayoutLarge.jpg

Danielmn · Feb 2011

and beuty render

Danielmn · Feb 2011

here is another piece I did for a friend

wires

hope yall like

Danielmn · Feb 2011

Here is what I am working on for a contest as well.

Reference

Danielmn · Feb 2011

and here are some progress shots

Danielmn · Feb 2011

and this is where I am at currently

get you guys more updates tomorrow after the super bowl game.

Danielmn · Feb 2011

got a few minor changes
and start to detail things out more

and post some close ups of my wires.

Hope yall like

jordan.kocon · Feb 2011

Hey man, your work is looking quite nice. The Wacom pen and holder is quite simple, but very well done, the render looks awesome. Did you just do it with Mental Ray? The game cartridge also looks nice, the topology on it gets quite dense, but for a high poly I'm sure its fine. As for your final piece I'm not sure its the best idea to be doing it. I could be totally wrong but is the only original concept that one side view picture? If so I'm guessing the rest of your reference is the 3D model someone else made. In which case you are more copying their work and not going off the reference. Furthermore for something like this I have been taught it's only better to recreate something if you can do it better, and the other 3D model is pretty kick ass. With that said I think your modeling is coming along extremely nicely, and your topology is very clean. Keep it up

Danielmn · Feb 2011

Hey Jordan thanks for the comments
Yes they were rendered from mental ray.

I am almost 99% sure that was from a real world replica that was made and not an actual 3d model. Although you definitely have a point about that though. I am hoping I can make just if not more kick ass though.

For now this is the hi poly but I will be making it into a low poly. And the gun is being done for a contest btw.

Danielmn · Feb 2011

ps you are right about the catridge being hi I never went back and cut down 3 adjecent edges into one like I should. Didnt have time but I am going to be better about even on hi poly meshes like you said

jordan.kocon · Feb 2011

O ok, I definitely didn't know it was real world. Either way your model is looking really nice

I look forward to updates!

tristamus · Feb 2011

Where be dem textures!?!?!

Danielmn · Feb 2011

tristamus- Textures will definatley be coming, right now just focusing on the hi poly should be pretty close by tonight though

jordan.kocon - thanks for the encouragement

Danielmn · Feb 2011

sorry guys didnt get as far as I wanted tonight. Got distracted but learned a few new tricks

here is what I worked on the most

chrisradsby · Feb 2011

Very impressive hard-surface modeling, I don't really have any crits. Looking forward to more

sltrOlsson · Feb 2011

Care to show us the unsmoothed cylinder thingy you got last there? The curved extrusions looks real clean!

Danielmn · Feb 2011

sltrOlsson - here you go with another shot of some reference I used.

the back piece I had to model in the shape flat then bend and put a smoothen of 1 on it and the weld my seams. So I showed the mesh before had. I might got back and remodel not exactly happy with it but it works for now.

sltrOlsson · Feb 2011

Danielmn wrote: »

sltrOlsson - here you go with another shot of some reference I used.

the back piece I had to model in the shape flat then bend and put a smoothen of 1 on it and the weld my seams. So I showed the mesh before had. I might got back and remodel not exactly happy with it but it works for now.

Cool, looks like that wouldn't work - but apparently it does

An other solution for you back piece would be to throw a lot more geo on there. Like a cylinder with 64 sides or something. Easier to get the hard edges with the round shape that way.

Looks cool, keep em comming!(:

Danielmn · Feb 2011

sltrOlsson- your right and I do do that when I have to.

I try not only because even for something like that 64 I think I would have still had to cut things in but this way. I choose the geo that I need, but yeah.

The main piece I forgot to mention was done almost the same way but i didnt have to collapse the smooth version . I could just smoothen by 3 and then bend. So that piece still has a preserved stack and will be good to use when I unwrap it.

thanks again

Danielmn · Feb 2011

hey guys sorry I havent been on here in awhile but got busy with some stuff. Here is something I had to do for a client really fast today

ajr2764 · Feb 2011

I thought that was a reference pic until I read you worked on that for a client. Looks great.

Danielmn · Feb 2011

thanks ajr, I really was not thrilled to work on it, but it actually came out descent thanks.

Here is a bolt I just got finished for the gun. Finishing up all those little parts this weekend.

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