Yak-17

ErichWK

So after a hardrive + Back up HDD crash/burn and losing every project I have amassed, I decided to start a new.



This is a russian jet circa 1947. I really love old school jets and planes, with their odd body shapes and sort of un-sleakness to them. The green paint job is the original style, the other ones are more for fun or were part of other iterations of the yak. What do you guys like the best?

Mio

i like the green one

nice model.

redmond_david

Nice model, but the paint schemes (save for number 1) look too saturated.

Maybe try a military paint job?

c0ldhands

Definetly the green one but I woould suggest to try a couple more schemes, my favorite is the LA-7 paint scheme, try it with a orange nose, migh work on this one.

ErichWK

Oh man! I shoulda paid attention to this page a little bit more! But here is the current W.I.P




This is all still WIP, Spec is basic, trying to work on the diffuse. In the end I'd like to put this flying through the UDK engine with some cheesy Russian Propaganda feel. Coldhands, that paint job is chill as hell, I was also planning on doing a second paint job, or another plane behind it. Critiques wanted!

ErichWK

Well, before I go any further in this project..here is where I stand..I think it's done, well hopefully. I'd like your guys ideas before I make beauty shots in Unreal or something. I still don't have a solid idea what kind of shot I'd like to do with this piece.

bbob

Good job, looking great

Racer445

no AO? giving it some AO might help give it some much needed contrast.

ErichWK

There is an AO on it.. but maybe it's turned down too low. Actually...it does need some contrast. I'll get on it! Thanks for the critique!

Huntard

Hey Erich it is looking good. I would add a little color variation to the green paint. I would reference both redmond_david and c0ldhands images. Adding a little yellow to the paint and a little more decal work would really help. Keep up the good work man!

ErichWK

I think I may be ready for a UDK render.
Unless there are objections..

ErichWK

Working on the UDK scene, lighting mostly for now. The sky dome is a placeholder until I can make my own. I found a pretty interesting cloud tutorial I've been wanting to make right here http://stephenjameson.com/tutorials/faking-volumetric-effects/ so I'm gonna try that out and see where it takes me. Also expect some cheesy lens flare.

bbob

The green is way too saturated.

Try muting it, and throw in a tad of yellow to get that perfect olive drab..

ErichWK

Thanks bbob, I agree with you now that I look at it. Makes it look too much like a painting.

A technical question, does anyone know anyway to export .ase files from Maya2011? Actorx's 2010 plugin doesn't work and they have yet to come out with a 2011 version... I've been sending .objs to my friends to export it for me and I'm starting to feel like a bit of a burden, haha.

Contrails

The newest version of UDK (september) comes with the ActorX plugin for Maya 2011.

Are you going to model the cockpit?

ErichWK

Hey, Contrails, thanks for the head up on the ActorX.

Anyways. I took your advice and desaturated it, also added more of a yellow tinge to get more of an olive color. I am not gonna model the cockpit, mostly because I only wanted to do a render of it flying through the sky.. and it was my first time modeling a flying vehicle and wanted to focus on the exterior. I made my own skybox and added UDK's Lens Flare. Like to get some opinions before i set it up for my portfolio and website. Thanks!

redmond_david

Looks good dude! I'd make the "fly by" a little more dramatic and so you can see more of the jet, but you seriously improved that texture, good job.