(WIP) Old VW Van

DiegoTeran

ok this is my first attempt at modeling a vehicle... wanted to do something simple at least thats what i thought lol

anyways this is where i currently stand. and im really not happy with it.

its a high poly model not intended for anything.

right of the back i kno i have some pulls on the front. one right under the 2 front windows and the other on the pointy front thingy at the bottom... not sure why but i cant seem to fix them

any advice and/or critiques are much appreciated.

B Fatz

Hey man it's a good start but a few things are jumping out at me -

-Headlights should be bigger
-Bumper should be thinner
-Wheel wells should be bigger I think
-Bring up the bottom of the windows, they are more rectangular in the image
-The door looks like it is too small, but if you fix the wheel wells and the windows i think this might sort itself out

The front pointy piece looks like its tacked on in yours, while in the ref its really more of a bump in the metal, not another piece. I would just get rid of it for now, focus on the rest of the vehicle and come back

I've never done a car before and I'm not positive of the proper order of things but I would block this entire thing out with simple shapes and get all the proportions correct before starting on anything too detailed.

Oniram

definitely a good start but here are some things to be aware of. your edges come to close in the middle, so it has a sharp seam which it shouldnt. that piece (the V type piece in the front), should also be part of the area beneath it. it may be a bit of a tweak of topology, but its best to have those attached so when you subd, it will look more natural. as far as the windows.. well, dont think u have to make this all out of 1 piece. detatch the windows so they do not have any blended geometry with the frame.

for proportion it may also help to get some blueprints.

DiegoTeran

Ye u are right on all those things... Guess I got carried away. Then again I only spent like 2 hours on this. Shouldn't take long to fix. I can't seem to find more reference on this model cause I can't find the name, so I kinda been looking at different styles, that's prob why I'm all off on proportions. Thanx!!

DiegoTeran

Just saw that Sean. Thanx buddy. Will start from scratch with the blue prints.

Oniram

no prob. and by the way it is a Volkswagen Type 2 T1

here is a better blueprint shot for ya.

DiegoTeran

blueprints.com?

do u have the other one in a bigger size?

Oniram

www.the-blueprints.com

and no that one was an Illustrator file.. u gotta pay for those. the screenshot they give u is only 500x500 or something.