Hey YakZ thanks for the feedback :) I scaled up the crystals and exaggerated some of the edge trims and beveled the corners of the railing and bottom platforms. I also worked on the rock texture (or floating ground texture) and added a little more color to the edges and trims.
And they are done. I decided to add a cold and hot crack versions of the blades since I got mixed opinions about them and I personally have a hard time deciding. Igneous Crystal & Shard by Vayne and DoubleLeaf We hope you like it.
LOVE the bike dude, its pretty unique and interesting, also the root monster, i like the idea, but i gotta say, the crystals kinda detract from the overall appeal to me, especially since theyre such a bright red, great work tho!
Adam: yes the sides are faceted like that on the real structure. 6 faces/windows. The people who produce the crystals in our company are having some calibration issues with thier machines, so it may be a week or so before I see a finished product.
hah only saw this now! dinotopia yeah! just a suggestion - with the lighting maybe introduce some caustics from the cave water? (it seems that there are light sources from under the water - as well as possible crystals adjacent to the doors as well). good luck and keep cracking!
it has a lot of power :D i just have the feel the charging is a tad too long but maybe its just right :) and the vanishing of the crystals looks very good i think it can even stay longer and just melt icelike in a slow way
I can't understand the workflow of this tool. If it was really designed by artists for artists....those artists like clicking too many buttons. I did this in MEL, and mine takes shells into account as well. If Crystal Dynamics didn't own it, I'd share it for free. -R
http://www.robbwolf.com/2012/03/14/red-meat-part-healthy-diet/ "Here is what folks need to understand, in crystal clarity: This study SUCKS. It was a waste of time and money, the study design is atrocious and it elucidates NOTHING that has not been (poorly) investigated previously!"
final fantasy crystal chronicles was a peice of crap in my opinion. has a horrible camera. I don't like being able to run to the edge of the screen and have the camera play catch up. quit after about 10 minutes playing it and it's gathering dust.
Got a pretty good blockout going now just hammering out each asset,looking for any feedback. Working off some concept art that i cannot find the link too, and im at work while i posted this. Inside the test chamber is going to be a blue crystal artifact