BMW Z4 WIP

[Rantin Al]

Here's my new baby, still not fully formed but it's getting there. ;)

Lots to do in the lighting and texturing department. Still learning.
Hub caps are temporary and the bonnet catch needs a bit of WD40 to help it close properly.

All C4D 8.5 modeling using lofted splines, converted splines, cloned points and edges, plus more besides.

Cheers, Al.

[Erik]

Ahaaa...now we know who will be playing James Bond in the next movie!


Looks very good.
Only remark, but that's probably a suestion of lighting also, and a bit of obsession with paints: I get the feeling the car has been repainted. I'd say the effect is as if the paint on it is spread out too thick. Hope you see what I mean as it's difficult to explain. Reflections are there, but if a salesman showed me this car, I would never believe it was a new one. Because of the paint.
But you will undoubtably work your way through the slings and arrows of outrageous paint also!

[Rantin Al]

Arrgh! My chop shop has been discovered already. :(|

You are right about the lighting Erik. I'm having a ball trying to understand and control the technicalities of radiosity and textures.

I grab every tutorial and sample that I can and disect it down to the last nut and bolt.
There are so many variables and sub-menus lurking beneath the main interface and a tweak in one can make or break the whole scene.

But I'm nuts :B ..... on this application, that is. ;)

Cheers, Al.

[Erik]

Shademaster has a set of presets you might be interested in.
I agree: the more I try using lights, the more I admire the electricians who prepared all that cozmick stuff a few days before it was said: "let there be light!"

http://www.shademaster.nl/downloads/basiclightingv1.zip

[Rantin Al]

Thanks Eric, already got that one and am working my way through the samples. Excellent stuff.

Cheers, Al.

[Rantin Al]

Let there be light!

When the lights give you problems, don't use any. [confused]
Just use self illuminating materials and use Radiosity Rendering.

Simply microwave at full power for ten minutes, et Voila.

Cheers, Al.

[Rantin Al]

Going all high-tech now.

[Rantin Al]

... and environmental too. ;)

Cheers, Al.

[Erik]

call it a ratrace!

[Rantin Al]

Just had to lighten up Erik.
Brain cells are on critical overload. :B

Al.